[NoahZ]

I bought my Shure IEMs probably 8 months ago. I could never get the tips off, and I was perpetually afraid of freezing them. Today I finally got sick and tired of disgusting headphones, though, and decided to pop them in the freezer. Who would've thought doing the one thing everyone told me to do would actually work?
 
I removed the medium tips and put on a pair of small ones which seem to fit about the same, though I may wind up going back to the mediums. My question is, can I clean the nearly 8 month old pair of mediums I just removed and use them again or should I just toss them and buy a new pair of mediums if I decide I need them? Essentially, at this point after multiple hours of use a day is it just time to get rid of the old pair or could they be cleaned and reused?

 

[KimChee]

Just toss em lol.

 

[alv4426]

If you have to ask.....

 

[NoahZ]

Haha okay they're going in the trash. They're truly groty, if I decide I need mediums instead of smalls I'll just buy a new pair.

 

[ClieOS]

I have a pair of 3 years old olive still in service. As long as you took them off every few weeks and rinse them under tap water, they will last a very long time and remain clean. If you want them to be extra clean, submerge them under pharmacy grade peroxide solution for a few minutes before rinsing should do the trick.

 

[proton007]

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I bought my Shure IEMs probably 8 months ago. I could never get the tips off, and I was perpetually afraid of freezing them. Today I finally got sick and tired of disgusting headphones, though, and decided to pop them in the freezer. Who would've thought doing the one thing everyone told me to do would actually work?
 
I removed the medium tips and put on a pair of small ones which seem to fit about the same, though I may wind up going back to the mediums. My question is, can I clean the nearly 8 month old pair of mediums I just removed and use them again or should I just toss them and buy a new pair of mediums if I decide I need them? Essentially, at this point after multiple hours of use a day is it just time to get rid of the old pair or could they be cleaned and reused?

 
You can prolong the usage by cleaning them as mentioned in the previous post, but ultimately they need to be replaced. For now, better go for new ones so that you can clean them regularly.

 

[291079]

Quote:

I have a pair of 3 years old olive still in service. As long as you took them off every few weeks and rinse them under tap water, they will last a very long time and remain clean. If you want them to be extra clean, submerge them under pharmacy grade peroxide solution for a few minutes before rinsing should do the trick.

 
3 yrs. wow.