Microbuds motorcyclist earphones

[gebrauchtwagen83]

well saw these advertised and thought id give them a go at only 25 sniffs. pretty disappointed to be honest. the socks that attach to the phones do not stay on, in the first 5 mins of use the earphone would come out and leave the sock inside my ear, potentially dangerous. i decided to try the foam pads and they stay on slightly better. its a real shame really because the noise cancelling is phenomenal and the sound is surprisingly good.
ideally i want the ultimate ears ones but at 170 squid i was wondering if there are any cheaper alternatives.

also... what part of micro did the designers forget? in the adverts they look tiny in your ear so your helmet doesnt interfere with them but this pic is next to my klipsch image s4 which have an independent base unit in each one!!

 

[Fanum]

well saw these advertised and thought id give them a go at only 25 sniffs. pretty disappointed to be honest. the socks that attach to the phones do not stay on, in the first 5 mins of use the earphone would come out and leave the sock inside my ear, potentially dangerous. i decided to try the foam pads and they stay on slightly better. its a real shame really because the noise cancelling is phenomenal and the sound is surprisingly good.
ideally i want the ultimate ears ones but at 170 squid i was wondering if there are any cheaper alternatives.

also... what part of micro did the designers forget? in the adverts they look tiny in your ear so your helmet doesnt interfere with them but this pic is next to my klipsch image s4 which have an independent base unit in each one!!

How about using some of THIS stuff (or similar, there are lots of versions) to form a custom ear-shell around the speaker units, if the speaker units are good?

That might solve the problem

 

[gebrauchtwagen83]

not a bad shout. might give it a whirl. anything to avoid paying 170 for mediocre sound quality. if you look at what sennheiser and the like have to offer for 170, ultimate ears are not up there, your paying for the 10 minute ear fit which the above advert says you can do it a few minutes.

 

[Beagood]

I use these Sure sound isolating earbuds (SE215). They are a little bass-heavy but I find that works well on the bike, above all they are really comfy as the driver sits flush with your ear (they even stay on when you are upside-down, don't ask me how I know...). The cable is butch and detachable. I think I paid about £70.

http://tinyurl.com/bmvpt6v

 

[stolzy]

I have a pair of Klipsch S4 and splashed out on a pair of ACS custom ear buds for them(bought from The MP3 Company).

Rubbish service, took weeks and weeks to arrive because of cock-ups by the audiologist, MP3 Company and ACS.

The ear buds are OK, but no usable on the bike because you can't get a helmet over them. All-in-all £120 wasted.

My 4-year search for a robust and musical solution continues.

 

[stolzy]

I use these Sure sound isolating earbuds (SE215). They are a little bass-heavy but I find that works well on the bike, above all they are really comfy as the driver sits flush with your ear (they even stay on when you are upside-down, don't ask me how I know...). The cable is butch and detachable. I think I paid about £70.

http://tinyurl.com/bmvpt6v

They look good - anybody else tried them on a bike?

 

[mr_magicfingers]

If you have nice non-custom IEM's you can have them turned into customs for $150 by these folks http://uniquemelody.co/ You send them a mould of your ear and they make custom earmoulds with the electronics from your current earbuds if they're already a decent make.

Alternatively they're not a bad price for custom IEM's and on the headphone forums they're getting very good comments on their quality of moulds.

 

[gebrauchtwagen83]

thanks for the help chaps.

 

[judge]

not a bad shout. might give it a whirl. anything to avoid paying 170 for mediocre sound quality. if you look at what sennheiser and the like have to offer for 170, ultimate ears are not up there, your paying for the 10 minute ear fit which the above advert says you can do it a few minutes.

If that's the basis of your understanding from research can I just say you're a long way off, now I might say that as I work for the company you might be referring to but I believe from 8 years of extensively testing, evaluating and comparing in ear phones I could not describe the sound as mediocre, far from it or accept you're paying more than £10 of your £170 for the ear impressions that are taken of which the contact time for the process is 3 minutes, the elapsed time maybe not as much as 10.

 

[gebrauchtwagen83]

If that's the basis of your understanding from research can I just say you're a long way off, now I might say that as I work for the company you might be referring to but I believe from 8 years of extensively testing, evaluating and comparing in ear phones I could not describe the sound as mediocre, far from it or accept you're paying more than £10 of your £170 for the ear impressions that are taken of which the contact time for the process is 3 minutes, the elapsed time maybe not as much as 10.

i guess its just my friend has ultimate ears phones and i do like them, but the sound compared to my 170 quid sennheisers is not comparable

 

[judge]

OK let's just make sure we're on the same page and not at cross purposes.

Your friend has Ultimateears that cost £170 which appear to be custom (my assertion based on you saying the cost must be made up by impression taking).

Now if these are custom and your friend's then it follows you can't have any first-hand opinion or comparison because they are custom and not yours.

Your friend might have an opinion as he could've tried both assuming your as yet unknown to me Sennheiser's that set you back £170 are generic tipped and not custom.

I work for Ultimate Hearing Protection who manufacture a custom in-ear monitor that is a certified hearing protector for motorcyclists (and others) for £170 which is why I think you're referring to that product and not something from 'Ultimateear by Logitech' a US company who might make something in-ear for £170 after currency conversion but I think at that price they are generic.

Let's clear that up first.

 

[gebrauchtwagen83]

OK let's just make sure we're on the same page and not at cross purposes.

Your friend has Ultimateears that cost £170 which appear to be custom (my assertion based on you saying the cost must be made up by impression taking).

Now if these are custom and your friend's then it follows you can't have any first-hand opinion or comparison because they are custom and not yours.

Your friend might have an opinion as he could've tried both assuming your as yet unknown to me Sennheiser's that set you back £170 are generic tipped and not custom.

I work for Ultimate Hearing Protection who manufacture a custom in-ear monitor that is a certified hearing protector for motorcyclists (and others) for £170 which is why I think you're referring to that product and not something from 'Ultimateear by Logitech' a US company who might make something in-ear for £170 after currency conversion but I think at that price they are generic.

Let's clear that up first.

Yep exactly that.