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Direct Sound EX-29 Extreme Isolation - impressions and pics.

post #1 of 5
7/14/07 at 8:01pm
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I'm gonna make this short, because it isn't sweet.

I picked these up used on ebay for $15+ship, out of curiosity. They sell for $90 or so most places online.

They offer 29db of isolation, and that number is probably roughly accurate.

But how do they sound? The first thought that came to mind was: "It's like they got some ear protectors at Harbor Freight and glued in the drivers from some cheap crappy BigLots headphones! Ugh!"

Turns out, that's more or less exactly what they did. Looks like an OEM version of the Coby CV-180 earcup. Gotta be OEM, since it comes with instructions printed on it.



That lining in front of the driver is felt. It is not anywhere near acoustically transparent. Given the quality of the drivers, i doubt that replacing it with something else would help enough to justify the hassle.

They sound awful. Do not buy them.
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post #2 of 5
7/14/07 at 11:22pm
Lol, thanks for the heads up. Yah win some, yah lose some...


Ply
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post #3 of 5
7/15/07 at 12:03am
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Yeah, I've had 'em for a while. Just today figured out how to pop them open. Basically you grip, pull, grit your teeth, dig in your fingernails, and eventually they just suddenly pop open. I tried wedging a knife in the gap but couldn't get purchase. It's a snap-together housing, no glue.

I figure it's my responsibility to give a bad review where bad reviews are warranted. These sound muffled, muddy, honky . . . bad. Worse than my MDR-V600 by a wide margin.

It's amazing that otherwise reputable vendors have nice things to say about them. For example:

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A special note from the Ear Plug Super Store staff:

These muffs are by far the best choice for drummers, music production staff, and all loud environments. No other muffs even come close -- and that includes Bose. We love the EX-29!
Bollox.
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post #4 of 5
2/5/12 at 10:29am

Can any one give me some more detailed advice about opening these? I want to use my expired pair to practice recabling.

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post #5 of 5
2/5/12 at 12:11pm
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A special note from the Ear Plug Super Store staff:

These muffs are by far the best choice for drummers, music production staff, and all loud environments. No other muffs even come close -- and that includes Bose. We love the EX-29!
Bollox.


Holy god, there is so much fail in that "description". Yep, Direct Sound > Bose > Stax.

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