AirPods Pro memory foam ear tips.

[OverSpun]

I understand this thread is old but my question is relevant for it.

What is the comprehensive decision on Charjen's Pro Active tips? It has been a little difficult keeping their "form" tips sealed.

I switched back to original apple tips for a while… then I bought the active tips. I have tried CharJen’s original and Form tips.

I have also tried Comply v. 1 and 2. And I got a full refund for them being so uncomfortable. The plastic frame poked in my ears a lot. The plastic was almost sticking out the foam.

I think Char Jen’s active is the best because they are very comfortable and seal well. It seems music is more clear with them. More than likely because they seal better than the other tips I’ve used, including CharJen’s other tips.

Unfortunately, Char Jen’s active tips are fairly expensive compared with the others.

However, I ordered the AirPods max today… I’ll have to compare both when the max arrives.

 

[srbNYC]

I just had my AirPods Pro case begin to fail, with one AirPod not charging, and then the entire case not engaging at all. Turns out, the internal pins were damaged, most likely from the additional pressure of closing the case with the bulkier Comply tips installed.

Luckily, still under warranty, so they gave me a new case for $30. But I'm now worried about Complys long term.

 

[Wando64]

I just had my AirPods Pro case begin to fail, with one AirPod not charging, and then the entire case not engaging at all. Turns out, the internal pins were damaged, most likely from the additional pressure of closing the case with the bulkier Comply tips installed.

Luckily, still under warranty, so they gave me a new case for $30. But I'm now worried about Complys long term.

I’ve taken a look at my Pros and I can’t imagine that any pressure on the point where the tips are could cause a problem with the pins.
Everything is possible, but it seems unlikely.

 

[GBstoic]

I’ve taken a look at my Pros and I can’t imagine that any pressure on the point where the tips are could cause a problem with the pins.
Everything is possible, but it seems unlikely.

I also took a look last night. Surely the Pros have to sit higher in the chamber since the extra thickness of the Comply stops the Pros dropping as far down the case?

 

[srbNYC]

I also took a look last night. Surely the Pros have to sit higher in the chamber since the extra thickness of the Comply stops the Pros dropping as far down the case?

I think that's it, and then the lid exerts a bit more pressure when it closes.

Noting I've been using the Complys for over year before I started noticing sporadic charging in one bud before the total failure to charge.

 

[Wando64]

I also took a look last night. Surely the Pros have to sit higher in the chamber since the extra thickness of the Comply stops the Pros dropping as far down the case?

Coincidence wants that I received today my first set of Comply earbuds.
They are the Large sized one, but as far as I can tell they are no larger than the Large original buds.
On top of that, as carefully as I can observe I cannot notice any difference whatsoever in the way the case is closing.
Finally, because of the design of the charger case, the buds themselves are resting on solid plastic and any pressure on that point will not cause additional pressure on the Stem part of the AirPods (try it with a finger).
At worse, if a lot of pressure is applied it will cause the stem to move slightly laterally.
As I said, everything is possible but in this case, to me at least, it seems unlikely.

 

[GBstoic]

Coincidence wants that I received today my first set of Comply earbuds.
They are the Large sized one, but as far as I can tell they are no larger than the Large original buds.
On top of that, as carefully as I can observe I cannot notice any difference whatsoever in the way the case is closing.
Finally, because of the design of the charger case, the buds themselves are resting on solid plastic and any pressure on that point will not cause additional pressure on the Stem part of the AirPods (try it with a finger).
At worse, if a lot of pressure is applied it will cause the stem to move slightly laterally.
As I said, everything is possible but in this case, to me at least, it seems unlikely.

I agree.

 

[JT2002TJ]

I had the Comply 1.0's since early on, and have the latest version now. I have exclusively used the largest size. My airpods and case have 0 damage from using the large.

I do have the issue where if I don't press down on the airpod prior to closing the lid, sometimes it doesn't make contact with the charging pins, and stays active (in fact it happened the last time I used them, and my L is dead right now).

No damage, and there is no way I would go back to the Apple earbuds, they don't block ambient noise like the Comply's do, and they start to slide out of my ears after about 15-20 minutes of use.

 

[GigabitEthernet]

Yes I also have the issue of not charging, sadly this seems to be due to dust etc building up. Although I see this as more of a design flaw of the AirPods case than the tips.

