thewaldo77 OP t1_j5wthva wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:39 AM

Reply to comment by FastGecko5 in Found my endgame at 80$ by thewaldo77

yeah Ive read that the fit have been an issue for quite a few and true these really are overshadowed by the s12 which ive also tried.

FastGecko5 t1_j5wtqut wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Yeah it's a real shame about the fit. I wish they were shaped more like the T3+ or my Audiosense DT200. That universal-custom shape of the aforementioned work really well in my ears so it sucks that the P1 Max didn't quite fit right for me. It's probably the best sounding IEM I've tried.

thewaldo77 OP t1_j5wu3u0 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:42 AM

ah ok yeah its crazy how iem fit varies I honestly found these quite a bit more comfortable than my t3 plus despite having a bigger shell

FastGecko5 t1_j5wux8j wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:47 AM

Honestly the fit was bearable for around the house but IEMs shaped like the T3+ and DT200 are just a lot more secure for me, which is important because I use them on the go and while I work out. The P1 Max would definitely come loose if I worked out in them. Oh well.

thewaldo77 OP t1_j5wvvmk wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:54 AM

how do you like the dt200 compared to t3 plus? was thinking of buying them before I got the p1 max.

FastGecko5 t1_j5wwnbf wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:59 AM

They sound very different from each other. The DT200 is very much warm-neutral while the T3+ is very definitely u-shaped. The T3+ sounds more open but they're about on-par for detail retrieval and resolution. I really like both IEMs but I ultimately decided to keep the DT200 because it is so incredibly comfortable.

The P1 Max blows both of them out of the water for soundstage and technicalities, but it does sound a lot thinner and colder than either of them. Although the vocals on the T3+ sound weirdly compressed compared to the DT200 and P1 Max.

thewaldo77 OP t1_j5x1kck wrote on January 26, 2023 at 3:36 AM

True I really wasn't expecting the the p1 max to blow the t3+ out of the water haven't even bothered with testing them side by side, guess ill keep them as backup, and maybe ill try the dt200 at some point. Also thought the same about the t3+ vocals and compressed describes it well.