ManuLM
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I'd be scared to do that : on a membrane based set like IE8, I would fear to damage the membranes. But maybe this is just a wrong feeling from my side. It might be (allthough I agree this is unlikely) that when ou push your IEM in your ear canal the membrane displacement is already big because of whatever sound played : the two effect together could result in an excessive membrane displacement. Then the device is damaged (not necessarily broken but damaged membrane, resulting in an altered freq. response).
I believe this is the reason why they always write on the manuals to plug the IEM in the speaker after placed on/in your ear.
Originally Posted by PhilS /img/forum/go_quote.gif After some experimenting, I've decided the Comply's work best for me if I don't compress them at all. I just push them into my ear while the music is playing until they sound is right -- basically until the bass is tight and controlled, but not muddy. I find if I compress the Comply's before inserting, I sometimes insert them too far into my ear, and generally I don't have as much control of where the tips end up. And the tips are soft enough that you don't have to compress them to insert them. Anyway, that's what I'm doing and it's working pretty well. |
I'd be scared to do that : on a membrane based set like IE8, I would fear to damage the membranes. But maybe this is just a wrong feeling from my side. It might be (allthough I agree this is unlikely) that when ou push your IEM in your ear canal the membrane displacement is already big because of whatever sound played : the two effect together could result in an excessive membrane displacement. Then the device is damaged (not necessarily broken but damaged membrane, resulting in an altered freq. response).
I believe this is the reason why they always write on the manuals to plug the IEM in the speaker after placed on/in your ear.