Tip | Notes | seal | isolation | comfort | sound |
| Sensorcom Single flange | he bottom flange is full silicon and they have a wide opening. When I used a spacer for my right ear, they seal fine and give a nice airy sound. But because of the spacer, the tip came off in my right ear. I need a smaller space (space made from the multifiliment stalk) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Sensorcom Double flange | As you can see in the background of the pic, these have a long stalk. The opening is large, which is a good thing. These work well for me some of the time, but bend other times. I need to cut them down a little bit and see if that helps. | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Sensorcom Puresound | hese are contoured to the ear, ribbed for, well, a seal. These have large openings. After finding the right angle, these are much better. But they make the sound warm and there must not be a great seal, as the deep bass and dynamics aren't as prevalent as some of my other tips. | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Sensorcom Curved profile | Similar to the Puresound but without the ribs and a little harder silicon. These come in a set of four sizes, and you need to buy 2 (one for each ear, unless your ears are different sizes). These have large openings. My left ear loves the large, this is ultra comfortable and seals real well. My right ear is another story as it must be at an odd angle. Day two of using these and now I can get a good seal with both ears. It helps to lubricate the tips before insertion. | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Sensorcom multifiliment | Closest to a triple flange, but soft and easy on the ear. These have a long stalk and a small opening. I cut off a bit of the stalk for my left ear, and these seal real well. But these must bend in my ears since sometimes they have less treble than others. But their treble is always less than the other tips with a wider opening. | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Ear Plug Superstore triple flange | The Ear Plug Superstore triple flange is a Shure copy. The small opening seems to be a limiting factor with these tips, as this tip does not work with my ears, creating a dark, muffled sound. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Ety triple flange cut to bi-flange | Similar to the above tip. Bi-flange is too small and won't seal. | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1 |
| Stock foam SM3 tips | Pinched before insertion, and pushed the tip down below the nozzle. These are very comfortable, but seem to reduce the liquid sound of the treble a little bit as well as attenuate the treble. The treble also sounds a little less detailed and the presentation less airy. | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| MC Triple Flange (need spacer) | I use a Shure olive core as a spacer due to the shape, and these stay on OK. They have a wide opening. Extremely comfortable with all the details really coming through, however, they can be bent during insertion, causing a dark sound. When inserted properly, these give me by far the best sound. Punchy, dynamic, fun, detailed, great treble. They have it all except isolation, which is fine with me for my typical use. If I need more I will just throw some foam under the largest flange. | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| MC gel under silicon (need spacer) | | | | | |
| MC super tip (need spacer) | | | | | |
| Shure black foam AKA Olive (large) | Shallow insertion with a wide opening. The sound is tipped toward a warmer presentation. Treble is still there, but there is added warmth. The bass power is very prevalent. | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Ety foam (large) | I installed them backward so the opening was larger and so there wasn't a wall of foam. Sound is excellent with great impact, balance, and detail, but they do give up a little in the naturalness of the sound. These feel great and work great, but don't isolate as well as the olives. | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| Ety Glider | Nice shape with a small opening. Sound is very good, but the treble isn't what it is with some of the others. | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Shure black foam AKA Olive (regular) | Shallow insertion with a wide opening. Too small for my ears. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
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| Atrio foam | | | | | |
| PFE with Foam | These have a mid sized opening, and are shallow insertion tips. They are comfortable with good isolation, but just don't seem to fit well for me. | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Head-Direct RE Bi-Flange (spacer needed) | Large opening, huge bi-flange that should fit all larger ear canals. Used these over olive cored. Sound is very good, but lacking the increased dynamics of the MC triple flange tips. I need more time with these tips, but very promising. | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
