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What’s a pair of earbuds that won’t obliterate my ears?
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As someone also preferring headphones to in-ears for the same reasons, have you tried something like the shokz openrun series? The audio quality isn't the best, but your ears are free. Otherwise I'd suggest trying dry shampoo or other quick hair styling tools and just accept headphone hair instead lol. Nothing smaller than a headphone can ever come close enough for an audiophile.
Same for me. I want to like earbuds. I get the convenience and form factor advantages in certain situations, and I would like them, but they don’t stay in my ears, ever. Even the old school wired ones of yesteryear never for me. In the end I just accepted it and bought a really nice pair of wireless headphones. But I’m curious what suggestions come out of this discussion.
Yeah I mean I carry a pick around everywhere anyway it’s just a bit inconvenient. Do you know of any headphones that sound good and either A have good ANC/pass through or B are actually IP rated? I have momentum 4s because of sound vs other wireless, I’ve heard Sony has good passive audio but also kinda suck as gym headphones potentially. My momentum 4s have no breathability so my ears get sweaty, my earwax heats up and the headphones are getting destroyed from a few workouts before I gave up and went back to earbuds for now.
Not me, sorry. I have my Steelseries arctis (over ears) for gaming at home, and my Shokz openrun (those are even rated for swimming iirc, but bone conduction is a bit rough on the audio, though I'm not enough of an audiophile to notice, except for 3d audio) for everything else, especially biking, where I prefer to be able to hear my surroundings and wear a helmet.
I have the Sony WH-1000XM4 headset and I love them. The jump from Gen 4 to newer isn’t huge for my needs, so I haven’t had reason to upgrade them. I say this because you may save some money going with a previous gen depending on your use cases.
I wear them mowing the lawn, on airplanes, trains, even doing the dishes— ANC on them is amazing. Music sounds amazing. The app is easy to use and completely unnecessary if the defaults are fine. Connects to two devices simultaneously. Mic works quite well and sounds good to the other parties. Battery life is excellent. They’re pretty great.
I agree they might be too bulky for working out, especially aerobics. They get a little sweaty when I mow the lawn but I wipe them off right away and let them dry. Still look brand new and on the original cups years later. Definitely worth the money, in my opinion.