ArkhamKnight0708 OP t1_jdlzz1e wrote on March 25, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Reply to comment by MastiffMike in Crin Shared a Blurred Picture of Project Red by ArkhamKnight0708

I've got the exact same issue unfortunately

MastiffMike t1_jdnz4hg wrote on March 25, 2023 at 8:52 PM

I've started making nozzle diameter a consideration when buying IEMs. Unfortunately, a lot of manufacturers don't include it in the posted specs, so it can take some effort to find it. As for body shape/size, that can usually be guesstimated when watching reviews. But in my case, to make things trickier, it seems that nozzle angle and length can have a huge impact on my comfort and that's really hard to determine without trying the IEMs on.

For instance, two of my favorite inexpensive IEMs (Mele and FiiO FH1) have wider nozzles than ideal (5.8mm & 6.0mm), but the body shapes and nozzle angle are such a great fit for me that overall I find them very darn comfortable. (not quite IE300 comfortable, but those things are uber tiny).

The upside to all this is I only own 30 IEMs whereas if I could comfortably wear more sets I'd probably have triple that, so it's saving me money! The downside of course is I own 20+ IEMs that I pretty much never use.

TRX808 t1_jdo9qte wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:12 PM

HifiGo uses a caliper for nozzle size on a lot of IEM's like this. I wish it was consistent though, many don't have measurements posted.

MastiffMike t1_jdpkn55 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:32 AM

I own that same exact caliper ($9.99 from Bezos)!

I bought it solely to be able to measure IEMs so that I could have reference numbers to what dimensions do/don't work for me and to (more) accurately compare the fit and sizes of IEMs.

I do really appreciate the heads-up about them showing images with nozzle diameters! That's going to be very helpful!