Redcarmoose
Headphoneus Supremus
The only variable in production that I saw on mine was that the filter was near the bottom of the tube while others seemed to be higher up the tube. I had a pair that sounded a bit muffled in the highs. I looked at the Knowles data sheet on dampening filters and it said that changing the position of the dampening filter in the tube changes the amount of mid crossover (or balance). So unless everyone else’s filter is in the exact same portion of the tube, there can be a slight variable there. I muffed my filters by taking them out, now I’m just waiting for a new set to see what changing those around will do...DM6 that is.
I remember that extraction, you could never get it to become “as new” again? It’s amazing that everyone has different ideas as to the sound, still I guess that’s normal for Head-Fi? Everyone has sudjective opinions.
And still you think that filter you pulled out was slightly in a too far pushed in place? Sad you could not fix your action. I’m amazed how delicate this whole sound adjustment thing is. I’m just surprised you couldn’t put “anything” back into the sound tube and get a sound you like? I can only see a green and grey filter. But I leave everything alone as I like the sound. I can’t see how the sound would be muffled? But my two pairs opened up after 40 hours. I ended putting 200 hours of burn in on two pairs. I will have to look to see if the tube filters are in different places between the two pairs I have. The two pairs sound exactly the same?
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The “new-set” are those IEMs or tube filters? I think you can buy the tube filters right?
And again if we can adjust tube filters it would be like doing EQ to every pair.
And......if this tube filter distance is a huge variation between IEMs and is creating a sound difference it COULD be responsible for different sounds between IEMs. It could be responsible for the treble spike.
Still I think there are multiple ways to skin a cat. Too high of treble due to filter placement in nozzle, change IEM tip, and cable till all is well.
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