Quote: Originally Posted by titaniumx3 I'm guessing these have been answered before but what the hell: - What are the 'spikey' eartips for? Surely they don't go into your ears. - Does the bass knob act as some sort of bass port? When I cover it, bass output drops right down. Left...

IMO any of these would stay fit, IE8 does come with a pair of ear hooks that really hold the cables in case of rigorous physical activities, they are pretty light and once you twist them around to fit your ears you'll forget they are there after a while (that's how I lost one... I forgot that...

@dragoonf144 Thanks, but you haven't seen nothing yet... The mod in my avatar is nothing overkill-wise compared to what I'm playing with now. I do give some rough lovin', hopefully they can handle it cuz otherwise I'll have to find a new housing

Tip mods are kind of like custom tips, what works for one might not work another. If you wish to have another go though, don't hesitate to pm me and describe where you are stuck, i.e. why do you think you can't get a seal. I can give you a few tips to try that could help. As for aesthetics...

@MetroBBoy YMMV, many also loved them straight out of the box, and most said that the first 24 hrs give the most improvement. You can definitely use the money saved to order custom tips, and that combo beats SE530 any day(except isolation).

Depending on your store's return policy, I'd recommend another 2 weeks or so not just for burn-in but also for you testing different tips and different ways to wear/insert them. As for the amount of burn-in IE8 requires it's quite out there, many heard huge differences after the first 24...

I already wear one:

@Ed seedhouse: Golly! Sir, if you want talk empirical evidence, please post the procedure and result of a scientific experiment similar to one containing 10 dynamics IEM/headphone, 1 500 hr burned-in another, completely unused and the rest randomly burned. Providing the identified burn-ed/not...

@Ed Seedhouse: It's a moot point debating whether your ear adapted to the new IEM or your perception changed, the question is is that enough to explain what we experienced? No, with the IE8 appreciation thread as the source of information, just statistically line up people who heard IE8...

You can hardly get any sibilance with IE8, and personally never.

We hear what we hear

Definitely the tips, my bad source didn't diminish the treble more than the bass: they all suffered.

@GN85: Simply because it's not a slight difference Mine opened around 450hr, and now they are close to 2khr. There's no standard amount IMO, we hear what we hear. What you really notice after a period of time if you listen to the same set of songs daily is some small subtle detail you...

@Honeyboy: I'd think my opinions are too "aggressive" myself It's more of a neon light sign: "Hey guys, I know you really enjoy your FX500 and they sound better on several aspects compared to the IE8, but don't give up on these more expensive phones, there's a lot more space for...

Quote: Originally Posted by zenpunk Decay, I understand you are very fond of your IE8 but I don't understand how you can defend them against the JVC when you haven't heard the FX500 so can't compare them. Or am I missing something...You should give the Victor a try and you might get...

Nice review

Play music through them for that long, preferably with volume set slightly louder than what you usually do.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duncan I am one of those 'rare exceptions', and am no shill... I am also the founder member of the IE8 appreciation thread... and was happy with the IE8s for seven months.. it is just that - for me, the synergy between the FX500 and the Sony X1000 player...

OT: Alas, F31FD (altered v. of F30) is one superb and small camera, if only Fujifilm update the firmware so it has a histogram, true manual mode, manual focus, add a custom self-timer and make sure it's in effect as long as you don't toggle it off... that be perfect. I don't really think...

Newest != better Example from portable digital camera: Fujifilm FinePix F30/F31FD

You wait for other people to buy them and read about what they heard, repeat until you are satisfied with what you chose. As for specification, ES3X, one of the flagship customs and highly praised if not deemed to be perfect: Frequency response: 20 Hz - 18 kHz. As for Sennheiser IE6/7/8s...

To reset VST Host's setting (so you can start foobar2000), go to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data and delete GeorgeYohngVST.ini The best way is to not use VST Host to store your effect chain, but instead use it to load a proper chainer VST (Acon EffectChainer...

@zenpunk: Mingo is an IEM company based in HongKong, contact them to see if there's authorized reseller (doubt it) in your area or if they ship internationally. As to senior members who own and/or experienced high end gears suggesting that they like FX500 better and that FX500 surpass IE8...

@3X0: Try this, tape the bass dial (dial it to max), invert the half-bi-flange, decore a pair of complys and use the core to connect the complys and the large opening of the half-bi-flange. There's also the option to cut the complys in half, put it underneath a sony hybrid and use the core...

A looser seal and taped bass dial will solve the "overwhelming bass", but I haven't experienced that after 1000hr.