EBS_freak

I'm sure he could fit in a single.

Quite right... I messed up what I was trying to say - dynamics produce more bass (than balanced armatures) and are often described as "warmer" in their sound. Balanced armatures develop a lot less bass but are a lot, lot more detailed and revealing.

NO! Not anywhere near kinky enough.

1. You are comparing a 41.3mm dynamic to a pair of balanced armatures on bass duties. Dynamic speakers tend to develop a lot more bass than balanced armatures... which is why a lot of bass players (granted, that are prepared to spend the money) really stack up those balanced armatures in the lows. The UE900s have what I would call adequate low end and are less likely to distort if you start digging in. They aren't tuned to be out and out bass monsters). You may want to put an EQ in front of them and start rolling off some of the tops (subtractive EQ) so the IEM becomes more bass focused. For real bass junkies, you are realistically looking at getting a quad in the bass if you want to keep up with the HD25s. With regard to the boxy thing, that could be a 200Hz issue (try pulling that down if it's sounding too boxy) or it could be down to the IEMs themself and how you are perceiving the sound from them - IEMs generally suffer with less wide sound stage... the 64 Apex/Adel (for those that remember) trades a little isolation and bass response for a greater sense of width. If you have access to EQ, you will be able manipulate the sound to give you more of what I think you are striving for. 2. Generally, the failure rate on hitting a perfect fit is low. Ears are of all different shapes and sizes but the process of getting the impression is the same. If the acrylic is too thin and the result is a loose fit.. it has to be built up with more acrylic. If it's the other way around, its shaved down. Normally manufacturers have a 30 day window where you request a refit - and they'll work with you to get the fit right. It's not in their interest to leave somebody with a poor fitting IEM. I was talking to Paul from custom IEM about this on the stand at the bass show. He says that poor fitting monitors are very, very rare now... however, he does check each impression before it leaves so knows if it's up to scratch or not. For manufacturers that aren't using 3D printing and still doing the casting method, the preparation on the impression before making the mould is a skilled task. It has to be shaved down to size (so it looks like an IEM would) and then dipped in wax. This can oversize the mould ever so slightly.. so when it comes to the final polish of the iem, it takes some now how and experience to not go too far. With 3d modelling, all the cutting, shaving and smoothing are done inside the computer... so the results are very, very accurate. Some of the smaller operations are not into the realms of 3d printing yet... so you are putting a certain amount of trust in the people building your IEM... but as I said, these guys have to be accommodating when it comes customers needing to get a perfect fit.

Oi. Stop trying to derail the thread.

We both know that this isn’t about numbers... Who’s lungs have they been through?

CTRL + is your friend...

In the seconds before, her facial expressions give everything away. The fart. The wait. When it hits her nose... and then the dirty girl is secretly digging on it.

@Hellzero - so you're not too keen then? At a push, I'll fill the jiffy bag with some air that may (or may not have) have been breathed by Mark King at some point.

PS... You've been spending too many hours on *those* sites. It sends you blind.

Of course, that's not taking into account the custom SCS art work you'd have... and the custom SCS orange acrylic you'd order... and while you're at it, the thermosoft tips... etc. etc.... Could get pricey 😜

Image above. £180 - I'm guessing you'd have to pay extra for shipping your impressions to him (which will have a cost in themselves) and the shipping of the final article. Think you are probably looking circa 220 quidish all in. Although personally, I'd get him to change the MMCX connector for something less shite...

Well, if you count the sheets he did. I took them to a gig of his and draped it over the balcony with the words, "Mark, you could be under these very sheets". I could tell he was interested. Even though I wasn't even there.

How about ordering a set of quads and asking if this Lugs chap can add some acrylic to your existing reshells. He will have a new impression so should be able to get his micrometer gauge on it to see what needs adding.

Let me sleep on it... ...in a bed that could be sold to Mark King

99kg apparently. Two of my 18inch subs combined weigh less...

Hardly a fair trade is it?

Yup - and his signature sound was created from the unprocessed DI at the desk rather than the amp.

Of course, in a jiffy bag that was intended for Mark King.

I've just soldered up a cable for Mark King if anybody is interested in taking it off my hands. £100.

"Made for Mark King" - doesn't actually say he used it. With all the flightcase edging on it, it looks like a bag o shite to boot too.

Reshell or new quad? PS have you gigged with your wraps yet?

Yeah, it's been a while since we've seen those sort of prices. 64 audio built their business on those sort of figures back in the day. I think Nick is gearing up for our first volunteer to spend and roadtest. Perhaps I don't need those filter ear plugs... and I should just go for a set of these... 😛 I feel there is a danger of a BC "fad" though... lets wait and see 😛 Nick spoke to me this morning and bizarrely enough I was listening through some inears this morning. The ACS really do have a really nice sound signature and really show up the short comings of the ZS10s. As I've stated before, they (the ZTs) are a little disappointing in terms of an honest sound (but maybe thats a good thing for onstage) - but I was intrigued to see that they appear to be tubeless. So that's quite interesting - because a - thats essentially what tia is... but without the proprietary drivers which is what I believe is key to 64s design. Remember though, tia is for treble... ZS just seem to have crammed a load of drivers in sans tubes and dampeners and I'm not really sure if much thought has gone into phase issues or resonance. I dunno. Maybe it explains why I find them so odd sounding... Anyway, must remember they were less than 40 quid!

Likewise, I'm breaking into the pole dancing sector. Having trouble finding a small enough G string that doesn't let a draught in from the side...

Isn't that par for the course?