Erik N Basilier wrote: > Every time I go out with the KX1, I get annoyed with how my Optimus + earbuds hurt my ears and one falls out repeatedly. I know that Koss
I have a problem with Walkman type buds falling out, but that is the shape of my earlobes, which don't have grooves in the right place to grip them. + earbuds have been recommended on the list before, but I assume they too + are too large for my ears. The Optimus ones are 0.65" or 16.4 mm in 16mm buds are Walkman style and therefore no longer fashionable. The current fashion is i-Pod, which do fit in the ear canal and generally have soft foam. I think most of the recommendations you have had are for i-Pod "in the ear" style. However, the ultimate is to have custom earmoulds made. These are typically used with expensive ear-buds, but it is possible to have them made with cheap Walkman drivers and, in the UK at least, one can even get adaptors to use generic 16mm drivers, rather than having them cast into the mould. A hearing aid centre may be able to do the whole job, as prime contractor, otherwise you go to a hearing aid centre to have castings made of your ears, then send them off to a specialist in custom ear mould headphones. (The hearing aid centre will normally also send off the casting to have the final moulds made.) (I have had poor hearing since childhood and had moulds made for both ears then. I was changed to one aid, on my worst ear, but stopped wearing that quite soon. I've recently realised that was a mistake and now have a modern aid for that ear, with a different style of mould, but the old moulds fit well enough to retain themselves, and I tried using an inductive coupler for the aid ear, and a generic earbud adapter for the other ear. The custom ear moulds used by hi-fi enthusiasts will be recent castings, and therefore produce a sound tight seal.) -- David Woolley "we do not overly restrict the subject matter on the list, and we encourage postings on a wide range of amateur radio related topics" List Guidelines <http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_list_guidelines.htm> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
