With the 3DT, I think I’ve landed on the MEST MKII medium tips which actually opens the treble up even more, but for the sound quality and comfort, they feel like they are about the best fit I can manage.
I’m testing the treble with my go to treble and sibilance track… AURORA - THE RIVER - Fantastic female vocals with long reverb tails.
Depicting my very subtle EQ curve to tame the treble ever so slightly to bring everything in line with my preferences… Sonic bliss.
Looking forward to mine. I still have no shipment notification.
Definitely curious on your thoughts as well, mine just got here, love the build, Kinera modular incoming. Really happy with the bass, deepest I’ve heard in an iem.
Nice deal… Shame that UM isn’t popular at my place so no chances of getting one used.
Honestly even at 320~ it is still a really good iem
True, but at the end its fit isn’t for my ears.
Oh thats a shame, Luckily they fit my ears perfectly😅
I think I’ll stay with Tea. High frequencies are not for me, I don’t like them. If 3DT have such high as FH7 and B2, we will not understand :)))
And one more thing - is the soundstage of 3DT, is it similar to Tea or is it small, I don’t like small soundstage because they become overloaded!?
How are the nozzles on them? I find I’m super sensitive to large nozzles and even the Tea’s right now are painful with the stock tips after some listening time.
The Tea’s sound great, I did EQ the highs up a bit which really brought them to life (5 db at 5.5k and -1 db at 8k) Imaging on them is excellent as well and really make listening to music a lot of fun as many songs you hear new things with them.
But, I would love to find a set that sounds great but is also very comfortable. So far, the Moondrop Aria is the most comfortable set I’ve tried due to it’s smaller nozzles.
How is the Comfort and nozzle size on the UM 3DT?
They are quite large, especially compared to my arias lol, also bigger than FH3s as well, but I do not find them too large. I wore them for about 3 hrs straight just now and had no issues.
Soundstage on the 3dt is nothing amazing but i also dont find it congested at all. I dont have the teas to compare to unfortunately 
IF you’re afraid of large IEMs, I would advise anyone to stay away from the original Thieaudio tribrids and the 3DT. The nozzles are nothing compared to say the Blessing 2 or Variations. The 3DT has the exact same nozzles as the MEST MKII.
What I was referring to was nozzle diameter. What I believe you’re referring to is nozzle depth. The Tea and the 3DT are both on the deeper insertion length of IEMs.
Three things to help you…
1 Start doing some tip rolling. Look for very soft silicone (I prefer Spinfits CP100 or CP100+). Buy all the sizes they offer and try going with the smallest size and see if you can attain a seal. If you can not, go up until you can. Then you’ll know what size is appropriate for you. It’s all about getting a seal with the smallest size possible with the specific IEM.
2 Try going with a slightly larger tip but don’t insert it as deep into your ear. You won’t be able to be on the go but this should help with discomfort deeper in your ear canal.
3 Practice leaving the IEMs in your ear canals deeply. If your ears are not used to having IEMs stuffed deeply in your ears, it’s going to feel uncomfortable to begin with. There’s no way around it. I recommend taking your time putting the IEMs in your ear and doing it with care, lifting your ear/straightening your ear canal, deeply inserting the IEM and tip and slowly releasing your ear and feeling your ear canal seal around the tip. Take your time. Understand what’s going on in there to the best of your ability. Give your ear canals time to get used to having an IEM in there and it should become less and less uncomfortable. It takes time, but the sound quality will benefit from it.
That’s because the Aria has super short nozzles and you’re using large tips. There is very little insertion depth.
How is the nozzle size compared with the Aria or the Tea?
I’m referring to the diameter, depth is less of an issue. I find that wide diameter nozzles are very comfortable as there is no give and I’m just forcing them into my ear canal. The Blessing 2 was horrible.
Sorry, didn’t you just say you own them both? I hope you would know.
I mean the 3DT vs the Aria or Tea, specifically because I own them both.
Trying to understand in comparison to either of those.
Gotchya, the 3DT is a much more difficult fit than the Tea is. I won’t go into details or I’ll be here all day describing every little thing. Its nozzle is also wider than the Tea.
I wouldn’t recommend the 3DT for you on shell/nozzle size alone. It sucks because sound-wise, it quite the performer and might be what you’re interested in.
THIS is why I think I’m never going to suggest anyone to jump into the hobby with an endgame IEM to begin with. It just doesn’t make sense.
Any recs in the 200-300 price bracket that has great fit/comfort?
I’m hoping the spinfits make the mangird comfortable for me, but if not, would love to find something that’s comfortable. The only one I keep thinking about is the Sennheiser IE300, but reviews seem to be pretty mediocre on sound quality.
Yep. If you enjoy the short nozzle style with large tip style, get the Oxygen. The Fiio FH3 also has a similar, possibly better fit. It’s only 130 bucks and sounds great especially for bass. it’s timbre isn’t great though. Awesome imaging and stage.
The IEM everyone should have - Blon BL03had been Tripowin Mele
My favorite IEM around $100 - Fiio FH3
Best Starter IEM - LZ A7. Find your preferred tuning.
TIER1 Best IEMs around $300 - Mangird Tea, Moondrop Blessing 2, TANCHJIM Oxygen
TIER2 Best IEMs around $500 - $700 - Safe tuned - Thieaudio Clairvoyance/Oracle, Xenns Up - Subbass tuned - Thieaudio Monarch, Moondrop Variations
TIER3 Endgame - Unique Melody MEST MKII - Authentic audiophile replay at it’s finest.
It’s my favorite tip because the silicone is so soft and comfortable and they give me a seal without any fuss. They should help for sure. Spinfit CP100+ are newer and possibly even softer and are supposed to have less irritation with skin. I think I still prefer the normal CP100 but everyone is different. If you can afford to, collect as many as you can to find out what works best for you. Remember, every IEM is different so not just one size tip will always fit your ears.
Start building that tip collection. It’s extremely important.
If all else fails, I guess you could try foams, but that’s a complete last resort.
Cool, thanks.
I have the Mele. I think I’m going to wait for the Moondrop Kato to get some reviews and see how the technicalities are on that as the Aria is the best fit/comfort so far for me. If the Kato is a more technically proficient Aria with similar ergos, it will be perfect for what I’m looking for.
Thanks for the list! I’m excited to see what UM is launching this xmas. Chris (Hawaii bad boy) hinted at something cool coming from t hem.
I didn’t realize there was a new CP100 Plus. Just ordered those instead of the CP100 since they claim comfort is improved. Also, expected delivery date is sooner so that’s a plus.
