earbud recommendations
 

NOT FOR RIDING

finally got an MP3 player
well actually a phone w/ mp3

debating on earphones, BOSE?

got a guy on C/L who'll do 2 sets for $100, says they're legit.

opinions?

~$100

I don't know the price of the BOSE ones so can't comment on those.

Is there a place in your are that would do custom molded ones? I'd go for those. I have custom molded earplugs and they are SO comfortable (and were less than $100 but would've been $150 with earbuds).

My ears are a funny shape though.

Another vote for molded custom, however, the Bose sound is very good (though I find they don't reduce noise as much as my Phillips ear buds).

Are you going to be using them on a plane or another noisy environment?

hmm.......maybe mowing the yard

mostly at the office.

I would get a cheap pair for mowing the yard - sweat is bad.

hmm........sony DR-BT22, blutooth headphones.

$30 from amazon........

yeah prolly use the cheapy's that came w/ the phone.

Speaking as someone that has a tendency to overbuy on accessories that he never uses. I'd live with the ones that came with it for a while until you're sure that you really want to walk around with earbuds in your ears all the time. Besides, the stock ones are probably as good as any buds you'll buy for under $30 anyway.:idk: I'd try out the whole system before I go nuts.

I use SkullCandy for mine, and LOVE THEM.... If you want to drop some cash, look at Shure.

Motorola S9

They seem to have good reveiws

Nah they SUCK for making calls! I mean suck, suck, suck!!!! For music they were okay but wow they were bad for calls! They went back to Best Buy the next fucking day!

That is a question, do you plan to also make calls with these on? If so, most of the suggestions here won't work unless you buy an adapter.

If it's just for listening (no mic needed), I just ordered some Etymotics ER-6i earbuds. I'll post up a review once I get them. I usually use the Sony earbuds (I forget the model, but they're about $35-$50). I've had three pair, though, and all of them failed in one ear at some point. I'm hoping the ER-6i's are a little more durable.

i have the bose ones and i like them fine. they sound good, but the tips fall off and get lost really easily. so if you get them make sure to spring for some extra tips (they're like $5).

I have a pair of Shure SE210 that are great. I use them on and off the bike. The only times I dont use them are when I actually want to hear outside noise and in those situations I just use my stock iPod earbuds.

damn, i hate to sound not so advanced as far as listening to music, but i just got a set of the "newer" JVC Gumy's and they sound damn awesome, i sure as hell dont need "custom" formed ones to listen to music, for sure have better things to throw money away on

Like HELMETS!!!!!:lol:

I was told about the "SkullCandy" type just yesterday. A friend used them on a solo mountain run and think they are great for the $$.

For cutting the grass I just use what came with my IPod Shuffle and they work just fine.

IIRC Neebs recommends the Skull Candy ones as well.

True

I have ZERO desire to talk on a phone while on the bike...I check for messages and make calls when I stop and take a break.

I only plan to listen to music and may not even like doing that once I give it a shot.

The phone isn't even a concern when I'm on the bike...too much other chit to worry about imho.

Yea but the op stated that these were not for riding...:idk:

Oh you mean in those capital letters in the first sentence ? :lol: :whosr:

:hangman:...and NO there is not one tied around my penis. :whatwhat:

Hmm why not? if it's good enough for Mr Carradine, it's good enough for me!

no riding the bike w/ it
no talking on phone w/ it

mostly just used in the office and occasionally mowing the yrd. but i'll prolly stick to cheap ones for that.

I cant see throwing away more than $20 for a pair of ear plugs I may end up misplacing every so often anyway...I've gotten several under $20 sets from Wallyworld that worked just great...both at work, at home, on the bike, the gym, the beach, etc.

well i tend to take car of high $ items, had my $400+ oakleys for 7-8yrs now.........

Oh you are a better man than me buddy! I gave up on sunglasses completely about a decade ago. I cannot keep a pair of shades if it were to mean my very existence would be forfeit!!!

not me man, i have to have shades, and i prefer nice one's at that, been that way for 20+ yrs........rockin serengeti's back in '86 lol

Hahahaha!!! Shut the FUCK up! Really? I had a pair of those and also the trademark RAYBAN's!!! Hell back in the 70's fucking Foster Grants were cool because they were "polarized". Then the "Bausch and Lombe" glasses that darkened in the Sun?!? Wow... memories!:lol:

I went through the same thing since December. I thought I wanted a good set but didn't know if I really wanted to part with the money. I tested a bunch in the store (over the ear) that went from $30 to $400. I thought it over more and then tested more.

