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Wearing comfort of current higher-end IEM

post #1 of 8
1/12/12 at 9:11am
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I might need to replace my Shure SE530 soon (left speaker goes mute every now and then) and I wondered how the current competitors rank in wearing comfort. I find my SE530 very comfortable for my ears, maybe the most comfortable phones I ever used, therefore the SE535 seem like a good replacement.
How comfortable do owners of comparable phones find their IEMs for everyday usage?
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post #2 of 8
1/12/12 at 9:38am

If the GR07s are considered high-end , I would say that they are pretty comfortable. :)

They have a rotatable nozzle too! :D

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post #3 of 8
1/12/12 at 9:57am

Turn your soon to be non-working 530's in to a custom molded version. Win-Win. Fixes the wire issue and is cheaper than a new pair of 535

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post #4 of 8
1/12/12 at 4:20pm
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How does a custom mold fix my wire issue (assuming that it really is a wire issue)? Doesn't it just replace the sleeves?
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post #5 of 8
1/12/12 at 4:35pm
If it can go on, then it is probably a wire issue. Even better if it was the jack, then you would only need to reterminate the jack
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post #6 of 8
1/13/12 at 8:23am
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Originally Posted by me7 View Post

How does a custom mold fix my wire issue (assuming that it really is a wire issue)? Doesn't it just replace the sleeves?


They replace the wire with a new one. The custom mold with have a socket with a removable cable. If that breaks you can easily replace it with one of the close to 100 different aftermarket cables available.

 

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post #7 of 8
1/13/12 at 9:13am

OP you might be able to just fix your current iem, as Shure iems seem to have fairly common issues with poor contact of the wire and the socket in the housings. It's probably not a problem with the drivers or whatnot. You can try fiddling with the connections, refer to http://www.head-fi.org/t/556838/shure-se215-iem-issues-cutting-out-audio and http://www.head-fi.org/t/542003/new-shure-se215-first-impressions/780#post_7472005  (these are for the se215 specifically but it seems be a reoccurring issue for their other models too)

 

 


Edited by lpan - 1/13/12 at 9:15am
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post #8 of 8
1/14/12 at 12:28am


My friend experienced this once with his 215. Unfortunately, we are talking about the 530, an older model which has no removable cable :D

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OP you might be able to just fix your current iem, as Shure iems seem to have fairly common issues with poor contact of the wire and the socket in the housings. It's probably not a problem with the drivers or whatnot. You can try fiddling with the connections, refer to http://www.head-fi.org/t/556838/shure-se215-iem-issues-cutting-out-audio and http://www.head-fi.org/t/542003/new-shure-se215-first-impressions/780#post_7472005  (these are for the se215 specifically but it seems be a reoccurring issue for their other models too)

 

 



 

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