davey48
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Could anyone comment on how well these isolate sound? Especially compared to Etymotic or Shure headphones. I'm a bit worried about background noise when on a loud train or airplane etc.
Could anyone comment on how well these isolate sound? Especially compared to Etymotic or Shure headphones. I'm a bit worried about background noise when on a loud train or airplane etc.
Since these have a dynamic driver, the housing is ported and therefore will not isolate as well as a fully balanced armature housing, like the shure se846 for example. However, the isolation is still decent and will drown out enough noise to allow you to listen clearly enough on buses and trains in my experience; you just won't have a completely silent background.
Isolation is also heavily dependent on tips, and the a83 is known to be finnicky with the tip selection for most. I recommend you order JVC spiral dot eartips if you want to guarantee a decent fit; this is what I did so I never had to struggle with finding the proper tips myself. The spiral dots are well renowned on this thread as well.
If the Fidue tips do not fit me, I assume if I would order those JVC tips I would have to go for small size? Because I tested my shure tips, small size stays perfectly inside and mediums pushes out a little so the headphone won't stay inside my ear. I would use shure tips for fidue if the fidue one don't fit, but the issue with the shure tips are that they are completely worn out, so I'll have to order new ones.
H20, I just wanna say thanks for introducing me to Maria Mena. I'm hooked :0
I got all of her albums..
I really like the single 'Home For Christmas'. Sounds so freaking real on the fidues. It's like her voice was made for these. Or the other way around.
I am now checking out Maria Mena, I am always interested in finding something new and unique to listen to, being that I listen to anything from classic rock- indie-punk- classical- progressive-blue-folk-etc. Would you recommend her for someone that has a wide tastes of music H20?
Since these have a dynamic driver, the housing is ported and therefore will not isolate as well as a fully balanced armature housing, like the shure se846 for example. However, the isolation is still decent and will drown out enough noise to allow you to listen clearly enough on buses and trains in my experience; you just won't have a completely silent background.
Isolation is also heavily dependent on tips, and the a83 is known to be finnicky with the tip selection for most. I recommend you order JVC spiral dot eartips if you want to guarantee a decent fit; this is what I did so I never had to struggle with finding the proper tips myself. The spiral dots are well renowned on this thread as well.
Thanks for the input. Are these the tips you are referring to? Would different tips provide different levels of isolation or is the issue with the fundamental design of the in-ears?
http://www.amazon.com/VICTOR-EP-FX9L-B-Spiral-Earpiece-Size/dp/B00JSLXPUE
Does different tips sound different or is it just isolation which changes?
Like @JimmyTryhard said, the tips will change the level isolation, as long as you're asking about different sizes. My isolation hierarchy is as follows: silicon < foam-filled silicon < foam. And as far as sound, it does change that too, minutely to my ears, but I'm not as discerning of an audiophile (though I don't consider myself to be an audiophile anyway, more as just someone who happens to enjoys music, headphones, and IEMs all at the same time). For me, silicons offer the best seal, and as such the best bass response. Foams don't work so well in my ears, so bass response usually isn't as good for me, but it trims the highs a bit for the IEMs that are on the fence in terms of piercing treble. I don't listen closely enough for changes in sound with different tips and don't tip roll much, so I can't give you any meaningful overall opinion on the sound properties of different tips, but I'll say that my first priority is comfort and convenience. This is why my hierarchy for tip usage is more like this: silicon = foam-filled silicon > foam. Foams just don't work out for me so I never use them. Besides, different IEMs work better with different tips, I just happen to use silicons all the time as I don't have any foam-filled silicons around and the foams don't work out on my comfort and convenience scale.