Do these go in the ears like buds or do they sit at the ear opening? I hate earbuds as they hurt my ears but like the hook style headphone and am hoping this will work.
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they go inside the ear but not like ear buds...for the most part they are on the outside
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They sit more than they go in the ear bud. Because of there plastic construction and not the flexible material that you can squish in your ear, they are not nearly as snug or tight as ear buds are. I find that I can position them to be more in my ear or have them sit at the ear opening depending on what I am doing. However, I do not find them uncomfortable for long stretches of time (i.e. 3+ hours).
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They go in the ear, but it's not the same as bud. Because the clip is wrapped around your ear, the piece that goes in your ear is gently sitting in the ear, rather than dug in there.
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They do not push in tight, they rest in your ear opening. They do allow outside sound to be heard.
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Marcio...the ear pieces are much larger than they appear on the webpage. If you wear the earbuds in bed, I don't think the buds will stay in your ears, unless you use the ear hooks. The ear hooks keep the buds 'on' your ears, but not 'in' your ears. Personally, I would not go with this product for a bedtime ear bud.
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They are contoured and for them to fit properly they must go over the ear not under. These are not tiny little ear buds that fit inside your ear. They are probably 1" long and 75% of that remains outside the ear. They also have some good weight to them and placing them over the ear gives you support and keeps them from hitting the ground if they are ever accidentally dislodged. I would hate to see a grown man cry because his $300 ear buds were damaged because they fell off and got damaged.
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Contact BOSE directly - they will create a case for you and reply very quickly. I have fairly large ears ..and these go completely over the ears and barely touch my ears. So, they are designed to 'cup' over each ear and not sit on top as to crush or flatten the ear down like some will do;
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The stock earbuds stay pretty solidly in place come hell or high water. Also, I purchased the custom-fit earbuds Etymotic offers through Sonus. These will not come out of my ears even if I catch the cord and rip the headphone from the earbud the earbud itself will remain firmly in place.
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I am looking for the same information, after a google search it seems that these are a little short for earbuds. Which is fine with me, I use an extender to work with my phone and am a short person so I was hoping for a shorter pair. I think I will order them and if no one responds by the time they come I will let you know. I have been looking at these, they have an extender that might be useful to you:http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-CX-Ear-Headphone-Black/dp/tech-data/B000WOIG8C/ref=de_a_smtd
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Alex is correct. The ear pieces rest on top of your ears, nothing goes inside the ear. Hope this answers your question.
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I currently use Auvio earbuds and neither the jack nor the ear buds fit into the slots as shown. However, with the cable wrapped around the back part everything stays relatively tangle-free while not in use. Ear phones that are very similar to the Apple ones should fit though.
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You need to find the perfect fit of buds to avoid getting water in your ears. I use the medium ones and I have no problem with water in my ears
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Joanne: they stay in pretty well, but not completely. I seem to have more trouble with that than most though. The bigger problem is that there is a design flaw with the plastic part that attaches it to your ear, just below the ear bud. Both of mine broke almost immediately and I've had to splint them together with electrical tape. For that reason I probably wouldn't recommend these. Sound is good though for the price.
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Not so much "grooves" as cups around which to fit the headphones themselves (with the 'cup' being where one's ear would sit inside the headphone). Hope that helps!
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Carol, Like I told Ryan,I have this headset and it does not go inside the ear canal like an earbud.It just rests there.It's a great headset!It's very comfortable,and the sound quality is great on both ends of the line.
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On ear headphones sit flat against your ear. Over ear headphones do just what they say. They fit over your ears.
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They sit on top of your ear, not all the way around. The cups are just over 2.5" in diameter. That said, they sound amazing. They obviously don't block sound as well as a large pair, but I love mine. They last a long time too - my first pair lasted from 2006 through 2012, and I used them for hours every week.
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Can't say that I have unless you are exercising. In which case they will fall out. I have noticed that they do tend to "loosen" their grip after a while of wear, which may result to falling out. But then again this happens with almost all earbuds. Which is why in my opinion I hate earbuds. Try changing the rubber size. That might help with your issue. In my case my right ear canal is slightly larger then my left ear canal, and this results in the earbud falling out or "loosening" more frequently then with my right ear.
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Wish I had the answer for you. They seem pretty generic. I took a shot as I got my buds so long ago I wasn't sure of the model and it worked out for me. For the price, I would give it a try. Good Luck.
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Unless you have very tiny ears, these will fit on, not over. We just got a pair, and unlike my other headphones which completely fit over the ear without touching the ear, these sit on top of my ears and don't really touch my head.