Thanks for the reply Peter. I tried all but the large arc supports and the large tips in a variety of combinations prior to posting (I’ve got really small ears generally and normally use small tips regardless of headphone brand), but could barely tolerate half an hour of any combination, which is what led me to the realisation that the issue is probably the depth of the tips relative to the depth of my ears. The body of the buds was making the entirety of where they were sitting hurt because I was having to ram them right in to get the tips into my ear. In the end I measured the stem and ordered some small Inair Air3s on next day delivery. My theory was that although they’re no longer size wise than the hybrid silicones provided, the design of them in combination with the stem would give me extra depth to get the tip properly in my ear without the body of the buds hurting me in the same way. It’s definitely improved things: I’m 40 minutes into wearing them with the Inairs without feeling like needing to claw my ears off, but they’re still not as comfy as the wireless skullcandy set they replaced that I could easily wear for 6 or 7 hours. I’m now wondering if taking the arc supports off will help further. Got to admit to being fairly disappointed, though - did something I never do and treated myself to something relatively expensive, only to actually find I probably would have been better off buying the same skullcandy model I had for half the price.
