iCustoms - The Worst Idea Ever? - Page 2

I guess i wasn't clear enough. My point is the exact same point that buffalowings made. No offence to you intended.
 

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Originally Posted by kameltow83 

Darknessproz: I'm not disagreeing with you. I should have explained myself more cleary but I'm only on my phone so pardon the brevity. I doubt any of the adaptors can reach the level of even a good budget iem. I was just saving it might be better to get cheaper comply version (which I originally posted as$30 then researched and saw they where $10 and edited my post) and be disappointed as opposed to the $150 for the Icustoms. But I'll keep my stupid thoughts to myself from now on.

Buffalo wings: I guess youre right they would be iems.

Good lord... what a fail... I mean, I like Westone, but this is like putting a supercharger in a stock one liter Geo Metro

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the average consumer wouldn't be interested in this, because who the hell has heard of westone other than hearing aide users and audiophiles? and also, they're far too expensive for the average consumer to be willing to plunk down. also, this becomes completely redundant for audiophiles who actually prefer earbuds for comfort or w/e over IEM's because the custom tips turn them exactly into one

The "cheap" (selling for 25SGD here!) Comply Whoomp! helps very little in improving the SQ of iduds. What's more, they will loosen and no longer stay on the earbuds. I bought a pair to tide over until my 1964-Q comes and they become so loose that they are now useless. I will be better off getting Meelec/Sound Magic etc than wasting money even on the Comply Whoomp. There are plenty of cheap and decent sounding IEMs now and I see no use for spending so much money on the ibuds.

Targeted for Apple fanboys, I guess.

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Originally Posted by Randius 

The "cheap" (selling for 25SGD here!) Comply Whoomp! helps very little in improving the SQ of iduds.

Sorry, where is the Whoomp! available in Singapore?

Most earbuds doesn't actually sound better by using a fully sealed custom eartips. Earbuds are designed to be opened / semi-opened. Sealing the front will alter the signature of the earbuds, and that is not always a good thing. It the the same principle (in reverse) as to not sealing the IEM, which generally result in bass lost and harsh treble. Sealing an earbud will likely be the opposite, gain bass and treble lost

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Originally Posted by ClieOS 

Most earbuds doesn't actually sound better by using a fully sealed custom eartips. Earbuds are designed to be opened / semi-opened. Sealing the front will alter the signature of the earbuds, and that is not always a good thing. It the the same principle (in reverse) as to not sealing the IEM, which generally result in bass lost and harsh treble. Sealing an earbud will likely be the opposite, gain bass and treble lost

...wonder what westone was thinking while making this move...

What ClieOS said. Some will pay $150 just to make iBuds worse.

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Originally Posted by kostalex 

What ClieOS said. Some will pay $150 just to make iBuds worse.

but this is westone we're talking about...this isn't monster...where most of the stuff they churn out is crap, and when they finally get it right, they go back to making crap...