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you would think the cable would come from the opposite side of the housing... common sense for comfort.
Aha. That could be the problem right there.. The double flange. Try using one of the single flange tips. The double will let in some air depending on fit. The wider bore single flange tip is what I use. Try them instead if you ended up getting the variety pack. They should have come with single flange tips.
Sorry for taking so long to answer but I used the time to try through all my available tips - sony normal, sony hybrid, meelec - and listen for any improvement with the highs. Sad thing is: I couldn't find any. The problem is pretty consistent over all tips. With the larger meelec tips you use I also had the problem that they sit a bit (really just a tiny bit) loose on the noozle and keep getting stuck in my ears when I pull the unit out.
So I either have some kind of defective unit or my hearing is just screwed. The test for the first one would be to listen to another XB90 or have someone else, who knows the XB90, listen to mine. Sadly, that seems quite impossible to do for me.
sorry that you have that problem. the only explanation I can think of is that your pair is just a lemon :|
anyone who wants to try the xb90 flavor the xb60 is on sale... though its in gold:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009A6CZ12/ref=s9_simh_se_p23_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=auto-no-results-center-1&pf_rd_r=BAAD51A5ECC44DC7ABBA&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=1263465782&pf_rd_i=cxb60ex
Quick question - been reading the thread about the ele DAC. For less than $20, its hard to pass up. However, I have a fiio USB DAC/Amp E10. Does the ele compare/is it better? What would the difference be? Also, does the ele work with a Mac as far as drivers are concerned?
TIA.
Maybe because we are younger (under 30) and are more sensitive to highs? But the sony's are the only pair of IEM's that I have had this problem with. What's the return policy on these?
kwerdenker:
Here is something that you can do to give those Meelectronics lose tips a tighter fit:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/577712/yamaha-eph-100/2610#post_8629095
what seller did you both order from?
Huxley comes out of no where and tells it like it is. Ha glad you are enjoying this one. I am curious to eventually try this.
This SMSL Fort it is called is more of a delux model. Uses the same chip that is in the Ele but an equally small round housing w volume nob as it has an amp section to it..Kinda cool if you ask me. Like that volume nob.