Back at the beginning of October, in a moment of weakness, I put in an impulse order in for a pair of UE FITS in grey (Cloud). For those that don't know what they are, they are bluetooth IEMs with tips that mold to the shape of your ears before be set with light: (
https://custom.ultimateears.com/pages/ue-fits).
My normal listening is done on a pair of Audio Technica M40xs, however they are a bit bulky for travel. I have a pair of MEE Audio M6 PRO IEMs that I use for travel. They do a good job of noise isolation, but after 4-5 hours of continuous wear, my ears definitely feel it. I have a hard time finding tips that give the right balance of tight enough fit to do proper noise isolation but loose enough not to make my ears hurt after a four hour flight. Doesn't help that I think my left and right ears really need different sized tips.
So that brings us to the UE FITS
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First, I'll say that Ultimate Ears was appropriately communicative regarding the shipping timeline and while there were a couple of delays, it amounted to about three weeks. The estimated ship date, when I ordered, was the end of November. I got a message on Dec 4th noting that they had starting shipping orders on Nov 20th, in order of purchase, and that mine would go out as soon as they got to it in the list. I got another update on Dec 10 that said effectively the same thing. On Dec 17th, I got notification of shipment.
Now then... what's in the box? Yes, I really am doing an "unboxing"....
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The FITS come in a black cardboard carrier that is formed for the case and IEMs. The "goo" that the tips are made from is light sensitive, hence the black cardboard surround and the warnings to set them up promptly.
