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Post by svart on Sept 6, 2013 9:25:03 GMT -6
I've been using some old Shure in-ear monitors for forever and I'm just tired of buying the little foam things for them and all that. I've seen plenty of molded in-ear monitor makers at shows and online but seriously, 400$+ for a little molded silicone? Are they nuts?
There has to be a legit place to get molded in-ears for a reasonable price. Anyone know of one?
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Post by tonycamphd on Sept 6, 2013 12:57:20 GMT -6
although this video is pretty corny, it definitely works, i did this with shure in ears, and they're awesome! just remember to use 1/2 the radian material per ear, and while it's curing, bite down on a pencil to ensure a better fit. Also, don't worry about the molding material getting in the sound tube, after it's cured, and you cut around the outside to clean up, it will pull right out, wait till its cured! good luck T www.fullsource.com/radians-cep001-r/ |
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Post by svart on Sept 6, 2013 14:20:57 GMT -6
Now that is what I'm talking about. Cheap and DIY all in one. Thanks!
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Post by scumbum on Sept 6, 2013 16:50:21 GMT -6
Thats cool , my dad was just asking me about good cheap in ear monitors , I'm gonna show him this video .
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Post by svart on Sept 17, 2013 9:17:32 GMT -6
Well, I got the supplies and attempted this.
It turned out so-so.
The goo that you mix up is pretty soft, kinda like warm bubblegum but not sticky. It's really hard to get it to go in your ear any significant distance because it just squishes all over the place. It also starts to harden pretty fast so you have maybe 2 minutes of working time before it starts to turn more like a gummy bear. Because the goo won't go too far in the ear, you don't get a good seal later and sound leaks pretty badly around it.
It also crackles and makes a lot of noise in your ear and gets pretty warm. You can feel whatever is crackling and escaping start to push the plug out of your ear and create pressure on your eardrum.
In any case, it's not exactly like silicone. It's kinda rubbery, but it's not terribly soft after it's cured. It also cracks during curing so there are cracks and things that ruin the seal. It also crumbles if you are too rough with it after curing.
It cuts insanely easy. Much easier than silicone. It doesn't glue very well either, so your earbuds will likely fall out of the holes.
Overall, it was a good thought but it falls very short of the quality you at least get with the expensive earbuds, although I still don't believe that molded earbuds are worth their costs though.
There still has to be a better solution or a cheaper company out there..
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Post by tonycamphd on Sept 17, 2013 10:03:32 GMT -6
Geez svart, mine are simply awesome! I put the stuff in my ear, then pushed the earbud into it, bit a pencil, and stayed very still, after all the crackling, popping, and warm sensation, i pulled them out, shaved around the sound holes of the earbuds, pulled out the stuff that went up the sound hole, and they work really great? maybe you should try again, you should have only needed half the molding material? It did indeed take me 2 tries, as i learned from the mistakes on the first run. A few tries is infinitely cheaper than $800 for someone to do virtually the same exact thing, with the same basic materials.
good luck
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Post by svart on Sept 17, 2013 10:51:39 GMT -6
I dunno. maybe I expected too much from it. I'm used to the little foam surrounds on my shure in-ears being a very tight fit and very good at sealing out sound. It's cheap enough to try again, so I'll do it. This time I'll form the tip to stick in my ear a little better and possibly wait for it to start to harden so it pushes deeper into the ear canal for a better seal.
With my shure earbuds stuck in them, the weight from the cord pulls the formed parts right out of my ears with very little movement. It's also possible that I have strange ear holes or something too.
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Post by tonycamphd on Sept 17, 2013 11:13:47 GMT -6
hi svart, this is how i did it, form half the molding material, stick it in your ear really deep and good, push the earbud in good and deep, you can manipulate and smooth the outside now, getting some material to lock in the earbud, it will easily ply out of the way to pull the earbud out and put back in at will. then repeat for the other side. when it's cured, trim nice nice with an exacto knife. here's some pics i just took of mine, they work flawlessly, keep sound out, and are very comfortable, (best adam sander voice) You can do it!   |
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Post by svart on Sept 17, 2013 12:27:34 GMT -6
Interesting. I actually have more of the "tip" sticking out that goes down the ear canal, yet they don't stay in very well at all. My shures are the very old ones with the round body and the little "stick" that comes out. Only the little stick is what goes down the tip into the ear canal. Not a lot of material that holds it in place.
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Post by tonycamphd on Sept 17, 2013 12:43:20 GMT -6
Hmmm, i still employ the wire over ear keeper thingy with these, i think they would probably fall out with out them, under the weight of the cord? don't know what to tell you on that bud?
good luck with it
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