Sports earphones - Gear - Runner's World

Mark LRB

04/05/2009 at 08:21

Can anybody recommend some decent sports earphones. The ones with my ipod are poo - they get all sweaty and the sound quality is poor.

I've seen sennheiser pmx80 which look ok, but am happy to woden the net to others.

Clag

04/05/2009 at 09:15

I've got the sennheiser ones you mention. They are very good but I have found that on runs of more than a couple of hours they do start to hurt a bit. That said, I tend to get fed up with the music by then too, and can quite happily run with them around my neck.

Mark LRB

04/05/2009 at 11:48

When you say hurt is that because the headband pushes them into your ears?

Clag

04/05/2009 at 18:34

I think it probably is.

Sprint for the line

06/05/2009 at 13:20

I use ones which have a clip that you slide around your ear, and kind of sit like a pad over the ear as opposed to being 'in ear' as I find in ear hurt after a while, mine are panasonic, and known as ear clip headphones (I get all mine off ebay)

Hornchurch Hammer

06/05/2009 at 13:46

I use the pmx80 and like them as they stay in place (normal earphones always pulled out when i looked either side before crossing the road).

Look for them online, will be a lot cheaper than buying in the shop - bought some for the wife about 6 months ago for around £16 from amazon private seller. i also got mine off the net about 2 years ago but can't remember who from but for same sort of price

Jack-E Moon

06/05/2009 at 14:40

I have the PMX70 sportband ones in lime green and blue. They are really comfortable and are great to just hang around your nexk if you don't need them/use them all the time

HerneHillHooligan

06/05/2009 at 20:23

Also have the PMX70 and I think they're great. Only problem is no use lying down as the band sticks out at the back. But if you only use them when upright then no complaints.

HTA

07/05/2009 at 16:08

The new MX85 (orange) are great - no headband so no hassle, and the head phone twists in your ear and stays put.

Mark LRB

09/05/2009 at 11:35

Hot Tub Alci www.justgiving.com/denzilmartin wrote (see)

The new MX85 (orange) are great - no headband so no hassle, and the head phone twists in your ear and stays put.

Wow, they look space age!

What does the little pad at the topof them do? Does that hold them in place at the top of your ear or something?

HTA

11/05/2009 at 09:21

Something like that Mark. They are pretty much the same as the old version of the MX75 - I've had them for about 3 years and they are fab at staying put and the sound aint half bad either.

HerneHillHooligan

11/05/2009 at 09:36

I would try before you buy Mark - I don't think they suit everyone's lugholes.

Dark Helmet

12/05/2009 at 11:04

I've recently bought some JVC ones with memory foam ear inserts. They were about £20 from HMV and have yet to come out whilst running. I usually have problems with earphones falling out but these have been great so far.

Bouncingball

14/05/2009 at 10:49

http://www.soundwise.co.uk/earphones/photos/s6.jpg

I would have thought silicone was better than foam for sweat? I use the above Soundwise S6. The soft detachable hook keeps them firmly in place. They were not dead cheap but they sound good and are well made. I break earphones easily and they took me a year to break, the warranty is two years

and the replaced with no fuss.

Flat Foo..ted

17/05/2009 at 22:26

The ones that twist to fit in the ear come with a slection of other sized bits that you can change till you find the right ones to suit, took me a while but now they work just fine. Never been sure about the lime green colour though,beleive they come in a nicer orange now.

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