Does movement (like walking) interrupt music because you can hear every bumping sound the cable makes against your legs, body etc? I have owned Skullcandy Ink'd earbuds and when I walk with them the cable sends all the noise to my ears (isolated from all other sounds) and it interrupts the music flow. I was wondering if the J2 earbuds are better in this area. Anyone know? Does movement (like walking) interrupt music because you can hear every bumping sound the cable makes against your legs, body etc? I have owned Skullcandy Ink'd earbuds and when I walk with... » Read More Does movement (like walking) interrupt music because you can hear every bumping sound the cable makes against your legs, body etc? I have owned Skullcandy Ink'd earbuds and when I walk with them the cable sends all the noise to my ears (isolated from all other sounds) and it interrupts the music flow. I was wondering if the J2 earbuds are better in this area. Anyone know? « Show Less
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I've read posts that there are third party sellers selling counterfeit Sennheiser products. Did you purchase yours directly from Amazon and not a third party? Just curious.
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I've read posts that bigfoot and the chupacabra are running rampant in the SE United States, too.
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I couldn't see there was any difference, or markings so I would say no- use in either ear. There is an off switch on one line - it will depend which ear bud you use where so put it where you want it I guess. I seldom use it. Also these are not really smaller than regular earbuds. They're OK but I probably wouldn't buy them again.
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well, because is for relaxing, the music is low volume or with headphones but is from an outside device (TV or cell phone) no through the device itself. as per my understanding the sound from the device was not the best but I don't recall that the sound coming from the device change the pace of the wave effects... thanks for point it out I will check it out, but any how as it is the wave pace is perfect.
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Hi Ryan,I have small ears and I have the same problem with earbuds.This doesn't go all the way in the ear canal,so it works great.I'm a truck driver,so I spend alot of time on the phone in a loud enviroment.I never have any complaints about background noise,which I have had with prior headsets.Also,it has a great volume controll.I really think it'll work great for you.It comes with 3 sizes of ear pieces,and even tough I have a small ear canal,I found the medium was the best for me.Try it,I think you'll like it,and you sure can't beat this price.I paid $89.
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JBuds J2 sound ok. To me it fills like your missing part of the sound with them. The bass isnt full and cant hear the hi hat on the drums. Im gonna try the V-MODA next to find some better earbuds
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Mine died in about 6 months of regular use at the gym. I suspect it's due to sweat. Here's their product site. Despite being called "Active2", it doesn't really mention anything about using it in a "active" lifestyle. Just generic bluetooth usability. http://www.brightechshop.com/products/item/2/active2tm-bluetooth-headset-headphones Another issue I had that lead to it dying was that it wouldn't hold a charge for more than a day. Even if I charged it and didn't use it for a day, it wouldn't turn on or only last a few minutes. I had to charge it day of use which was annoying. I've tried contacting them through their site to replace my pair and never got a response. If you're going to use it primarily for workouts/exercise, I'd recommend buying one specified for that activity. If you're still wondering, yes, they worked fine while new. Since they're just earbuds essentially, I did have some issues with it getting loose while running so now I prefer bluetooth headphones with some kind of canal or over the ear support for stability.
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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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I ware mine behind my head and have never had problems with them moving. I have used them when doing yard work. Love these headphones well worth the money.
