Meder
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Seems a lot of you guys are using the shure olives. How do you feel they compare in sound to the normal ety triple flange tips?
So I finally got around to trying the foam tips that come with the IEMs. They are in fact quite comfortable, but the isolation leaves a bit to be desired. Do the Shure Olives isolate any better, or is this just the way foam works? Thanks!
I used the HF2 for a long period of time. During that time I tested a lot of different tips.
(Complys, Olives, Sony Hybrids etc.)
In the end, the thing that worked best for me was to cut the grey triple flanges to two flanges. Even now, when using the Klipsch X10i,I use Etys triples cut to two flanges. Still with outstanding isolation, but they are easier to put in.
Try it!
I use a very sharp knife or a razor and then i just cut it off, exactly where the second flange ends. Very easy, and you will have a super tip for your Etys.
Let me know what you think if you do it. (Takes about 20 sec. so it´s not a hard job.)
I think I will give this a try soon. Just to confirm, you're cutting off the smallest flange, at the tip?
I've done the same cut, and yes, you cut off the smallest flange where the shaft of the smallest flange meets the tip of the 2nd flange -- you are trying to make a smooth tip end with only 2 flanges, not 3.
Finally had some time this weekend to try this. After cutting off the smallest flange, the fit is indeed more comfortable - but I have completely lost the ability to make a seal, and therefore isolation is terrible and there is no bass. This is even though I am inserting (more like jamming) the tip a good amount further into my ear than I was before the mod.
So the bi-flange mod is out. Can anyone comment on the comfort, isolation and sound quality of the Shure olives compared to the Ety foams? Also, which size of the olives is most similar in size to the Ety foams? Thanks!