Posts by decay

Quote: Originally Posted by titaniumx3 I'm guessing these have been answered before but what the hell: - What are the 'spikey' eartips for? Surely they don't go into your ears. - Does the bass knob act as some...

IMO any of these would stay fit, IE8 does come with a pair of ear hooks that really hold the cables in case of rigorous physical activities, they are pretty light and once you twist them around to fit your ears you'll forget they are...

@dragoonf144 Thanks, but you haven't seen nothing yet... The mod in my avatar is nothing overkill-wise compared to what I'm playing with now. I do give some rough lovin', hopefully they can handle it cuz otherwise I'll have to find a...

Tip mods are kind of like custom tips, what works for one might not work another. If you wish to have another go though, don't hesitate to pm me and describe where you are stuck, i.e. why do you think you can't get a seal. I can give you...

@MetroBBoy YMMV, many also loved them straight out of the box, and most said that the first 24 hrs give the most improvement. You can definitely use the money saved to order custom tips, and that combo beats SE530 any day(except isolation).

Depending on your store's return policy, I'd recommend another 2 weeks or so not just for burn-in but also for you testing different tips and different ways to wear/insert them. As for the amount of burn-in IE8 requires it's quite out...

I already wear one:

@Ed seedhouse: Golly! Sir, if you want talk empirical evidence, please post the procedure and result of a scientific experiment similar to one containing 10 dynamics IEM/headphone, 1 500 hr burned-in another, completely unused and the...

@Ed Seedhouse: It's a moot point debating whether your ear adapted to the new IEM or your perception changed, the question is is that enough to explain what we experienced? No, with the IE8 appreciation thread as the source of...

You can hardly get any sibilance with IE8, and personally never.