Professor Thump et al:

I've read some great reviews of the S4s and am considering buying a pair. Could you, or anyone who's tried them, answer a couple questions for me?

1. I spend a lot of time outside. I switched from Etymotic ER6 to Shure SCL2 because the former was terrible with wind and cord noise. The SCL2s have a heavy cord and nearly no noise. How do the S4s compare in this regard?

2. For me, the biggest drawback of the SCL2s are their replaceable wax guards, which only last a few weeks. If the wax guards come off, the tips can slide off and get stuck in your ears. It's a real pain. Do the S4s have such a system?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mike

mikec843:

Professor Thump et al:

I've read some great reviews of the S4s and am considering buying a pair. Could you, or anyone who's tried them, answer a couple questions for me?

1. I spend a lot of time outside. I switched from Etymotic ER6 to Shure SCL2 because the former was terrible with wind and cord noise. The SCL2s have a heavy cord and nearly no noise. How do the S4s compare in this regard?

Cord noise or microphonics are always an issue with in ear designs that do not wrap over the ear and cynch behind the neck.  If you are worried about this I would recommend that you consider Custom 1-3 models.

mikec843:

2. For me, the biggest drawback of the SCL2s are their replaceable wax guards, which only last a few weeks. If the wax guards come off, the tips can slide off and get stuck in your ears. It's a real pain. Do the S4s have such a system?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mike

 

 We have a screen in front of the driver which is a long ways from the end of the nozzle.  Thus you would have to plug 10 cm of nozzle prior to hitting the screen.  You can use the cleaner to avoid this which comes with the S4's.

Rock On!

mikec843:

If the wax guards come off, the tips can slide off and get stuck in your ears. It's a real pain.

Yes.  The tips can slide off and get stuck in your ears.  But only if your careless and do not properly lock the tips onto the locking ring.

In normal use installing the tips as constructed they stay on.  Get careless and in too big a hurry, they can come off.  Been there.  Done that.  Once.  Documented somewhere in the Headphone section. 

So in normal use used properly the tips don't come off though I suppose they do rarely and they are very durable.  Just be very careful not to lose the cleaning tool.  

Professor Thump:

Thus you would have to plug 10 cm of nozzle prior to hitting the screen.  You can use the cleaner to avoid this which comes with the S4's.

You been out in the sun too much lately?.  Something recently about you saying something about too much bass?  10 cm nozzle in the S4.  Isn't 10 cm around 4".  I didn't realize the S4's were for Goliath sized people with really long ear canals?  Granted they look quite a bit larger than the x10 but 10 cm?!   

I hope you meant 10 mm?  

blsamuel:

 

Professor Thump:

Thus you would have to plug 10 cm of nozzle prior to hitting the screen.  You can use the cleaner to avoid this which comes with the S4's.

You been out in the sun too much lately?.  Something recently about you saying something about too much bass?  10 cm nozzle in the S4.  Isn't 10 cm around 4".  I didn't realize the S4's were for Goliath sized people with really long ear canals?  Granted they look quite a bit larger than the x10 but 10 cm?!   

I hope you meant 10 mm?  

Why no Ben I would never exagerate.  Here is the Big Shooter with S4.  I told you this product was going to be BIG!

Oh wait... Can I release this photo since it is still top secret?