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  • ratdude747
    Black Sheep
    • Nov 2008
    • 17136
    • USA
    #1

    earbud suggestions

    well, my habit of buying $5 ear buds at the local big lots (discount store) isn't paying off any more. although the construction looked good and the performace was ok, the quality has been SH!T. my last set died after 2 weeks...

    anyway, I like ear buds because they save space in my laptop bag...

    what I already know:

    -my last set of skullcandy buds from a few years back died within 3 months

    -the $20 set of JVC marshmallow buds from wally world weren't bad until ding-dong over here got them caught in a car door

    anybody have suggestions for a good set of buds for less than $30?
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    • PCBONEZ
      Grumpy Old Fart
      • Aug 2005
      • 10661
      • USA
      #2
      Re: earbud suggestions

      Buy another set of JVC and remove the car's doors.
      .
      Mann-Made Global Warming.
      - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
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        • Toasty
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jul 2007
          • 4171
          #3
          Re: earbud suggestions

          http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Premium-..._bxgy_e_text_b

          http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Atomic-E...dp_ob_title_ce
          veritas odium parit

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            • ratdude747
              Black Sheep
              • Nov 2008
              • 17136
              • USA
              #4
              Re: earbud suggestions

              Originally posted by PCBONEZ
              Buy another set of JVC and remove the car's doors.
              .
              that would require a trip to a junkyard where that van resides... a doughnut eater (cop) nailed that one...
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                • PCBONEZ
                  Grumpy Old Fart
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 10661
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: earbud suggestions

                  If you rebuild those cheapies you liked using good wire they might last a while.
                  The wire they use is like as thick as a human hair. That's usually what fails.
                  .
                  Mann-Made Global Warming.
                  - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
                  -
                  Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
                  - Dr Seuss
                  -
                  You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
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                    • ratdude747
                      Black Sheep
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 17136
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: earbud suggestions

                      the failure is in the unit themselves... sonic welded plastic. i might try opening them...
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                        • PCBONEZ
                          Grumpy Old Fart
                          • Aug 2005
                          • 10661
                          • USA
                          #7
                          Re: earbud suggestions

                          Originally posted by ratdude747
                          the failure is in the unit themselves... sonic welded plastic. i might try opening them...
                          If you haven't opened it then you have no idea what the failure is.
                          .
                          My wife used to go through those faster than batteries.
                          Once in a while I'd fix them. It's usually just the wire and often it's at the plug, not the speakers.
                          .
                          Now she has to wear a radio [like comms, not tunes] at work so no more walkman thingie to feed batteries and ear phones to.
                          .
                          Mann-Made Global Warming.
                          - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
                          -
                          Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
                          - Dr Seuss
                          -
                          You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                          -

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                            • ratdude747
                              Black Sheep
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 17136
                              • USA
                              #8
                              Re: earbud suggestions

                              the plug must have been it... i was able to open them, resoldering and rewiring didn't help.

                              grr...
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                                • lti
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • May 2011
                                  • 2548
                                  • United States
                                  #9
                                  Re: earbud suggestions

                                  I have some headphones with broken wires as well. On one set, the wires broke where they entered the left speaker enclosure. I don't know where the wires broke on the other set, but I know that the ground wire broke (open circuit between either speaker and the sleeve on the plug). On the first set, the cable going to the left speaker is stiff. I bought the same model of headphones as a replacement, and the left speaker cable became stiff as well.

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                                    • lti
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • May 2011
                                      • 2548
                                      • United States
                                      #10
                                      Re: earbud suggestions

                                      You might not be able to fix your earbuds. On my headphones with the broken ground wire, the wire seems to be broken almost exactly in the middle of the cord.

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                                        • PCBONEZ
                                          Grumpy Old Fart
                                          • Aug 2005
                                          • 10661
                                          • USA
                                          #11
                                          Re: earbud suggestions

                                          That's why I said to replace the wire.

                                          You can get a 6' 3.5mm to 3.5mm stereo cable at the dollar store for $1 and it's better wire than those come with.
                                          Just clip one end and run it to the speakers.
                                          Might have to Y-split the ground.
                                          Not like a real tough project........
                                          .
                                          Mann-Made Global Warming.
                                          - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
                                          -
                                          Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
                                          - Dr Seuss
                                          -
                                          You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                                          -

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                                            • ratdude747
                                              Black Sheep
                                              • Nov 2008
                                              • 17136
                                              • USA
                                              #12
                                              Re: earbud suggestions

                                              well, the drivers were actually on a PCB, wires were mounted SMD.

                                              the POS's were too loud anyway and the silicone mushroom boot things kept on falling off.

                                              even the wire looked ok... maybe 24 or 26 gauge?

                                              they were not 99 cent units like the stock ones that come with ipods... they were made by sentry and looked to be better than they apparently were.

                                              my guess is there was some fault in the right driver... pulling, pushing, and wiggling the wire where it entered the the bud would make it work intermittently... the soldering looked bad on that one (other side looked good), but resoldering didn't fix it, nor did a rewire. probably a case of reject or chinamart crap drivers..
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                                                • lti
                                                  Badcaps Legend
                                                  • May 2011
                                                  • 2548
                                                  • United States
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: earbud suggestions

                                                  I didn't think they could be too loud.

                                                  I have a 3.5mm stereo cable, but it has a broken wire as well. It failed after two weeks. The two wires that aren't broken are so thin that they have three ohms of resistance. It was supposed to be a high-quality cable as well (expensive, large diameter cable, and gold-plated connectors). The wire broke about half an inch from one of the connectors.

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                                                    • ratdude747
                                                      Black Sheep
                                                      • Nov 2008
                                                      • 17136
                                                      • USA
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: earbud suggestions

                                                      yeah, too loud.
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