[erikzen]

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Originally Posted by trevor1189 Ok from what I understand cable noise/microphonics are pretty much considered synonymous around here. So I don't really know what you mean by they will have cable noise but no microphonics.

I think microphonics refers to sounds getting amplified that are not supposed to be, like touching a tube amp and hearing it in your headphones. This is not technically the same thing as hearing cable noise as it is not really being amplified like a microphone but just creating vibrations that you can hear because of the increased isolation. I'm not sure if this is correct. I have no technical knowledge but just remember reading something like this in a thread a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

In essence it doesn't matter because we don't want to hear microphonics or cable noise in our IEMs!

 

[Oistrakh]

save your money and buy the Shure e500 instead

 

[erikzen]

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Originally Posted by Oistrakh save your money and buy the Shure e500 instead

Or buy used UM1 or E2C so you have something to listen to while you're saving. Then you can sell your used IEMs for little or no loss and put the proceeds towards your e500!

 

[trevor1189]

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Originally Posted by erikzen I think microphonics refers to sounds getting amplified that are not supposed to be, like touching a tube amp and hearing it in your headphones. This is not technically the same thing as hearing cable noise as it is not really being amplified like a microphone but just creating vibrations that you can hear because of the increased isolation. I'm not sure if this is correct. I have no technical knowledge but just remember reading something like this in a thread a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... In essence it doesn't matter because we don't want to hear microphonics or cable noise in our IEMs!

Yes I looked it up and that is the "technical" definition, but around here I think microphonics has been used on more than several occassions when talking about iems.