Oh, I have an iPod question! The earbuds fall out of my ears. Should I buy the other Apple earbug things, or will those be a ripoff? I want reasonable quality for a decent price, nothing fancy.
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Jesse - Jan 16, 2008 3:03:13 pm PST #4368 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2008 3:11:16 pm PST #4369 of 25501
I'd tell you the brand that my brother got me (they stay in D's ears, and my problem is that me ear shape is too small) except someone STOLE THE PACKAGE.
Grump. But I will ask him.
amych - Jan 16, 2008 3:14:25 pm PST #4370 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I can't use earbuds at all -- or anyway, not the jam-it-in-your-ear kind -- because they either fall out or cause HUGE PAIN which can't be a good thing. I use the ones with a soft rubber loop over the ear instead. I don't think it's a brand thing, so much as a comfort thing for you.
Jesse - Jan 16, 2008 3:16:34 pm PST #4371 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
How much do I need to worry about quality? Also, I guess you can't try on earphones before you buy, huh.
quester - Jan 16, 2008 3:22:20 pm PST #4372 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I have the same complaint about the earbuds that came with it. I used to have earbuds with my old Walkman that had a soft foam cover that helped them stay in place. I wonder if I could find some of those covers.
Dana - Jan 16, 2008 3:33:18 pm PST #4373 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't like the ones that came with the ipod. I have the ones that have soft rubber cones that go in the ear, and they come with three sizes so they're adjustable.
brenda m - Jan 16, 2008 3:42:41 pm PST #4374 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Buy the kind Dana has, but don't buy them at Apple. Way overpriced. Target has a ton, including one brand I want to buy just because they're called Skull Candy.
dcp - Jan 16, 2008 3:43:36 pm PST #4375 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I can't use earbuds either. Something like these came with my Sony Clié back in about 2001, and I still use them. They are amazing -- I noticed things on old and familiar CDs that I had never heard before, with any other headphones or speakers.
Jesse - Jan 16, 2008 3:46:13 pm PST #4376 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Right on. Too bad I didn't think of this when I was at Target last weekend!
Gris - Jan 16, 2008 4:03:45 pm PST #4377 of 25501
Hey. New board.
If you're willing to go non-earbud and you're willing to pay a tad more for sound quality, the Sennheiser PX100's and the Koss PortaPros are both portable (they fold up into little cases) and have fantastic sound quality. Audiophile friends of mine compare them favorably with much more expensive headphones that are much less than portable. However, they do have that whole over-the-head thing going on which is kinda passé at this point, so your love may vary. The PortaPros, at least, have a lifetime warranty that is exceptionally well honored (I went through three pairs before I actually lost the last one).
Of course, after spending all this time and money playing with nice, expensive portable headphones, I realized I hardly ever listen to music with headphones and started buying $5 cheapy earbuds for those rare occasions when I do. But that's me.