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#8,902
blmartin2215 said:
My owners sheet says it was strung with DaDdario XL Nickels and they do sound good but I like the slinky ness of the DR's better. It seems Daddario is the default string a lot of makers ship it with. Modulus is the same. Is it because they are pretty neutral and medium tension? They don't really stick out as bright or muddy, just kind of well rounded.
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For my ears and hands it's hard to beat a nickel string (whether it's the DR Pure Blues, EB Slinky, D'addario XL or GHS Booms). The have great sounding mids and don't sound harsh (in highs or mids) like some of the SS strings do (IMO).
The D'addario XL's happen to be one of the lest expensive too. Maybe cost is a factor too.
 
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#8,914
I opted for the Alclair Audio handcrafted custom IEM. I had molds made to Alclair specs by my audiologist and sent those to Alclair. If I'm sitting at home using them they are fine, but on a gig or at church playing I have to keep reestablishing a good seal or don't move my head around once they are in, which is crazy!
It's possible I hadn't realized I sweat in my ear hole and these IEM are a very smooth plastic.

I did just send them an email asking for suggestions. Maybe they have a few things for me to try, or maybe these weren't built correctly. I don't know and these are my first, so I have nothing to compare them to, and they weren't cheap!!!
 
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#8,915
Nightman said:
I opted for the Alclair Audio handcrafted custom IEM. I had molds made to Alclair specs by my audiologist and sent those to Alclair. If I'm sitting at home using them they are fine, but on a gig or at church playing I have to keep reestablishing a good seal or don't move my head around once they are in, which is crazy!
It's possible I hadn't realized I sweat in my ear hole and these IEM are a very smooth plastic.

I did just send them an email asking for suggestions. Maybe they have a few things for me to try, or maybe these weren't built correctly. I don't know and these are my first, so I have nothing to compare them to, and they weren't cheap!!!
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I have Alclair Audio custom IEMs. If you have to keep re-establishing a good seal and you're putting them in correctly, then they need adjusting for a better fit.

Alclair offers a 30 day fit guarantee; if they don't fit well, let them know, and they will try to understand exactly where the fit needs to be improved, have you return them, and they will make the adjustment. If you're outside of the 30 day guarantee, still call them up; you may need to pay for the adjustment, but it is better than not having them fit well.

I needed to send mine back for a better fit. Alclair was great throughout the process.
 
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#8,916
Nightman said:
IEM Question: Anyone using custom IEM have any secret/special way, other than don't sweat or move, to getting them to stay seated/sealed in the ear?
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I have 2 sets of Custom IEMs (JH Audio and Ultimate Ears) and both had to go back several times for refits in order to get a good fit and proper seal! Failing sending them back, have you tried Comply Foam wraps?
"These wraps are strips of memory foam that wrap around your custom-molded IEM's sound port for a soft and unobtrusive layer of protection." *i copy and pasted that from their site.
 
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#8,917
tsl said:
I have Alclair Audio custom IEMs. If you have to keep re-establishing a good seal and you're putting them in correctly, then they need adjusting for a better fit.

Alclair offers a 30 day fit guarantee; if they don't fit well, let them know, and they will try to understand exactly where the fit needs to be improved, have you return them, and they will make the adjustment. If you're outside of the 30 day guarantee, still call them up; you may need to pay for the adjustment, but it is better than not having them fit well.

I needed to send mine back for a better fit. Alclair was great throughout the process.
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You need to contact the manufacturer about correcting them.
I have 64 Audio A4’s and they stay snug.
Most manufacturers will work with you to get it right.
Good Luck
 
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#8,918
I traded my IEM's in on a hearing aid and then bought a Berg B Amp with a light weight Berg 112.
Since everyone else in the band wears IEM's (and doesn't have an on stage amp), I get to do lot's of bass solos while everyone is trying to get their IEM's to fit properly in their ears. :bassist::bassist::bassist:

I'm like George (Baby Face) Nelson. I hate coppers, cows and IEM's!

 
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#8,919
Nightman said:
IEM Question: Anyone using custom IEM have any secret/special way, other than don't sweat or move, to getting them to stay seated/sealed in the ear?
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How old are the IEM's? You could look at these, I've used them before and the kept the seal real well on some older 1964 ears that I owned, but you might need to get refit. Custom Wraps
 
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#8,920
TheShape101 said:
I have 2 sets of Custom IEMs (JH Audio and Ultimate Ears) and both had to go back several times for refits in order to get a good fit and proper seal! Failing sending them back, have you tried Comply Foam wraps?
"These wraps are strips of memory foam that wrap around your custom-molded IEM's sound port for a soft and unobtrusive layer of protection." *i copy and pasted that from their site.
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Thanks, I'll have to look into the Comply Foam wraps!

I am waiting to hear back from Alclair Audio about my options at this point.
 

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