[grokit]

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Originally Posted by RedSky0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Use tiny bits of cotton swab instead! -snip- The problem at least for me with standard filters is after a month or so balance is slightly skewed to one side by ear muck build up and that infuriates the obsessive compulsive in me. -snip-

Lol. I am "obsessive compulsive" in a different way, with a more traditional use for my q-tips!. I fastidiously clean my ears at least once a day, it's something I have done as a kid. I know, I know; ear wax is normal, and healthy, and never having any can lead to problems. But I haven't had any ear infections since I was a kid either, and that was before I was in charge of cleaning my own ears. As an adult, I have never had a build-up of earwax. My favorite time to q-tip them is when I get out of the shower, but any ol' time will do when I get the "itch", and the swabs are in reach

So perhaps this mod isn't for me, unless it actually improves the sound quality somehow over a clean filter. My ER-6is are 5 years old, and the extra filters it came with have never been needed!

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Originally Posted by james444 /img/forum/go_quote.gif x2, with very few exceptions. One of them worth mentioning is the RE1 which sounds rather dark with stock filters. Therefore I did ClieOS' treble mod (= removing filters) that brightens the sound but IME makes the upper midrange a bit echoey. Reading this thread I decided to try cotton swab and voila, best of both worlds: smooth sound, no echo and noticably better treble than with original filters. Thanks to the OP for the tip!

But my RE-1s are on the way, I had to try them at this price, so let me get this straight: take out the filters if the RE-1s are too "dark" for my tastes, then if the result is too "bright", put cotton in their place. Hmm...

 

[ljcii]

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Originally Posted by james444 /img/forum/go_quote.gif x2, with very few exceptions. One of them worth mentioning is the RE1 which sounds rather dark with stock filters. Therefore I did ClieOS' treble mod (= removing filters) that brightens the sound but IME makes the upper midrange a bit echoey. Reading this thread I decided to try cotton swab and voila, best of both worlds: smooth sound, no echo and noticably better treble than with original filters. Thanks to the OP for the tip!

I guess this requires experimenting with different the amount of cotton placed into the phone? I put a cotton ball the size of its mouth and it sounds pretty good, what size did u put?

 

[james444]

^ About the same size, I just cut off the upmost part of a Q-tip (above the stem).

 

[Scrivs]

Could you perhaps make a photo of that? I dont quite get what you mean...

Thanks.

 

[ljcii]

You wouldnt be able to judge with the photo at that size imo.
James, i found an optimum size and i still needed a treble boost on the nano to make it sound really balanced, how about you?

 

[MichaelOH]

This trick works great for me...I live in Canada, so ordering filters from Phonak costs a lot of money because of the shipping.

Thanks!

 

[james444]

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Originally Posted by Scrivs /img/forum/go_quote.gif Could you perhaps make a photo of that? I dont quite get what you mean... Thanks.

The cotton wool on a Q-tip is a bit longer than the stem. If you cut right above the end of the stem, you get a small cap of cotton wool the perfect size for a filter. Hope this explains what I mean, otherwise I'll try to take a picture.

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Originally Posted by ljcii /img/forum/go_quote.gif You wouldnt be able to judge with the photo at that size imo. James, i found an optimum size and i still needed a treble boost on the nano to make it sound really balanced, how about you?

Depends on source. They sound pretty balanced with my AMP3, however this is a bright sounding DAP. On my Sony A845 I have to use the EQ. Having said that, the synergy between the RE1 and Sony's S-Master amp is stunning, I never expected that. I'm going to post more about that later.

 

[ljcii]

I'll be waiting on the update. I have a friend who has that player which i can have a go on with my re-1s. I'm already hearing details in the high frequency range with the cotton mod.

 

[james444]

^ Stand by. All I'm saying now, to my surprise the S-Master amp drives the RE1 as effortlessly as anything, plus I'm playing with EQ settings that give stunning response and good extension from 20Hz to 16KHz.

 

[james444]

^ Ok, no more OT posts, I started a seperate thread on RE1 + S-Master amp.

 

[marioman94]

Sorry for bumping an ancient thread. Just wanna say this worked for me as a temporary fix on my Sunrise xcapes. Thanks.

 

[Keputs]

Well this makes it a prehistoric thread that's still useful. I'm trying it out on my trashy audio technica. Thanks for the tip!