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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The hard plastic ones tend to hurt my ears
I feel like I get a better, more comfortable fit with the silicone tipped earbuds I have compared to the hard plastic ones I have
I didn’t know they still made the hard plastic ones! They always make my ears hurt within like 20 minutes. The silicone ones aren’t perfect by any means but I’ve never had any major problems with them.
I’d sooner have someone piss in my ear than wear solid ones. They hurt and don’t stay in.
I have the opposite problem. I have a little fold in my ear that pops up like a cartridge eject, rubber molds to it while hard just pops out. Literally unusable
Holy shit I didnt think it was biologically possible to not hate hard plastic earbuds like they raped your mother infront of you.
Yea, those fuckers have always hurt my ears. I didn’t think it was possible for someone to find them more comfortable somehow.
I have a pair of backup headphones like that that I keep for emergencies that I have literally never used for like the 10 years I have had them. Because even when I lose my good headphones, I would rather go without headphones than wear the plastic ones or just not listen to anything at all.
Yes, I mean who doesn’t?
clearly me. lol
they don’t fit, get extra dirty, the tips get lost making you pay more later.
I was just curious about the general consensus and it feels like it’s near 40/40/10. with the 10 being those that detest all earbuds
And… the other 10?
Interesting to hear (hehe).
One of the best investments I ever made was replacing the silicone with memory foam tips. Highly recommend trying it.
Comfy and excellent sound isolation.
Agreed. Though I find for someone like myself with… extra ear wax production foam tips get annoying to clean.
In any case, comply is a decent brand, dekoni I find to be better and more comfortable, except they have trouble staying ON the ear bud, so they end up in my ear. I’ve heard the same from a reviewer who I found out about dekoni from.
I do. The soft silicone ones are much more comfortable in the long run, provided you’re using a size that is right for you.
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
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.
Silicone, 100%.
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’m a FAM of silicone eartips for sure. Better seal, better fit, more comfortable.
I can’t stand the hard plastic earbuds man. Hurts my ears and they dont fit as well.
The memory foam silicon tip replacements are the only ones that have worked for me. I use complyfoam earbud tips now because the cheap foam eartips broke when the inner silicone sleeve separated from the foam.
I have Anker Space A40 wireless earbuds which has silicon tips. They came with 3 sizes and none of them fit and didn’t fall out. I bough a set of 6 different sizes of silicone tips and they still fell out. only the foam version worked for me so they might be worth a try if you already have a silicone tipped earbuds.
yeah maybe I’ll investigate the foam tips. just a shame essentially not being able to use or return them. granted they are cheap what I got but still.
