Head(ear)phones for sport?
Head(ear)phones for sport?
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burnt

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1,371 posts

280 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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Went out for a run last night with my iPod. Trouble is I spent most of the run fiddling around trying to stop the earphones falling out of my ears.

So does anyone know of any good earphones for sport, or have some bigger ears that I can borrow.

Thanks.

miniman

30,201 posts

293 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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Yes, Sony do some with silicone bits on the ends which really stick firmly in the ears, and the sound quality is excellent too.

Edited to add a linky:

www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=MDR-EX71SL&site=odw_en_GB&pageType=Overview&category=HEA+Walkman

>> Edited by miniman on Tuesday 14th February 08:41

ripton

429 posts

263 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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I've got a pair of sony ones that hook over the top and down the back of the ear - they never fall off (but then I again I never go running in them)

Piglet

6,250 posts

286 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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I'm gonna say something really obvious that someone once told me!!

The little round "in ear" head phones are labelled left and right -and if you wear them the right way round they stay in much better than if you get them the other way round I hadn't even noticed they were labelled but tis true and it works.

Now.....it may be that you've just got odd shaped ears

GregE240

10,857 posts

298 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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I've just splashed out on a pair.

I did look at the Sony EX71s, but go read the reviews on Amazon - seems around a year ago the changed the manufacturing process, and now they're made of jelly or something.

I went for a pair of Creative earphones in the end, cost around £20, with rave reviews on Amazon. If cost were no object I'd have a pair of Shure earphones, but at around £70 that will have to wait.

Can dig out the Amazon link if you like - they were EP-630 earphones if that helps!

Cheers,
Greg

burnt

Original Poster:

1,371 posts

280 months

Tuesday 14th February 2006
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Brilliant, thanks.

L and R?? I thought that was Loud and..er...Really loud?