Chat Thread 41: Mod Maker

Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:14 pm

for a while I used Rocketfish earbuds but Best Buy stopped carrying the model I liked.
Then I moved to sony, but the wiring screwed up too easily and a week or two after buying them the volume in one of the ears reduced so that I had trouble hearing even with the volume turned all the way up on my computer.

I bought a pair of these as a cheap pair to hold me when those broke until I could get a better pair.
but these are lasting me longer than either of the Sony pairs I had did. The wire is exposed in a couple places, but I just put duct tape to cover them up.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:48 pm

Really? Your Sony ones didn't last?

I have some semi-cheap ($19.99) Sony ones that the wiring is all twisted up on and have caught a dropped MP3 player once or twice that still work fine. They're actually my favorite earbuds and I have a second pair of the same model that I take much better care of. Either you're pretty tough on your stuff or the particular kind you bought just doesn't stand up well to anything.

While, as mentioned above, I use earbuds, I do prefer headphones and stick to them when I'm not moving around. My favorite are these: iFrogz Ronin They're super comfortable and stay on well. County music sounds like garbage on them honestly, but everything else I listen to sounds great.

Sadly, as I went to link them in the official iFrogz website, it seems they no longer offer them. I had to preform a Google image search so I could show you guys. All the more reason I don't get stuff from iFrogz/Zagg anymore. They used to be pretty cool, but then they separated their website(s) and removed a ton of neat products (Some weren't really that old). When they did that, they also removed their loyalty program and I almost lost $30 in electronic giftcards that I was saving for when I got a new phone so I could buy a screen protector and a case. I had to call them because it seems I was never alerted about that, and then I had to Email them because I was never Emailed my replacement giftcards, at which point I finally got my money, used it on a screen protector, and vowed never to use them again.

Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:51 pm

these were cheap $10 ones.

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:26 pm

I can't even stand earbuds. I don't want things stuck in my ears while listening to music.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:17 pm

Same problem. I got to have headphones. Preferably headphones that have leather around the speakers.

Jacey · Post by **Jacey** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:23 pm

the headphones I use for my computer are from 2012 and still seem to work well. I think the brand is "gamecom" or at least thats what's on the headphones.
Though I do have some ear buds for when I am out and doing things. usually just some soft $10 ones that dont hurt as much when I wear them

Post by **ArcWolf** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:13 pm

Got free headphones at uni today!

Jacey · Post by **Jacey** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:57 pm

Yay!
how are they?

Post by **ArcWolf** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:31 pm

Pretty decent!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:48 pm

I might need to get new headphones also since my left speaker is starting to die.

Radio Blue Heart · Post by **Radio Blue Heart** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 4:45 pm

I once got a set of Earcandy brand headphones that cost about $40. They broke and I had to replace them. They honored the warranty but they kept breaking until I gave up on them. I have since got a brand called Slick for about $10 and they have lasted 4 years so far.

Sleet wrote:I can't even stand earbuds. I don't want things stuck in my ears while listening to music.

Especially the hard plastic ones. They start to hurt after and minute or two. And it hard to share them. Who wants to put one in when it is all waxy.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:12 pm

See, I'm the other way around. I tend to prefer earphones because the headphones squeeze your head and that starts to hurt me after a while. I don't like the earbuds that sit right down inside your ear though. I like the ones that just sit in the outside of your ear, if that makes any sense.

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:27 pm

Hlaoroo wrote:See, I'm the other way around. I tend to prefer earphones because the headphones squeeze your head and that starts to hurt me after a while. I don't like the earbuds that sit right down inside your ear though. I like the ones that just sit in the outside of your ear, if that makes any sense.

You like the on-ear variant then. Personally I prefer over-ear (the big ones) because on-ears tend to squeeze my ears and cramp them (the clip-on type being a notable exception). Plus the over-ears I get usually have big plush padding so that the drivers sit just outside my ear.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:16 pm

Not quite. I like this:

and not this:

The big soft headphones that cup your ears are nice but the harder ones that just sit on your ears and squeeze I don't like as much.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:27 pm

Hlaoroo, do you have the pictures mixed up?

Post by **Dissension** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:14 pm

He does not. In earbuds, he likes the ones that do not go far into the ear; in earphones, he likes over-the-ear, rather than on-ear.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:23 pm

Ok. The part about him not liking the hard ones threw me.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:46 pm

Dissension wrote:He does not. In earbuds, he likes the ones that do not go far into the ear; in earphones, he likes over-the-ear, rather than on-ear.

What Diss said. Sorry for the confusion. I need to learn the tech jargon.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:14 pm

I have a pair of Sony on-ear headphones that are my second choice ones when I don't have access to my iFrogz ones. Which isn't often. They're actually pretty soft and very lightweight so they don't hurt after a while.

It also helps if you adjust them right.

I know what parts of my ear will start hurting if I can feel the headphone on them, so I have to make sure they're sitting on my head right.

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:41 pm

Hlaoroo wrote:Not quite. I like this:

and not this:

The big soft headphones that cup your ears are nice but the harder ones that just sit on your ears and squeeze I don't like as much.

Oh, I see! Thanks for clarifying.

