Quick word of advice to current/prospective owners of the A83; if at all your listening experience is met with sibilance, the use of wide-bore tips is all but essential for an optimal listening experience (of course, ymmv). Personally speaking, the stock single-flange silicone tips included with the ever-popular Monoprice earphones (http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=9927) proved most satisfactory.
Other tips discoveries and recommendations are discussed here:
http://www.head-fi.org/newsearch/?search=tips&resultSortingPreference=recency&byuser=&output=posts&sdate=0&newer=1&type=all&containingthread[0]=725161&advanced=1
Lastly, though the A83's stock cable is of notable merit, the options aren't limited here. Caveat being, the A83's own cable is proprietary, owing to the small protrusion on the connector that prevents rotation (pictured below). Hence, in some instances, the A83's stock cable may interfere with the ability to achieve a proper seal when certain third-party eartips are in use. Fortunately, MMCX cables are a dime a dozen, and a simple search for "mmcx cable" via Google, Amazon, or eBay yields several viable alternatives. Again, as with the eartips, ymmv, and the A83's stock configuration may be all you need. To the contrary, if a proper fit and seal proves difficult, the aforementioned suggestions don't hurt. Rest assured, the A83 is among the best hybrids I've heard, to date; no sense in not going the extra mile if need be.
PolygonGreat tips for us, any recommendation for best budget - performance upgrade custom cable for A83 too?
For Batch 2 request, please help to promote this request too , hope we all can make it for X-mas :)
Other tips discoveries and recommendations are discussed here: http://www.head-fi.org/newsearch/?search=tips&resultSortingPreference=recency&byuser=&output=posts&sdate=0&newer=1&type=all&containingthread[0]=725161&advanced=1
Lastly, though the A83's stock cable is of notable merit, the options aren't limited here. Caveat being, the A83's own cable is proprietary, owing to the small protrusion on the connector that prevents rotation (pictured below). Hence, in some instances, the A83's stock cable may interfere with the ability to achieve a proper seal when certain third-party eartips are in use. Fortunately, MMCX cables are a dime a dozen, and a simple search for "mmcx cable" via Google, Amazon, or eBay yields several viable alternatives. Again, as with the eartips, ymmv, and the A83's stock configuration may be all you need. To the contrary, if a proper fit and seal proves difficult, the aforementioned suggestions don't hurt. Rest assured, the A83 is among the best hybrids I've heard, to date; no sense in not going the extra mile if need be.