3-Flange Silicone Eartips, Gray - 10 Pack - Large Fit

About a year ago, I got a pair of zippy earbuds to replace middle of the line ones that had been stolen: "Klipsch IMAGE S4 In-Ear Enhanced Bass Noise-Isolating Headphones (Black)." They are great... Except that I apparently have differently sized ear canals. The right earbud never quite fit and created an air seal that would last. So unless I remained absolutely, positively still, the right earbud worked loose and I didn't get the sound isolation that's really the whole point of earbuds. (Klipsch comes with 3 different sizes of tips; none fit quite right.) These replacement tips arrived today and they work great. The earbuds now stay in my ears and I can hear the material on my iPod quite well. They're comfortable, neither too tight nor too loose. I had some worries about the fit between the earbud itself and the plug-in point on the replacement tip--but they slipped right on because the material in the tips is flexible enough to accommodate the little stem. Yay!

SHORT REVIEW: same size, slightly "tougher" rubber with different color (may be a result of aging rubber with the old ones) resulting in better tips. Other reviews state that there is a size disparity between these replacements and the original 3-flange eartips, but I'm not convinced. The pair that originally came with my hf5 headphones have lasted about a year and a half of abuse and are starting to fall apart with a crease--I stored them with the third flange flipped inside-out. I did this, because the rubber of the original tips would get somewhat "bent" or distorted if the headphones were compressed in the pouch in my backpack for long periods of time, resulting in a bad seal and worse noise isolation when I eventually used them. As a result, the third flange finally creased to the point of holes forming. The new tips seem to be made out of a slightly less flexible rubber, which I first thought might make for a less comfortable seal or worse seal. These thoughts were quickly corrected in wearing the tips for about a week now, they are making a more consistent seal and are quite comfortable in my ears, better so than the 3-flange pair I replaced. Because these seem more durable, I have not and don't expect to have the same issue with the tips getting "bent" in my backpack, so I see no need to store them with the 3rd flange inside out. Would buy again, would recommend to anyone else using hf5/similar Etymotic headphones with worn 3-flange tips that aren't making as good a seal as they used to.

The eartips are smaller then the clear large by a noticeable amount. They also feel different and less plastic like. Isolation I haven't tested yet but I am only giving 3 stars because of the dishonest size description (smaller then original large and bigger then the small)

These tips are more durable, better fitting, and more comfortable than generic brands. Will reorder these OEM's regularly, but less often, as they last longer

Etymotic is not with their sizing nor product associations. I own a pair of MC5 earphones and the original eartips were amazing. It was obviously a time to replace my original eartips so I have been looking for replacements, and purchased the above. 1. The eartips doesn't even fit your earplug properly. The hole is much smaller than the one that the default one and you have to be forceful to even put the eartips into the earplug. 2. The eartips themselves are much much much smaller than the default one. It does not create a seal, and it does not feel comfortable. It's really unfortunate - even on their official site [...] the 38-18 seems to be for the largest sized 3-flange eartip. I literally used this product for less than a minute, and threw away the entire package. Now my old dirty eartip is back in with no possible alternative. What a waste of money.

I noticed in the comments that these eartips aren't the same as those "original" on ER4 but I purchased them anyway because it's the only choice for large eartips. Here's what I found: As pointed out by other comments, the grey opaque one on the left is from this listing; the translucent one on the right it the "default" large tip I got out from my ER4SR accessories pack (still new unused). 1. Colour. Obviously different. I'd certainly buy the translucent one should that be an option. So Etymotic please put those tips that come default with your earphones on market as well!! 2. Size. Check the picture carefully. Personally I'd say that they are of the same size and that's reasonable. Because why would they spend money for just a slightly different mould only to displease the customers? 3. Fitting. I found these grey opaque tips fit slightly better in my ears than those translucent "default" ones. BUT this is possibly due to the original ones losing elasticity over time. AND this is probably some think the original ones are bigger: silica gel swell and losing elasticity after heavy use, making them a bit difficult fitting into the ears thus feel bigger. 4. Durability. I bought this only one and a half months after I received my ER4SR... The user manual states that eartips be replaced 2-3 months. IMHO, forget about the difference in colour, these are official Etymotic accessories and of same good quality.

As others have posted, these are smaller than what came originally with my Etymotic ER-4P. Now, I used both the larger and the medium sized mushroom tips from the original kit. Changed them a few times. I cant say which ones I was using most recently. In any case, the new ones -do- fit my ears perfectly. Every time I put in a new set there seems to be a noticeable improvement in sound isolation. Which tells me I need to switch my tips far more often.

Seem to be about the same as the large set you get with the ety phones.

Las únicas almohadillas tri-flange para etymotic que no me dañan la piel del canal auditivo. Sellado perfecto.

Son muy cómodas, desaparecen en tus oídos al usarlas a diferencia de las transparentes o las demás que vienen incluidas con los ER2SE. Además proveen mucho aislamiento del ruido. El único inconveniente es que pierden el sello después de varios días de usarlas por horas, ya que toman la forma del canal auditivo y que muy seguido están muy caras comparado al fabricante si el fabricante Etymotic las tiene disponibles.

正規品なので、問題なし。 消耗品なので、単価が安いことはうれしい。 この単価なら満足。

Perfect fit for er2xr...