Ultimate Ears

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Pothole

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34,367 posts

288 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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Custom ear plugs with bluetooth (other brands are available) I just ordered some. Anyone else got some? Do they function as promised?

A993LAD

1,733 posts

227 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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I had some of their wired ones fitted and they work very well. I plug them into my Sena unit. The sound quality is great and the wind noise protection is better than my previous foam earplugs.

I was impressed with their customer service when one of the earphones stopped working and I had to return them for repair.

Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

288 months

Monday 20th December 2021
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A993LAD said:
I was impressed with their customer service when one of the earphones stopped working and I had to return them for repair.
Great.

Andy XRV

3,856 posts

186 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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I've found that if you give them a little smear of olive oil before you pop them gives it will give you all day comfort

conkerman

3,364 posts

141 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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I have been using Shure SE215s for ages, but might give these a go.

Great to see they have good service/support.


the cueball

1,261 posts

61 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Mine are great.. on my second paid now as someone, clearly not knowing that they are molded for the users ears, stole them from me!

Hope they don't fit them properly and there is an annoying little whistle every time they use them, but think it's their bike and have spent months and thousands of pounds trying to identify and fix it.

bds...


Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

288 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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the cueball said:
Mine are great.. on my second paid now as someone, clearly not knowing that they are molded for the users ears, stole them from me!

Hope they don't fit them properly and there is an annoying little whistle every time they use them, but think it's their bike and have spent months and thousands of pounds trying to identify and fix it.

bds...
I share your hope!

snagzie

540 posts

66 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Andy XRV said:
I've found that if you give them a little smear of olive oil before you pop them gives it will give you all day comfort
Kinky!

Salted_Peanut

1,511 posts

60 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Pothole said:
Custom ear plugs with bluetooth (other brands are available) I just ordered some. Anyone else got some? Do they function as promised?
thumbup I have been using Ultimate Ear's Motorcyclist Bluetooth SoundEar earplugs for several years. They are utterly brilliant!

They aren't cheap but have proven long-lasting – my Bluetooth earplugs still work like new. It's one more thing to remember to keep charged, but that's the same as your phone, and the earplugs work perfectly.

Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

288 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Salted_Peanut said:
Pothole said:
Custom ear plugs with bluetooth (other brands are available) I just ordered some. Anyone else got some? Do they function as promised?
thumbup I have been using Ultimate Ear's Motorcyclist Bluetooth SoundEar earplugs for several years. They are utterly brilliant!

They aren't cheap but have proven long-lasting – my Bluetooth earplugs still work like new. It's one more thing to remember to keep charged, but that's the same as your phone, and the earplugs work perfectly.
Them's the ones!

Salted_Peanut

1,511 posts

60 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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My only caveat is that you need to get a good mould of your ears. Previously, I had custom earplugs that didn’t seal well.

So, when I was having the Bluetooth earplugs done (at a bike show by Ultimate Ear), I asked them to take extra care for a good seal – and it was worth asking. They added adding a smidgeon more of the mould material to be certain of a perfect seal.

OverSteery

3,657 posts

237 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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A993LAD said:
I had some of their wired ones fitted and they work very well. I plug them into my Sena unit. The sound quality is great and the wind noise protection is better than my previous foam earplugs.

I was impressed with their customer service when one of the earphones stopped working and I had to return them for repair.
Is that a sena unit on your helmet? How well does that work? Do you have a long lead to flap in the wind, or a short on - so it pull out the ear plugs whenever you take you helmet off?

RemaL

24,995 posts

240 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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Pothole said:
Custom ear plugs with bluetooth (other brands are available) I just ordered some. Anyone else got some? Do they function as promised?
I have Ultimate ears with wired headphones. I use them as they fit great as expected but the quality of the sound is horrid. But they are 4 years old so may have improved. I have £40 in the ear that blow the quality of UE out of the water form quality

Would I buy again nope from this experience. I have a set of standard UE plugs and disposable are better.

PurpleTurtle

7,479 posts

150 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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I've had some wired ones for over a decade and really like them. Would be keen on some Bluetooth ones but having just checked the price perhaps not!

However most of the time I tend to just use some 25 quid Sennheiser in-ear bud headphones and a Sony Bluetooth dongle, with my phone on a handlebar mount for music and sat nav. It's the best/cheapest combo I have found to work over many years.

Andy XRV

3,856 posts

186 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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snagzie said:
Andy XRV said:
I've found that if you give them a little smear of olive oil before you pop them gives it will give you all day comfort
Kinky!
wink

Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

288 months

Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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PurpleTurtle said:
I've had some wired ones for over a decade and really like them. Would be keen on some Bluetooth ones but having just checked the price perhaps not!

However most of the time I tend to just use some 25 quid Sennheiser in-ear bud headphones and a Sony Bluetooth dongle, with my phone on a handlebar mount for music and sat nav. It's the best/cheapest combo I have found to work over many years.
I've tried in ear headphones but find they barely attenuate any wind and road noise which is why I went for these

Salted_Peanut

1,511 posts

60 months

Thursday 23rd December 2021
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Pothole said:
I've tried in ear headphones but find they barely attenuate any wind and road noise
^ this for me, too.

Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

288 months

Thursday 23rd December 2021
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Salted_Peanut said:
Pothole said:
I've tried in ear headphones but find they barely attenuate any wind and road noise
^ this for me, too.
That and using earplugs to do so means I can't hear my cheap Chinese Sena clone

sco_steve

53 posts

76 months

Saturday 25th December 2021
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A993LAD said:
I had some of their wired ones fitted and they work very well. I plug them into my Sena unit. The sound quality is great and the wind noise protection is better than my previous foam earplugs.

I was impressed with their customer service when one of the earphones stopped working and I had to return them for repair.
What cable length did you go for?

A993LAD

1,733 posts

227 months

Sunday 26th December 2021
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sco_steve said:
What cable length did you go for?
They do a fantastic dual length option which works really well. It has a very short cable that plugs into the Sena unit on the side of my helmet, plus an extension cable if you want to plug them into something further away (eg phone in pocket or tank bag etc).