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stupid ear buds?
Hey!
Do any of you have a spare pair of those stupid ear buds they give you free with your iPod or whatever? I blew the left speaker in mine and now when I jog there's a very annoying buzz whenever Rihanna pumps the bass. I hate how the stupid ear buds feel in my ears but they seem like the best kind of headphone for jogging?
If you have a spare pair hanging out let me know!
Do any of you have a spare pair of those stupid ear buds they give you free with your iPod or whatever? I blew the left speaker in mine and now when I jog there's a very annoying buzz whenever Rihanna pumps the bass. I hate how the stupid ear buds feel in my ears but they seem like the best kind of headphone for jogging?
If you have a spare pair hanging out let me know!
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I bought some "sport" buds that are purportedly water (sweat) resistant for when I run. And they have thingies that go behind my ears so they don't bounce out or what not.
they are dumb. The left one is way quieter than the right
oh well
i know they seem like "whatever cheap and fuck it yo dont need fancy headphones and these are just fine and if they break then fuck it and i hate the ones that go in my ear canal these are mellow"
but i say, spend literally ANY amount of money from $10 to $100 after a quick google search for "best earbuds for ____"
for the love of all people that make the music in the world you like
ANYTHING WOULD BE BETTER THAN THEM PIECES OF GARBAGE YOU "LISTEN TO MUSIC" THRU.
i think of those images of people putting their ear up to their "portable transistor radio" as they walk down the street in like 1965. DUDES! wtf!
THESE COST $7
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-RP-HJE120-K-In-Ear-Ergo-Fit-Headphone/dp/B003EM8008/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342486741&sr=8-1&keywords=earbuds
THESE COST $20
http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-M6-BK-Sound-Isolating-In-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0038W0K2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342486752&sr=8-1&keywords=meelectronics
SORRY FOR YELLING
THOSE EARPHONES ARE LIKE, SOOO MUCH MORE YELLY THAN MY ALL CAPS
i have sensitive ears!! in terms of loudness hurting them
its volume that is bad
one argument is that the volume on them is much quieter because they block out so much outside sound and also they are very clear sounding so there is no need for great volume
it is more damaging to blast the shitty distorted sounding ones hella loud, they have a more limited, more colored frequency representation, meaning that they are probably distorting and amplifying a small band of frequencies more than all the other ones
listening to an hour of the same small band of frequencies hella loud getting distorted right next to your ear not only sounds to me to be more dangerous to yr ears but also, like, why would u wanna do that?
if that is too much work, then god bless you and good night
im like - yo bu! where'd the other ones go!?
Buy ME some Alan, never will I stray!
THAT INGRATE
Also, can you explain why Apple keeps making such shitty ones? They just don't care? I guess not, since we all keep using them
And many of us commoners either aren't sensitive enough to tell the difference, or are listening in conditions (on the bus, on a run) where it would be hard to appreciate the accurate response of Sennheiser or Grado or whatever.
They constantly fall out, they don't fit my ear right and start hurting, they don't sound great or get real loud. It is sort of crazy that apple makes such an incredibly shitty headphone.
I've had a couple other pairs of in-ear phones that I really loved. None cost more than $40, most cost like $20. I broke one pair, lost one pair, and one pair lives at work. Thus, when I am watching reality tv at home and Adam is meditating on life I have to use the dreaded white bud.
i dont own senheisser or grado and sorta hate people who over do the hi fi thing
im just talking about adiquacy vs people scotch taping apple ear buds back together, etc
nuds w mic rmgonna cost more regardless, even apple ones are at least $20
And this has been the case with every earbud I've ever had--I used to try to jog with Gary's fancy audio editing ones and they fell out too.
Maybe I just have small ear holes??
I was awake too, casually drinking a beer. Fell asleep on the couch at like 11 pm, then had a mid-night interlude of wakefulness. I made no UHX postings, but I did make a blog post.
you were living a very medieval-style night! Except they went to sleep at like 5:00.
i think.
They are working on a jack directly into the auditory nerve/cortex, but the fidelity is not there yet.
Get those shoulders built up, too
THESE THINGS REALLY DO SUCK!
listening to shit i made and am shocked at how shitty these make everything sound
also any bass makes them rattle like they will break
wow
#betterasmartassthanadumbass
Thanks for the tips!
and of course you are listening to wavs, aiffs, apple lossless, flacs, ogg vorbis or at least 320kbps mp3s right??????
You know something? They are working out great! They sound so good and stay in my ears when I'm running! Only complaints are echoes of Zin's above- no button for skipping songs on the cord, no built in mic. But sound-wise? So much better!
Thanks for the tips, Alan!
let's talk
if they are anything like other apple accessory products, im sure they are over-priced
i suspect the technologies used are in existence
i suspect there are much better sounding dudes for the price
but i'd love to believe jonny ive's video all about the earphones but i dunno
i like it when he goes "it would be like trying to make a shoe fit everyone's feet...which is impossible....but its exactly what we tried to do"
how have shitty earbuds affected the enjoyment and production of music of today?
trap hi hats! (& i love trap hi hats!)
they sounds pretty nice. they are a HUGE improvement over their old pieces of shit.
much more frequency range, much less distortion at high volumes, much less distortion over all and much of a sweeter, less high treble intensive sound.
nice, especially if "all the way in your ear canal" type in-ears are not your cup of tea.
its a pretty good price point too. they are only maybe $5 too expensive compared to other similar earbuds with the buttons and mic.
what did steve think of the earpods?