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   On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:19:35 -0700 (PDT), Globemaker   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Aug 13, 12:18 am, RichD  wrote:   
   >> I have the standard earpod set, which came with my   
   >> armband MP3 player.  It pops out every 2 minutes.   
   >> How did these things become the standard design?   
   >> They suck.   
   >>   
   >> So now i'm looking for the earbud style, i.e. inside the   
   >> ear.  They range from $8 to $40, and Shure offers a set,   
   >> over $100?!?  For something so small, how can there   
   >> be such a range? Is there really such quality difference?   
   >>   
   >> They are all sealed in blister packs, there's no chance   
   >> to compare.  Even if there were, differences in   
   >> environment, time of day, etc. swamp perceptual   
   >> discernment.   
   >>   
   >> How would you go about testing these things, in the lab?   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Rich   
   >   
   >Ear infections come standard, at a cost of intense pain. Never put   
   >anything in your ears.   
      
   A doctor got it right. Never put anything smaller than your elbow in   
   your ear.   
      
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