Ah, well, only one thing left to say - I feel for your wallet 
but my gosh, Mest sounds amazing
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Nah, skipped. But they are totl ocd details 
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Has anyone seen a graph of Melee with Tanchjim or Moondrop replacement filters? Alternatively, are there any plans to offer Mele replacement filters? The reports of channel imbalance here and on the other forum make it seem very likely that Meleās filters suffer from the same moisture issue I and plenty of others encountered on Blon BL03, Moondrop Kanas, Etymotic ER2XR, and other metal shelled earphones with nozzle filters. Iāve been planning to get a blue Mele once theyāre available, but Iām worried I wonāt be able to use it with the intended tuning for long if there isnāt a source of replacement filters.
if youāre not already doing it, try fitting metal iems with a deeper fit so the metal is against your ear (to warm it up and reduce condensation from the temperature difference)
that has helped a lot in the past with my metal sets
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iāve been looking into tanchjim and moondrop filters for a while and have so far seen these, maybe it can help with cross-referencing the effects:
(filter mod was said to be moondrop filters)
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This song i good anytime. One of my favorite straight Guru tracks 
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I havent due to the fact that those dampening filters will tame parts of the treble that i donāt want tamed on mele. So far as been seen to tame frequencies right after pinna gain and to my ears, those are tuned perfectly by HBB.
In my opinion, if there was a mod worth doing, would be the opposite. Removing instead of adding layers, so youād get more extension that is, imo, the only lacking factor of Mele. But so far, thereās nothing like that shown on the internet and this upper treble doesnt even bother me a single bit, so I run stock.
Keep in mind I like darker trebles more and I think Mele is TOTL tuning, but as always, YMMV.
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Iām experiencing the same thing no matter what tips I use, also during the days when thereās no moist around. Not a big deal but yes, the smaller the bore the less moisture build-up. I think itās a material issue with the aluminum shell.
Something worth considering if @hawaiibadboy wants to tune another set! Maybe having steel or resin nozzles would improve this issue.
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The Tanchjim Tanya eartips attached to My Mele in this photo with the 4 mm bore size. After I compared these tips with the CP100. I honestly say that Tanya Stock tips is the best sound for me.
The CP100 makes the sound feels more hollow and uncomfortable for me. I used jelly cable, the combination with Tanya eartips, there is a big improvement in all sectors than the stock cables. More bodied tones, more dynamic, and better treble extension.
Iāve tried all the wide bore stock tips from some iem collection in my library. Yes, they can provide a wider stage, but it gets a boring for me because every instrument is a little bit away from my hearing. The sense of impact and punch is reduced. With Tanya stock tips, every instrument and vocal feels more explicit and closer, but the separation is still well separated, even the cymbals and ambience sound in the background are clearer than the other eartips. Vocals are very natural, wide and intimate, as well as more punchy drumset strokes and realistic tones. The bass is full and very deep to the chest, but still smooth and unobtrusive to the mid. All of this makes my head canāt stop shaking. I like being in a music studio with 5 in 1 channel speakers. Mid area on my TFZ no. 3 can be made natural with Tanya eartips because it can reduce the peak in the lower treble area.
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Yap, I love those tips. Are mid/vocal centric. They are elecoms it seems.
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Tanya with 4 mm bore tips, mid bass is very bloated to the mid and feels muddy. The wide bore tips is slightly better separation, but still there is too much mid bass and treble too smooth.
Xinhs cables arrived! Went in with 100% assuming it wouldnāt change sound because I got them for looks , durability and feel (8core silver cable btw) and there is actually to my brain a slight difference- for example in many songs the reverb of a voice in a room is audible for longer and more clearly- it feels like soundstage, clarity and detail are actually improved eventhough I assumed no difference and a/B ing as good as I can.
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Strange, I havenāt had any issues with condensation buildup with my Meleā¦I hope Linsoul will respond to you
I had 1 driver dying on me one time, but I unpluged and pluged the cable again and it was all good, just strange.
Keep in mind I donāt EDC Mele. I store all my IEMs in a watch box and they just come out when needed for comparitions or tests. Also we have normal humidity here, nothing like some other countries.
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Oh, Rio should have a looot more humidity than Lisbon.
Silica gel bags might help
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Iām not interested in modding for the purpose of altering the sound, Iām just wondering if there are decent replacements available for when/if the filter issue occurs.
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Donāt think so, but you gotta ask hbb/linsoul. Try their discord during work days
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Is that the pure silver or silver plated cable?
Pure silver according to xinhs