Shure EATFL1-6 Triple Flange Sleeves for SE Model Earphones, KSE1500, E3c, E4c, E5c, E500PTH, i3c and i4c Models,White

I was really glad to discover that Shure offers these silicone triple-flange tips in addition to the standard memory foam. While the foam tips offer excellent noise isolation and are generally quite comfortable, I found the soft foam ended up muffling low-bass notes, resulting in a distinctly fuzzy sound on anything particularly bass-heavy. These tips, on the other hand, produce a nice, clean sound over the whole frequency range, while still providing good isolation as well.Additionally, when using the foam tips, if I am not playing audio through the headphones but want to leave them in my ears, I find outside sounds are distinctly muffled, making it harder to hear or understand people without pulling the headphones out. On the other hand, the triple-flange tips still do reduce the outside noise level effectively, but without muffling or distorting certain frequencies, making them able to function similarly to good-quality earplugs with a fairly even frequency response when not playing music and such. With the triple-flange tips, there is also more flexibility in how much isolation is desired, as they can be inserted less or more firmly to adjust how tight a seal is formed, which can't really be done well with the foam tips.A couple of notes: Some people find these tips more uncomfortable than the foam tips. My general experience is that this is true initially, but if one spends a bit of time getting used to them they will soon become more comfortable, so it's worth trying to wear them for a little while before giving up. These tips also have a much longer shaft than the default tips, which can cause the headphones to stick out of the ears more, however I found this was easily remedied by simply snipping off the excess shaft of the tips using some scissors, so they now sit flush in my ears the same as the original tips.

After getting the Shure SE846s and trying out all the sleeves, I found the triple flange ones to be my favorites. They sit super deep into the ear, which can take some getting used to but they're really comfortable and noise isolating. Of all the options (and they give you a TON), I liked the triple flanges the most since the sound is so clear, they sit very comfortable in my ear despite a bump in the ear canal, and and they very efficiently isolate the vast majority of external noise.I also like these because they're cheap enough that I can replace them as often as I want. After some time they form to the inside of your ears, which means they'll end up folding in on themselves to mimic the shape of your ear. This is good since it's comfortable, but after some time they get a bit loose, and I like to replace them regularly. These are affordable enough that you can replace them as often as you want, either it's monthly or quarterly or even longer than that. Really, you don't have to replace them ever, but I like to do it just to make sure the fit is maintained for a long time.I highly recommend these if you also like the triple flange sleeves that come with your Shures.

I had a old pair of Westones that were given to me (I think a single armature model) and included in the gift were triple flange ear tips. I've been looking for a new set of triple flange ear tips ever since the old ones wore out. I think these were likely the exact same ear tips I had previously and they're amazing.Honestly I can't believe Westone doesn't sell a triple flange ear tip of their own because these increase the bass performance of their in-ear headphones so much. They seem to seal the bass in, kind of like a closed back headphone. The Westone UM Pro 30's feel more balanced this way and less overly bright.I had a pretty difficult time finding the specs on the UM Pro 30 nozzle size. These tips do fit rather snuggly, so a small trick to get them on but I don't think they'll fall off randomly so it works just fine. The material used for these tips appears to be of high quality rubber. I don't think it's silicone but It's possible I am mistaken.I definitely recommend these ear tips! Worth every penny for my personal bass response preferences.

Ok, so Im a maniac about my Shure SE 535s. I love the incredible sound these IEMs are capable of.For years I have been using Shures Yellow Foam tips. The seal is great, they are comfortable, and the sound is excellent.But when I bought Shures wireless Bluetooth Cable, I was inspired to try the Triple Flanges again.Once I was able to get them seated correctly, I gave a very close listen and did a thorough comparison.The Triple Flanges are better.The only problem is, the Flanges are inherently uncomfortable.I tried every combination of trimming them down:I cut the top flange off. (Kills the dynamic range they are capable of. Like turning a great studio monitor into a mediocre 2 way bookshelf speaker)I tried cutting the bottom flange off. (Really killed the isolation and bass response)The only thing that improved the comfort without killing the sound was to cut 4mm of the stem off at the base of the flanges. Makes the cone shorter so the monitor can sit in your ear more easily. The sound is maintained.And concerning the sound, this is why they are worth the discomfort:The sound is amazingly accurate, detailed, fast articulation, incredibly balanced, deep full bass with an amazing dynamic range and quality. There is an uncanny resonance you can here in the sound. The foam tips just dont present that. They may sound pretty good, but not this good.Hopefully, over time I will become accustomed to the weird feeling they create inside my ear canals.I will hold out hope. It is worth the sacrifice.