Hey guys,
I am kind of a nube when it comes to buying sound equipment. My first pair of IEM's was a pair of SHURE Se110s. However, I never got a good seal and exchanged them for a pair of bose in ears. I really liked the in ears but realized they let in a lot of noise. So I exchanged those for a pair of bose on ears.
I was extremely happy with these and have been using them for 6 months now. After doing some research and reading reviews I got myself a pair of Klipsch X 10s and have been struggling since to get a good fit.
None of the tips seem to get me a good seal.
The best I can get sounds good but the bass sounds lacking ( compared to the Bose on ears). No where near the "massive bass" everyone keeps talking about. Is it just me and that I dont have a good seal or thats the limit of the X 10's low range.

Hi,

It really must be the seal. The X10 is the last headphone on the planet for which I would be complaining about any bass problems at all. It seems that you are fairly new to in-ear headphones, so maybe you have simply not inserted them deeply enough.

When I first tried the X10 I had precisely the same problem - they sounded very anaemic and unbalanced. Then I realised how deeply the things really need to be inserted to work as intended.

If you haven't already, I would suggest you try one or both of the two types of bilflange tips included in the package. The X10s will burrow very deeply wth these tips - with my ears all that sticks out the ear is the end of black tail so that I can retreive them again - the front flange of the biflange actually goes just past the bend in the ear canal and this sort of "hooks" it into place.

At first inserting them this deep seems counter-intuitive as you seem certain you are going to hit the eardrum. You should, however, feel when the biflange just "hooks" around the bend. That is still quite clear of the eardrum and enough to both make them stay in place and function acoustically as intended.

One other thing to note (as mentioned in the instructions) is to use a slight aiming-upwards motion when inserting them. Also, if you are initially having problems with insertion, you can use something like Auragel, which is a hearing aid insertion lubricant.

I would suggest patience and perserverance. I haven't heard any headphone better than this regardless of price and they were worth the several weeks it took me to master both inserting them and getting used to the feel of them.

I know this is going to sound crazy, but I had the same problem with a pair of Etymotics (triple flanged tips). I tried wetting, very light, the flanged part- shake off any excess water before inserting, and the seal was AMAZING! It must have given me a 12 dB bass boost.

Again, this was with the ER-4s Etymotics which had a tripple flanged tip, but the theory is the same.

I have an update guys. Just recieved my Comply Foam t-100 tips. Let me tell you whoooaaaa!!!!. What a difference. I can actually hear a night and day difference.These are amazing sounding headphones and the comply's are crazy comfortable.
All this without even experimenting. I am sure with a little more tinkering I can get an even better seal. The best $14 dollars I ever spent.
My advice for anyone having problems with getting a good seal with the X10s get Complly foam tips (model. T-100).

Thank you guys for your help.

I agree the Comply Foam T100 tips work great with the X10s.