I wasted my time.
These tips fail in every way but comfort and sound isolation. However, their flaws make them useless, even for that attribute. Here’s everything that went wrong with Comply’s foam AirPods Pro tips.
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Sizing Woes
The first thing I read about these was that the size would match the Apple AirPods Pro sizes. Great. I found I used the large size to maximize the seal, so I’d go with that. Wrong. The large was a little larger and taller than the AirPods Large. I’m a medium. Comply sent me new ones, which was nice, and I had my mediums to test. These fit much better. So, if you find you’re in between sizes, these run large. Really large, actually.
Charging Woes
One of the issues with the slightly different sizing is the fact that the shape of the tip can actually hold your AirPods out of the case just enough to prevent charging. This was a problem I had even with the medium sized tips. I believe this is because the tops are slightly longer than Apple’s. If you press down the AirPod hard, you can engage charging, but when you remove your finger, it’ll stop. You can position the tip a little differently to get it in the case just right, but it’s not a good angle. It’s slightly off from the angle these should be at when on your AirPods. Basically? Your best bet is to take them off to charge.
Or, you know, just don’t buy them.
Blockage Woes
Are these ENT jokes doing it for you? No? Well, if you don’t want to go to your local ENT, I have a recommendation: don’t put things in your ears that could come loose, like Comply’s foam tips.
Sound Quality
I actually can’t say something bad about this. They are good enough for sound isolation that I couldn’t hear the box fan I had drying my clothes while watching Netflix. I feel like they offer a better seal than Apple’s tips, and this blocks out sound better. I really do believe that they’ve improved on the sound quality. It’s hard to appreciate that when you go to grab your AirPods and find they weren’t charging overnight.
Comfort
It’s also true that I can wear these until the battery is completely drained on my AirPods Pro. Towards the 5 hour mark, I did start to get irritation, but that’s still an incredible length of time. I can keep them in for long periods with minimal discomfort throughout the day. I will say that once they did become uncomfortable, they were very uncomfortable. It was as though my ears were ready to reject anything that was in them. However, take them out for a few minutes, and I was good to go again.
Overall Rating: 1 / 5
There are often compromises you make when you use a third party accessory with an Apple product. Apple usually does things so well that they don’t benefit from third party accessories unless they’re exceptional at something. The Comply Foam Tips are fantastic for sound quality and comfort. However, they’re also so bad at keeping your AirPods charged that they’re not worth the effort. If you’re considering third party tips for your AirPods Pro, I recommend finding someone else. But if you want, you can still get these from Comply for $24.99.
Oh, did I forget to mention that? Yes, these tips that don’t work will cost you $25.