Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphones (full-size) › [d-JAYS tips mod] Etymotic foam tips are irritating my ear canals!
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

[d-JAYS tips mod] Etymotic foam tips are irritating my ear canals!

post #1 of 4
4/22/07 at 8:30am
Thread Starter 
I'm using the Etymotic black foam tips with my new d-jays. The sound improves a bit, isolation is much greater, but... my ear canals are startin to hurt. These foamies sound good, but thet are a bit painful. Am I the only one that has this problem?
And what should I do? Stop wearing them, or waiting to get used to them?
The sound is lovely, the d-JAYS with them and some EQ-ing at the frequency extremes sound better than they did right out of the box.
Reply
post #2 of 4
4/22/07 at 11:06am
I can't feel what you feel, but my foams (black etys and yellow shures) irritated my ears in the beginning.
But luckily, that itch was totally gone in a few days.
You could also try the black shure foames, they are coated.
And they should fit if the black etys fit.
Reply
post #3 of 4
4/22/07 at 11:08am
I do not know the ety foamies, but I use my d-JAYS with homemade foamies and they are very comfortable..
My foamies have a silikonetube in the middle that extends 2-4 mm from the tube on the d-JAYS, the actual foamie is 3mm longer than the silikone Tube..

I use mine upside/down I think it is much easier to insert them when I can get a decent hold on them, also I like the wires over the ears..

If the d-JAYS have not have the burnin yet, they will get even better..
Reply
post #4 of 4
4/22/07 at 12:59pm
Thread Starter 
My djays have been used until now for about 25 hours (normal use). If they grew more it would be even better. I like them equalized because the mids are too forward, but I can live with their sound on the road. I couldn't with my former iems, the Vibes.
My equalizer boosts the frequencies below 90 Hz (+2) and above 6.4 KHz (+1).

The problem with the foamies is thet the tube extend as much as the foam, and it often touches my ear canal. I've bought them from idealsound, on ebay, but I don't think these foam tips are original, or properly made.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Headphones (full-size)
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Headphones (full-size) › [d-JAYS tips mod] Etymotic foam tips are irritating my ear canals!