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iPod How to make you Apple earbuds 10x better sounding!
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LOL thanks for the pic! Now I get it. I might try that at some point (although I use in-ears normally).
I have some cheap Sony ear buds that I bought for use exercising. They appear to be designed pretty much like you say, and sound much better.
I'm glad some people took my post seriously and tried it... I actually just bought Apple's other earbuds with the rubber around them and the sound even better than the normal earbuds worn this new way. I really like them... I only paid $35 for them.
I've heard those in-ears have better sound, but they like to fall out of your ears. I have somewhat small ears, and many earbuds I have tried don't fit. Do these seem to fit well?
They have three different-sized caps to use, and they fit okay. They never fell out, but the sound quality wasn't so great because they slipped out a bit.
But I used the caps from my Walkman phone's earbuds, and now they fit really, really well.
I tried one in-ear brand that sounded bad, and were incomfortable and cost around $80. One side got wax in it, and I was unable to clean it out and I threw it away.
The $15 Sony ones I got for exercise sound better than my iPod earphones - probably because the speaker faces forward.
The trouble with ear pods is we don't get to try them out - except I went to a Bose store and tried their $99 buds and they are on my Christmas list.
Somewhat of a tanget.
NCIS last night, McGee is wearing his iPod headphones this way.
I cracked a smile thinking about this thread, then had to explain what was so funny.
NCIS last night, McGee is wearing his iPod headphones this way.
I cracked a smile thinking about this thread, then had to explain what was so funny.
I'm actually really surprised how much this worked
shame I have to have it full volume to be able to hear anything....
My poor buds are badly dying...
shame I have to have it full volume to be able to hear anything....
My poor buds are badly dying...
Intersting
Hmm, I just discovered this today by trying it and am surprised to find that other people have noticed it. Weird
Hmm, I just discovered this today by trying it and am surprised to find that other people have noticed it. Weird
I know this thread is 4 years old but I had to comment. I do not recall seeing anyone wear their buds this way. Guess it shows most people prefer style over substance. I haven't tried the Apple buds this way because I don't use them. I have always put the cable over and behind my ears when using whatever brand of earphone I might be using. Shure has always recommended this method.
I can't believe people still use these headphones, they constantly fall out of my ears and are ridiculously over priced.
The reasoning for that is because there’s earwax blocking the grill changing the direction of the viberation to the other side. Just take sometime to clean out the grill and it will be like new. P.S if you that method you’ve mentioned on brand new pair of headphones. It doesn’t work like the ones with earwax in it.
