Collin's Lab: Custom Fit Earbuds
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2010
- What do you get when you combine DIY custom molded earplugs with a pair of in-ear headphones? Isolated Hi-Fi that fits like a glove but won't break the bank.
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while waiting for them to cure, you should hold your mouth open. In the open jaw position, your ear canals are slightly more open; when you close your mouth you'll get a tighter seal.
This is definitely another one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments - brilliantly simple, anyone could do this. Thanks, Collin.
SWEET! I've worn hearing aides for 20 years now, and that's how they mold your ear to create the impression! I've wanted to do EXACTLY this for YEARS! I never knew you could buy the kit. THANKS!
AWESOME!! We love this review! Thanks for choosing our Custom Molded Earplugs.
are you kidding?
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you can also use instamorph. It turns harder but also blocks out more sound. You just put the beads in hot water and then they melt. It molds like silly putty. It cools pretty fast and hardens. Won't burn your ear.
Made a pair just like Collin did. In fact, I purchased the exact same custom molded earplugs (even blue) like he used. Works perfectly! Incredible.
I made them!
Really great ... They are very comfortable and not expensive!
I use Shure earphones for a good quality.
I have no problems with reinsertion. As always, it's a trick!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Collin and thanks Radians.
Colin has been around for a while. I like him
This is the first time i've watched Collin's Lab, and it's great! I think that Kipkay and Collin are the best DIY-ers...:D
This worked relativeley fine. One tip though, have something to bite on for the time the putty sets, that way they won't move once you talk or eat. That's what you have to do when you get custom molds and are a singer.
As you fill your ear with the silicone, be sure to completely fill the helix and the conchea bowl (not sure how to describe this; googling ear anatomy might help more) so that the mould locks in place in the future. I made the mistake of not doing the helix right, so mine didn't lock in place and fell out after awhile.
Thanks Collin -- I've got them curing in my ears right now (same Shure earphones too, I think...) while the kids watch Saturday morning cartoons. What a fun, easy, useful project!
this being relavent to me 13 years after posted is crazy i have really small ear holes and custom iems are wayy to expensive so this is perfect
would it be better if you glue the ear buds to the molded piece?
Two problems with this.
1) By just shoving the earphone into the molding compound you run the risk of filling the sound port with blue gunge.
2) Do NOT just pull the cured molds out of your ears. You have just created a good seal which you need to gently break. If you just yank them out you may create a vacuum which will burst your ear drum.
+Adrian Brown I noticed that too about the vacuum. But after watching it again, I realized he did open his mouth before removing them which would allow the pressure to escape to avoid damage.
about filling the sound ports, the molds are silicone and silicone only sticks to silicone
Miles yeah this is why aquariums and hundreds of other items are held together with silicone
lol
Very doubtful you will burst the TM by doing that. It may at most cause some minimal pain.
I followed these directions as well as the Radians directions and it works perfectly! My monitors are the M6*Pro and they sound great! Do this and save yourself hundreds of dollars! I purchased the TAN - Radians product and it looks great.
Great project Collin!
are the final products as good as Bose QC 20 or any good noise cancelling earphones?
freaking awesome.. Im definitely buying this
I was had wondered if/how this would work. Thanks for the vid Collin!
Dude, I have been needing something like this for a long time for overnight-use and you just SAVED ME!!!!!!!!!!! You're awesome and a half! :D Those earbuds always hurt my ears, but this should definitely fix that. coolness.
I had wondered if/how this would work. Thanks for the vid Collin!
This by far is the best video on tube !!!!
Thanks for the tutorial! I've see something similar done at the Motorcycle Show and they are expensive! This will save me some cash! Thanks again!
Great vid. Quirky is good. Thanks for posting.
Is there a good kind of earbud to use this with?
Thanks! Great advise for the drummers for personal monitoring!
This guys makes the best stuff.
Collin, you are legend. I just finished making a set for my beats by dre tour, which of course have the worst fit of any headphones ever. These sound not only amazing but fit so well I can't even tell they are on.
One tip I found, do one ear at a time, and hold your mouth open durning the process. This makes for a much better fit!
Nicely done. Think his would work well with some Bose in ear headphones? And are they really that effective at blocking out sound?
wearing mine right now, just made them today, must say- pretty nice so far
How is the sound with these? Do you get the same quality of sound as you would with the buds that come on them?
I actually did this a couple of years ago. I used a cheaper set of earbuds that didn't have the long tube, so I had to insert the earbuds and then stuff the blue crap around them. These are excellent for in-ear monitors because when you are moving around on stage, they do not fall out.
Would you say that leftover putty you didn't mix is enough to build around the ear to hold it on? I would put a paper clip or other flexible rod in there it give it some stiffness.
tks, been waiting for this solution for awhile!
That's a genuinely cool idea!
Cutting the molded part up to the plastic sound port on the earbud will decrease the low end frequency quality. I believe you want the earbud piece to extend in the ear canal a little more but not so much to risk damaging the eardrum. I experience better sound low to high frequencies with earbuds that extend further.
I've never heard anyone saying that they dislike the fit of in-ear headphones before xD But those ones you made gotta be really really comfy.
