September 18, 200619 yr I'm finding more and more that the profile of the Etys is interfering with my enjoyment of them. Allow me to explain a bit. I primarily use these headphones for listening while I'm doing yardwork (mowing), riding the motorcycle (at low levels so I can still hear the world) and while reading. The fact that the Etys protrude quite a bit outside my actual ear when properly inserted is causing some discomfort and annoyance. So what I'm wondering is what would be the cheapest route to custom-insert IEMs? The least-expensive commercial product that I've found is the UE-5c's and at $550 they are well beyond what I'm willing to spend. Anyone have any other suggestions?
September 18, 200619 yr Not sure if this is really possible or if it would even be cheaper, but have you thought about getting custom molds for your ETY's?
September 18, 200619 yr I use UM2s under my motorcycle helmet, and find the flat profile in the ear works very well...
September 18, 200619 yr Author I did consider this and have not ruled it out fully. I would like to hear what others think of this and it would of course be great if someone had actually done it before. My concern is that the driver housing/tube of the Ety is still pretty long even without the wired connection. For example Sensaphonics provides a "sleeve" option but it doesn't look like this would at all adress what I'm trying to do. Westone might be the answer (Headroom metions them in their Ety description) so I'll probably drop them an email to see what services they offer.
September 19, 200619 yr Author I use UM2s under my motorcycle helmet, and find the flat profile in the ear works very well... How's the isolation? The info on their website is pretty vague, "up to 25db of isolation".
September 19, 200619 yr maybe making a new cable for them would solve the problem? sort of like what Xin did with his pair.... http://www.fixup.net/tips/ety/ety.htm
September 19, 200619 yr Author I had seen Zin's custom cable a few years back and forgot about it, thanks for reminding me. I may give this a shot as I think I have everything I would need already.
September 19, 200619 yr no problem Nate. although fashioning a DIY mold yourself that functions, looks, and performs well is much more fun (for us anyways).
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