Heir Audio - The Appreciation Thread - Page 389

You should clean your ears regularly. Just don't stick things (Q-tips, pencils, soldering irons...) in the ear canal. If you need to get crud that's lodged deeper, buy a bottle of Debrox and follow the instructions carefully.

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Originally Posted by serious7 

Cool. Thanks for the seal test. Will definitely take a look at that. Also, do you clean your ears? I've read online that one should not clean their ears because the wax is natural just make sure you rinse it with water. But I think I've seen a post in this thread where someone's wax may have clogged up their ciem tubes? Should I be worried?

You must also take into consideration that some people gain ear wax much faster than other people. I do clean my ears every other day as I do not gain ear wax that fast.

also the "seal" test by sonic innovations is based around silicone CIEMs.

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Originally Posted by ardgedee 

You should clean your ears regularly. Just don't stick things (Q-tips, pencils, soldering irons...) in the ear canal. If you need to get crud that's lodged deeper, buy a bottle of Debrox and follow the instructions carefully.

Debrox is supposed to be that over the counter medication? What should I be using for day-to-day use to clean my canal. Just flush it with warm water everyday? 

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Originally Posted by FullCircle 

also the "seal" test by sonic innovations is based around silicone CIEMs.

 

Dear Sir,

What seal test would you recommend for Heir Audio products?

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Originally Posted by serious7 

Debrox is supposed to be that over the counter medication? What should I be using for day-to-day use to clean my canal. Just flush it with warm water everyday? 

Every morning in the shower, I tilt my head to the side to gently rinse my ears.

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Originally Posted by Sorensiim 

Every morning in the shower, I tilt my head to the side to gently rinse my ears.

I just have my dog lick my ears every morning. It tickles a bit but it's very efficient.

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Originally Posted by uchihaitachi 

nice audio seal link!

Approved by audio-seal.

On topic: I received my 8.A yesterday (after paying $322 for customs and fees ;) ) and the first impression is that they fit in great, the seal is there, even when I open and close my mouth or move my head and the sound is very good (only listened for a couple of seconds). Will do more extensive listening to well known material today.

Now my question:

Is it recommended to burn in the 8.A, or is it just mumbo jumbo? I know almost everyone does it, but same goes for rubbing credit cards and coins if they weren't accepted by the machine for the first time.;)  

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Originally Posted by pOOB73 

Approved by audio-seal.

 

On topic: I received my 8.A yesterday (after paying $322 for customs and fees ;) ) and the first impression is that they fit in great, the seal is there, even when I open and close my mouth or move my head and the sound is very good (only listened for a couple of seconds). Will do more extensive listening to well known material today.

Now my question:

Is it recommended to burn in the 8.A, or is it just mumbo jumbo? I know almost everyone does it, but same goes for rubbing credit cards and coins if they weren't accepted by the machine for the first time.;)  

OMG $322 :(... I'm glad you are liking them though. I was very lucky and avoided fees :). I did burn them in for 1 night after I finished my marathon with them. I was a bit surprised by how much they changed. At least to my ears they continued changing past 45 hours.

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Originally Posted by ardgedee 

Burn-in is more about the listener adapting to the sound than the device changing its sound.

That said, some manufacturers recommend burn-in for their IEMs, and since most of them source similar parts, I suspect that most IEMs can benefit from it some.

When listening to the 8As initially they sounded a bit hollow and quite congested. They opened up noticeably with usage and I don't think that is due to me getting accustomed to the sound :).

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Originally Posted by Sorensiim 

Every morning in the shower, I tilt my head to the side to gently rinse my ears.

Water flowing in on one side and out on the other? ;)

SCNR

Just wondering, is the UPS delivery signature required?