04-05-2022, 04:58 PM
Talked to the audiologist again today. The lab my earphones were made is Starkey Labs <https://starkey.com> in Minnesota. They offer different end connectors too; I didn't specify and received a mono mini plug instead. Had them send it back to the lab and put a stereo minijack on instead. Just received the modified version today.
Doesn't sound as good as good as my Jabra Elite 7t, Google Pixel Buds 2, or Sony WF-1000XM4s for pure audio quality -- the highs are more muffled and the midrange is flat, but that's not really its point: provide adequate passive sound isolation & good (not great) quality audio. By comparison, I used to use Sennheiser in-ear headphones to do the same thing, as they gave a good seal in my ear canal and were generally small enough I could tuck them in my ear and under my balaclava so as to not interfere when I turned my head in my helmet. They sealed out outside sound well and sounded GREAT but were VERY fiddly, and if made even a small error while putting them on one or both ears would become slightly dislodged, break the seal, and I'd have to take my helmet and balaclava off again and start over.
These don't sound as good but they: seal perfectly each time, and lay perfectly flat.
Doesn't sound as good as good as my Jabra Elite 7t, Google Pixel Buds 2, or Sony WF-1000XM4s for pure audio quality -- the highs are more muffled and the midrange is flat, but that's not really its point: provide adequate passive sound isolation & good (not great) quality audio. By comparison, I used to use Sennheiser in-ear headphones to do the same thing, as they gave a good seal in my ear canal and were generally small enough I could tuck them in my ear and under my balaclava so as to not interfere when I turned my head in my helmet. They sealed out outside sound well and sounded GREAT but were VERY fiddly, and if made even a small error while putting them on one or both ears would become slightly dislodged, break the seal, and I'd have to take my helmet and balaclava off again and start over.
These don't sound as good but they: seal perfectly each time, and lay perfectly flat.
Craig
'20 R1250RS
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