Fusion238
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Hello to all. I am new here, but I recently bought my first pair of custom IEMs, LiveWires, and wanted to post a tip I hope will be helpful to others. I assume this would hold true no matter what brand of custom IEMs you use.
I was becoming frustrated with the lack of low bass response after several days of using these and found that I was only getting good bass response when I tilted my head down slightly (below horizontal). Obviously, this was a problem with the fit/seal I was getting inside my ears. I was on the verge of calling EarPeace Technologies for an adjustment or refund when I ran across a thread on Jaben last night which helped me fit these things in my ears properly.
Unlike others, I did not have the front-outside part over the flap of my ear, a common newbie mistake. My problem was that I was actually rotating the IEMs too far into my ears. If we call the direction of twist to insert the IEMs "backwards," I was rotating them too far backwards. This was causing a compromised fit and poor bass response with changing head positions.
What I found was that if I actually "unscrewed" them a little bit after inserting them, the seal is much better. In other words, whe I put them in, I rotate them as far backward as possible, and once they are in all the way, I rotate them forward slighgtly until they are pressing lightly against the insides of the front flaps of my ears. This creates a better seal with changing head positions. The bass response is still slightly stronger when I tilt my head below horizontal, but the seal overall is much better now, and I do not lose the bass when tilting my head up.
This may be an anomaly because I was told by the audiologist that I had particularly curvy ear canals, but others having trouble getting a good seal and bass response, especially with jaw opening, facial contortions, or head positoin changes may want to try this trick. I am now happy with the fit and response of my earphones and will not need to send them back...relief!
Hope this helps!
I was becoming frustrated with the lack of low bass response after several days of using these and found that I was only getting good bass response when I tilted my head down slightly (below horizontal). Obviously, this was a problem with the fit/seal I was getting inside my ears. I was on the verge of calling EarPeace Technologies for an adjustment or refund when I ran across a thread on Jaben last night which helped me fit these things in my ears properly.
Unlike others, I did not have the front-outside part over the flap of my ear, a common newbie mistake. My problem was that I was actually rotating the IEMs too far into my ears. If we call the direction of twist to insert the IEMs "backwards," I was rotating them too far backwards. This was causing a compromised fit and poor bass response with changing head positions.
What I found was that if I actually "unscrewed" them a little bit after inserting them, the seal is much better. In other words, whe I put them in, I rotate them as far backward as possible, and once they are in all the way, I rotate them forward slighgtly until they are pressing lightly against the insides of the front flaps of my ears. This creates a better seal with changing head positions. The bass response is still slightly stronger when I tilt my head below horizontal, but the seal overall is much better now, and I do not lose the bass when tilting my head up.
This may be an anomaly because I was told by the audiologist that I had particularly curvy ear canals, but others having trouble getting a good seal and bass response, especially with jaw opening, facial contortions, or head positoin changes may want to try this trick. I am now happy with the fit and response of my earphones and will not need to send them back...relief!
Hope this helps!
