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  1. javi_bassist
    +1 for the IE100. I have the IE100, IE400 and IE500 and they are really comfortable and isolation is really good. They are the most comfortable in ears I have and they sound really really good. I fell in the more drivers might be better trap and if the driver is good, it doesn't matter if it has only one.
  2. javi_bassist
    Hahahahahahaha. It is fine. Not the music I love the most, but it is fine. What I really enjoy is playing with the people in the project
  3. javi_bassist
    I thought that I could, but I have not tried it. Should I plug the monitor send to the fx return?
  4. javi_bassist
    Easy and compact
  5. javi_bassist
    Just curious, has anyone of you have tried Vision Ears? It is a brand from Germany that I think they made all custom molded up until now.
  6. javi_bassist
    About the fit, I forgot to mention that many many in ears are not comfortable for me. I probably have weird ears. And the Plunge are not the most comfortable for me, but they are comfortable. And yes, I agree about the lottery. I have too many in ears that confirm that haha. But I have to say that if I have to recommend one set, the Plunge will be one of the first I would suggest.
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    Good to hear that they work for you. I have to say that, even though I agree on everything you said, in my case, there are two aspects that I am not 100% with: -They are comfortable, but not extremely comfortable for me. You have to look for proper tips. I find it funny that my "perfect tips" for my Plunge Audios are foam size M. I usually use foam L in all of my in ears. And I could use silicone L with the Plunge as well, but foam, M. The are comfortable and they stay in the ear, but they are not as comfortable as my Sennheiser (for me). -Soundwise, I think they are a little bit bassy. When I use them to listen to music, they are incredible. However, after some gigs with it, I had some issues having "too much bass" in some gigs and losing some mids. Don't get me wrong, I would recommend them. And for the price, they are really really good. I tend to favour Dynamic drivers over BA (even if it is only one Dynamic vs various BA). I'd prefer to play with the Plunge Audio than the Westone X30s, which are also really really good.
  8. javi_bassist
    Let us know what you think of them once they arrived!
  9. javi_bassist
    Let us know what you think of them once they arrived!
  10. javi_bassist
    I do not fully understand how you combine the headphones amp and the IEM. Could you explain it? I used to use a Sennheiser XSW, receiving bass in channel A and FOH in channel B and I make the mix. But you are not doing that.
  11. javi_bassist
    That is exactly what I do with the Rolls. I also ask the soundguy not to send any bass in my mix, to avoid phase issues.
  12. javi_bassist
    That Swift wireless system seems interesting. In Thomann however, it has not so good reviews. The thing about dropouts I guess it depends on your gigs. I currently use the Xvive U45 (5.8) and I never had an issue. The rest of my band use the U4 (2.4) running simultaneously 3 U4 and never had an issue either. I must say that with my Line 6 wireless (G10s and G30) I had some dropouts sometimes, but I still use them. I use also the Fender Telepath and I had issues when using it close to the U45. I have also received the Westone X30. They sound incredible. However, the cable is really really annoying. I mean, when you have it in place it is fine, but I do not like it. But the sound is really good. I am comparing it now with the Sennheiser ie400 and ie100 and it is difficult to choose one. I am still making more tests...
  13. javi_bassist
    The bass goes from the Anagram to the Rolls. The mix from FOH has no bass, to avoid phase issues.
  14. javi_bassist
    I went really deep into the rabbit hole of in ears. I went from KZ ZST, KZ Castor pro, KZ ZS10, Sennheiser IE100 and IE400, Shure 535, Plunge Audio Dynamic, Soundbrenner Waves (and Westone X30 are on its way) and I went back to Sennheiser. Now I have my IE400 with custom molds and the IE100 as a spare. I am even tempting on trying the IE500, but I read that they are not that good and they are expensive, but the Sennheiser are really really good. I am preparing a full review of all the models I have tried. I am also currently using the Xvive U45 with the Rolls PM351. It is a great combo IMO that allows me to have always control over my bass (sometimes I am very picky and my experience has taught me that it is better to rely on you than in the soundguys, since we do not work with our own soundguy). I previously have the Sennheiser XSW, but this is more straightforward and easy. And I had some dropouts with the XSW and never with the Xvive.
