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Monday, September 13, 2010

Getting more mileage from your Shure IEM foam sleeves

If you've got a pair of Shure SE series or older E series headphones, you'll know that the foam sleeves provide the best combination of comfort and isolation. Depending on your hygiene standards, you'll also realise that they get collect earwax quite quickly, and lose their "sponginess" as more wax accumulates.

Just throw them in with your wash!
The solution? Well, you could buy some more, but have you tried washing them? Seriously, just put them in a zippable washing bag, and throw them in with your delicates cycle. They'll come out rejuvenated and will be good for a few more months. Of course, they'll still wear out eventually, but you'll get more use out of them than you would have without washing.

Remember, just wash the sleeves, not the headphones!

2 comments:

  1. I have a WL37T26CW2 but can find no reference to the "aqua plus" mode you referred to in your article. We are having problem with some kind of residue after dark washes making marks on the whites 1 or 2 cycles after the dark wash, so I would like to follow your suggestions

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  2. To activate aqua plus mode,

    Access the Settings Menu (see below).
    Scroll to the AQUA PLUS option, and press SELECT.
    Scroll to highlight either AQUA PLUS rinse ON or AQUA PLUS rinse OFF.
    Press SELECT to confirm your selection and return to the Settings Menu.

    To access the Settings Menu:
    1 Turn your AquaSmart washer on.
    2 Scroll, to the right, through the wash cycles until you reach the Settings Menu.
    3 Press SELECT to enter the menu.

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