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Originally Posted by oak3x /img/forum/go_quote.gif
The best comfort of any IEM and very good sound isolation(double flange).
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I have to disagree with this. They're nowhere near as comfortable as my UM1.
I bought mine last month when they were on sale. I've tried all the tips. The smallest tips I can use to get a good seal are the small bigflange in my left ear and the medium single tips in my right ear. Any smaller in either ear and I don't get a good seal, any bigger and they start to bother me after a half hour.
Last week I went to Hawaii from DC via LA, so 4, 5+ hour flights and after a couple of hours they were bothering my ears. For 3 of the flights, I toughed it out for the whole flight, but on one, it got to be too much and I had to switch to my UM1. They make the UM1 sound crappy, but the UM1 sounds better than no music at all, which was the alternative.
Right now, for my daily, 45 minute, subway commute they're fine. I'll probably not be able to use them once pollen kicks in in the spring.
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Originally Posted by Zhdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif
How is the noise cable on the x-5 and x-10?
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This is my biggest complaint about the X5. I have a beard and with the wires pointed down, I get a lot of microphonics with the cable rubbing against my beard. Unfortunately, this isn't a problem that can be fixed with a shirt clip, which is the standard answer I've seen to solve microphonics. Putting the X5 in upside down and running the cable over my ears eliminates this problem. They fit in my ear a little better this way. Wearing them with the cable down causes the same issues ADD mentions with my ears.
However, since they're not designed to work this way, the wires stick way out. This makes it impossible to wear a hat with them, which will be a problem when it gets much colder.
This evening, when walking to the subway from work, it was windy and the wind caused a lot of cable microphonics. It was noisy enough to seriously detract from the music. Enough so that the UM1 probably would have sounded better. The only other in ear I've tried that had this problem was the CX300, which, if I remember correctly, has a similar cable.