Can't get Apple iPod Earphones to stay in
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What can i do, am i doing something wrong 
Or are my ears just too small? 
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That's because they're cack.
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Most I know inc myself get the right one falling out (not Ipod).
I use In-Canal ones now, far better.
I use In-Canal ones now, far better.
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This is why.
yep , i know the cx300s are supplied with 3 different size ends to get the perfect seal/fit
I saw Sennheiser CX400s recommended in Custom PC mag, had a look online and found them for £10 on that famous auction site! Absolute bargain, they probably fell of the back of a lorry but I'm not complaining.
Do yourself a favour and get some canalphones...better sound quality, less overflow, more comfortable.
Do yourself a favour and get some canalphones...better sound quality, less overflow, more comfortable.
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They haven't just fallen off the back of a lorry, they're fakes. All the Sennheisers on ebay are likely to be fakes.
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I have Shure E2Cs. They have a very strange shape and design where the wire comes over the top of your ear so they don't get tugged out easily. They include 9 different sets of buds (small-med-large and soft rubber-hard rubber-foam) so you can get a great fit. You can get them for about £40, the sound quality is great, you will notice things you hadn't heard before in songs, and also notice how crap the bit rate is on some of your songs, also the sound feels like it is coming from the middle of your head. You really should get rid of the Apple ones, they are so uncofortable and such pants quality. At least get some cheaper Sennheiser in ears.
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Yeah ear canal phones are great 
Got my CX95's a week or two ago. I was listening to a few songs on my Zen and I started to sing one of the line in the song(which ever) and I gave myself the biggest fright as I heard my voice from inside my head(sort of) lol.
Got my CX95's a week or two ago. I was listening to a few songs on my Zen and I started to sing one of the line in the song(which ever) and I gave myself the biggest fright as I heard my voice from inside my head(sort of) lol.
I have the Shure E2c's and also Entymotic (bet i've spelt that wrong) Er6is with a custom mould.
I have never been able to get on with the standard earphones that come with iPods and other stuff. i have slighlty weird shaped ears (no Spock gags please) and also the supplied ones sound pooh.
The Shures a brilliant set of buds. They don't seal out the outside world totally, but is a bit weird when yo9u can hear yourself breathing between songs. The sound out of them is great. Bass is full but not overpowering and as Big Man Bill said, you will notice things that you never have.
The Enties are a good set too. I only got them because my ex-wife is a hearing aid dispenser at Speccies and wanted to try them as a demo to show off in the store. They sounds great too. the moulds totaly seal into your ear, so no external noise. Only down side with them, is that they can sound a little tinny when you crank them up, but you don't really have to.
I have never been able to get on with the standard earphones that come with iPods and other stuff. i have slighlty weird shaped ears (no Spock gags please) and also the supplied ones sound pooh.
The Shures a brilliant set of buds. They don't seal out the outside world totally, but is a bit weird when yo9u can hear yourself breathing between songs. The sound out of them is great. Bass is full but not overpowering and as Big Man Bill said, you will notice things that you never have.
The Enties are a good set too. I only got them because my ex-wife is a hearing aid dispenser at Speccies and wanted to try them as a demo to show off in the store. They sounds great too. the moulds totaly seal into your ear, so no external noise. Only down side with them, is that they can sound a little tinny when you crank them up, but you don't really have to.
Definitely go for canal phones (Earbuds) - I spent so many years having to put up with manufacturer supplied uncomfortable hard platic in-ear efforts that it completely nullified any enjoyment of the actual music. Not only did they hurt, they fell out of my ears at the slightest jiggle.
I had a revelation when I bought a pair of Sony in-ear canal phones with 3 different sized ear pieces. They were amazingly comfortable and didn't fall out. sounded much better than the rubbish supplied with my iRiver or my iPod and only cost £30 at the time.
I'm currently using a pair of Ultimate Ears Super.Fi Pro 5 and they're such a good fit they could block out the sound of an oncoming locomotive. They sound amazingly fantastic and can be had at just over £100 these days, although that still makes them quite pricey.
Got a pair of their new Triple.Fi 10 Pro's arriving so I hope they're even better
I had a revelation when I bought a pair of Sony in-ear canal phones with 3 different sized ear pieces. They were amazingly comfortable and didn't fall out. sounded much better than the rubbish supplied with my iRiver or my iPod and only cost £30 at the time.
I'm currently using a pair of Ultimate Ears Super.Fi Pro 5 and they're such a good fit they could block out the sound of an oncoming locomotive. They sound amazingly fantastic and can be had at just over £100 these days, although that still makes them quite pricey.
Got a pair of their new Triple.Fi 10 Pro's arriving so I hope they're even better