new etymotic earphone for "kids" - Page 2

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Originally Posted by bmeat 

i thought the more ohms the easier the device is to drive?

Not at all, it's actually the opposite.  Remember, electrical resistance is measured in ohms.  Scientist usually don't try to do trick names, resistance is just as it sounds, it's something that makes something harder to do.  If you have higher resistance, it'll be harder to do something, in this case, put more voltage through the headphones.  This is why they are harder to drive.

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Originally Posted by Radio_head 

Perchance 300 ohms is their way of assuring the kids don't listen too loud.  

Definitely a true statement (that was also made in the other thread).  The UE LoudEnoughs have 255ohm impedance apparently, so this technique is definitely used a lot to limit volume.  Solution to the volume problem, get an amp :D

I bought the UE LoudEnoughs for my daughter and the build quality was horrible. Sound started shorting out in left bud shortly after one year of use and I've shown her how to handle and store them properly. I think they were $30 or something. I wouldn't mind paying $50 for kids buds if they were built to last, as it is, I'd just as soon buy a good, solid pair of "regular" canalbuds and set the volume control limit on the device. Currently she's got a pair of MEE M6 that are going strong after a couple of years and she likes them more than the UE ones that broke. Said they sounded better to her. I liked the fact that the UE didn't rely on the device to limit high volume, so maybe if there's a good deal on these Ety's I might give them a go.

Wonder how it'd sound if you amped it. Looks like a -S version of the MC3. 

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Originally Posted by bmeat 

 

thats odd, then why are the dynamic driver phones i have rated at i think 16ohms harder to drive than the balanced armature phones rated at 29ohms which are extremly loud at low volumes?

 

That should not be the case...  It could also be that the sensitivity of the IEMs are extremely low on the 16 ohm ones.  Sensitivity is the measure of loudness in a sense of a driver at a given amount of ohms.  Low sensitivity drivers are softer overall as well. 

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Originally Posted by Macgirl 

I bought the UE LoudEnoughs for my daughter and the build quality was horrible. Sound started shorting out in left bud shortly after one year of use and I've shown her how to handle and store them properly. I think they were $30 or something. I wouldn't mind paying $50 for kids buds if they were built to last, as it is, I'd just as soon buy a good, solid pair of "regular" canalbuds and set the volume control limit on the device. Currently she's got a pair of MEE M6 that are going strong after a couple of years and she likes them more than the UE ones that broke. Said they sounded better to her. I liked the fact that the UE didn't rely on the device to limit high volume, so maybe if there's a good deal on these Ety's I might give them a go.

Etymotics are built like tanks...  No joke on that.  The Etys also don't rely on the device to limit volumes as well, so you may want to try them.  Judging my your daughter's preference of sound (M6 = Bassy), she may not like them, still worth a try though.

This is very good strategy... gotta get 'em when they are young so that when they grow up they'll always have fond memories of how awesome Ety IEMs are.