Headphones

[gary]

When I'm walking, I wear a hat while listening to audiobooks on CDs.

Since earbuds don't stay in my ears, I bought Sennheiser PMX100 Supra-
Aural Mini-Neckband Stereo Headphones. However, the headband tightly
surrounds my neck and the earpads press so hard on my ears that they
hurt.

Can you recommend other headphones?

[Mike Rivers]

gary wrote:

> Since earbuds don't stay in my ears, I bought Sennheiser PMX100 Supra-
> Aural Mini-Neckband Stereo Headphones. However, the headband tightly
> surrounds my neck and the earpads press so hard on my ears that they
> hurt.

> Can you recommend other headphones?

No, but you could walk around with a boom box on your shoulder like people
used to do in the 80s. You'd be "retro."

[Don Pearce]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:59:22 -0800 (PST), gary <gcot...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

From your description here, I assume that you don't have an average
size/shape head and ears. I think you need to go to a shop where they
will let you try some until you find a pair that suits.

d

[gary]

You mean like this:

http://annieinmn.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/boombox.jpg

[William Sommerwerck]

> From your description here, I assume that you don't have an average
> size/shape head and ears. I think you need to go to a shop where they
> will let you try some until you find a pair that suits.

Good advice.

As for specific models, try the Sennheiser PX-100. Not expensive, und sehr
gut.

http://www.buy.com/prod/sennheiser-px-100-stereo-headphone-stereo-over-the-head-sennheiser-px/q/loc/101/90119915.html

[gary]

I wear a size 7 1/2 hat (which is a "normal" head size) and I've got 2
regular-looking ears.

[Don Pearce]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:09 -0800 (PST), gary <gcot...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I wear a size 7 1/2 hat (which is a "normal" head size) and I've got 2
>regular-looking ears.

Well, something isn't usual if ear buds fall out and phones hurt. When
you say ear buds, do you mean the sort that just rest inside the
pinna, or the sound excluding ones that push into the canal? They may
be what you need, although you will need to be extra vigilant for
traffic.

d

[Arkansan Raider]

Also, Ultimate Ears will send you a kit for your ears to where you can
have custom-molded earbuds that would actually fit your ears properly.

Of course, they're DANG expensive.

http://www.ultimateears.com/_ultimateears/index.php

---Jeff

[William Sommerwerck]

> I wear a size 7 1/2 hat (which is a "normal" head size)
> and I've got 2 regular-looking ears.

I have a normally sized head and ears, but hats rarely fit me well, and some
headphones are just plain uncomfortable.

It seems to be more the shape than the size.

[Arkansan Raider]

William Sommerwerck wrote:

> It seems to be more the shape than the size.
>
>

Uh, huhuhuhuhuhuh...

That's what *she* said.

Uh, huhuhuhuhuhuh...

(Did I just say that?)

---Jeff

[Scott Dorsey]

In article <4b0293d4....@news.eternal-september.org>,

If they push into the ear canal, they are earphones. If they just rest
inside the pinnae, they are earbuds.

I don't like earbuds either.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[nebulax]

It's always best to try out a pair of headphones out before you buy
them, but unfortunately in most stores these days you can't actually
do that. If you need advice on what models are recommended, as well as
a good place to buy them, here's a site that sells almost only
headphones, and rates them as well: HeadRoom - http://www.headphone.com/

-Neb

[geoff]

gary wrote:
> I wear a size 7 1/2 hat (which is a "normal" head size) and I've got 2
> regular-looking ears.

Many 'earbuds' these days come with a selection of different-sized silicone
rubber flanges to address this problem. Have you tried one of those ?

geoff

[polymod]

"Scott Dorsey" <klu...@panix.com> wrote in message
news:hdc63t$8np$1...@panix2.panix.com...

Ditto here.

But I *did* like "Airbud"

;)

Poly