Today we will take a look at Dekoni Bulletz True Wireless foam ear tips. The ear tips for this review were kindly provided by Dekoni Audio in exchange for my honest review. As always, I’m not paid to say anything in particular about this product and all thoughts and opinions in today’s episode are my own.
Dekoni makes great ear pads for full-size headphones, and I was really excited to test their ear tips on my pair of TWS. Dekoni Bulletz series was released in 2017 as an answer to non silicone ear tips having no way to safely be cleaned. The Bulletz are slow rebound memory foam in ear tips (available in small, medium and large) for many popular in ear monitors and Dekoni Audio has expanded on that line, offering tips for true wireless in ear headphones as well.
Dekoni Bulletz True Wireless comes as a package that includes 3 sizes – small, medium and large. The inner part is color-coded, so you can easily distinguish the sizes. Green is large, Blue is medium, and White is small. The True Wireless series are like the Bulletz Mercury eartips but they are shorter. The ear tips are specially designed to be used with TWS IEMs and reduced ear tip length makes sure they fit inside most charging cases.
The bore size is the same as Mercury at 4.9mm. The outer diameter of a fully expanded eartip is 10.5mm for small ones, 12.5mm for medium ones and 13.4mm for the large ones. This ear tips are compatible with a lot of True Wireless headphones currently on the market and you can refer to the official Dekoni website for the full list of supported models. In my today’s episode for demonstration purposes I will be using my pair of Sony WF1000XM3.
Now, before we go into further details, I need to mention that there are generally two types of IEM ear tips: the silicone ones and foam ones.
- Silicone tips, are made of smooth (sometimes medical grade) silicone that sits well in your ear canal providing a solid seal.
- Foam tips, on the other hand, are made from memory foam that conforms to the unique shape of your ear canal, slowly filling it out to create a tighter seal.
People prefer one over the other for different reasons and each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. That said, foam generally creates a better seal and is better at isolating outside noise. Some memory foam tips start to lose its ‘memory’ too soon, but that’s not the case with Dekoni Bulletz. The Bulletz use dense memory foam which creates a strong seal in the ear canal, providing a good sound isolation and preventing sound leakage.
Dekoni Bulletz is also far less compressible, compared to the other foam ear tips I have previously used. Also, I noticed that when you need to put it in your ear, you don’t need to squeeze it too much. To put them in you just need to simply roll them until they condense and then place them in the ear canal. Allow them a few seconds to expand and seal, and you are ready. And this fact actually makes Bulletz more easier to fit and more comfortable
When you take them out at the end of the day, simply wipe them off with a non-alcoholic cloth to clear off the ear wax. Unlike other cheap memory foam tips, these will not flake off and leave black foam residue in your ear. But after 1-3 months you can expect the foam to start losing its density, so it will be time to replace them.
Dekoni Bulletz True Wireless sound impressions
In my tests I have been using Dekoni Bulletz True Wireless with my Sony WF-1000XM3 and what I really liked, was the fact that they had little, if any, impact on the sound of this pair. Usually, foam tips do alter the sound, making IEMs sound a bit warmer, but this is not the case with Bulletz and my WF1000-XM3’s sounded as expected. In addition to that Bulletz provided a very good passive sound isolation which in combination with XM3’s active noise cancelling provides great results even in a very noisy environments.
I think the Dekoni Bulletz True Wireless ear tips are a perfect foam replacement for stock ear tips, and this is especially true for TWS that either come without foam tips or come with poor-quality foam tips.
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Pros:
- Ear tips are easy to fit
- Comfort is very good
- Ear tips provide good isolation
- No impact on the sound
- Reasonably priced
Cons:
- No cons, unless you prefer silicon ear tips
Compared to other foam ear tips I have previously used, Dekoni Bulletz are much softer to the touch and their material is of a higher quality. According to Dekoni website, the ear tips are also washable, but make sure you follow the instructions carefully, otherwise you can damage the ear tips. I can absolutely recommended Dekoni True Wireless ear tips to you if you are looking for a foam ear tips that are comfortable, provide a good seal, have great isolation, and don’t alter the quality of the sound.
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