Earbud Foam Tips - T500 - 5 Pairs - Large Black

The two years prior to me ordering these Znari Foam Eartips (500) I had been using Comply Foam Eartips (400). I would say there are two big differences. One difference in Comply's favor and the other difference in Znari's favor.Difference in Comply's favor:The Comply Foam Eartips are a slightly softer foam. When you compress the foam before inserting the tip into your ear, the foam may take anywhere from 20-45 seconds to form/fill your ear canal depending on how much you have compressed the foam. This allows you time to set the earphone's depth in your ear before the foam fully expands and you will get a form fitting seal. The Znari Foam Eartips have an ever so slightly thicker foam. When you compress the foam before inserting the tip into your ear, the foam takes approximately 5 seconds to return to its natural form. This means you need to have the earphone (with tip) very close to your ear for insertion because there is little time for the foam to form/fill your ear canal once you release the compression on the foam. I highly recommend that your first purchase be the package that has all three sizes (S,M & L). The main reason being that the resilience of the foam may dictate a different size for you. Znari's thicker foam will decompress faster and create the necessary pressure against the wall of your ear canal to hold your earphone in place. Because the foam is a little thicker, if you get a larger size than is necessary, the foam eartip may continue decompressing until the tip actually pushes itself out of your ear. I usually take large with Comply Foam Eartips, but with Znari Foam Eartips I take a medium. The large Znari's always feel as if they are on the verge of falling out. Mind you, they never have, but sometimes it feels that way. The medium Znari's fill sufficiently and hold more securely. I have a shallow ear canal so deep insertion is not an option. If you have deeper ear canals it is likely that you will not have the same experience I have. For instance, I can not wear double-flange or triple-flange silicone eartips because my ear canals are not deep enough. The double-flange eartip goes only 2/3 of the way in and it hits my eardrum. Deeper ear canals will likely offer more leverage to keep the eartip in place. It's just basic physics. Nevertheless, I suggest you first determine the proper size not only for your ear but also to pair with your particular IEM simply because some IEMs are heavier (metal housing) than others (plastic housing).So the bottom line for issue number one is that Comply Foam Eartips softer foam makes actual insertion and form fitting easier. Comply wins here.Difference in Znari's favor:Znari Foam Eartips have more coating on the surface, so the foam eartips will last longer. The better coating makes the Znari's easier to clean and keeps the foam from deteriorating as quickly as the Comply's do. Anyone who has been using Comply's for any period of time knows that the surface coating wears off and the foam starts to deteriorate rapidly and your only remedy is to purchase a new set of tips. This can get expensive at $22 for three pair. Not only do the Znari's have a thicker surface coating, which preserves the foam eartips integrity longer, but you also get FIVE pair of foam eartips ($12.50) as opposed to THREE from Comply ($22). This is a win for Znari.Both brands do have a plastic sleeve at the core so your foam won't be ripped apart from the inside as some lesser brands have a tendency to do when the eartip is constantly attached and detached from the IEM nozzle.The good news is that in some cases Znari's cost almost half the price of Comply's. Once you find your perfect fit you'll be a happy to have it at almost half the cost. You won't have to replace your foam eartips quite so often and your Znari Foam Eartips will last longer and cost less when they need replacing and because you get FIVE pair instead of three your wallet can sigh with relief.Finally, to my knowledge, Znari does not yet offer foam eartips to fit nozzles found on Klipsch or other very narrow nozzles measuring 2mm - 3mm. I understand that they are planning to release said eartips so you should check periodically to see if they have followed through with their promise.Please note that the last four photos are for comparison purposes. The eartips on the left are Znari and on the right are Comply. The set of five foam eartips is what you receive when you order the multicolored set which is a great deal for $12.50. Some IEMs for one reason or another make it difficult to determine which channel is right or left. The multicolored set helps simplify the task. Use Red for Right and bLue for Left...OR...use gRey for Right and bLack for Left.P.S. - Note in my last photo that the Comply on the right is more porous than the Znari. This why the Comply's take longer to return to their original shape. They have more air pockets to fill throughout the eartip's body.Hope this was helpful.

Great sound and fit for my apparently large ear canals. Lots of bass and more noise canceling than the silicone ear bud tips supplied with the Blayz headphones. Since the nozzle is about 4.5mm at the widest point and oval in shape, and the only problem was after stuffing them in my ears to enjoy my tunes, they came off in my ears when removing the headphones. The fix was cutting a thin strip of electrical tape and wrapping it around the nozzle then sliding the tips on. Seems to be fine now, but the real test will be at the gym next time. Worse case if they come off it’s worth the sound they provide, so you just pull them out and re-attach them to the headphones. They stay in your ears and don’t fall out during your workout.

These lasted 6 months before two of them fell apart (cushion separated from the sleeve. The cushion did not crumble to pieces though probably just damage from my twisting them in and out of my ears.). The rest I have managed to lose, my own fault. I just reordered another set and look forward to their arrival. They fit great in my ears and hold my earbuds secure during exercise as well as block out background noise well. other brands I tried crumbled apart with in two weeks. These lasted a while and were worth the purchase for sure. I won't be able to handle earbuds with out these cushions ever again. They are a game changer and a an awesome product.

Perfectly priced earbud foam tips. These memory foam tips are great. The person that said they are sticky and collect dirt and debris is incorrect, at least for me. I haven't had any problem with stuff sticking to them. I use a large silicone tip, and the large foam tip fits properly. They are a bit tight at first (you have to squeeze them down before you insert them in the ears) but feel really great and don't fall out. They also block 80% of external sounds compared to silicone.

These are ok but not for Echo Buds. Even when pushed on as far as the bud would go, when you put the Echos in their case, the foam bud pushes the Echo away from the charging contacts. There is a work around which is to slice off about 1/16" from the end. They will just fit at that point but you sacrifice some passive sound insulation. The foam is ok but not as good as what Comply uses (those these don't fit either) and there is no ear wax barrier.

*Update* I was contacted by the company trying to address the issues that I had with the foam tips. They told me that the issues I had probably had to do with the tips being too big and that the Mediums would work better for me. I have always worn Large foam tips from other brands, but I was willing to give it a try. I have to say that the Mediums work fantastic and I am very pleased with the fit and feel. Thank you!I went with these less expensive foam tips, but the fit has not been that great. They don't seem to seal or stay in as well as the more expensive Comply ones.

Just as good as the Comply in my opinion for a fraction of the price. I am using them on the Dunu DN-2000J and they improve the sound greatly. The Dunu came with samples of the Comply T-500 series tips but when I went onto Amazon to buy them I nearly fell over when I saw the price. On the same page, Amazon had these as well under the heading, "Some Customers Also Bought". I bought the large and they fit great and are easy to insert in my ear. They expand a bit faster than the Comply but to me that's a plus and once they're in my ears, they block outside noise just as well while providing a good seal which enhances the bass and improves the sound. When I place them side by side with the Comply, I can't tell the difference.