Comments on: Small, New Earphones http://dynamicorange.com/2008/04/03/small-new-earphones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-new-earphones A low-frequency blog by Rob Styles Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:54:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Rochkind http://dynamicorange.com/2008/04/03/small-new-earphones/#comment-1745 Jonathan Rochkind Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:44:29 +0000 http://dynamicorange.com/wpblog/2008/04/03/small-new-earphones/#comment-1745 I've been looking for some ear-bud style earphones with weird personal requirements. I want them NOT to be noise cancelling! When I'm walking down the street, i _want_ to hear if someone talks to me "hey, you" or a car honks at me. (Partially, I just like not completely disconnecting myself from my environment--partially it's a Baltimore survival skill though! You BETTER not ignore your environment walking down Baltimore streets!) So the earphones that came with my iPod were uncomfortable and have now had their rubber worn off from being in my pocket with keys (doh!). So I'm looking for replacements that are comfortable, sound good, but are NOT noise canelling. And having trouble finding them--everyone just wants to brag about how noise cancelling their earphones are, I don't want that! I’ve been looking for some ear-bud style earphones with weird personal requirements. I want them NOT to be noise cancelling! When I’m walking down the street, i _want_ to hear if someone talks to me “hey, you” or a car honks at me. (Partially, I just like not completely disconnecting myself from my environment–partially it’s a Baltimore survival skill though! You BETTER not ignore your environment walking down Baltimore streets!)

So the earphones that came with my iPod were uncomfortable and have now had their rubber worn off from being in my pocket with keys (doh!). So I’m looking for replacements that are comfortable, sound good, but are NOT noise canelling. And having trouble finding them–everyone just wants to brag about how noise cancelling their earphones are, I don’t want that!

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