Hello all,
I've owned my M9's since Oct. 2022 and am quite happy with them, save for a few minor issues.
First is the paint is chipping in a couple of locations. Pretty minor as it doesn't affect sound quality, but for a set that's 14 months old I wouldn't expect this. They do see very heavy usage and have been dropped a couple of times, but I never noticed any damage or change in sound quality. The paint chipping appears to be unrelated to the drops as it wasn't present when I examined them. I would estimate I wear them for about 12hrs per day, part of that being that I sleep wearing them. I have tinnitus that often won't let me sleep or concentrate on tasks, so I wear them with music or ambient noise playing to help overcome that. Any thoughts on re-painting, and if so, what kind of paint is suggested?
Second is also pretty minor - the little rubber plug that carries the L or R markings has come out of my left earbud. I still have it and would like to re-glue it back into the earbud. When I took a close look at the hole it goes in, it appears there's some sort of sponge or other soft/pliable material in the bottom of the hole. It appears to be breaking down a little as you can see small particles coming off it. I'm also wondering if it might be that the rubber plug itself broke apart and left part inside the shell body.
I'm fine glueing it back in, but I'm not sure if that hole is meant to be sealed. Its a fairly snug fit so I doubt it needs to allow for air movement from inside the IEM body, but I'd like to be sure. I would hate for it to change sound quality if it's completely sealed when I re-glue it. I've looked and found some exploded views of the M9 assembly, but nothing showing that hole for the L/R markers. Thoughts or suggestions?
Sorry, my picture taking skills aren't great. TIA!