[Lord Mike]

I have very small ear canals, so I always take a bit of amyl nitrate before inserting my Shure E3Cs.

 

[eruditass]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=225559

i find that putting olive oil with a q-tip in my ear works the best, stays in there all day, not too much on sleeves, no need to carry around extra oil, helps decompose earwax, tastes good, and when i pull out the flanges, i flip the biggest one so it doesnt get crap over it when i store it.

 

[indigo]

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Originally Posted by DoomzDayz /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=225559 i find that putting olive oil with a q-tip in my ear works the best, stays in there, not too much on sleeves, helps decompose earwax, tastes good, and when i pull out the flanges, i flip the biggest one so it doesnt get crap over it when i store it.

erm..............ooookkay.

 

[eruditass]

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Originally Posted by indigo /img/forum/go_quote.gif erm..............ooookkay.

google olive oil ear wax, its a known thing. certainly a lot better than lube.

as for taste.. that is if you have a significant other.

 

[choomanchoo]

Well as my Pappy always said, "For proper penetration you need proper lubrication"

Sorry I had too, besides if I stick em in anymore, there bound to touch...

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by Jabada /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sound is better too, at least is what it looks, maybe placebo, I don't know.

I don't know either. What was this thread about again?

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The comfort (sic) is a lot better.

An age old argument, if truth be told.

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It is convenient too, just take the lubricant tube with you anywhere.

Don't need to tell me that twice. No, wait. Let me write that down...

 

[Jabada]

Being a moderator I'd assume me you shoud have a more unbiased/sarcastic talk. In no moment I tried to joke anybody, just forgot to tell I was still testing the lubricant. Sorry if I got you wrong (I just said, my english isn't very good in the beggining). I'm not here to fight or anything (I'm in peace), I just like music and this place looks to be one of the best arround to collect/share information.
The tests still isn't complete, but I can say that sound clearly got better (better bass and resolution). I never got better sound with any tips (with water) nor foamies, both in any size.
Confort is better?
Yes, it is, at lest to me.
I always got some feeling that the tips were sucking out of my ear canal, so I think volume (not sound volume) would increase, internal ear canal air pressure drop, so the sound wouldn't be good (here again, just thoughts, I'm not a pro in physics).
I'd never try the olive oil because of its nature, it 'd react with silicon, like condoms, but I'll make a try.
Being redundant is a common thing in protuguese, I'm sorry if it is a bad thing in english, and I appologize again to everybody fo any thing I caused.

 

[Edwood]

LOL, this thread is an instant classic.

It should be made a sticky.

FYI, for silicone rubber ear tips, It's best to clean them with baby wipes like wet ones (non alcohol based). It will renew their "tackiness".

-Ed

 

[Nuwidol]

So... Err... How does olive oil react with condoms?

 

[Jabada]

Thanks for the cleaning tip.

Once I read something in portuguese that said: "don't use oil based lubricant (butter, and kichen oil) with condoms, they'll react and the condom will break".
That's why I tried water-based lubricant.

 

[eruditass]

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Originally Posted by Nuwidol /img/forum/go_quote.gif So... Err... How does olive oil react with condoms?

if only it worked well.. yummy lube

 

[robinclp]

ear sex....?

 

[Tom Brown]

I can see myself frantically lubing up the buds and trying to get them in as quickly as possible but by the time I got them in position, the song would be over.

 

[EFN]

errr......I dunno wat to say.....

 

[3x331m]

I prefer to have someone else to apply the lube for me ....