[AnyDave]

  A subtle, but small raised dot somewhere on one of the channel housing always works.  I would imagine it's a simple feature to implement just like Grado did with their GR8/10 iems. You kill two birds with one stone (form/function).

 
Yep, a raised dot is easy and works.  I might also burn in the L/R detail a bit so they are raised a bit more.

 

[labrat]

Del

 

[AnyDave]

  A small, but visible, little red/green dot for right/left side stamped in the housing would be nice.

 
That would certainly look nice.
 
Because of the way we match the housings, we intentionally don't mark them left or right; all of the marking is done on the cable side.  If we didn't do our tight L/R channel match, marking the housings wouldn't be too big of a deal.

 

[Happytalk]

I like to look at my iems before I put them in. Not one to feel around. that doesn't work for me. Even a little red dot does it for me. I used a red sharpie for my xaomi pistons 2. I've been made fun of by people I don't even know for the red blue and green stock cable. Good thing I don't care! Sound too good.

 

[Max Choiral]

If you can post a picture of the eartips, including the portion under the third flange, I should be able to sort it out.

Hello EtyDave,
 
sorry for the delay.
 
Are these will be good enough?
 

 

 

[AnyDave]

  Hello EtyDave,
 
sorry for the delay.
 
Are these will be good enough?
 

 

 
Thanks for posting that; it is tremendously helpful.
 
Based on that photo, I actually believe they are the same tip.  The ones on the left have been used so long that they have become engorged and the color has changed slightly.  At this point, I probably wouldn't use the ones on the left anymore; they look like they are about to fall apart.
 
We usually recommend people change the 3-flange tips every few months or so.  Over a long enough time frame, interaction with the cerumen in the ear canal can affect the eartip and it's best to stop using them before the material weakens.  The rate of breakdown does depend a bit on the chemistry of the particular user. 
 
That's probably more info than anybody wanted to read. 

 

[Max Choiral]

EtyDave, you mean, it changed from its original size and became little bit "stretched"?

 

[AnyDave]

EtyDave, you mean, it changed from its original size and became little bit "stretched"?

Well, stretched is probably not the word I would use. With use, the material has expanded a little bit. Either way, the end result is that it is a little larger.

 

[Max Choiral]

Well, stretched is probably not the word I would use. With use, the material has expanded a little bit. Either way, the end result is that it is a little larger.

Yeah,  "expanded" is the right word in this case.
English is not my native language therefore grammar mistakes & other issues may occur from time to time.

Sorry about that.

 

[AnyDave]

Yeah,  "expanded" is the right word in this case.
English is not my native language therefore grammar mistakes & other issues may occur from time to time.
Sorry about that.

Oh, no need to apologize at all. I just changed the wording for clarity and to prevent possible confusion by others reading.

 

[Dougr33]

  Yeah,  "expanded" is the right word in this case.
English is not my native language therefore grammar mistakes & other issues may occur from time to time.

Sorry about that.

I've no doubt the most excellent EtyDave would agree: no one that speaks multiple languages should apologize to Americans for their English grammar usage... most of us barely speak (let alone spell) one!

 

[AnyDave]

I've no doubt the most excellent EtyDave would agree: no one that speaks multiple languages should apologize to Americans for their English grammar usage... most of us barely speak (let alone spell) one!

Absolutely. It's a wonderful thing to interact with people all over the world. I've always admired those who can converse well in multiple languages. It's a skill I wish I was better at.

 

[luisdent]

I understand all of that and agree. I would say the best, easily agreed upon solution is just to add a thick molded dot near the L or R on on side of the cable piece. As long as i can feel it easily I wouldn't care if it had colors or not. I prefer that, but agree it wouldnt look as good with the current design.

It doesn't have to be massive. Just enough to feel with your nail or finger. It's actually pretty hard to feel either marking on there now. :-o

 

[castleofargh]

 

I've no doubt the most excellent EtyDave would agree: no one that speaks multiple languages should apologize to Americans for their English grammar usage... most of us barely speak (let alone spell) one!

Absolutely. It's a wonderful thing to interact with people all over the world. I've always admired this who can converse well in multiple languages. It's a skill I wish I was better at.

my secret method is to play online game on servers from other continents(OMG lag!!!). that way you get speed trained on how to get insulted in all languages(online gamers just love warping people from another continent ^_^). the rest comes naturally. when everybody hates your guts, it gives a special feeling that no matter how bad you'll express yourself, it won't make things worst.

it weirdly liberating.

 

[Aero Dynamik]

For anyone possibly interested I just want to mention that I made a few minor alterations to my "ER4XR mini-review (the stuff that interests me)" in an attempt to balance my wordings a bit more.
I also added a link to a post where I compare the ER4XR and DUNU-2000J with a few additional words.