I find I spend most of my time with the 13 or the 17 modules. 13 for when I want to go hyper-open/detailed, 17 for when I want lush/deep, or just more isolation for cafes and such. I think they should have packaged those two with the IEM instead of 15 and 20!

That was exactly my impression of the Fourte—weird tone. But the Noir has great balance.

Just as I was going to order my 18s, too! Who says custom IEMs aren’t “essential”!? They are to me! Seriously, I hope 64 comes out of this mess unscathed....

Dude, that pic is making me nervous all the way over here in Japan.

Just did a good cleaning of my Fourte Noirs, meticulously cleaning out all the ear gunk, then put on a new set of the same tips. Like magic, the sound is like 25% better. Speaking of which, would it be a super bad idea to take a cotton swab with a tiny bit of rubbing alcohol to clean the nozzle...

Yeah, your description kinda pushed all my buttons :)

Time to boot up the shell sim, I guess....

How similar do you think it is to the 18t? Is it the same soundstage and the same details, but with slightly warmer tuning?

now I’m sorely tempted.... cant you say they suck, just to make me feel better? ;)

Looking forward to it!

Things are quiet...Do we have any audiophile reviews or impressions of the new 18?

Define “they” :)

My opinion is that the most crucial aspect of source is the DAC, which isn’t influenced by LID at all....

Yeah, it wasn’t boomy, just deep. And my 18s put out more than I thought they were capable of. Yet more evidence that our IEMs are more capable than we think, and source is a significant bottleneck. I’d convinced myself it wasn’t worth the money to upgrade from the 1000M, but now I’m doubting...

What’s the difference? (Please don’t say 1.9 :) of course, all my cables are 2.5mm, so....