Guys it appears I have mislead you all. Check the edited first post for the details.

edit: WARNING! There is a chance that this could damage your equipment! Apparently Creative messed with the A/V out so that you couldn't use generic 3.5mm->3xRCA AV cables (so they could sell you there own expensive version). As far as I can tell using a regular 3.5mm audio jack might leave you...

Just did a few more quick measurements. The headphone is an Etymotic ER6i, the source is a Creative Zen NX (which has 25 volume levels), and the SPL meter is the analgoue radio shack number. The measurement in dbs is averaged, and I haven't bothered getting an estimate for peak dbs. volume...

I took some unscientific SPL measurements* (using the radio shack spl meter) of my er6is driven by my creative zen. At 5** out of 25 it was averaging 80dbs. I'd be careful listenind to IEMs as loud as some of you are, especially since they are highly efficient and will produce higher SPLs then...

Quote: Originally Posted by BobZoron As nice as it is to work with the original material, i think i'll try the Hearos xTreme next time. It features a higher NRR and a softer foam that doesn't snap, crackle and pop everytime I open my jaw. I've been using a very similar ear plug...

Interesting, but how do you know if you need it done? I'm mid 20s, never really used q-tips, never had problems with ear wax coming out of my ears, and no feeling that sounds are muffled. The only thing that springs to mind is that I listen to music a bit louder then other people, but it's...

When I first tried it I was wearing some IEMs, and all I got was the volume increasing in one channel and decreasing in the other backwards and forwards, but without any spatial content (although it of course worked really well with full sized cans). I guess you need the sound to hit your ears...

Hmmm, interesting. As it happens I have an ear mould here that I could create a negative of for use in a DIY IEM. I have a question though, do the drivers need to be open to the air, or could they be directly encased in say a resin to? If they could then it would be relatively straight...

I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but a picture (or graph) really is worth a thousand words in this case. Have a look at Comfy's graph- that puppy shows an exponential growth that would be almost impossible to appreciate if he just listed the model numbers or even how much he had spent. Oh...

I honestly have no clue, so why do you need an in-line amplifier (isn't that what the headphone amp is for)? And you wouldn't need a corssover if you went with a single driver right?

On reflection, if I already owned a suitable sacrificial headphone I would, but it could turn out to be a bit pricey.

Quote: Originally Posted by gsferrari DIY IEMs anyone? Anyone want to speculate on how hard it would be to roll your own single driver DIY IEM? I've done some surface mount soldering so I imagine I could handle any soldering involved. I guess the main challenge would be coming...

Mine seem to be pretty air tight as it is, but it's definetly worth a shot. Thanks for the tip mate.

Quote: Originally Posted by pageman99 Just a suggestion, but why not just go to an audiologist and get custom soft silicone earmolds made. Funnily enough I did almost the same thing myself. After a few weeks use I had to ditch them and go back to regular tips because the isolation...

Hi all, pretty self explanatory. I'm curious to see what the trend is, although I already have my suspicions...

Glad to see it worked out well for you shochu, and thanks again for giving me her number. I wouldn't worry about their discreteness or lack there of- afterall, if all we cared about was looks when buying headphones we'd probably all be wearing some flavour of Sony 'phones . In case anyone...

I just had some custom ear moulds made for my etymotics today, for about ~52USD from "Earmold Sydney" in blacktown (look them up in the yellow pages if you want the number). Fit and sound quality are excellent, and I can now see that there are many pitfalls involved with trying to do your own...

You raise some good points, thanks for the thoughtful reply. I looked up that thread and it looks like it would only cost about $50, which is cheaper then I expected. On balance you're probably right, looks like I'll be making a trip to the audiologist. So sorry all, looks like you won't get...

Are.. chief, I said modelling clay, not just clay. Did you look at my first link? Have you ever used this stuff? I have, and so am famillar with its mechanical properties. A bore could easily be made after it has hardened, or included before baking (in an oven at 130degC). I'm sure an...

Quote: Originally Posted by ah_long there's a thread regarding sth like this already.. and it's a premade product for you to mould on your ears Yeah sorry, that's what I meant in my first post. The difference here is that if you make the mould out of modelling clay, then you don't...

Fair enough. I guess what I'm looking for is any show stoppers you guys might come up with. At face value I think the idea has merit.

Quote: Originally Posted by ScubaSteve87 my gut instinct just tells me this is a bad idea........ why not stick your head in the oven with the ety's already inserted and then put the clay on. get it all done in one step I don't speak gut, could you re-phrase your criticism in...

Hi all, I have a modest proposal. I saw one of the other thread titles mentioning custom ear moulds when it occurred to me that it might be possible to make your own using a couple of bucks worth of modelling clay (the stuff that dries hard when baked in an oven) and a little ingenuity. Here's...

Am I the only one who sees an ethical problem with you trying to return a headphone that you admit to breaking yourself? Warranties are for manufacturing defects and products that fail during an agreed period, not so that you can get a new one if you break it out of carelessness. *edit: I'm...

I was told to keep the battery, and make a backup of my tunes.