[VoLTaG3]

Bumping thread so new users can see the helpful information.

 

[lazaruslong]

just got my 530's and cut the top flange and 1/2 the stem--very comfortable and the sound is MUCH richer then the olives, as well as the treble being more pronounced, christ these are amazing, thanks for the tip

 

[bonem]

Why not make this a sticky?

 

[VoLTaG3]

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Originally Posted by bonem /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why not make this a sticky?

It should be. Also I'm really looking forward to your review on the custom Shure SE530's.

 

[Bonthouse]

Hmm, I read the first post again, and the supershort version of the triple's make them sound like the standard silicones..

I still swear by the biflange/long stem mod, because if you need the stem to be shorter, you just push the stem all the way down on the nozzle, like it is supposed to.

Edit: Oh and about the sticky, I think we should make a thread including all tip tweaks for all brands.

 

[deadguy99]

Heh ive tried the triple/bi flanges and i didnt think they sounded bad per say but the comfort was terrible .. any more than 2 hours of listening and it felt like my ears were on fire

i know alot of ppl think the tri flanges really long and for the average person they are but heres an interesting story. At my work we use a type of earplug called Sparkplugs by Moldex which are in my opinion the most comfortable ear plugs in the world BUT they are a bit long .. like 1 inch long tapered front to back for deep comfort ... NOW everyone at work wears these and the end sticks out of everyones ears at least a little bit .. some ppl have short ear canals and they look goofy with 1/2 an inch of foam sticking out of there head ..So there's 1 old guy i work with who inserts the earplug and the Entire thing goes into his ear canal past the tight opening near the outside and sometimes they get stuck and he uses a tiny knife to grab it and pull it out at lunch

so the triple flange was definetely designed for a select crowd

but i'm glad to hear that with mods alot of ppl love them

 

[genesis]

Hey I was just wondering...

Anyone tried this mod with the westone um2?

Does it also improve the sound with the um2?

 

[genesis]

no updates with the same mod on the um2?

 

[Bonthouse]

You could try it yourself and post results

 

[Sayajin]

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Originally Posted by Bonthouse /img/forum/go_quote.gif Edit: Oh and about the sticky, I think we should make a thread including all tip tweaks for all brands.

I agree. We have a good handful out there now. This should be way better. They not that easy to find by searching in some cases.

 

[johnstringer]

Hi all,

I just got my first pair of SE530's. I am trying to find the best fit with the tip package that came with them. I've tried every tip in the box and I can't seem to form a good seal . Without music I can hear voices clear as a bell.. the sound is reduced, but nowhere near the point I thought it would be. I actually get more isolation wearing a set of JVC Noice Canceling cans. I'm fairly certain I'm inserting them correctly. Squeeze the tips, pull my ear back and outward slightly, loop over, insert, rotate 90 degrees.

If I listen to music, the outside sound is definitely reduced. However, I was hoping to listen to music softly because the outside noise was eliminated.. not listen to them loudly to reduce outside noise.

I've gone through this thread and tried much of the advice, but to no avail. Any tips? Or perhaps my ear canals just have weird shapes!

TIA,

John

 

[K_19]

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Originally Posted by johnstringer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi all, I just got my first pair of SE530's. I am trying to find the best fit with the tip package that came with them. I've tried every tip in the box and I can't seem to form a good seal . Without music I can hear voices clear as a bell.. the sound is reduced, but nowhere near the point I thought it would be. I actually get more isolation wearing a set of JVC Noice Canceling cans. I'm fairly certain I'm inserting them correctly. Squeeze the tips, pull my ear back and outward slightly, loop over, insert, rotate 90 degrees. If I listen to music, the outside sound is definitely reduced. However, I was hoping to listen to music softly because the outside noise was eliminated.. not listen to them loudly to reduce outside noise. I've gone through this thread and tried much of the advice, but to no avail. Any tips? Or perhaps my ear canals just have weird shapes! TIA, John

You're most likely not getting a proper seal, yeah. Do you feel the "vacuum" in your ear and can hear yourself louder, hear yourself chew? If not, that's not enough isolation. Jam it in deep as you can. Even if you think it is enough, go further (it'll never touch your eardrums so don't worry about that). Try a larger size if you can then go from there.

 

[johnstringer]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply. I can feel a small vacuum in my ear, I do sound louder, can here myself chew.. so, I may have, in fact, got enough isolation. I just thought it would be so good that I wouldn't be able to hear others around me, even when I didn't have music playing. I've tried every single tip all inserted in different angles, pushed so hard my ears hurt. Regardless, the sound is still amazing, I just don't know how well they'll hold up on flights.. I take quite a few trans-continental flights between Asia and Canada. The JVC's are good at isolation, but sound quality isn't great. I'll be on a short flight this weekend, then back to Canada in a month, so I'll see how the hold up.

John

 

[jinx20001]

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Originally Posted by johnstringer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi, Thanks for the quick reply. I can feel a small vacuum in my ear, I do sound louder, can here myself chew.. so, I may have, in fact, got enough isolation. I just thought it would be so good that I wouldn't be able to hear others around me, even when I didn't have music playing. I've tried every single tip all inserted in different angles, pushed so hard my ears hurt. Regardless, the sound is still amazing, I just don't know how well they'll hold up on flights.. I take quite a few trans-continental flights between Asia and Canada. The JVC's are good at isolation, but sound quality isn't great. I'll be on a short flight this weekend, then back to Canada in a month, so I'll see how the hold up. John

no IEM's will isolate so good you cant here jack! you would need concrete eartips for that but rest assured the shure se530 have among the best isolation you can get and with music playing quietly you wont here a peep of the outside world.

edit: if your using foam then start small and work your way up until the seal is obvious, although you dont have to, you may want to try squishing them rolled between your fingers just before sticking them in, this helps you get them in further, hold them there until you feel them expand and voila, your almost deaf. if however your having real trouble getting isolation then IEM's might not be good for your ear canals and i dont imagine any IEM's will seal very well if the shures dont.

you should also understand that active noise cancellation is very different to the seal you get from IEM's, you should notice that with the different types of isolation they isolate different sounds more. hard to understand, check this out http://www.shure.co.uk/groups/public...dlab_html.html

 

[johnstringer]

i am using the foam tips.. tried all three starting with the mediums (because they shipped with the IEMS). I tried squishing them and then waiting until they expanded, around 1 minute in each ear. However, when I let go, they seemed to loosen a bit and the isolation just wasn't there, I can here everything around me quite clearly. I then tried the rest from the tip kit and none of them worked very well either. Even the largest size seems to expand fully in my ear, which probably means they're not sealing.. if they were, they would remain party squished in my ear canal.

I do understand that active noise cancellation is quite different from isolation, which is the reason I bought IEMs... to insulate my ears from voices rather than just removing ambient noise. Perhaps my ear canals just have a weird shape, or are abnormally large.