Earbuds and Air Pressure?

[katzurki 0]

So I have a pair of Etymotic ER-6 headphones which seal the ear canal so well I can't hear anything with them inserted even if there is no music.

Question is, if I take them on a full altitude freefall skydive, should I expect any problems from rapid air pressure change, considering that the ear canal is sealed nothing short of airtight?

ER6 block ambient noise so wonderfully well that I am sure it will be possible to listen to music in freefall... something ordinary headphones have no chance of achieving.

[LouDiamond 1]

I use a pair of SHURE E2C with my player and I have flown from Bogota( 8,200 MSL) down to the DZ(900 MSL) in an unpressurized aircraft and back at a cruise altitude of 10K feet AGL with no noticable problems.

"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required"
Some people dream about flying, I live my dream
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[katzurki 0]

Thanks!

I think I'll go without a helmet for the first time just so I can yank it out if it starts to hurt...

[Guest]

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I use a pair of SHURE E2C with my player and I have flown from Bogota( 8,200 MSL) down to the DZ(900 MSL) in an unpressurized aircraft and back at a cruise altitude of 10K feet AGL with no noticable problems.

Shure E2C + iPod Video = cool grooves

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"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[LouDiamond 1]

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Shure E2C + iPod Video = cool grooves

I don't buy into that whole iPod thing. I sport my Archos PVP with my E2Cs

"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required"
Some people dream about flying, I live my dream
SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING

[katzurki 0]

Does it run Quake and play videos? :)

[PLFXpert 0]

WHAT?

<--never wears earplugs

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

[katzurki 0]

What WHAT?

[Guest]

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Shure E2C + iPod Video = cool grooves

I don't buy into that whole iPod thing. I sport my Archos PVP with my E2Cs

Neither do I; that's why I run my Video iPod with RockBox. You get the best of both worlds - quality hardware and kickass software, and none of that iTunes / DRM horseshit.

I personally think it's the coolest hack I've ever seen.

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"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[grue 1]

I wouldn't take a hard disk based MP3 player over 10,000. There's not enough air density to float the head(s) above the platters, and you can ruin the disk. I learned this one the hard way

My flash-based player, on the other hand, has about 50 jumps

cavete terrae.