Does movement (like walking) interrupt music because you can hear every bumping sound the cable makes against your legs, body etc? Anyone know?
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I had the same problem with (much, MUCH more expensive) Sennheiser CX400 earbuds - it was awful. I could hear my *hair*, who wants to listen to their hair? Unfortunately, i'm pretty sure all earbuds that have the sound isolation via making full contact between the rubbery part that sits in your ear, and your ear canal itself, are going to conduct some cord noise. No matter what, the cord must be attached in a way that is so integral to the construction that conductivity is a matter of physics. I find these significantly less objectionable than the Sennheisers, in fact I'm not bothered at all (maybe I got used to it?) But with the sound at a decent volume it's hardly noticeable. I really like these (I saw this post when I came looking to buy another pair or two in different colors). So I tried an experiment, on your behalf -- I put the earbuds in my ears, then draped the cord around the back of my neck. I then simulated moving around (hey, I wasn't about to get up off the couch :) by taking the remaining free part of the cord and whipping it around. Not bad, not bad at all. At the resulting length, you'd need to carry your music player approximately at your waist, and with that wrapping strategy it will minimize the cord hitting against things. Bottom line, at the price (plus, doesn't Amazon give you five bucks of free mp3s if you buy them? they did my last pair), go for it, they're better than Sennheisers at three or four times as much money, so ... what the heck, right?
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Yes, this model suffers from severe "Stethoscope Effect" - very much noticeable whenever connected to your device and you're not playing any music - slightly noticeable while playing music.However the noise is very disturbing (even with your music on) when the cables move near your face or neck.The earphone comes with an adjustable 'cheap' tie that holds the right and left cables together but remember that you cannot move it beyond the microphone to make a tight fit of the cables under your chin to prevent dangling.
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Yup, unfortunately any kind of sound isolating mechanism will create this thump. Even the $550 E500's. There's no way around it. I sometimes where just regular ol' ear plugs, and even with those my footsteps also generate the same thump. All I can tell you is that these earphones are probably more for sitting and enjoying, like on an airplane, or at work. Not so much for walking or running.
1974404
It probably will cancel the traffic noise but the beat from the bass from the bar definitely will still vibrate through your apartment. There's little you can do about unwanted vibration except move!
1095666
Yes, and the hum changes with motion. It will also make the impact sound when you bump it on anything.
1451651
No. After it goes around, the sound changes slightly. It keeps on going, though.
934749
I'm not sure what that is, but it doesn't work well with my iphone. I am casually listening on my commute (bus) into work, and it'll work for a second, then it sounds like I'm in a tunnel, and I have to jiggle the connection to get it working again. the colors are cool, and they stay in my ears, but the sound is in and out.
722328
it goes through walls for me. I live in a dorm right now and whenever I'm at my friend's next door, I would have to disconnect so we can hear from my computer speakers again. It also overrides headphone and hdmi aux.
155738
The black volume switch on the cord is a little heavier than the cord. When you run it causes the black part to bounce around on your neck, jostling the headphones.
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I'd like to know the same. It happened to me exactly you described and my headphone only plays on one side and it's very disturbing to have to fixed it every other stroke.If you find that out let me know. TksClaudia
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I run about half a mile every other day and I used it for the 1st time. I had my ipod touch in my armband and used Jabra Sport but didn't experience any disconnected sound.
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Hi Debra, a great question!! The mechanism will NOT make noise as you are wearing it, UNLESS it dislodges or losens from the armband. However, it IS designed to emit a beep or series of beeps to ALERT you to something. 99% of the time, I don't even know I'm wearing it. I was self conscience at first about people knowing, but in the summer time when wearing a sleevless blouse it is pretty evident. It becomes a conversation piece, and I've noticed people are really interested in the concept. I hope you enjoy yours and reap the benefits of a fit body!! It REALLY DOES work!!!
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No. I find that it doesn't work while walking. I had hoped that it would. :( I actually don't like it at all. And, have only worn it once.
1080308
I use the noise cancelation feature on planes all of the time and I have never heard that. Maybe the cable is bad or a bad connection maybe? Does it crackle if you twist the mini plug on the headphone side or phone/ipod side? They definitely should not do that. Maybe, maybe bad batteries could cause that too.
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Honestly, probably not. My main noise from treadmill is just from the movement of the belt, but the sound isn't a real issue with me. I turn on the TV and really don't hear any bad noises. Take care
324134
I do hear that noise occasionally, especially if I'm trying to play softly. However, I don't seem to hear it when I use the headphones. So far, it hasn't bothered me much, or else I'm getting used to it.
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Hi.On mine, when I plug in headphones, the sound switches from the speakers to the headphones. With headphones plugged in, you can listen to music without disturbing anyone else.