So running 4-5 times a week, generally early in the morning, before it gets too hot and humid. Having music is a big help, actually. Especially the kickin' tracks assembled by DJ Dasterdly Daboo.
Problem is listening device.
The Bose headphones sound great and are really comfortable, but they are too big and cumbersome for running.
My Shure sound-isolating earphones are TOO good: they block ALL ambient sound so I can't hear traffic around me; sketchy dangerous.
The Bang & Olufson A8 earphones look cool and sound great, but don't fit my ears very well -- the clamp doesn't hold onto my ear when I run, and the earpiece itself is too big to wedge comfortably into my ear and keep it there.
So I need suggestions for decent, small, comfortable earphones to wear whilst running, that do NOT block out all ambient noise. Don't care about dynamic range; I am listening to ripped MP3 and AAC4 tracks whilst running and paying attention to ambient traffic noise, so I don't care about sound quality as much as comfort whilst running.
Suggestions?
4 comments:
Airline headphones, seriously. Light, definitely on the treble side (easy to hear when you're running) and definitely don't block out much ambient anything.
The in the ear type, not the padded over the ear type.
I cannot use earbuds of any kind - they always fall out.
I use clip-behind-the-ear earphones with replaceable foam pads. They are cheap; mine are RCA.
This URL will give you the concept:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4044355
Love,
Papa
I use a sony foldable one, I have used these for a few years but I run on a treadmill so I am not sure about the ambient noise thing. But the earphone issue is huge it took me years to find something I waqs comfortable with.
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