I had swimmers ear to begin with (too much time spent in filthy outdoor pools as a kid) and it acts up occasionally when I use my customs for extended periods of time (3 hours+). When that happens, I dry my ears out and switch to buds or cans until it stops itching/hurting.   To avoid this...

i'm looking at the senn cx680, sweat proof etc. seems nice from what little info i could find on it. Sennheiser-Adidas CX 680 (Review) | Skatter Tech

I currently use pk1's for work, run from a USB soundcard. They're great, able to hear the phone/people talking, low key. Only when the office gets noisy I find myself turning the volume up a bit too much.

Quote: Originally Posted by CapQ Oh i found it, in China iBasso D3 is called MAD-07+ isn't the MAD07 the ibasso d2 boa or are they the same thing? i'm listening to a MINA right now, great stuff. which city will you be staying in? might be places that you could listen to some of...

i've only got a meier mk3 to compare it to. basically, the mina is warmer, with a tad less detail and a bit more bass. high and low extention is pretty good. the thing i like most about this amp is its laid back, comfortable sound sig, great for long periods of listening.

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Mini review of the Yuin G1 vs. PK1 Ran out of X5L to Porta Corda MKIII I haven’t had the G1 for long and it’s only been run in for about 20+ hours. This is compared to a PK1 with at least 200 hours clocked on it. Comfort. The G1 hangs loosely (for me) off the outer ear and easily falls off...

Quote: Originally Posted by roxxor I've been burning these in for a good 40 hours now. Their signature doesn't seem to have changed to dramatically. They still present a very harsh treble, sometimes sibilant. Vocals are recessed, but harsh as well. Low end thus far is really really...

i got caught in the rain with iems one time. we both got soaked, but they turned out ok.

Quote: Originally Posted by tstarn06 They are just for sitting still, unless you have perfect ear canals for the PK/OK buds.. seems like i do. sitting here with pk1 at the moment, and i can jump on the bed without them budging...

ok, i have the er4s and the X5L (different only in battery life from the X5). i often run the phones from the hp out and it takes less than half the volume to drive them to enough volume for outdoors listening. on the road, the differences between directly powering and running them through the...

how bout the pk series? pk1 is amped and pk2 not. used to fall asleep with them all the time, they fall out after awhile and are pretty sturdy so you don't have to worry about breaking them if you roll over or anything

i sleep with the pk2, the pks are the most comfortable buds to sleep in imo. plus they fall out after awhile if you fall asleep in them, so you don't have to spend a whole night with stuff in your ears.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ranma13 At this point I'm willing to mail my Cowon earbuds to someone for a better comparison, provided that you return them to me after you're done with them. Here's a picture of them: i got those buds with my M5L a few years back, and they...

ruined my ears too (although probly not as much as all you people with systems costing many times mine). now, whenever anybody takes out their mp3 player and says, hey i got a cool song wanna have a listen? i have to fish for my own phones first.

um2 x2. best for comfort if you don't mind a bit of muddyness.

i did the olive oil thing last time i got a plug, only i didn't have any olive oil on hand and used peanut oil. got rid of the plug in no time, and the rest of the wax kinda walked themselves out during the next few days.

huh. considering customs?

i guess it's just a matter of preference here. i used to have the hd600 with cardas and loved them to death, while my roommate prefered every other thing i had (sf5pro, er4s, sr225) over them.

i don't think there will be any damage to your hearing, but without the filter stuff like earwax might get into the drivers and clog them up. on that note, i just inspected my er4s and discovered one filter missing....

i used to have tinnitus when i was a kid ~5 years old. i distinctly remember being home by myself and hearing a constant ringing all around me. it decided to go away after i started school... until i got a mid ear infection in fourth grade (which also took away hearing in ultra-high...

imo, pk1 in a quiet room with a good source and amp is pretty close to magic.

i'm getting a thud in my left ear when i chew and walk around (without iems, been off them for nearly a week now) doesn't feel like my ears are clogged up

i used to have the er4p, found them uncomfortable and sold them. after a year or so, decided to try again and got er6i. found them insanely comfortable with triple flanges. had the e4pro. tried all sorts of tips and like olives and triflanges best. e4pro broke, got er4s. comfortable...

sounds like a cord or plug problem, maybe you could get them recabled? or, as this is headfi, time to upgrade!