Iem tip rolling / tip advice thread

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  1. assassin10000

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    The smaller sizes run slightly larger than spiral dots but the larger sizes are pretty close.

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    Thanks, got it. I'm M (12mm) for Spiral Dots so would likely be best at M (12.6mm) for the Azlas.
     
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    Or MS Azla's at 11.9mm?

    You can always get the 3 size pack to figure it out.
     
  4. rhythmdevils

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    Azla doesn’t offer 3 size packs that I can see anywhere. Only pairs of one size. Unfortunately.
     
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    HERE they are at Amazon. You can get a 3 pack in SS/S/MS, M/ML/L, or MS/M/ML for $28.00.
     
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    More tips came in the mail!!!

    More kinds of spinfits, the Xelastec sendnaears and some super cheap “Nicehck” tips from AliExpress that are the more durable “audiophile” Comply tips recommended by I think @OldDude04 . Very nice and only like 2$ including shipping. They sound good but fit big when fit onto CA iem’s which stretch them out I believe.

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    The Xelastec tips are super nice in every way. First impression is best sounding sendna ears tips and super comfy with a vice grip. Highly recommended for runners. Better grip than foam even. I can shake my head and nothing.

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    more synergy impressions to come.
     
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    Nice.

    Wish I could stand the vacuum or plugged ear feeling the majority of silicone tips give me. I've been hesitant to grab those Xelastec tips because of it. Even silicone tips that don't initially bother me, do after 20-30 minutes.
     
  8. OldDude04

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    I don't think that one was me. I rec'ed Symbios and the regular SednaEarfits I believe.



    Yeah, the seal is wild. There is a bit of a vaccum created when they are removed that makes a slightly audible pop. I've taken to twisting the IEM left and right real quick before I pull them out and it's all good.
     
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    More tips! Ahhhhhh!

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    These all came from AliExpress and were super cheap. As in like 2$ or less including shipping. The Sony tips look suspiciously like the triple comforts mentioned earlier but I don’t know and they’re too small for me unfortunately. The little case furthest to the left has some special tips that wound up being my favorite with the CA Ara and Andromeda 2020. They let the nozzle sink in deep into the tip so you wind up with deep insertion which I found the CA iem’s need yo sound their best. Here’s some pictures:

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    here they are on the Andromeda 2020. You can see how deep they place the nozzle tip and also don’t restrict the nozzle opening like most tips.

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    Here’s a link to the tips.

    https://a.aliexpress.com/_dTP

    US $1.69


    Since they’re so cheap, I highly recommend them to all CA iem owners. They take a couple weeks to arrive.

    I also got all interesting iem’s by a company I haven’t seen mentioned. Misodiko.

    https://misodiko.com/

    Some interesting designs and a copy of the Symbio hybrid that fits me better. The “TWS Joy” also sounds good with CA iem’s. And actually look identical to the stock silicone Ara tips. I’m pretty sure these are what is included with them.

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    (About the KZ tips with the blue inserts)
    These and the Tennmak Whirlwinds (AFAIK identical apart from colour) - are great when you need wide-bores that are shorter than Spiral Dots. Although they're shallow, because of the soft construction and diagonal internal fillets they compress evenly and feel secure when you shove them in deep.
     
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    Are there any other silicone tips that show dimensions and are available in 14mm outer diameter that I haven’t bought yet? There’s lots of other tips but none that I can find that show 14mm outer diameter.

    sucks having weird fit that requires 14mm otherwise I could just buy the s/m/l pack knowing one would fit me.
     
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    I found a seemingly good source for the JVC Spiral Dot eartips.

    https://penonaudio.com/jvc-spiral-dot-silicone-eartips.html

    Only 10$ and you get 6 pairs. And I don’t know where they’re located but it looks like shipping might be faster. Unfortunately they don’t carry size large but they have every other size and you get to choose which sizes you get in the 3 pairs. You pick the size of each of the 6 pairs. Very cool.
     
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    IIRC, Penon is based in HK.
     
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    Oh well they’ll take forever then but it’s a good price.
     
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    Does anyone here live in Indonesia (I think where this website is based) and could buy a few tips for me and I’ll pay you back? Even with translate on in Chrome, I can’t get through the checkout it says invalid phone number. Probably because it’s a USA number and has a different number sequence.

    https://www.tokopedia.com/
     
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    haha yeah I actually wound up accidentally with 3 sets of those beats tips. They’re great. The medium size (One size smaller than the huge one) is the best tip I’ve found so far for the og Solaris.

    I already have the large size JVC tip in the mail supposedly. Was going to pick up some other sizes because I recently figured out how to make deep insertion work with my ears. There seems to be two “levels” of ear canal. One is 14mm, then past this is more like 12mm or so. Either one holds a tip well. The deep insertion is opening up more possibilities and the CA iem’s need it or are possibly designed for it.
     
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