[fredpb]

I am using the ER6 foam earpieces now. The silicone ones are hard to keep from clogging....they get wax into the filter so I had to replace filters often.

The foamies seem to work alot better.

But how long do they last? They seem to pick up a lot of wax in the foam. Anyone had ear problems using the foamies?

 

[xlifez]

why don't u go buy the kit for the e2c to make a molding of your ear shape...

 

[skagen]

I have the Er-6 and I didn't use the plastic earpieces after the first week - they were just pure torture! In contrast the foam ones are quite comfortable for multiple hours. I haven't had much trouble with wax on them, but I clean my ears with q-tips every second day or so.

 

[Peddler]

Is it true that the foam tips improve (increase) the bass?

I'm currently using custom earmoulds with them but I think the shape of my ears (very small canal on the right) doesn't enable moulds to work at their best.

 

[skagen]

The foam tips on the Er-6 were definitely better all round for me: comfort, isolation, overall sound quality and bass. I have small ears, but I don't know if thats a factor as well in the fit.

 

[fredpb]

I have found the ER6's to be bass shy. I think they really do need an amp.

 

[plainsong]

In terms of that feeling of accuracy, you can get it without the amp, but yeah, given the choice, they have that missing "umpf" when I plug them into my porta corda II.

 

[Mr.PD]

I use the foam tips on my ER-6s. Some days for as long as 8 hours. The foam does collect the stuff your ear puts out. After a while they just won't expand properly to acheive a good seal. Mine go around 2 weeks before needing replacement when I use them everyday. I keep my ears clean and generally have a regular foam earplug in just prior to using the Ety's, the earplug cleans out the ear where the Ety's go. I have tried washing the foamies, but that doesn't seem to work very well, I can only get another 2 or 3 uses out of them after washing before they quit working very well.

Please note that I use mine in a very noisey enviroment and when they don't work for me they may be fine in a quieter place.

When I washed them, I used a liquid body soap. Then I rinse them by squeezing clean water through them many times and I run them in a bowl of water in the microwave to heat them up a little bit. That seems to make them expand back to the original size. Boiling them just seemed to mess them up.

edit I have never had any ear trouble using the foam tips. I hardly ever have them in for less than 2 hours at a time. Usually 4 hours or more a day, 6 days a week. I keep them in that little plastic box they came with when I'm not using them.