I want to throw out a word of caution here: DO NOT use these tips in lieu of hearing protection if you are doing something that requires hearing protection.

I mean, do so at your own risk. It’s your ears, after all…

If it’s something that you would normally not wear hearing protection for, and you just want to be able to listen to music without cranking the volume up… well then this might be a good solution for you.

So the foam tips are interesting. I originally thought they were nothing special… just a different material which some people might like better than silicone. (There have long been foam and silicone options for in ear headphones)

I’m wondering if the foam actually gives you better sound isolation though? (The theory being that the sound attenuation through the foam is greater than a single flap of silicone.

Anyways, yes… the most annoying thing about transparency mode is turning on a faucet to wash your hands! God damn it’s annoying!

Adaptive mode fixes that quicker than turning on noise cancellation would take me. Within a second or so of the faucet being on, it takes the edge off.