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Not sure what people are talking about concerning noise isolation... I use them to play along on drums... and I usually have to *turn down* the music a little bit to hear the drums... so isolation is just fine... It's all about the tip size and type... the little squishy foam tips do have better isolation... In fact, I had a cheap set of foam tip earbuds a while back and I had the volume cranked a little bit... (not too much)..and unbeknownst to me... the fire alarm had been going on in my office for several minutes and I was totally unaware until someone stopped by my desk and said "hey dude, we gotta go" while making a gesture pointing to the ceiling... i.e. sound isolation is all about the tips... lol Not sure what people are talking about concerning noise isolation... I use them to play along on drums... and I usually have to *turn down* the music a little bit to hear the drums... so isolation is just fine... It's all about the tip size and type... the little squishy foam tips do have better isolation... In fact, I had a cheap set of foam tip earbuds a while back and I had the volume cranked a little bit... (not too much)..and unbeknownst to me... the fire alarm had been going on in my office for several minutes and I was totally unaware until someone stopped by my desk and said... » Read More Not sure what people are talking about concerning noise isolation... I use them to play along on drums... and I usually have to *turn down* the music a little bit to hear the drums... so isolation is just fine... It's all about the tip size and type... the little squishy foam tips do have better isolation... In fact, I had a cheap set of foam tip earbuds a while back and I had the volume cranked a little bit... (not too much)..and unbeknownst to me... the fire alarm had been going on in my office for several minutes and I was totally unaware until someone stopped by my desk and said "hey dude, we gotta go" while making a gesture pointing to the ceiling... i.e. sound isolation is all about the tips... lol « Show Less
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I have not experienced any issues when I go out walking or jogging, but that is the extent of my exercising. I do not do much weightlifting, although I wear these things all day long and haven't had issues with them falling off. During work I only hang one side since my headphone for work uses the other ear. :)
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I really like the shuffle, It makes swimming laps fun. The shuffle has not been a problem. The problem I had was getting the smaller rubber ear covers on the main buds. I never could do it. I use the Buds that came with shuffle without the little ear buds. They are uncomfortable. They need to make different sizes of the main buds. I have little ear holes to,but like I said, I cannot get the smaller rubber buds on the main buds. Hope this helps.....
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Hi DarkHawke, I'm a NYC resident riding the ER-4ps hard (both on the street and when I'm mixing in the studio (yeah, they're that good)) but recently after 2 years of hard use, coiling and so forth the left channel connection is starting to come loose, I've heard this from other people as well, that after a couple of years the connection from the wire to the individual braids begins to sever. That said, they're totally worth every penny even if I had to buy a new pair every year...the money they'll save you on getting hearing aids (I'm looking at all the kids on the subway with apple earbuds at full volume) alone, not to mention fidelity will more than offset the fact that they don't last forever. Hi DarkHawke, I'm a NYC resident riding the ER-4ps hard (both on the street and when I'm mixing in the studio (yeah, they're that good)) but recently after 2 years of hard use, coiling and so forth the left channel connection is starting to come loose, I've heard this from other people as well, that after a couple of years the connection from the wire to the individual braids begins to sever. That said, they're totally worth every penny even if I had to buy a new pair every year...the money they'll save you on getting hearing aids (I'm looking at all the kids on the subway with apple... » Read More Hi DarkHawke, I'm a NYC resident riding the ER-4ps hard (both on the street and when I'm mixing in the studio (yeah, they're that good)) but recently after 2 years of hard use, coiling and so forth the left channel connection is starting to come loose, I've heard this from other people as well, that after a couple of years the connection from the wire to the individual braids begins to sever. That said, they're totally worth every penny even if I had to buy a new pair every year...the money they'll save you on getting hearing aids (I'm looking at all the kids on the subway with apple earbuds at full volume) alone, not to mention fidelity will more than offset the fact that they don't last forever. « Show Less
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I did not find any external annoyance. I suppose in very noisy environments this could occur but I had no problem. Further I wear high end hearing aids (best thing for music I ever did) so the ear plug option would not have worked for me anyway. I love these little light head phones. I have a large Klipsch 10 speaker surround system and did not think the sound would compare. Does not Move the room :-) but still very nice!!
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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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I believe in my personal experience is to provide better quality of sound. My EarPods are great and working wonderfully, the pointing at you is the main speaker that feeds you most of the music. Try it out, I was spekitcal and switching too, but I tried it and now I probably wouldn't go back because the pervious ones I had would always hank on my ears when trying to pull them now quickly and these just flow out. You know what I mean. I hope this was helpful and enjoy if you do decide to change EarPods.
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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. Tks Claudia
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Not if you play at reasonable levels. If you are using these earbuds at max volume on whatever device you are using these with, it will obviously damage your eardrums. If you listen at a decent volume, one that you can ear, but one that won't kill you, then no. My test is this. i pause my music, and set the level at which i want to listen to. if it hurts me, or my instinct is to turn it off the second i turn it on, i lower the volume. Cheers mate!