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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2014, 12:37:47 AM »
Quote from: AstralStorm on January 17, 2014, 11:58:00 PM
If ADA4627-1B sounds anything like ADA4898-1

It doesn't.  It's superior in pretty much everyway to the 4898.  I thought I made that clear in my opamp review.  Probably time I updated the thread, been waiting to head over to UE to resolve an issue once I ditch the CES flu bug.
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2014, 12:54:07 AM »
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2014, 06:25:10 AM »
Pretty much agree on your UERM vs JH13FP(JH demo) impressions, the UERM(I shoved a friend's pair into my ears with some buds on) sound much more balanced. Highs on the JH13 are kinda strident, a mild V shape I would say.
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2014, 02:31:47 AM »
So I think I know what happened to my UERM. Remember I've complained they were bassy and lacking treble and generally sounding not that close to HD800s.

Well last night I picked up my UERM to listen to them and was going to clean them as I usually do before each session but I had left my UE brush thingy in the other room. As I was getting up I noticed my glasses repair kit from when I tightened up a screw so being my lazy self I grabbed that instead and used the flat head which fit easily in each hole. Bass hole went as usual getting some wax out, but treble side there was a ton of crap coming out from deeper in there. I was surprised, but realized the little metal hoop on the UE brush was fairly short and couldn't reach that far. This happened on both left and right sides, so now that they were actually cleaned out I put them in and the highs were back! Still not quite to HD800 level, but better air and less shh more sss, crisper, more shocking cymbals, better defined vocals.

I guess I will stop using the metal hoop on the UE brush and use that little flathead screwdriver to clean from now on. I think these might have been like this since before I got my HD800s since I got the UERM in Nov 2011 and HD800s April-ish 2012. With the dramatic change in treble these might be my favorite headphones again, over HD800s.
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2014, 03:00:40 AM »
Quote from: Maxvla on February 14, 2014, 02:31:47 AM
So I think I know what happened to my UERM. Remember I've complained they were bassy and lacking treble and generally sounding not that close to HD800s.

Well last night I picked up my UERM to listen to them and was going to clean them as I usually do before each session but I had left my UE brush thingy in the other room. As I was getting up I noticed my glasses repair kit from when I tightened up a screw so being my lazy self I grabbed that instead and used the flat head which fit easily in each hole. Bass hole went as usual getting some wax out, but treble side there was a ton of crap coming out from deeper in there. I was surprised, but realized the little metal hoop on the UE brush was fairly short and couldn't reach that far. This happened on both left and right sides, so now that they were actually cleaned out I put them in and the highs were back! Still not quite to HD800 level, but better air and less shh more sss, crisper, more shocking cymbals, better defined vocals.

I guess I will stop using the metal hoop on the UE brush and use that little flathead screwdriver to clean from now on. I think these might have been like this since before I got my HD800s since I got the UERM in Nov 2011 and HD800s April-ish 2012. With the dramatic change in treble these might be my favorite headphones again, over HD800s.

Well played, Max.  I keep a long sewing needle handy for those fortunately rare occasions when I get crud farther up the bore than the cleaning tool can reach.
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2014, 10:34:20 PM »
Much to my dismay, after having spent 12 days with james444's (universal) UERM, and admittedly only having spent very little time with it during that time, and having sworn to myself I'd never get another custom IEM—oh, I'd much rather get a universal UERM just like the one james444 kindly sent my way—, I suddenly find myself seriously considering getting a custom set.

That said, in the little time I spent with the UERMs, I think, on the whole, I still prefer the ER4S' sonics after the several very short A/B sessions I had with both.

But, if I spent only very little time with the UERMs, it wasn't because of a lack of (auditioning) time, but because I was compelled to spend more time with another IEM I seem to enjoy more than the UERM & ER4S (not the K3003s or SE846s), an IEM I'm afraid most of our esteemed Pirates (and wannabe pirates) would not approve of (though I could always be wrong).
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2014, 10:49:13 PM »
Which one? I promise to be open minded.
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #27 on: April 07, 2014, 12:49:23 AM »
I don't want to be or seem obnoxious but it's an IEM you're very unlikely to have heard of, let alone auditioned, therefore you can't really be all that open-minded (or otherwise) about it.

Apologies—and I do mean this—for the seeming 'secrecy' and pedantry but, after all, this is an UERM thread, though I'll admit I'm just not inclined to talk about this IEM (at present), either. Rest assured, though, that when I say "most of our esteemed Pirates (and wannabe pirates) would not approve of [it]", I know pretty well what I'm talking about — I know for a fact, for instance, you'd personally definitely prefer your UERMs & HD800s over it…so, err, I suppose you could say there's nothing (for you) to worry or be too curious about.

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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #28 on: April 07, 2014, 01:26:24 AM »
You already brought it up, just say it.

I've had the ER4P ans S three times in my life and got rid of it everytime, I have no idea what people are hearing when they say they prefer it to something like the UERM demo.  Care to elaborate specifically?  And what chain are you using these days?
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Re: Oh UERM. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2014, 01:59:04 AM »
Only brought it up because I wanted to make clear that I literally spent very, very, VERY little time with the UERMs in 12 days (!), that's all. So allow me to not talk about an IEM I, er, just don't feel comfy talking about...yet, all right? Edit my posts if necessary! (seriously)

Never heard the ER4P, only have the ER4S proper. My sometimes rather frustrating experience with the 4S tells me that many people have not heard the true sonics the ER4S delivers or is capable of—the only IEM I've cared to search the right tips for for quite a bit because when the sonics were right with this most 'temperamental' IEM (fit-wise), they're utterly impressive.

Main differences between the UERM & ER4S: UERM more convincing/realistic bass, though the 4S' bass is uniquely textured/delineated; mids are, overall, a toss up, but I still feel the 4S have the slight edge; 4S' treble is the best/most convincing I've heard in any phone; don't know if it's a crossover thing on the UERM, but sounds throughout the whole spectrum flow more naturally on the 4S.

Chain/Sources: Sony ZX1, 4G & 5G Touch, MacBook Pro > V200 (with onboard DAC).
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