Do you consider the DQ6 to be baby 3DT, if you have had enough quality time to compare ?
And can you bear DQ6 treble peaks (especially the 5k) as well as you stand the 3DT treble ?
I mean, DQ6 are great for metal as you said but they really gave me pain on a few occasions, before EQing down 5k or foam-modding them. So I am scared by 3DT FR.
Iād steer clear of the 3DT then. Itās more aggressive than the DQ6 in every way.
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Alright, thank you.
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Interested in hearing the results of your testing these filters as a mod 
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Just giving these some love because I think they deserve it 
. Have lived with these for some time now, and may as well stick my rambling thoughts up. But - Iām no reviewer so @TkSilver 's post š¶ Unique Melody 3D Terminator - #2 by TkSilver is what you should read if youāre interested in the 3DT . Plus I wouldnāt say my ears are the best either (age and riding motorbikes [with earplugs] most of my life does that 
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First off, yep the shells are big but as Iāve said further up somewhere they fit me fine. I spent a long time tip rolling with these, but ended up back with the stock large tips. Anything else I tried either didnāt give me a proper seal, or major suction issues that felt like my brain was being sucked out my ears. Stock tips are comfortable to have these in my ears for hours with no issues now though, could just be Iāve got fitting them in my ears down just right. Donāt get much, if any, driver flex either.
Stock cable got swapped straight away for a Xinhs 4-core graphene.
Listening done on M3X DAP and mix of local flac library plus Amazon HD streaming - library is probably 85% metal/rock, with mix of other stuff I like from Anastacia through to Wu-Tang Clan. For me, I reckon these are my end game for metal. Apart from the speed of the DD configuration I think what strikes me most is the clarity - I donāt think Iāve heard Slayerās Reign In Blood with this level of clarity before, and they have no problem keeping up with the pace of Dave Lombardoās double kicks. For me they seem to bring the right kind of energy and bite that metal needs, but without sounding too harsh. I did try some O2 filters but felt they blunted the attack just a bit too much so the 3DTs are staying naked (managed to break part of the metal grill in the nozzle on one of them taking filter out, but still sounds fine so donāt think any bits fell in to the body 
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I donāt know if itās because of the all DD config but how drums, bass, guitars, vocals are all brought together but can still be picked out sounds very, very good to me. No problem with the level of āslamā these bring either when needed.
Currently on repeat listening to Employed to Serveās Conquering - tracks like Twist the Blade and Stand Alone sound sooo good.
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Well, decided to get 3dt. And it is another driver flex IEM. But this one, tips are really struggling to solve it (unlike the tea). Xelastec size small has been the best I can do. And I rarely use anything under a medium tip usually with large or xl being common. cp100+ in medium still has some pressure (tips that solved it for tea)
Final e second smallest also seem to be ok. But adjustment and pressure is still problematic.
Outside of foam, which I hate, any magic tips?
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Try opening up the ear canal before inserting by pulling the ear up by the top of the ear, sometimes opening your mouth also helps some.
This may alleviate the pressure and thus the driver flex.
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I can get them to work with various strategies. But itās always a fiddling thing. And if I have to adjust them for any reason, its a redo.
With the tea I found a tip that allowed me to push in normally, and would just seal/pressurize as I was hitting the correct position. Then it would feel normal.
Hoping to find the same with the 3dt eventually. It seems to require much smaller tips to make this happen.
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Is there anyone whoās heard the 3DT and the EJ07M who can compare them?
Looking for my peak Metal iem.
@Dynamic yeah, tips are difficult to get right for these. I bounced between S,M,L for cp100 and cp145 but suction was a major issue with spinfits for me. Seal is good with the stock large but takes a bit of fiddling to get right. Iām going to try AzlaSednaEarfitSoft Short (or whatever the hell they are called, lol) but not found anywhere to get them in UK at sensible price yet - only thing Iāve found that looks similar dimensions to the stock tips and with a wide enough bore to fit the 3DT nozzles
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I have sedna earfit in most variations and sizes (crystal, long, light, normal etc). As well as most spinfits and spiral dots. Unfortunately, all of them generated pressure. I donāt have smaller spinfits yet, and the medium cp145 and medium cp100+ are definitely the best so far. But both require a very light and sensitive insertion and generally leave a small amount of pressure. (mostly tolerable for me, but it will depend on the day).
Due to this, I am having a hard time directly comparing them. But they are doing something unique vs the fdx1 and oxygen. They are definitely the biggest ārisk takerā of the group.
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Interesting the sednas didnāt work - Iāll have to try them anyway. Same in that i found M 145 about the best but still had some pressure and got uncomfortable after a couple of hours listening. At risk of stating the obvious assume you tried the stock tips.
I did not. For reasons. I may eventually. Actually, I think I tried the ones that came on the unit, but had so much flex I moved to mine. I usually use my own cable and tips first. That way if I sell the unit, I can give āuntouchedā stock tips.
Also, just to state something semi-related. The oxygen tips came covered in something. Like dust or cardboard crumbs or samething. Didnāt use those either.
Interesting thing. I have my own spiral dots. But the ones that came with the fdx1 are a bit different. And one of the sizes in that kit has worked. No pressure at all.
Gonna see if any of my other tips that I have in a similar size also work.
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epro horn shaped tips in small. These tips are growing on me across many IEMs. I wish they had more diversity in size. When they work for an IEM, they really work. Unfortunately, I find myself needing sizes between the 3 offered.
Just thought people should know.
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If anyone is looking to pick these up for a good price, I am selling mine for $230 to CONUS with shipping/fees paid by me.
I finished my review and I am only keeping one of the 3 sets myself. And these didnāt make the cut. (largely due to driver flex).
Narrowing down PEQ tweak on these - sweet spot for me seems to be focussed on taming the peak at 4,750kHz. Working through incremental adjustments to dB and Q factor. Nothing else needed.
[multiple] DD note weight ftw! 
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