Does anyone actually like those silicone tips vs a solid body?
I personally cannot wear the silicone ones. they either fallout, or don’t fit/hurt my ears.
it’s just a royal pain finding the non silicone ones for cheap. it’s just for dog walking. I also don’t do wireless because well… they fall out.
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I do. The soft silicone ones are much more comfortable in the long run, provided you’re use a size that is right for you.
Silicone, 100%.
I physically cannot wear the hard plastic ones. I can tilt my head to one side and they will fall out immediately.
That said, i also have super waxy ears as well so any ear tips (silicone or foam) get disgusting quickly, and its also wet wax so they degrade and also fall out (much slower than the plastic though).
I also struggle with over-ears being too clampy because giant head, so im kinda just fucked on the entire non-speaker audio front. I’ve found sennheisers to be fairly comfy. Beyerdynamic DT-770 are waaaay too clampy and slide around a lot.
I détest the silicone ones. They’re uncomfortable and I always lose the tip. I only use the hard plastic ones
Yep, I massively prefer the soft silicone ones over the hard ones. The harder ones fall out of my ears constantly, any slight tug on the cable and they’re gone. They form a better seal so I can hear what I’m listening to more clearly which I prefer as well
The silicone jackets that lock them inside your ear are far superior for them not falling out. Locking in the sound for quality is also much better with silicone plugs.
Silicone tipped are so much better. They’re easier to clean, they’re more comfortable, and they block out outside noise much better.
I accidentally put my earbuds though a wash cycle and borrowed some airpods for the gym while waiting for replacements. I don’t understand how a solid one-size-fits all approach can be so popular. With silicone tips you can have different sizes. I actually use a different size for each ear.
I did a diy cast of my ear canal using diy silicone… Which I fo not recommend, but look for sugru. It’s silicone type I mixed with talcum powder to expose the water trapped in talcum to the silicone over a large volume in a controlled way… Then I scanned the casts and I used a DSLR to take photos of the parts at various angles and used an open source app to get 3D models from the images. Then I used freecad to cut the models with areas to mount the tiny speakers and such. Finally printed them in SLA resin. I made earplugs, IEMS and headphone adapters using the same geometry. They are very comfortable. The plugs are great for swimming.
Neither, really. I much prefer the open ear headphones that sit on your ear (not the ones like Sennheiser has with the mesh).
They stay in place and are light enough that after a minute you don’t even notice them.
I use some apple 3.5mm earpods for all-day some-nights work, and calls and music. They’re cheap when I catch them in something and they wreck, and no fn batteries.
I haven’t noticed I’m wearing them, not in years. I think it took a week to get 100% used to them.
I have swapped from inear to clip style buds and don’t look back, the soundcore aeroclips are amazing
I have never found an in-ear style design that both fits and is comfortable. I have, however, found what works perfectly for me. It stays outside the canal, but remains in the ear because of a slight pressure caused by the silicone wing tips. The brand I buy is “Bose Soundsport Wired”. Cheap, sound fine, never fall out.
I prefer anything that doesn’t go in my ear first, so over the ear or bone conduction style. But after that I prefer the soft silicone in ear buds because both styles hurt my ears but those I can wear for a longer period before they start hurting.
I like IEMs with a wrap around design like KZ EDX pro
I hate silicon tips usually but these are my preference too. I have ccx brand ones though.
Silicone ones don’t fit me. Tried all sizes and they all fall out. I also don’t want the noise blocking they do. I also walk my dog and I want to hear bikes coming from behind or car noises and such.
I don’t understand how the silicone ones can stay in the ear but apparently they do for most people. The top example from the left side in the silicone photo is the only one I can actually wear. Maybe our ears just have a weird shape.
It depends on the shape of your ears. I use the medium silicone tips (most normally ship with S, M, and L) and they fit comfortably. I can wear them for hours without issue. On the other hand, no size will fit my wife’s ears. They either pop out or hurt her ears. Regardless, they are uncomfortable for her.
Have you tried any differently-sized tips? Or aftermarket memory foam ones? The latter basically gives you an absolutely perfect seal, as the foam will softly expand to meet the dimensions of your ear canal.
Yeah different sizes don’t seem to make a difference, they still fall off. I haven’t tried the foam tips, maybe they’ll work better. Having to buy them extra just to try is a pretty hard sell.
Yeah, I get that - but you can find some pretty cheap iirc, and if it’s a thing that prevents you from using an otherwise perfectly fine pair of earbuds, it might be worth a shot, especially if it’s just an extra $10 or so.
