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IEM Health Warnings
Hi guys, A sound engineer recently told me that he avoids using IEM's because they're more dangerous than full sized over the ear headphones. His reasoning was that the pinna (external part of your ear) filters out 'dangerous' frequencies which we're not meant to hear. By using IEM's...- temporaryname
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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HE-500's: Extra 5cm further from ear = More natural sound
Hi all, I've been reading the LCD-3 thread and there's been a discussion on the squishy pads and how they sound better when the drivers are pulled further away from the ear. I've tried this on my HE-500's and I was shocked by the change in sound quality. As much as I like the HE-500's, I...- temporaryname
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- hifiman-he-500
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- Forum: HIFIMAN Premier Sponsor Forum
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HM-801 constantly crashing on boot screen.
I Purchased a hm-801 a few months ago off Head Direct and until today only encountered minor freezes or glitches with it's firmware of which I'm sure they're aware of. Today after successfully transferring around 1GB of FLAC files to my 801's on board flash memory, it froze on the "Data...- temporaryname
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- hifiman-hm-801
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- Forum: HIFIMAN Premier Sponsor Forum
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HM 801 headphone out L R channel imbalance issue
Received hm801 with standard v2.0 amp and game amp yesterday. I've been using my LCD2s with it for the past few hours, once gained up the channel imbalance is almost undetectable but at low gain only the right channel plays. I just plugged my GR07s into the headphone out and discovered the same...- temporaryname
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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[HELP] Logitech UE 200vi faulty right speaker (few db quieter)
After a few months of flawless performance, the right speaker suddenly dropped in volume. I confirmed with both ears, music doesnt seem muffled in any way, just quieter. I was hoping anyone with extensive IEM driver knowledge could shed some light on this and perhaps give me some D.I.Y repair...- temporaryname
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- ultimate-ears-metrofi-220vi-noise-isolating-earphones-w-microphone in-ear
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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10 Biggest Lies in Audio (accidental repost - sorry!)
Hi, I'm a newbie. I've been lurking Head-fi for months now trying to research the Hifiman HM-801 and UE Reference Monitors to a degree that justifies purchasing them. In that time I've read quite a few threads on IEM's, sources and audio (24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded! being one of the...- temporaryname
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- Forum: Sound Science