PANGES
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I was just curious if anyone could give me some insight as to whether there's something wrong with my earphones, or if this is simply the way they are. I'm thinking about sending them in to Shure, or Earphonesolution, or wherever they need to be sent to be checked and/or repairs/replaced; however, I wanted the people here's opinion before I send anything out... I really don't want to spend money to send them out and have to make EarphoneSolutions or Shure work, if they are in proper working order.
The best thing to do to describe what seems to be wrong with my pair is to simply show a copy of my PM I sent to EarphoneSolutions.
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And then EarphoneSolutions replied:
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The thing is, I've checked the insides of the nozzles for ear wax or debris, as that was my first guess too, but there isn't any. I've also tried every tip available, as well as some Klipsch tips, with little success. I've also tried various depths of insertion to no avail. No matter what tips I use, or how I insert them into my ears, they sound really muffled/veiled.
Any advice? Do any one else's SE535's sound like what I'm describing, or is this just an isolated case with mine? I've tried a decent variety of headphones and IEM's (listed in my profile), and I can say that these are amongst one of the most muffled/veiled sounding phones I have heard. =/
The best thing to do to describe what seems to be wrong with my pair is to simply show a copy of my PM I sent to EarphoneSolutions.
Quote: PANGES
I was going to make a thread, and just ask the people on this forum, but I figure I might be best if I just wanted to shoot you a PM and ask you a question about my Shure SE535's.
I purchase these last week from your site, and have been listening to them since I received them since I received them on Wednesday. The first thing I noticed about them when I put them in and played some music through them is that they are very veiled and muffled sounding throughout the entire frequency range. The best way I can describe their sound signature is that they sound a lot like my Sennheiser IE8's, which I sold off to get these, because I wanted more "clarity."
I went back and re-read all the impressions threads about these IEM's, and everyone kept talking about how clear and crisp they sound, so I thought they would open up, or my brain would just get used to the sound signature over time, but I've been listening to them for several hours every day, and they're still very muffled sounding to me.
I'm very confused about them, because even when I did some A/Bing, and listened to my girlfriend's Shure SE115's, her SE115's sound much more clear/crisp than my SE535's. I kept searching this forum for reports of the SE535's sounding "veiled" or "muffled" and it only has people saying that in comparison, they make the Westone 3's sound veiled or muffled. I'm very confused, and I'm beginning to wonder if there is something defective with my pair of SE535's. Personally, I really like the SE535's, as I am very impressed with the build quality, and comfort, but the muffled sound really has me disappointed, especially for the price.
Even when I switch back to my Sennheiser HD650, which are supposed to sound veiled/laid back, they sound super crisp and clear in comparison, and when I go back to the SE535, it feels like I'm listening with some cotton balls in my ears.
What I'm hearing doesn't sound anything like any of the impressions on this forum, or the impressions on your site, nor do they sound anything like the impressions on HeadRoom's site. This has me pretty worried, because the impressions on Head-Fi, EarphoneSoultions, and Headroom have always been pretty accurate as to what I should expect in a phone.
Is there any way you can help me double check or verify any problems with my set? Possibly an exchange for another set of SE535, or I can send you my pair for you to verify?
Any advice or help would be greatly, greatly appreciated!
And then EarphoneSolutions replied:
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It sounds like you may have a defective item or you could be pushing the eartips too far in and closing the end opening.
It could also be debris inside the eartip. Sometimes plastic from manufacturing will need to be removed. Lastly it could be wax (very common). So you should change the eartips and in between take a good look inside the nozzle to see if there is anything there. Also make sure you are not "over-inserting" them.
The thing is, I've checked the insides of the nozzles for ear wax or debris, as that was my first guess too, but there isn't any. I've also tried every tip available, as well as some Klipsch tips, with little success. I've also tried various depths of insertion to no avail. No matter what tips I use, or how I insert them into my ears, they sound really muffled/veiled.
Any advice? Do any one else's SE535's sound like what I'm describing, or is this just an isolated case with mine? I've tried a decent variety of headphones and IEM's (listed in my profile), and I can say that these are amongst one of the most muffled/veiled sounding phones I have heard. =/