Thanks man im a drummer and i have been needing a custom fit pair for ages :D
I'm looking for some compound that avoid water to entry into the ear while i'm swimming and listening music. Could this work?
most likely but you nead water proof headphones and make a realy good deal on yhese
@universeiswise That's why these are so good: they eliminate all that background (plane, train, etc.) noise so you DON'T have to turn them up so high to hear perfect quality sound.
since he cuts off the part of the mold that goes deeper into the ear canal (at the 3:20 mark), does that lose some of the noise isolation??
i saw another video where the guy just drills a hole through the mold and doesn't cut it off. Is that method better for both music and noise isolation? If anyone could help with these questions, that would be great.
Yeah Collin is Back!! awesome :)
Excellent video! I plan on doing this myself!
Pretty cool idea I think I am going to give it a try!
Collin's lab is the only reason I subscribe to Makemagazine!
I really enjoyed watching This one!
are the molds affixed to the ear buds securely?
great idea, but how come the soft dough didn't block the earbuds' sound canal?
im totally gonna try this! thank you!
Dude - works BEAUTIFULLY!
tnx dude, a did that and it saved me a lot of money, and it works grate, I was looking for a gus headphones for live monitoring (I do 2 to 3 live gigs at the week) but since I don't play music for living I was in a budget a couldn't pay some decent custom in ear monitors, so I bought a good quality under 100dlls ear monitors and did this trick and now I have a very good in-ear monitors with out the hi price.
@irishgirlx481 what do you mean sound proof? it just bumps the decibels up to 32
wait, how did you hear the alarm on your iPhone when you had the ear plugs in?
- Press the thermoplastic against the walls of the cast so you end up with an empty shell when it cools down.
- Take the cooled down empty shell out of the cast and put in your earbud drivers.
- Taking care to leave a canal between the driver and the part of the shell which will be furthest in your ear canal, pour more thermoplastic into the shell until it's full on the inside.
- Wait until cool.
- Congrats, you now have a pair of professional looking IEM's for dirt cheap!
sound really good and really comfortable?
That's a pretty good idea. I might have to try this.
My biggest problem with earbuds (besides them breaking) is them falling out... maybe I'll stick a bit of flexible wire into the foam that can wrap over my ear/glasses/whatever to hold them in.
Where can I buy those 'Radians custom fitted earplug kit'
I used the link in the PDF but the link doesn't worlk
(Sorry for my bad englisch I'm German)
can u disconnect the actual original earbud from the putty if u need to use them by there original self?
I just made a pair of these with the red putty, and they work excellent. I think this would be brilliant with a set of phones that have longer stems.
What exactly is that green stuff?
Don, the look good and I subscribed but will the work with earbuds and an mp3 player? They appear to be more for blocking out sound and maintaining a sound level and not for use with a mp3 player.
anyone know where I can get a similar earplug kit, but with see-through material?
woah this is excellent!!!
I just tried this with a pair of Shure E3 headphones. They are super comfortable, but the bass is slightly lacking. I'm hoping as they warm up in my ears, they'll seal up better.
Isn't exactly what I was looking for but I enjoyed watching. :)
How is the bass?
what kind of headphones is he using in the tutorial?
very nice tutorial, THANK YOU!
I just remembered this video, gonna do this this weekend
i liked this one, i may have to try it!!
where did u get the kit at ???
What's that glowy green liquid in the tub?
Thumbs up for Aphex Twin. What song did you put on?
Rockin the sideburns !
Has anyone had a problem with the uncured mixture entering the channel in the ear buds and clogging it? I'm just wondering if Collin had somehow plugged the tubes prior to insertion?
i tried it, it does make a difference in the sound and its so much more comfortable . just make sure to not push the "dough" to hrad in the ear (stop when you feel reisitance and let the dough dry)
What kind of in ears are they?
what is that green liquid?
so you are using only half of the total amount (i.e. one quarter of it per ear)?
which earphones did you use?
Good to know, im defiantly going to do this.
that's cool! but where can we buy it in France??
Where can I buy this "rubber"?
I looked to ebay but didn't find anything :(
Fantastic!
If they block noise how did you hear your phone?
your vids are great ! more please :))
We think this video is awesome! Thanks so much for showcasing our Custom Molded Plugs. It's great to see all the creative uses for them. We just released a new video detailing how to use the plugs on our UA-cam Channel - Radiansinc.
Keep up the creative work!
@r0b0leadr no - earbuds don't last forever and you might wanna replace the original earphone things later
You should do it with your mouth open because your ear canal is bigger when you have your mouth open
are they sound proof?
That's pretty cool. I'll have to try it when I get the chance.
It's really hard for me to wear ear buds. My ears get sore and itchy, but that's about the only kind of head phones they make now. Hope it helps. :D
So you can hear the speakers....but how's the noise reduction?
The link doesn't seem to go there.
thanks man !!
@mjm9536 The earbuds he used were noise canceling. This just made them less... awkward in your ears?
What are the headphones?
@metalgrunger06 Yea, i just found out that they can last forever.
This can be done with airpods too, right?