IEM Cleaning Mesh, muffled sound???

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So my MA750 had a lot of wax deposits at the mesh, so I just took a fine soft brush, dabbed a small amount of 75% isopropyl alcohol solution on it, and gently tried to clean the mesh with it.

The earphones now are sounding very muffled and sort of like water is inside. Tried drying up them with a hot air blower, still no improvements.

The mesh doesn't seem to be removable at all, so is there any way to fix the sound without damaging the mesh?

 

[Dulalala]

Try letting it air dry for a while. Don't use a hot air blower as depending on the material of the membrane, you might damage it.

 

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So I left them overnight under slightly warm air, and they are still sounding very muffled.
Bass is overpowering everything, sound is almost half (have to put double the volume to listen to music), and mids have taken a very hard hit.
I think either some gunk went inside and jammed the driver, or the driver itself is damaged?

 

[ProtegeManiac]

When I clean my IEM mesh I hold them high and facing down so any liquid I use won't pour down inside the bore.

 

[Dulalala]

So I left them overnight under slightly warm air, and they are still sounding very muffled.
Bass is overpowering everything, sound is almost half (have to put double the volume to listen to music), and mids have taken a very hard hit.
I think either some gunk went inside and jammed the driver, or the driver itself is damaged?

Depending on how much alcohol you poured into it, it could have permeated past the filter and got stuck on the other side, making it harder to evaporate. Evaporation only occurs on the surface so considering that IEMs have small bores, it would take quite a while for it to evaporate fully if there was a lot that got in. Either that or the driver is busted, but if the driver was busted, it'll probably sound more distorted than muffled.

 

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When I clean my IEM mesh I hold them high and facing down so any liquid I use won't pour down inside the bore.

damn, should have thought of that

Depending on how much alcohol you poured into it, it could have permeated past the filter and got stuck on the other side, making it harder to evaporate. Evaporation only occurs on the surface so considering that IEMs have small bores, it would take quite a while for it to evaporate fully if there was a lot that got in. Either that or the driver is busted, but if the driver was busted, it'll probably sound more distorted than muffled.

It was just a dab of alcohol, I sprayed the brush with fingers before that as well to make sure minimum amount is on it. Probably some alcohol went deep in the brush and got poured into the housing. I don't think they are fixable now, it should have dried by now. Have raised RMA request though, let's see if they entertain it or not. My mistake only

 

[samvafaei]

I've had similar negative experiences with 75% isopropyl alcohol. I'd suggest using 99% alcohol (the problem seems to be the water content), and then giving the headphones enough time to dry. I also, don't let them soak for too long as you can dissolve the glue and loosening the diaphragm.

 

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I've had similar negative experiences with 75% isopropyl alcohol. I'd suggest using 99% alcohol (the problem seems to be the water content), and then giving the headphones enough time to dry. I also, don't let them soak for too long as you can dissolve the glue and loosening the diaphragm.

So the 75% alcohol is a no-go from now on. I couldn't find the 99% solution nearby where I live, so got the 75% one.
RMA is accepted, so I believe it's better to send them now.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

So the 75% alcohol is a no-go from now on. I couldn't find the 99% solution nearby where I live, so got the 75% one.

You can find it in chemistry and hardware supply stores, don't look in drug stores because that high concentration isn't used even in a hospital.

 

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You can find it in chemistry and hardware supply stores, don't look in drug stores because that high concentration isn't used even in a hospital.

ah, thanks man.
I tried with those medical stores only, nobody had that. Will get that once I get by some chemistry store.