I discovered this about a week ago, and havn't looked back since.
Most earbuds have a rubber peice that you place in the air, you can usually pull this off to reveal a small tube with a hardcloth filter over it. One of my earbuds was getting notabley quiter, so while cleaning up the end i accidentally put a whole in the end of it. But, i put it in my ear, it instantly sounded much better. better bass, better higher frequencies (less recessed), overall about 10percent louder. It was better in every category. So i got a small pin, and poked a small whole in my other earbud filter to. Same thing happened !
They definitely sound better now, and i've not noticed a single side effect from putting a whole in this filter, and i wear them from 5pm to about 12am every night on my PC - they get alot of useage.
I advise you to try this, but i must stress. If you screw your earbuds up, don't blame me. Also, be very careful when doing this, the actuall speakers/drivers/daighrams are under this filter, about 3 to 7mm away! So be very careful when making a whole. Also, on a side not, i actually just leave my headphones in my trouser pockers to clean the earwax from them in the washing machine
Although.. i really do not advise this, i only figured they don't effect MY headphones after doing it several times accidentally. They may break yours, that said, they are only magnets and wire's - very little electronics, and with no power on them - you'd struggle to damage them, unless water got inside and couldn't get out. But this is impossible with mine, as they have a large hole in the back to let air in and out.
By the way, if you are confused : i mean the tube bit between the actual earbud and the rubber bit that you put in your ear - clearly seen in this pic.
Most earbuds have a rubber peice that you place in the air, you can usually pull this off to reveal a small tube with a hardcloth filter over it. One of my earbuds was getting notabley quiter, so while cleaning up the end i accidentally put a whole in the end of it. But, i put it in my ear, it instantly sounded much better. better bass, better higher frequencies (less recessed), overall about 10percent louder. It was better in every category. So i got a small pin, and poked a small whole in my other earbud filter to. Same thing happened !
They definitely sound better now, and i've not noticed a single side effect from putting a whole in this filter, and i wear them from 5pm to about 12am every night on my PC - they get alot of useage.
I advise you to try this, but i must stress. If you screw your earbuds up, don't blame me. Also, be very careful when doing this, the actuall speakers/drivers/daighrams are under this filter, about 3 to 7mm away! So be very careful when making a whole. Also, on a side not, i actually just leave my headphones in my trouser pockers to clean the earwax from them in the washing machine
Although.. i really do not advise this, i only figured they don't effect MY headphones after doing it several times accidentally. They may break yours, that said, they are only magnets and wire's - very little electronics, and with no power on them - you'd struggle to damage them, unless water got inside and couldn't get out. But this is impossible with mine, as they have a large hole in the back to let air in and out.By the way, if you are confused : i mean the tube bit between the actual earbud and the rubber bit that you put in your ear - clearly seen in this pic.
