What’s a pair of earbuds that won’t obliterate my ears? (lemmy.world)

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I have really small ears and ear canals, and AirPods Pro’s are generally uncomfortable (both 2 and 3). They also suck at staying in my ears which defeats the purpose of them being gym buds as well. I’ve tried all kinds of ear tips to no avail. I vastly prefer headphones but unfortunately I have a hair type that gets ridiculous looking headphone lines in it when I wear them. So here I am. I’m hoping for comfort and then features next. ANC would be nice if it’s good, otherwise I guess I might consider wired if I can get much better sound. AirPods don’t sound great when I’m used to my HD 6XX lol.

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[-] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

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.

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