earphones - custom sleeves - wow...

[Joker]

Had some of the above made for my etymotic ER4's. What a difference. Lovely sound.

Wish i had done this ages ago. I can see the Triple fi 10's going in the drawer for a bit now.

 

[stormyuklondon1]

Which company did you go for? I'm booked in for impressions to be taken for my ie80's on Monday at ACS in London. ears are squeaky clean after a very enjoyable ear syringing today in readiness for it!

 

[Joker]

ACS HQ in Banbury. Problem free and nice people.

Feels like you are having your brain drilled when they take the impression!

 

[davidcotton]

You know you can get the triples reshelled (not by acs) into customs don't you? Customs for mehave been a massive pita (three companies, mixed success) and wish I jadn't bothered in the long run! My experience seems to be in the minority though so don't let my experience put you off

 

[Joker]

When you say reshelled, is this diff from having a custom sleeve?

Interestingly the guy at acs said he would sooner custom sleeve the 10's than the etymotic. I found the 10's made Sinatra and Elvis a little muddy, wheras the custom sleeved etymotic don't, so happy i did it. Mind you, does make me wonder what yhe 10's would be like

 

[davidcotton]

Reshelled turns the tf10 into a full custom, but does run the risk of altering the sound signature.

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[stormyuklondon1]

My ACS sleeves turned up in the post today. bloody hell, its like having a new set of earphones

the ie80's are a good starting point, but with the custom molds they're definitely transformed into something special, the bass has been tightened up nicely, something which if you didn't get the seal right could be a bit bloomy, and I'm hearing background details I didn't notice before. The fit is absolutely perfect too, obviously.

Also, I'm able to listen at a much lower volume, which is a good thing.

not cheap at £120 but if you've got a set of the iem's they do sleeves for, I'd recommend it whole heartedly :^

 

[Joker]

Yes. Still happy with mine. I have found though I need a bit of lubricant for a painfree insertion

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Customs are certainly the way forward, I have some Unique Melodys.

 

[davidcotton]

I got my set of Cosmic Ears MA1's back today. The Ma models are a small half shell design and are more discrete than full customs. The 1 is a single ba (or balanced armature) model, but they also do a 2 (my ear shell was too small for that apparantley). Cost £100 without impression or postage.

 

[Chewie]

I’ve got to agree with the general consensus here, getting ACS custom moulds for my ER-4p’s was the best £90 I've spent in a long time. I had ummed and ahed for years on whether to get some; I just wish I had bit the bullet earlier instead on wasting a lot of money buying different earphones trying to improve on my ER-4p’s :doh: