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Triple.fi 10 Pros died after 8 months. Anyone else had this?

post #1 of 6
7/12/09 at 8:24am
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I bought a pair of Triple.fi 10 Pros in December 2008 and the other day, after about 4 hours continuous use, the bass drivers in both capsules just stopped working. This happened whilst I was using them with no audible cracks or pops.

I have never connected these to an amplifier, I have only ever used them with iPods and most recently my iPhone 3G. I also always keep them in the supplied tin when not in use

A few weeks ago, the original lead snapped so I swapped over the lead from my Super.fi 5 Pros.

I do a lot of walking, so I tend to use them at low levels for 2 - 3 hours per day. I also use Comply T-500 tips which I change about once per month. I listen to electronica and indie so nothing particularly out of the ordinary.

I have sent them back to UE via the original retailer, so a long wait and I'm back to the Super.fi 5 Pros. They are enjoyable, but nowhere near as refined as the Triple.fis.

Is this an unusual problem? I'd expect a 250GBP pair of IEMs to last a lot longer than 8 months.

I had a theory that perhaps they were damaged by a blast of RF from my iPhone?
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post #2 of 6
7/12/09 at 8:26am
I wouldn't say it's unusual, but it's not terribly common.
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post #3 of 6
7/12/09 at 11:44am
mine died after a week and a half; I swapped for SE530, which has also died after a year.
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post #4 of 6
7/13/09 at 9:40am
Mine are still going strong, got them second hand so they're well over a year old. My nearly 2 year old SF5EBs are still in great condition (built like tanks!) and my 2 and a half year old SF5Pro are still good sonically, but perhaps not so good aesthetically >.<
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post #5 of 6
7/13/09 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by whypigsfly View Post
Mine are still going strong, got them second hand so they're well over a year old. My nearly 2 year old SF5EBs are still in great condition (built like tanks!) and my 2 and a half year old SF5Pro are still good sonically, but perhaps not so good aesthetically >.<
The SF5 Pros are a little smaller, but don't look vastly different to the TF10s in my opinion; apart from the metallic blue colour of the latter that is...

Had my SF5 Pros on today. They're still going strong, but I'm definitely missing the TF10s.
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post #6 of 6
7/13/09 at 2:15pm
I was one of the first to get the Triple.Fi's and they are still working well.

I almost always use it with an amp, if that makes a difference.

-Ed
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