Hi all,   I've had a pair of Sennheiser HD 25 SP headphones for 20-25 years (!) -- but these good old boys are finally nearing the end of the line.   These days I mostly use them with a keyboard setup I have at home. I also hope my kid will use them when she plays our home setup.  ...

Quote: Originally Posted by oregon Fit Kit | Westone Anyone know if these tips work with other makes of IEM's? imho, I'd avoid Westone's fit kit b/c if you get the kit, and then decide which you like best, you can't later get more of that one kind.

Quote: Originally Posted by azncookiecutter Using blu-tak on my Apple In-Ears right now, works brilliantly. You mean that blue putty stuff? Doesn't it just get squished out the other end when you slide the tip on?

You don't mean to heat-shrink onto the stem? (there seems some potential for trouble -- ie, I could imagine the shrinking tube could even fracture the the stem) What would peroxide do? (I had cleaned the stem/inside of tip with a bit of soap) Any other ideas? (I'm thinking I might wrap a...

Hi all, is there a good way to make IEM stems a bit more tacky/sticky so that the tips stay on better? I'm finding that my tips keep nudging, and a few times have wound up left behind in my ears. I've tried cleaning the stems/tips, thinking they might a bit oily, but that didn't seem to help...

I have no comment on whether they are trustworthy -- but, if something goes wrong, isn't a credit card much easier to reverse than a wire?

happy UM3X owner

At the RSA Predator list price, you could get BOTH an iBasso D4 and T3 -- a D4 for your laptop, and a T3 for your iPhone. Not saying you should, but if you're thinking about Predator, it seems perhaps worth a thought.

Thanks -- though #2 would require use of the battery, right? I wonder what more circuit it would have required to enable the D4 to draw power via USB, but be used for that #2 application (ie, without needing the battery, and not using the USB as a *source* but just for *power*).

Quote: Originally Posted by HiFlight Yes, you can do that 2 different ways: 1. Using a source thru the DAC (USB) input, you can patch from the Aux In/Out to your stereo via a mini-RCA cable. D4 can be off, as all power is supplied by the USB and the amp section of the D4 is unused...

Quick question about the D4 -- you can also patch it into a stereo via a mini to rca cable, from the D4's aux in/out jack to the stereo's aux in? Any idea how this compares to similarly priced standalone USB/DACs that are marketed as stereo sources?

Quote: Originally Posted by Hsiu Clip+ has zero hiss with UM3X, support ogg and flac. have expansion slot. I don't know if I'd say 'zero' (I do hear some, but very little) -- I also hear some electronic chatter when tracks change. That said, I'm very happy with the Clip+ with...

Could depend on the source -- for example, I'm using UM3X -- I use them with a Clip+ (unamped) -- and I use them with a laptop -- but the UM3X are sensitive and reveal a lot of laptop hiss -- so, with the laptop, I'm also using a USB/DAC amp (mine is iBasso D4, and there are lots of others) --...

Re: Klipsh tips -- fwiw, I've only used the Klipsch and the Comply that came with the UM3X -- so, with that said, I much prefer the Klipsch -- to me they sound better, feel better, and will last longer. I now only use the Comply foams on a plane, for the additional isolation. Right now I'm using...

I've been using the Klipsh ovals.