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Good in-ear headphones
Organichu
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I see there have been many threads (by using the search function) about headphones, but almost everyone is talking about full sized ones, and I see a lot of recs. for Sennheisers and Grados and such.
Well I need in-ears. I can't do buds at all, as they won't stay in my ear.
I was originally looking at the $100 v-moda Vibe Duo... I know they work with the iPhone with the controls, does anyone know if it'll work with other major smart phones (G1, specifically)?
Well I need in-ears. I can't do buds at all, as they won't stay in my ear.
I was originally looking at the $100 v-moda Vibe Duo... I know they work with the iPhone with the controls, does anyone know if it'll work with other major smart phones (G1, specifically)?
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I absolutely love them. The only thing that took some getting used to is I run them behind and over my ear instead of straight in like I do with other buds. I do this to alleviate the weight, and it's how they're suggested to be worn. Fair warning though, you can't hear shit with them in...I mow the lawn and barely can hear the mower.
here: http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/hf5.aspx
and here: http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6.aspx
I have their et-y plugs, and if they don't fit snugly in your ears then you don't actually have ears. . .
My $10 Sony earbuds sound better than they do.
really comfortable, and great sound.
Tried before:
Westone UM2
Shure E2c
Various cheaper ones
Settled on these now as they are the best price/perf and extremely comfortable.
I usually buy all mine from www.earphonesolutions.com
The only original piece of advice I can offer is to steer clear of Sony in-ear phones. I've had two different models fail in the same way. Oh, I've had a pair of Sennheiser sports buds break as well (the wire peeled,) but they replaced my pair with an upgrade for the warranty with very nice service to boot. I had much more trouble with Sony.
It does sound a bit like you are hard on the equipment.
I've been using Sony headphones for years and especially their in-ear one are nice imho. Very comfortable, good sound and the price is fair. Basically I've been a fan of their portable gear since the first transistor cassette radio some 30+ years ago (Ouch I am getting old!).
Anyway - what ever you buy make sure to keep the volume low. I have friends younger than me with hearing problems most likely due excessive loud music through headphones!
never buy bose
I didn't really treat the buds badly, since I considered them expensive for the time, but you might be right for the first pair. However, the second pair broke in exactly the same way as the first, except that it happened while using the buds at home at my desk. What happened was the other bud suddenly stopped working. They appeared to be in good condition too - I wouldn't complain about them here if I felt I'd broken them myself.
The G1 has only a usb port for headphones (or bluetooth but it doesn't currently support stereo bluetooth, although they insist it is on the way)
I bought those, big mistake
I thought about the er6i before but the reported lack of bass turned me off from them
Also check out Ultimate Ears
the super.fi 5 pros are pretty great
(I already got the adapter for the G1)
Hard to tell. I am sure you don not do it on purpose but perhaps it's something you do when putting them away like twisting a wire in a certain way.
For example I keep having Microsoft mice die on me and it turns out one of the wires break where the cable enters the mice - a friend of mine has very much the same user profile as me (same games, similar amount of time using...) and he is on the first mouse while I'm on the second plus two DIY repairs.
Also, they've got some that run about 12 bucks that are pretty good as well, they just feel cheap and the sound quality is a bit lower. In my opinion, it's not a terrible difference quality-wise, but I went through 2 pairs of them.
i've never used in-ear phones, though. after a few minutes of moving them around and deeper into my canals i was and still amm amazed. the isolation and sound quality... fantastic.
You make a really good point here. It's really important to get a good fit with in-ear headphones. The default sleeves that came with my first pair of shure's never quite fit right so they were kinda uncomfortable for me to wear, until I tried the flange sleeves, and now they are great!
i need new headphones after mine broke
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Yes, the Ink'd Buds are what I'm referring to. They are VERY good and VERY economical.
The sound is fantastic on them and the price, while not terribly modest ($60), is still pretty justifiable for headphones. If I were getting wrap-around headphones, I would expect to pay much more than that.