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167 of 168 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a runner's best friend, August 26, 2007
Wow, these are great! I suffer from Sweaty Ear, which causes normal earbuds to fall out after about 5 minutes of any physical activity. And, of course, regular earbuds fall out at the slightest provocation, which turns my run into a freakish stop-and-go of adjusting my earbuds, running for a minute, stopping to adjust the earbuds again, wiping the sweat off my ears to see if that helps, and finally just taking the damn things out in a fit of frustration, and running the rest of the way without any music.
Well, these little things are a thousand times better than any regular earbuds I've tried - they have a little stalk that comes up behind the earbuds, with a little nubbin that goes into your ear, effectively wedging the things into your OUTER ear (as opposed to just driving them further into your ears, which would be painful). And they stay there! I demonstrated for my husband when they first arrived, head-banging and jumping up and down and pretending to run and skip and move from side-to-side. And the things stayed in!
I figured I couldn't judge them quite yet, because I hadn't been running for 30 or 40 minutes to work up a serous sweat. But I have done so since then, and these stay in! It's weird at first, because if you've used earbuds in the past, you will be prepared to move them around every minute or 5. But you won't have to! And the cord-flapping problem, which will cause normal earbuds to be yanked out of your ears, is solved by a little clip that you can use to clip the top part of your headphones to your shirt. There is a LOT of cord included with these - I just ended up wrapping the extra cord around my ipod armband, which worked nicely. Then clip onto my shirt near my shoulder, and I can run and run without my earbuds dislodging.
In summary, these things RULE, and are completely worth the extra bucks you'll spend over some cheaper pairs of earbuds. The green color is a little ... uh, weird. I wish they were offered in black. But I will gladly put up with lime green in order to keep myself sane through a long workout by listening to music without adjusting my headphones 19 times. Hooray!
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126 of 132 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice addition to your gym bag..., October 25, 2006
I ordered these headphones for a pretty specific purpose, to use with a DVD player at the gym, mostly on the treadmill. My audio expertise falls into the "I know what I like" catagory. Here's my take on the MX75s:
Fit: I think how good they fit is really going to be dependent on the shape of the user's ears. For me those extra 'nubs' don't add to the fit, but the headphones fit nicely and securely. They come with an assortment of plugs and rings to help customize the fit. They are quite comfortable.
Sound: They sound quite nice. I wouldn't say the bass was ample, but I would call it adequate. The sound was clean, and like some headphones, didn't vary drastically every time you move your head. I didn't buy these so much for sound quality as for other factors, but they certainly don't suffer there. They are not as efficient as other headphones, meaning it requires more power to get the same volume. Again, it is not something to worry about.
Other: I wanted something that I could sweat on and not have die on me. Since I just got them, I can't comment on that yet, but they're supposed to stand up against harsh environments. We'll see. The design of the wire is one where the right side wire is longer than the left. Personally I like it when both sides are equal length, but no big deal. And they only come in green. I happen to have a green ipod mini, so there's a stroke of fashion luck. The cord is about 4'. Again, I could have used an extra foot, and someday someone will figure out a novel way to keep them untangled.
I think you'll find these to be just as advertised. I'm quite happy with my purchase.
Also, the price seems to vary a lot. I paid $34 from Amazon, and now they're $42. If you're not in a hurry, you might want to put them in your shopping cart and check back to see when the price changes (a little Amazon shopping tip).
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great All Around Design - Little Quiter Than Others, July 4, 2006
First off, a great product, especially for those working out. These phones do stay in your ears when running on a treadmill and the shirt clip allows one to move the extra cabling out of the way.
The only drawback to these phones is that they do not have quite the volume/fullness of some headphones that are even cheaper. However, for a set of excercise oriented phones, these are great. They even come with a novel carrying case that works well.
I purchased mine off of amazon for around the $30-$40 range and am not quite shure why the extremly high $100 price is now listed. I don't think they are quite worth that price and hope this is merely a glitch and not a gouge.
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