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What's the best way to wear the Apple earphones?

Sounds silly, but there are different ways to wear them and I'm not sure what most people do to get the best sound. The four ways are:

1) Hang from your ear, loosely in the ear, with the extended pieces and wires downward. This picks up minimal bass and you can still hear some things around you.

2) Pushed into your ear with the "speakers" facing forward and the extended piece and wire at right angle to your ear, i.e. sticking out from your ear. This gives maximum, muddled bass, and you can't hear anything around you (which sometimes is exactly what I want).

3) Same as 2, but with the "speakers" facing backward. This gives a sound that is less muddled, a little less bass, but almost no treble (depending on how strategically they are inserted).

With 2 and 3, you look like you have little, white antennae sticking out of the sides of your head.

4) Inserted in your ear with the extended part of the earphones and wires facing up, toward the ceiling, and pressed against your outer ear. This seems to get the best sound, but they fall out of place constantly.

Feedback would be appreciated.

various

Posted on Jan 30, 2008 6:08 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2008 8:00 PM

Personally, I think the Apple phone are horrible...they hurt my earsdue to the design, and they sound terrible. If you want better sound, go with V-moda vibe duo phones, or I think Bose has some Iphone phones now...
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Jan 30, 2008 6:55 PM in response to carlkester

4 is definitely the best sound, but they do fall out.

If you don't need the microphone, just buy a pair for Apple's In-Ear Headphones. They deliver a great sound (even better than #4 you described), and won't fall out once they get used to your ears.

Also, you might want to get the In-Ear headphones warm (blow on them) before you put them in your ears, they'll fit easier.

Great methods!

What's the best way to wear the Apple earphones?

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