I posted a thread on here and had a bunch recommend to me. I wanted to try the Bose but they didn't have any out and I don't like to try on in the ear head phones. Shure was another one I was thinking about but they were over my budget by $20 or $30.

I ended up with the Skull Candy full metal jackets (11 mm I think) and I have been happy with them. The sound is a huge improvement over the oem phones. They fit my ears better some days then others for some reason. They come with three sizes of covers to get a good fit.

James

Here is my thread.

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthrea...ght=headphones

James

hey you're one to talk.... but helmets are awesome, and headphones are just headphones


holy shit...was ebay not around back then or what

WTF, I don't think there are any Oakley's that cost that much anymore. Are you talkin about the "M Frame" that was all the rage with hair-metal bands in the early 90's? :lmao:

I myself wouldn't pay more than $150 for Oakleys, because glass beats plastic in terms of clarity anyday. Maui Jim FTW!!!!!!!

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...splay.php?f=22 :dthumb:

Lots of reviews and info.

I had m-frames back in the early 90's....... orig. frogskins......man they're worth bucks now....

oakley juliets w/ x-man lenses (glass lenses vs plastic) is what i paid the big $ for. i priced oakley perscription glasses at over $600, but i only need them for readers so Z said no.

Oakley makes glass lenses now? :scratch:

i think they're glass, dunno. when i was buying those glasses they had an article from an airplane mag that placed them at the top of clarity, ie independant testing.

fyi, oakley is now making Revo glasses, and i'm diggin them, they fit my big round head great!

skullCandy FMJ review: got them for $35 vs $70 regularly.

they are decent looking, i got grey w/ white lettering
seem pretty well built

noise cancelling is pretty good, afraid they cancel too much out for office use.

sounds is good, a little basey, more then i like. but overall decent.

for $35 they're a good deal, don't think at $70 they'd be that great a deal.

Do you remember what size covers came on the headphones? I lost mine and I think my mother tossed my extras or put them somewhere when babysitting one night.

They don't sound half as good with the covers off. I can't buy replacements in store which sucks. I will need to order some online at some point but I need to figure out what size I had on it so I can order just that size.

Thanks
James

hmm........i'll go home and look at the packaging if i still have it.

somebody is telling me that his shure e3?s or whatever expensive one's have 37db noise reduction........can anybody back that up.

Thanks. If not I will check the ones are work on Thursday. I forgot to do that the other day.

I'm not sure about the amount of noise reduction on the Shure e3s.

Speaking of noise reduction I tried on the Bose comfort 15 headphones and I'm really impressed with the amount of sound they block out.

James

BTW I have heard great things about the Monster Turbines. I want to check them out.

James

well i just read soemthing that said bose's reduce only 20db, less then reg. earplugs but sure enough, the article says 37db.........WOW


Another reason in-ear headphones have the upper hand on formal headphones is sound isolation. Sure, you can find noise suppressant headphones like Bose's highly touted QuietComfort2, but even those will produce only a 20-decibel reduction. The Shure E3cs with foam ear insets will almost flat out adjourn all outside noise, offering a 93% sound reduction of 37 decibels. To experience a similar effect, try plugging your ears using your fingers. This is about the degree at which the E3cs eliminate outside sound.

I use iFrogs earbuds. Same general design as Skullcandy, but far cheaper.
I paid $13 for mine, and love 'em.

Where did you read 20db? I tried them on and it seemed like a lot more then 20db.

As far as noise reduction gos I'm impressed with how much sound is blocked by the Full Metal Jackets. I didn't buy then for that but I was happy to find that they did block it when using load construction equipment.

James

I've worked as a musician and audio professional all my life. A bar napkin works just fine, and if I remember to bring something from home, I'll use a foam set. How hard you plug your ear with either will determine the overall amount and frequency of attenuation.

Save your money.

BTW, numbers mean dick for the most part. If you really are serious about spending the money on good earplugs, you need frequency attenuation graphs, and at least a rudimentary understanding of what the Fletcher-Munson curve is. With these two things, you can then interpret what the true "perceived" attenuation will be.