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.
photo examples.
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.
I thought silicon was best until I got some with foam pads. They were the best sound I ever had, but the pad need replacing much more often.
I actually used basic AirPods now and the sounds is great in quiet environments. I also don’t have to remove them to converse.
I have a set of ear defenders for working with loud equipment that fit over the AirPods. The biggest hassle is when removing the ear defenders, it’s easy to knock out an AirPod.
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?
Clearly deaf.
Interesting to hear (hehe).
I was on your side for a long time until I found awesome fitting and sounding ones.
You should try a type called silicone foam ear tips. They are like a hybrid of memory foam and silicone. They seal way better but not too much and are more comfortable than either option to me. I used a brand called diofit, but I would guess more brands make them. I ended up using every size in the set just to avoid going back to regular silicone and they all worked pretty well. I should just buy a new set, but I kept thinking these headphones would die soon with how much I use them.
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.
I like to run and the plastic only ones fly out of my ears. Why would one shape fit in every person’s ear? Engineers are designing for the average person. Silicone and elastics can better fit to an ear and hold. That’s why metal tubes are connected with elastic gaskets and clamps. The silicone or whatever elastomer helps seal.
Does anyone actually like those silicone tips vs a solid body?
I am sure it is the other way. Hard body is fucking terrible at everything. Many report it struggling to hold in the ear canal. They do not have any good noise blocking abilities besides ANC. They hurt some people.
I have not heard from anyone that rubber/foam tips hurt, or have poor noise isolation, or barely hold in ear canal.
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 do. The soft silicone ones are much more comfortable in the long run, provided you’re using a size that is right for you.
Silicone, 100%.
I have met a single digit number of people who prefer hard plastic earbuds over the soft tips. There’s a reason why they’re pretty much the only thing you see in “nice” earbuds.
Have you tried different tips? Apple offers like 5 different sizes because it’s so important to have the right fit. Initially they didn’t fit my ear well, but after a while of trying my ear adapted and now they fit perfectly. Foam is also worth a shot, but they get gross fast.
Silicone tipped are so much better. They’re easier to clean, they’re more comfortable, and they block out outside noise much better.
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.
What do you mean you didn’t know they still make them. Apple airpods are like version 4, still hard plastic. And I hate apple products, but they fit well, just dangle there and work decent enough for their size.
With the exception of a few shows on Apple TV I try to mostly ignore whatever Apple is doing these days
I only like the old style earphones that sit in the ear. Those bottom ones look way too bulky to be comfortable or not fall out, and the silicone tip ones - sod stuffing something like that in my ear.
I currently own the Sennheiser MX365 (looks like the MX375 is the updated and still available version) and they are great!
I can’t stand the solid ones and highly prefer the silicone tipped. The amount of low frequencies and all around sound fidelity lost when using solids makes them a non starter for me.
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.
Note you can be allergic to memory foam, which will make those earbuds hurt like hell (ask me how I know)
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’ve been using a hybrid type that’s a silicone foam instead because I had the same complaints. The comfort and useability is peak. The bass boost from foam might be a little less (I don’t care about that aspect), but I strongly recommend the one’s from diofit. I ran through every size in my pack over the years with my galaxy buds 2 to avoid buying more. Somehow they all just fit anyways.
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.
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.
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.
