I just took these apart to remove hairs from the diaphragm. Don't worry about the silicon. When I first took these headphones apart it looked like the driver was sealed in or glued. The second time, when the bass had got really bad, I just cut them open. It actually looks like it's just a...

Another update. Well, they've died. Sort of. Right channel suddenly dropped to ~70% of its counterpart, so they're as good as dead. Got 2 years out of them.

Quote:   Update to my update post.. :)   They still work. Still sound good. I use them at work, when working out, walking the dog, in the shower during a drunken haze and for noise isolation (which is what I'm using them for right now. Damn neighbours.) The left earpiece...

Small update to my previous post.   I accidentally spilt some Pepsi on them, well, actually I pretty much soaked them in it because they were laying on the table exactly where I dropped the glass. I then ran them under a tap. They still work, so they definitely are water resistant if...

I purchased these after reading this thread, and Jaawa's review.   I was only looking for decent headphones to wear while working out, but I must say.. I was VERY pleasantly surprised when I put them on for the first time.   I don't have a lot of experience with in-ear headphones though...