I went ahead and ordered a pair of Etymotic Kids 3 - they did solve the problem and cleared up most of the static noise. The Etys didn't fit my ears very well though so I purchased a Fiio E07K DAC/AMP which I had been thinking about for a while anyways and I can confirm it also works as a...

I guess that's the reason, the question is what's the solution? I have a pair of Nuforce NE-600X (32 ohm) as well and the static is less heard/noticable with these than with my ATH-CKM500s (16 ohm), strengthens the theory I guess. So what would be a good pair of high impedance / low sensitivity...

Hello! I recently bought a Microsoft Surface 2, wonderful device but it has one little drawback. I often listen to podcasts on really low volume or just have the IEMs in my ears at all times, even when not playing any sounds, and I can hear a slight but constant static noise when...