ACCESSORY
Wide-Bore Silicone Ear Tips for Treble-Forward Tuning
Specifications
| Category | Ear Tip |
|---|---|
| Brand | Reference Audio |
| Material | Medical-grade silicone, soft 30A durometer |
| Sizes | S, M, L |
| Use case | Open the top end on warm-tuned IEMs; best with hybrid tribrid configurations. |
| Price (USD) | $18 |
Overview
Wide-bore silicone tips with an inner bore of approximately 5.5 mm, designed to preserve treble energy on IEMs whose upper-midrange and lower-treble would otherwise be damped by a standard tip. The wider opening reduces high-frequency reflections inside the nozzle-to-eardrum air column, perceptually opening the soundstage and improving cymbal articulation.
Trade-off: shallower insertion and less sub-bass reinforcement than a deeper-seal narrow-bore tip. The right tip for warm-tuned IEMs that need a little more sparkle; the wrong tip for already-bright IEMs that need taming.
Often the right move on the tribrid hybrid IEM when paired with a warm source like the OTL tube amp. For the inverse — taming sharp treble — see narrow-bore tips.