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Yep. Right now I'm jamming to the Sennheiser MX75's or some such, and I know around here they're pretty much regarded as the second coming but I kind of hate them. On the upside, I've had them for 2 years and they're not broken yet, but on the downside, one side usually fills up with sweat within 3 miles, so I have to stop and dry everything out, and if I'm sweating a lot (like, if it's August in Southern California or something) I sweat them right out and have to spend the run adjusting. I've tried all the different sizes of doodads and everything, I think they're just not the headphones for me.
So, does anyone know of great, super sweat-proof headphones that maybe wrap around my ear, that let ambient noise (such as cars) through?
They don't wrap around the ears, but I've been using the Scosche IDR305s for a while now. I won't say they're sweat proof, because I have had to junk a couple. But, I've found them pretty sweat resistent as compared to similarly priced brands. And, I sweat quite a bit myself. My local Apple store stopped carrying them, though, so I bought the Sennheiser and Yurbuds to try out.
Edited to fix the link. I had linked to one with a "remote control" and I'm pretty sure that's not the one I have. It's probably one of the other two models.
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I use the Sennheiser PMX80. I've had them a little over a year and no problems so far. They're very comfortable and don't block any outside sound.
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+1 on the Yurbuds (basic earbud covers). And they're made in America so that's an added bonus!
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I had the same problem, never took very long to sweat them out. I don't know the brand, just have the over the ear earbuds that Walmart was selling for about $8. I assume that they don't sound as good as Sennheiser, but sound quality on my runs is not very important to me.
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I've sweated through quite a few pairs. These cheap ones from Phillips seem to be holding up better than any I've tried before.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHQ4000-28-Neckband-Headphones/dp/B004477D0K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314296191&sr=8-1
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+1 on PMX80 or PMX70. PMX680 are annoying because they have a big dangling volume control that is extremely annoying while running.
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Yep! Me too. I like them. The only issue I have is when I sweat too much and the jostling around they do in my ear creates a suctiony / plunger type effect. That really didn't make any sense I know.
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Made perfect sense to me. I have the exact same ones, and they do that exact same thing. Other than that I do like them.
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After hearing all about Yurbuds on RunningAhead over and over again, I had to finally give in and try a pair. Today was my first day of wearing them and I was really impressed. They didn't move at all. They were comfortable, secure, and the sound was much better than I expected. I also liked that I could still hear some outside noise (cars, etc.) but didn't feel at all like that was compromising the quality of the sound. Good stuff.
MTA: I'm going to somewhat correct my thing on above. I still like my old wrap arounds (but not with the earbuds) better because I only have a wire hanging off one side of my head. I don't like wires from both sides.
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I gave up on the Sennheiser after the first wear. They kept falling out. The Yurbuds fit better, but the left ear falls out after a good sweat. So, I think I'll do the quarter thing and get them customized. I feel like the sound is muffled a bit, though, but for running I don't need good sound quality.
I've gone through two pair of the Sennheisers now... and I think I will try something else now that pair #2 is starting to short out. They've been ok, but they are supremely spendy. I guess I'll find out if I get what I pay for.
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