Problems =/

[apples]

I just got my shure e2c's but there seems to be no isolation whatsoever, without music playing or with music playing i can hear normal level conversations, is it that i have super small ears? I tried all sizes and there's still no isolation. Is the ear piece supposed to go all the way in? Am i supposed to jam it in really hard everytime? oh foamies and the silicon still give me the same problems =/

 

[BigRobb]

http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=104506

That topic might help you, it got some pictures in it.

Are they not sticking in your ears, or even when they stick in your ears do they still allow noise in?

 

[apples]

Ya i try as hard as i can to jam it in by pressing my hardest and i still hear things, is it supposed to let sound in while there is no music playing? and do you guys have to push in super hard everytime? Sorry for these stupid questions =/

 

[YamiTenshi]

I've had mine for a few months now and I find that isolation on the e2cs is very good. If there is no music playing then I can hear some of the noise around me, these are not meant to be ear plugs. But when I have music playing, even at low levels it blocks out all sound.

I use the forms but the rubber tips isolate better. At first it took a long time to get them in right, but now it takes less then five seconds an ear to get a good seal. The form/rubber piece is suppose to go pretty far into your ear, you shouldn't be able to see it anymore.

Sorry, I don't really know how you are putting them in so I can't help much, but from my experience they do give a god seal.

 

[karma]

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Originally Posted by apples Ya i try as hard as i can to jam it in by pressing my hardest and i still hear things, is it supposed to let sound in while there is no music playing? and do you guys have to push in super hard everytime? Sorry for these stupid questions =/

If you're using the foamies, you're supposed to roll them between your index finger and thumb so that the foam material is compressed. Then you stick them in your ears and they'll expand to create the seal.

With the silicon tips, you basically just slip them in. They take a bit more force to put in, but I wouldn't refer to it as "jamming" them into your ears.

I imagine that you're just not putting them in correctly. It just takes some practice.

Edit: Yes, you do hear outside sound when there's no music playing, but it's more muffled.

 

[ProleArtThreat]

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Originally Posted by apples Ya i try as hard as i can to jam it in by pressing my hardest and i still hear things, is it supposed to let sound in while there is no music playing? and do you guys have to push in super hard everytime? Sorry for these stupid questions =/

I think you might be expecting too much isolation. All canalphones will let some sound in when there is no music playing. Are you saying you still hear everything normally when they are in? Things should sound muffled, but they don't block out all outside noise entirely.

 

[kramer5150]

Sounds like youre not getting a good seal. With a tight fit I can barely hear the phone ring.

Garrett

 

[UserNotFound]

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Originally Posted by YamiTenshi these are not meant to be ear plugs.

I use mine on the gun range 3 days a week for .22 target practice without problems. They're not quite enough for my Beretta, though, but damn close to what normal little foam earplugs do.