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Six0Four

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I want to pull the debris out of the little air vent not push it in further.

I heard that the blue tac stuff is no good.

Thanks.

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Blu tac works well for dry, solid stuff. Just don't be a brute.
Where Blu tac doesn't work so well IMO is to clean the mesh facing your ear. That one can get clogged up in skin oil / wax if your own ear anatomy means that it touches your skin and this will degrade the ANC and the SQ over time.
Apple's latest hardware revision has a recessed mesh in that place to mitigate that issue but I certainly hope this vent will be relocated or significantly redesigned in the APP2 to eliminate that problem entirely.
 
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Blu tac works well for dry, solid stuff. Just don't be a brute.
Where Blu tac doesn't work so well IMO is to clean the mesh facing your ear. That one can get clogged up in skin oil / wax if your own ear anatomy means that it touches your skin and this will degrade the ANC and the SQ over time.
Apple's latest hardware revision has a recessed mesh in that place to mitigate that issue but I certainly hope this vent will be relocated or significantly redesigned in the APP2 to eliminate that problem entirely.

Ya these are the new version. I'll pick up some tac then. Thanks for the tip.
 
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