How to use in-ear earbuds?
Jun 29, 2006 | 4:49 pm
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How to use in-ear earbuds?
I bought myself a pair of lower cost in ear earbuds. Before you jump on me about that they aren't Shure or Etymonics I want to ask, how do you properly insert these into your ear for best sound and comfort. They feel too loose in my ear. The largest rubber size is too large but the medium one seems just right. I think the looseness if from them not properly being inserted. Would anyone care to give me a textual demonstration of how to do it?
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Jun 29, 2006 | 7:02 pm
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These aren't like the roll up earplugs. http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Thats what mine look like.
Thats what mine look like.
Jun 29, 2006 | 8:19 pm
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I have tried several models of ear buds and have never found a comfortable way to wear them. I have had much better luck with the ones that go in the ear. Some of them are fairly inexpensive, comfortable, reasonable sound, and decent noise isolation. For example, the Koss Plug (around $20.00) or these from Sony (around $40) are better than any ear buds I have tried.
Jun 29, 2006 | 9:22 pm
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I tried the pull out and away trick and that works. It will take a few tries to get used to it but I like the isolation I get. 100 dB range which I heard (no pun intended) is better to be higher. They are only $25 dollars but the quality is pretty good (I'm listening to Buju Banton's Hills and Valleys).
Jun 29, 2006 | 11:13 pm
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The best way is to reach over your head with your opposite hand, grab the top of your ear, and pull up and back while inserting the earplug. If it's the foam kind, hold it until it expands. This provides the largest volume of space in your ear canal, allowing the deepest fit/widest expansion. To really go nuts, open your mouth/lower your jaw at the same time.
Once you understand the principle, you can do it one handed - I hold the earplug with my thumb and forefinger, using my middle finger to push my ear up and away using one of the inner pinnae.
See http://ehs.sc.edu/modules/Noise/plugs.htm for an picture.
Once you understand the principle, you can do it one handed - I hold the earplug with my thumb and forefinger, using my middle finger to push my ear up and away using one of the inner pinnae.
See http://ehs.sc.edu/modules/Noise/plugs.htm for an picture.
Jun 30, 2006 | 1:08 am
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Originally Posted by CPRich
The best way is to reach over your head with your opposite hand, grab the top of your ear, and pull up and back while inserting the earplug. If it's the foam kind, hold it until it expands. This provides the largest volume of space in your ear canal, allowing the deepest fit/widest expansion. To really go nuts, open your mouth/lower your jaw at the same time.
Once you understand the principle, you can do it one handed - I hold the earplug with my thumb and forefinger, using my middle finger to push my ear up and away using one of the inner pinnae.
See http://ehs.sc.edu/modules/Noise/plugs.htm for an picture.
Once you understand the principle, you can do it one handed - I hold the earplug with my thumb and forefinger, using my middle finger to push my ear up and away using one of the inner pinnae.
See http://ehs.sc.edu/modules/Noise/plugs.htm for an picture.
Best I've found that the pulling on the lobe works slightly better for mine (the Sony ones that djk7 discussed-except mine are white)
In fact, I have two pairs (I thought I had lost one of them then found it). They changed the rubber pieces (there are interchangeable rubber pieces to fit to your ear canal). The older ones are much better, and the fabric covering the speaker is much better quality.
Still for $53 (the first pair-at Best Buy) and $23 (the second pair-sale @ Amazon), they're much cheaper than the noise isolating ones (I don't sit near the engines so music is enough for me)