Which earphones are best for MP3 players?

Question

Are in-the-ear earphones better or are over-the-ear earphones better? I personally prefer over-the-ear earphones as opposed to in-the-ear earphones, simply because after an hour or so into listening to my music, they begin to irritate and hurt my ears. I do not like the crappy ones they give you in the box with your MP3. They also do not seem to stay secure in my ears (perhaps I have smaller ears than others) like over-the-ear earphones do for me.

However, is one style necessarily better than the other is for MP3s? Alternatively, is there a particular brand out there that is best when it comes to MP3 earphones?

Answer 1

Over the ear is more comfortable, but obviously more bulky. The supplied earbuds are crap.
Ultrasone Proline 750 are a great over the ear solution
Shure E4g are great earbuds
The shures are actually quite comfortable.

Both of these are pricey however.

Answer 2

i have to disagree about in-ear headphones.

i recently purchased a pair of Shure E3C's for my iPod (MSRP $189....not for the light in the wallet). these things can't weigh but a few grams each, and are designed much differently than normal earbuds that sit in your ear..i can hardly even tell i have them in except for the fact there's music. The E2C's which are cheaper, are built around the same design.

There's something to consider with in-ear buds vs over the head cans...over the head cans, while very good, they do tend to have this issue of allowing outside sound to seep in, requiring you to crank the volume. they do make the noise canceling models, but, those modify the sound to digitally rid of the noise. There are some models wich cup COMPLETELY over the ears (like my Sennheisers) that do allow a seal.

cans that sit flat against the ear are harder to get good bass out of...because bass requires a lot of power and the nature of the wave makes it difficult for this small element to produce. that's why these sound off compared to higher quality cans. ones that form over the ear are able to form more of a seal..allowing less pressure to leak.

in-ear buds, while most are uncomfortable, do have the advantage that some are able to form a complete seal in your ear canal, keeping virturally ALL of the pressure created by the speakers inside your ear. some, like my shure's, come with ear piece inserts that are made of the same foam material that they make ear-plugs from, meaning youre literally shoving an ear plug in your ear then sticking a speaker tightly in there.

if you have ever seen the episode of mythbusters where they tackled the subwoofer....the whole pressure thing would make more sense.

of course, if you ask me, headphones that cost less than 40 or 50 bucks aren't worth purchasing.

Answer 3

Well the over-the-ear headphones are much better and durable.
the new sony walkman also has over the ear headphones.The secret is that in the ear, there are 3 bones:hammer, anvil and stirrup. the in -the-ear head phones are magnetic due the vibrations they produce. this magnetism effects the 3 bones and the brain. bcoz the vibrations are mostly going inside the ear.

the effects are:
brain tumour
loss of hearing
paralysis
extended ear disruption.

therefore i reccomend over-the-ear headphones.(even i use them)

Answer 4

i think of they might desire to artwork until the earphones jacks do not in large condition. See what earphone jack suits commonly on your mp3 participant, then purchase iPod earphones and see if the jack is the comparable. If that is not then you fairly might desire to consistently return them.