rockhound Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 What do you use? I have tried numerous earbud style phones but I can't ever get them to fit right. Anyway looking for a can style that I can wear while working out and while mowing. Since I want something I can use while mowing it will need to be comfy and can take sweating. Anybody got a recommendation? Would rather a wired version for Android phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 If you're not getting a good seal I think you need a bigger rubber tip. The buds which came with my ASUS Zen phone were large and gave a great seal for me. Unfortunately I broke them. Sony buds from Walgreens with the biggest tip (in the box but you must put them on) are almost good but not up to the ASUS. YMMV. As far as cans I'm recently in love with Logitech G230. Good seal, great sound. But I think the seal is not nearly as good at in-ear and if you're doing serious moving they are going to fall off. The gamers are sort of a land of their own and IMHO have more than caught up with "hi-fi." But pads are foam and you might want plastic. These have separate mini plugs for mic and earphone but I bought an adapter from Staples. PE has them too. This to talk on the phone. You might look at Sennheiser and Klipsch but they are more expensive. In any case I don't know about Apple. Overall, for your application, I think you should work on the seal issue with an in the ear. If you have a health club, see what the people there are using. I don't know. Maybe cans with a tight fitting baseball cap to keep them from falling off? WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I like the wireless neck band models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 7/28/2018 at 10:38 AM, rockhound said: What do you use? I have tried numerous earbud style phones but I can't ever get them to fit right. Anyway looking for a can style that I can wear while working out and while mowing. Since I want something I can use while mowing it will need to be comfy and can take sweating. Anybody got a recommendation? Would rather a wired version for Android phones. Wireless but try the Jaybird Freedoms. The only ones that seal great and stay in while working out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 I pulled the trigger on some off brand called MPOW. Holy crap did they exceed my expectation they work flawlessly, have good noise cancellation and are very comfortable all for 50 bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 I like the old school cans. They're a little tinney though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Outdoor can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Perhaps this is what you are looking for? Howard Leight Impact Pro R-01902. Amplified muffs with an NRR of 30 dB, but limits amplified sound to 82 dB. They have an 1/8" stereo input and from a brief listen sound rather nice, with rolled off extreme highs and lows. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Howard-Leight-Impact-Pro-Electronic-Earmuff/27954606 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I had something very similar to the above.....I think they were called "Pro-Ears" I think they were these https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Ears-Electronic-Protection-Amplification/dp/B001RMWO9A/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1534375859&sr=8-10&keywords=pro+ears My wife to this day, still gets into a hissy fit when she talks about these. She swears that I wore them to block her conversation(s) when I was sitting on my backhoe. When in truth, I was BETTER able to hear her with them ON verses off. They take a certain frequency range (human voice) and let that through but they attenuate everything else. (there is a little microphone on them as I recall) None the less.... I then plugged my CD player (pre-I-Pod days) and had at it. They later broke....I was going to replace them and I got to thinking, why not use in ear monitors and use these for simple attenuation? Then....they totally broke (as in wouldn't stay on head and needed replaced) I was going to replace them again, with same thing....then got to thinking about better alternatives. I bought a pair (two actually) of Klipsch Custom 3 in ear monitors. Those plug a lot of noise and you can hear whatever you're playing. I THEN wear something very similar to these over my IEM's and now, it's essentially dead quiet outside but I can hear very nicely, whatever is playing. https://www.amazon.com/3M-Peltor-Over-Earmuffs-X5A/dp/B00CPCHBCQ/ref=sr_1_6_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1534376116&sr=8-6-spons&keywords=over+ear+hearing+protection&refinements=p_89%3A3M+Personal+Protective+Equipment&psc=1 So, in the end, I wear both and feel a bit vulnerable if I only have one or the other. Don't you know that my IEM's just last week, broke and might finally need replaced!! (but I have a spare set of Custom 3's new in box ready to go!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 For my noisiest "activities" I use plugs and muffs, too. These electronic muffs replace a similar set of Peltors. With both I am well protected (-30 - 33) but essentially deaf. Hopefully, the new ones will protect my ears and let me hear voices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woralph Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Nice choice. I saw fairly good reviews about the MPOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/13/2018 at 7:28 PM, JohnA said: Perhaps this is what you are looking for? Howard Leight Impact Pro R-01902. Amplified muffs with an NRR of 30 dB, but limits amplified sound to 82 dB. They have an 1/8" stereo input and from a brief listen sound rather nice, with rolled off extreme highs and lows. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Howard-Leight-Impact-Pro-Electronic-Earmuff/27954606 I like these and will get a pair to test out against the MPOW's I found. Thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 These are great for mowing. Industrial type muffs that sound pretty darn good for 50 buck https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A2KLfSErfC5c8eUAi3lXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=worktunes+3m+headphones&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-s#id=10&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F517t8cqrkyL.jpg&action=click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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