2023-05-10 02:01:00
The vast majority of in-ear headphones usually have a good fixation in the ear, but depending on the situation, it can fail. This is the case of totally wireless Bluetooth headphones, better known as True Wireless or TWS (True Wireless Stereo), where they are sometimes used for sports, which require a very firm fit to the ear canal. One of the models of TWS headphones that has received the most complaints due to the fit are the Airpods Pro, which do not take much effort to fall out of the ear.
The problem of falling AirPods Pro was so great that companies even launched accessories to hold them, the “AirPods Holder”. Many users have even lost one side of their Airpods or damaged them, but there is no need to buy these types of products if you know how to fit an earphone (in-ear) in the ear canal and what do to get the ideal fit. The first step is to understand the interaction between ear tips and your ear.
Why Apple-made ear tips might not be right for you
Both Apple and other manufacturers try to use the best ear tip (tip, rubber) for their headphones, however, this effort will not work if there is not a good fit, a good seal, in your ear. If there is not a good fit, sealing, of the person’s auditory canal, the sound will “leak” and we will have a significant loss of bass frequencies, making only the mids and highs stand out. Hence the idea of custom in-ear headphones, which do not have ear tips, as they are made from the mold of the user’s ear canal, or the idea of trying out different sizes of ear tips or even using ear tips from other manufacturers.
The purpose of using another manufacturer’s ear tip is to try to find the ideal material design and shape for your ear. As each person has a different ear canal format, there will be different results in the fit, where certain ear tips will work for some, but for others it will be useless. To understand in depth the factors that influence the performance of ear tips, access the article “Learn how eartips and pads influence the sound of the headphone”.
Try different sizes of ear tips (tips, rubbers)
It is important to try different sizes of ear tips so that you get a good fit, avoiding falls, and to obtain good isolation, both passive, provided by the earphone structure, and active, generated through the ANC. Your right ear is not the same shape as your left, so you may need to use an ear tip that is larger on one side and smaller on the other (no problem doing this, “hold” your OCD if you have one).
The ANC is severely affected when AirPods are improperly seated. This is because the microphone responsible for capturing the internal sound (music or some audio that the user is listening to) will capture the external sound (“noise”), thus confusing the chip responsible for processing the audio and proceeding with noise cancellation. external. In this way, the noise cancellation will fail, because even if the external microphone captures the ambient sound to be processed, it will not be possible to separate it from the sound generated by the music, consequently generating a bad performance in the noise cancellation. To learn more about active noise cancellation (ANC), visit the article “How does passive and active noise cancellation (ANC) work?”.
Know how to choose the right ear tip (tips, rubbers)
Today, there are companies on the market that specialize in the manufacture of ear tips. Its developers analyze which materials to choose and in what format the ear tips will be made so that users have a firm fit in the ear and at the same time do not have a negative change in the sound of the in-ear headphones. Even with Apple creating a proprietary tip, these companies created a version specifically for the AirPods Pro.
Below there are indications of ear tips made of silicone, foam and even the junction of silicone and foam. The positive point of silicone tips is the fact that they can be easily washed, providing greater hygiene and durability. Foam ear tips, on the other hand, provide great isolation from external noise, but they are not durable because over time they get dirty and there is no way to clean them, that is, they are disposable products (for this reason, packages are sold in large quantities). Theoretically, the best of both worlds would be the combination of silicone and foam, but their rigidity may not suit all types of ears.
Position the headphones correctly
It’s not enough to simply stick the headset in your ear canal, depending on the shape of your ear, it will end up kicking the AirPods Pro out of your ear. To learn the correct procedure to position Apple headphones in your ear, follow the instructions and tips in the tutorial “How to best position in-ear headphones (in-ear headphones or IEMs) in your ear”.
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