They will conform to the ear nicely, and most of the time they will end up elongated with part of the balloon sticking to the stem, they work very well with this IEM.
hmm check out some of my reviews at www.perrivanaudio.com but what i can say for now is that yes, the 800st does have a pretty nice Frequency response graph and other than its highs, it pretty much nails other technical variables. I would say it has one of best value when it comes to critical listening post chi fi comparisons!
I got adapters and a 30$ 2pin cable so its fixed like the og cable but better comfort. They basically float in my ear so i can see some ear shapes maybe having issues. They are still really good to me and i am not selling them anytime soon hehe
I will say they are the only pair that I contemplated having a spare on since they will only get tougher to find going forward. So im not far off of you on that.