Most previous attempts at earphone adapters have failed and here we have another one that I just came across. I have an Amazon gift certificate and $13 isn't so bad so I have them in my cart; just finding some CDs/DVDs to buy to get the free shipping and I'll see if/how they work out.
I fear completely sealing an earphone made to not be completely sealed. Unless somehow those earbuds actually seal in some peoples ears... they barely even dangle on mine.
My Acoustibuds showed up today along with my blue Nuforce icon mobile. Here are a couple of pics.
On my Gigabeat U stock buds.
They do actually work unlike Slic Sounds and some others. The earphones I have aren't the best for them since one is a bit large and the other is not perfectly round. Perfectly round would be the best. There is a list of compatible earphones on acoustibuds.com. I tried them on three phones and got them to fit and work reasonably well. I did have the PK2 before and their diameter is smaller and I believe they would fit well on the PK's. If your earphones have a removable silicone or rubber ring around the edge that you can remove that will make them fit even better.
They come like in the picture with two sizes only. Should be three though. I use the large with 6 fins and the 5 fin small is a bit small for me. A medium size would be nice. I feel they would do well to make a newer version that are a bit longer as well. They are stretchy silicone and go on pretty easy in about five seconds a side.
These are not going to be perfect but they work nicely. Don't expect major isolation even if they fit really well. Pretty much simple EX71-like canalphone isolation at best. As I said the bigger earphones plus the added width of the adapters prevent them from inserting further on my average size ears. Smaller buds like the PK's would fit better. They still fit well are fairly comfortable and don't come out. They take a little practice and fiddling with the installing for the correct angle and getting a good fit.
They will add ~5 or 6dB of bass so that may be too much depending and require some EQ reduction of bass or adding of treble. They obviously pair or match better with lighter thinner sounding buds if you want balance and they will do the trick for those who want more bass. I dug my Philips SBC HS395 out of the drawer and it makes them usable instead of anemic sounding.
They keep the soundstage reasonably well and adds a little bit of honk or echo. I have not used them outside yet will be the real test. The added bit of bass and bloom may be canceled out in the real world. We'll see how they sound and isolate out on a windy NY winter day. So far so good though. Not going to be audiophile but they seem like the first actually usable set of these type I have tried. They might make the Yuins usable as canalphones more than their screw on sound tubes do. Might be worth a try or keeping an eye on the next model from them that might be really good.
Yep, now there are the Yurbud enhancers which are said(and should be) much better. Conveniently, I have a couple of pairs coming in the mail today and they are similar to the acoustibuds as they are the isolating model with the flanges. I have two pairs of buds that have ability but just not enough bass/warmth, the TC100 and UU2. They should make good in-ears after conversion though provided the enhancers work well with them.
There is some variation with the Yurbuds. Both smaller and larger models as Yurbuds have two size drivers(need to check what size you'll need) and they also have ambient enhancers as well as the isolating I bought.
Yep, now there are the Yurbud enhancers which are said(and should be) much better. Conveniently, I have a couple of pairs coming in the mail today and they are similar to the acoustibuds as they are the isolating model with the flanges. I have two pairs of buds that have ability but just not enough bass/warmth, the TC100 and UU2. They should make good in-ears after conversion though provided the enhancers work well with them.
There is some variation with the Yurbuds. Both smaller and larger models as Yurbuds have two size drivers(need to check what size you'll need) and they also have ambient enhancers as well as the isolating I bought.
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