  15. javi_bassist
    I already shared my goals, but I saw this image and I laughed because it could be me
  16. javi_bassist
    My main goal for 2026 is to stop buying music related gear. I have my expenses below my earnings, but still, too much money. Other than that, I think this next year I will probably have less gigs than in 2025, so I will keep on studying jazz and improvisation. Apart from that, I also want to start playing my synth again and keep on with guitar.
  17. javi_bassist
    I received last week a pair of Soundbrenner Waves after a lot of the Spam in Instagram. And I have to admit that they are incredible. They are one of the most comfortable in ears I ever used. And soundwise are great. They have a little bass boost, but just a little, which makes them really good for gigging. The cable is fine, I like it. I was very skeptical with them until I tried them.
  18. javi_bassist
    In my case, I never had a U4. However, I had some interference with some wireless going in 2.4 so I bought directly the U45. My other bandmates (3 people) uses the U4 without any issue. Open question for the guys who use stereo. How do you setup? My Sennheiser XSW is capable of stereo, but I just used it to mix the bass in one channel and the rest of the band in the other.
  19. javi_bassist
    I am using and abusing (for 6 months, at least 3 gigs a week) the Xvive U45. The rest of my band has the U4s and we are all happy with them. I have to say that I have mine attached to my pedalboard because I have a Rolls PM351 before it to level my bass myself (I had horrible experiences with soundguys). Except for ona project that we make our own mix using an app, for the rest I use the Xvive. I have used the Sennheiser XSW in the past with good results. Some droputs sometimes, but it was all good overall.
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    Interesting. I will try that in my next gig
  21. javi_bassist
    I cannot say my case is the same as yours, but I got myself a pair of Shures 535, which are a little bit boosted in the mids. First time I tried them, I found them awful. Really mid boosted, no bass, clanky and incredibly annoying. I changed the tips to ones that fit me better and the result was incredibly different. I love them. Another thing that happened to me a couple of weeks agois that I was going to play for the first time with my Sennheiser IE100 with custom molds. In the soundcheck, it was all boomy with a lack of definition. My thoughts were "this gig is going to be hard and I hate my custom molds". Then, I heard myself during the gig perfectly. The issue was that the soundguy had the sublows boosted and the subwoofers just below me were too loud. Even with custom molds. I cannot really explain why this happened, but it did. Man, perfect seal is everything. But also be aware of the shape of the in ear itself. I cannot use KZs because they just pop out from my ear. And I tried several different tips. I moved to smaller in ears (Sennheiser and Shure) because of that
  22. javi_bassist
    I also had (and still have, being my number 1) a 735 and I got myself a BBP34
  23. javi_bassist
    Hahahaha. They are really the exact same in size. My IE100 are red and my IE400 are black, so I cannot confuse them. Yesterday, I used my IE400 in a gig and I find that the IE100 and 400 are very similar. I think the 400 sound a little bit better, but since I have my 100 with custom molds, I may be using them more hehe.
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    I tried them in two different gigs I had this last weekend. I have to say that they are great. It was the first time for me using custom molds and they fit perfectly. So perfectly that they are difficult to remove hehe (I cannot just grab them from the in ear itself because I could damage it. It happened to a friend who went custom molds in the same place with his IE400). The sound improved. I have to say that during soundcheck I was concerned because there was too much low end without any definition, I control my in ear with a Rolls and I couldn't find a sweet spot. However, as soon as we started the gig, everything was perfect. Bass had a lot of definition and I loved it. Low end is now more present and highs were a little bit rolled out (not so much, but a little bit. I prefer it this was to be honest). Do I recommend it? Absolutely.
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