I'm actually the inverse on earbuds- for some reason, my ears are weird and the hard earbuds refuse to stay put. Ever.
Even when I'm sitting completely still, the earbuds still slip out (and usually cause a lot of aching and sometimes even a nick as they do so). So the ones with the rubber domes are the only ones I find usable.

Although I've found that my long hair is enough to conceal bandless on-ears (the ones that clip on to your ears, like these), so I may not be using earbuds as often anymore. C|

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:44 pm

Mickey the Luxray wrote:I'm actually the inverse on earbuds- for some reason, my ears are weird and the hard earbuds refuse to stay put. Ever.
Even when I'm sitting completely still, the earbuds still slip out (and usually cause a lot of aching and sometimes even a nick as they do so). So the ones with the rubber domes are the only ones I find usable.

Same here (at least as a human

).

Post by **ArcWolf** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:21 pm

It has come to my attention that Hershey's Candy Corn is a real thing.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:01 am

I saw it at the market today. I was afraid to buy it because I didn't know if it tasted good or not.

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:16 am

ArcWolf wrote:It has come to my attention that Hershey's Candy Corn is a real thing.

If it's actually chocolate flavored, they best be using real cocoa. Artificial chocolate flavor tastes NOTHING like the real thing...

Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:37 am

Mickey the Luxray wrote:
ArcWolf wrote:It has come to my attention that Hershey's Candy Corn is a real thing.
If it's actually chocolate flavored, they best be using real cocoa. Artificial chocolate flavor tastes NOTHING like the real thing...

it's not candy corn made by hershey, it's basically their cookies n creme bar with candy corn bits instead of cookie bits.

Douglas Collier wrote:
Mickey the Luxray wrote:I'm actually the inverse on earbuds- for some reason, my ears are weird and the hard earbuds refuse to stay put. Ever.
Even when I'm sitting completely still, the earbuds still slip out (and usually cause a lot of aching and sometimes even a nick as they do so). So the ones with the rubber domes are the only ones I find usable.
Same here (at least as a human ).

hooray for the weird ear shape club

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:46 am

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
Mickey the Luxray wrote:
ArcWolf wrote:It has come to my attention that Hershey's Candy Corn is a real thing.
If it's actually chocolate flavored, they best be using real cocoa. Artificial chocolate flavor tastes NOTHING like the real thing...
it's not candy corn made by hershey, it's basically their cookies n creme bar with candy corn bits instead of cookie bits.

Oh, well that doesn't sound too bad. Might try it myself sometime soon.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:26 pm

I might try it, though it doesn't sound that good in my opinion.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:00 am

Hey guys! I decided to join the chat.

On the subject of earphones, I like headphones that go over my head.
I'm okay with these earphones

Because they don't rely on suction cups to hold in your ears, like these ones

These here, I've never in my life been able to listen to anything with both of them in my ears. One ALWAYS falls out, and its just too annoying.

The ones where you just slip it into your ear, I'm completely fine with because it feels like its just resting in your ear, not trying to crawl in and make your head their new nest.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:08 am

Those are suction cups? I thought they were a failed attempt at padding.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:10 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:Those are suction cups? I thought they were a failed attempt at padding.

That actually might be it, but it looks like an inverted suction cup.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:01 am

They look like it, don't they? They sit inside the ear canal. I don't find them comfortable at all. They're supposed to be better for noise cancelling. They also do a lot more damage to your ears though.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:14 am

Thats a bad thing in my house with parents constantly calling for you to change the channel with the tv remote lost.

Post by **Sleet** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:29 am

I had no idea those were suction cups. I just assumed they were padding.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:02 pm

I doubt they're for suction. I can't help but think that would would be dangerous (more so than earbuds already are).

Not to mention they do have that padding (which is what I assume it is) in some earbuds made out of memory foam. Not a material well known for it's suction ability.

Jacey · Post by **Jacey** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:30 pm

I did have a pair once that acted like suction cups. They were the best noise cancelling earbuds ever. Sadly they feel pray to my neighbors cat.

Mickey the Luxray · Post by **Mickey the Luxray** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:02 pm

Hlaoroo wrote:They look like it, don't they? They sit inside the ear canal. I don't find them comfortable at all. They're supposed to be better for noise cancelling. They also do a lot more damage to your ears though.

I've found there's a certain point where the padded earbuds are supposed to sit- they usually get louder when they find that distance, so there's the indicator. It's MUCH more comfortable that way.

I think they're supposed to sit just inside the ear canal, not be pushed in. Either way, the padding still grips my ears well, so I'm good C:

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:09 pm

Yeah I would stick a fork in my ears before I would put those is my ears.

InDaZone1219 · Post by **InDaZone1219** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:15 pm

I use headphones and the ones that go into ear canal.

MrNeonShot · Post by **MrNeonShot** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:38 pm

So... anyone wanna talk fursuits?

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This fur is perfect for Blizzard (my fursona)!

Post by **Render** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:43 am

I don't like these two designs as they both fall out of my ears all the time. I use them in bed to listen to audiobooks before sleeping and it's pretty annoying if you need to put them back in position every 30 seconds.

I've got a pair of these since one year now, and use them every night. The left one has a loose connection now and I need to replace them... I want the same thing again, as I can barely remember to have lost one of them during the night.

MrNeonShot wrote:So... anyone wanna talk fursuits?

We already have a fursuit-thread here. I think discussions about that should go there.