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   XPost: sci.electronics.design, alt.audio.equipment   
   From: jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_@charter.net   
      
   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   
   Epoxy works well.   
      
     Jamie   
      
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