yep, that's why I had to return mine. klipsch wouldn't honor my warranty though (received them as a gift, apparently from a non-authorized retailer) really a shame about the cable.

is the isolation on the ie8s bad enough that it's not even worth considering since I'd use them so much on the subway?

Quote: Originally Posted by music_4321 Have you heard of/ considered the Westone 3 or Westone UM3? The latter was only released a few days ago and is getting some great reviews, apparently being better than the 3 you've mentioned: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/w...thread-422240/...

I had major cable problems with a pair of Shure E2cs (cable split right where it curved around the top of my ear) back in the day, I'm assuming the cable problems k_19 talked about were not the same right? Are the Shure's going to provide a lot more isolation than the IE8s?

I'm in the market for a new pair of IEMs and I'm considering UE Triple.fi 10s Senn IE8s Shure SE530s I listen to a lot of rock and acoustic music, but really spread out widely from there. In terms of durability, are any of these a bad choice? I tend to be a little rough on my gear...