 

[Tdude96]

I didn’t realize Symbio now makes tips for APP (previously, you had to buy their tips, remove the foam from their silicone tip and put it into the APP silicone - a process described earlier in this thread). Anyone know whether in their complete solution the silicone is bonded to the foam?

I just got the Symbio for AirPods Pro today. The silicone is not bonded to the foam, which is probably a good thing. In the package I got, the placement of the foam was different on each tip. It honestly looks somewhat like they performed the same process of applying the foam to the OEM tips. I wound up turning the silicone inside out and readjusting the foam on the two I used.

So far I'm mostly happy with these tips. They fit perfectly in the case (used the Medium tips), so no problem there. The sound is great with ANC and with Transparency. I did a 12 mile workout with them in, both walking and running, and never had to readjust, never felt like they were falling out.

That's a massive improvement over the Apple's APP ear tips. While the OEM tips are generally pretty secure in my ears while walking (unless I'm really sweaty), they tend to come loose and sometimes fall out while running without constantly pressing them back in, particularly the right ear, regardless of which size I've tried. There was none of that with the Symbio tips.

What I didn't like is that I took the Symbio tips off and applied them again several times, because there doesn't seem to be an audible "click" when they snap securely to the AirPod like Apple's tips do. If there is, it's far more subtle than Apple's. I got them secured enough that they wouldn't come off with a decent tug and called it good. When I completed the workout, I took out the AirPods, and one of the tips stayed in my ear. I had to fish it out. Not at all fun. If that happens again, I'll probably switch back to Apple's tips and mod those with the foam from these.

 

[acousticbiker]

Anyone else using CharJenPro getting "Hearing Protection May Not Be Working As Expected" under Settings > AirPods Pro and "Your AirPods Pro Need to be Cleaned to Take a Hearing Test" when clicking 'Take a Hearing Test' there?

My APP are pretty clean and I don't remember seeing the first error before 18.1.

 

[eyespy03]

Anyone else using CharJenPro getting "Hearing Protection May Not Be Working As Expected" under Settings > AirPods Pro and "Your AirPods Pro Need to be Cleaned to Take a Hearing Test" when clicking 'Take a Hearing Test' there?

My APP are pretty clean and I don't remember seeing the first error before 18.1.

Not me, and I use them on both of my sets of APP. I literally have been using this brand since they came out with the first version. I just got the new Ultrafoamx today and put them on my APP2

 

[acousticbiker]

Not me, and I use them on both of my sets of APP. I literally have been using this brand since they came out with the first version. I just got the new Ultrafoamx today and put them on my APP2

Same here, have you updated to iOS 18.1 and your APP firmware to the latest hearing aid version?

 

[eyespy03]

Same here, have you updated to iOS 18.1 and your APP firmware to the latest hearing aid version?

I have. Did the hearing air test with them as well.

 

[tipoo]

Anyone else using CharJenPro getting "Hearing Protection May Not Be Working As Expected" under Settings > AirPods Pro and "Your AirPods Pro Need to be Cleaned to Take a Hearing Test" when clicking 'Take a Hearing Test' there?

My APP are pretty clean and I don't remember seeing the first error before 18.1.

I'm getting this and my Airpods were literally just replaced with hypothetically brand new units by Apple's warranty. I changed out my foam tips for the original silicone ones to see if it was that. There's no visible debris anywhere, I gave it a scrub anyways, and I've only used them a few times since they were replaced. There's 0 wax or dust anywhere I can see.

Odd. Maybe it was the foam tips and it needs some time to realize I switched back? I'm going to leave them switched, put them in the case and charge for a while until they restart, and then try again. If that doesn't work, back to foam.

 

[tipoo]

I'm getting this and my Airpods were literally just replaced with hypothetically brand new units by Apple's warranty. I changed out my foam tips for the original silicone ones to see if it was that. There's no visible debris anywhere, I gave it a scrub anyways, and I've only used them a few times since they were replaced. There's 0 wax or dust anywhere I can see.

Odd. Maybe it was the foam tips and it needs some time to realize I switched back? I'm going to leave them switched, put them in the case and charge for a while until they restart, and then try again. If that doesn't work, back to foam.

Ah yeah, this was it. It must have been sensitive to the different density of the mesh filter on the aftermarket ones. It wasn't just swapping them back that fixed it, it was putting them back in the case and charging for 10 minutes which restarts them and then it went away.