Livewires - California Dreamin' - Page 30

I'd say it's pretty much freqs or LW, not anuthings else being custom in this range :/

Yeah UE is pretty expensive. But I'd get freqs instead of livewires b/c my ears are still growing.

So when do ears stop growing? I am 16 and was considering getting customs until I read about change in ear shape and canal :S

My understanding from my audiologist is that the ears do have growth changes throughout life, like the rest of the human body to varying degrees.

Net articles discuss what changes and how - Re: Ive heard 'Ears and nose do not ever stop growing.' Is this true, Circaseptennial rhythm in ear growth -- Verhulst and Onghena 313 (7072): 1597 -- BMJ.

I'm not sure whether ear growth is more dramatic, like the rest of the body, during teenage years. I do know that contrary to some previous comment on HeadFi that indicated my Livewires might need recasting after as little as 3 years, my audiologist thought they'd serve me well for 10+ years before facing any growth issues (I'm in my early 40s).

hmm so I guess seeing an audiologist would be the best idea then

Thanks webbie!

Same here. I wouldn't worry about it though. They'll fit good at least a couple more years.

I wish I could go all out on livewires since it'll keep me going till college. It's only $50 more but a dollar over $200 is not in my price range and these are not in my "age range" either.

Sweet sounds great! Thanks for the info. Exactly what I wanted to know.

I'm just going to audiologist on Monday. So I'm not sure.

Hi Kosmic.
Have you recieved the LW without paying duty fees or something as I see you live in N. Ireland. I live in Ireland and I am a bit afraid of it.

Livewires as earplugs

I recently lost my musicians earplugs that were custom made and my customs from westone just crapped out.....


Has anyone with Livewires ever tried using them (without the cable attached) as simple earplugs? Does the open connector port let in too much sound? How is the isolation and attenuation WITHOUT the cables attached?

Maybe I can save money and only get one product to serve both needs!


Thanks in advance for your input.


Kevin

They work very well as earplugs, although i doubt they'll provide as flat attenuation as musician's plugs. Depends how much fidelity you need i suppose.

Well Northern Ireland is in the UK. Not that I'd delibertly cheat HM Customs and excise, my came through without a problem

Anyone listened to the Virtual Haircut with their livewires? Virtual Haircut

The scissor effect cutting near your ear actually had me thinking some one was cutting their.

Yes, I used them 2 weeks ago as earplugs while we cut floor tile, and they did an excellent job saving my ears from the noise.

so how do these sound compared to let's say the e500s or the se530?