Etymotic black foamies (14F)

[esbenm]

These were praised in a recent thread but I can't find it now.

You can get them for ER4 / ER6 / ER6i

Has anyone tried them? Are they comfortable to wear?

 

[steviebee]

Yes and yes.

They're pretty good. I have them on ER6 & ER4P. They give a good seal, pretty comfortable. Just washed two pair so we'll see how that affects them

edit\ the fitting is different for 6 & 4 tho. but it appears to be the same foam...

 

[esbenm]

Nice. Which one fits the best / is most comfortable then?

Do the earphones go deep in your ear when you use these, compared to tri-flanges or Shure olives for instance?

 

[steviebee]

Deeper than olives (it feels like), not as deep as flanges (which personally I don't get on with so I'm biased)

The ER4 foams are about double the length of the ER6 ones...both are as comfortable IME.

But I see you have 6i - 6 foams don't fit them.

 

[tfarney]

They don't keep their seal for me. I prefer the plastic flanges on my ER6.

Tim

 

[unique_loy]

I hear that,you may lose some high-frequency details if you use them instead of the oringinal rubber thing.

 

[esbenm]

I don't have my 6i's yet, just ordered tehm. In the meantime I am trying to find some alternatives to the tri-flanges which I know I will hate.

I guess I will buy the foamies and the olives and see which I prefer

 

[Golden Monkey]

I don't like them...they are way less secure feeling, wear out quicker, isolate a lot less, and don't seem to have the "oomph" factor that the tri's have.