[kiwirugby]

I would appreciate some counsel...please.

I have been toying with the idea of an earbud or IEM, but I fear my ears may not be up to it! I currently have a Sennheiser MX400 with RS foamies, and getting these things in my ear, let alone getting them to stay there, is a challenge. So I am wondering, if I am blest with small ear canals, or whatever they may be called, would ear buds or IEMs be smaller and therfore a better fit? Easier to fit? Or am I stuck with my KSC 75s?

I listen to primarily classical music and jazz, and use a Sony pcdp (D-EJ2000, 985, 915) with a Xin SuperMacro (4 switches).

Any thoughts would be most welcome....espceially for the ear canal challenged!!

(I'm assuming that stretching the canals, like one would shoes, is out of the question!!!)

 

[Gigabomber]

The next step up in sizing and comfort are the semi-canalphones (at around 30 bucks the sony ex71, at around 20 bucks the panasonic rp-hje50, at 50 dollars the sharp md33-s) they don't go as deeply as many true canals but they do cut out a portion of the sound and they havesome of the most comfortable and sizable tips you will find outside of custom molded 500 dollar canalphones.

 

[VicAjax]

earbuds and IEMs function completely differently from one another. IEM goes deep inside your ear canal, while an earbud simply hangs off the the outside of the ear.

i can't wear earbuds, they are uncomfortable, irritating and always fall out. IEMs, on the other hand (specifically ety er4p), i find very comfy... i forget they're in after awhile. they do, however, require some getting used to.

 

[seeberg]

My ER6i's stay in just like ER4's would, but with one exception-that nub of cartilege(I don't know if I spelled that right) is where the ends of each earpiece rests when inserted. I have to press in that cartilege to get a firm enough grip to remove my canalphones, due in part to the polished plastic not yielding a decent grip like ER4's do.
But does that impede my

? Hell no!
Keep on rawking,
Abe