I’ve spent the last week enjoying a pair of these Auvio In-Ear Armature Headphones from Radio Shack. For anyone who hasn’t tried this style of ear phone they can be a little strange at first as the speakers actually sit inside your ear canal. Once you get over it though, these types of earphones are really comfortable and produce a much better, clearer sound compared to earbuds as they isolate you from external sounds.
The first thing that struck me about the Auvios is that the main body of the ear phones is made of aluminium. My pet gripe with most in ear phones is their flimsiness. They’re small and they’re wired so if the cord gets yanked they either pull out the earphone or they can break. The Auvios look like they will last a bit longer than most and the strong base means you aren’t afraid to pull on the ear piece or stuff them into their case.
Because this style of ear phone goes right into your ear, they need to comfortable. The Auvios ship with three different sized ear pieces each made of either rubber (silicone?) or Comply foam. The stem that goes into the ear canal and holds the ear seal feels pretty solid too, it’s quite thick and at no time while changing ear seals did I feel it was going to snap off.
Personally the foam ones don’t really do it for me but if your ear canal is a funny shape or the silicone ones hurt or don’t fit then the foam ones can be very useful. The foam moulds itself to your ear and it’s a closed-cell foam so it shouldn’t get too dirty. The foam buds are quite fragile though so you don’t want to be changing ear buds all the time or you’ll destroy them. Once they’re in your ear the world just goes away and you’re on your own.
The first thing that struck me about the Auvios is that the main body of the ear phones is made of aluminium. My pet gripe with most in ear phones is their flimsiness. They’re small and they’re wired so if the cord gets yanked they either pull out the earphone or they can break. The Auvios look like they will last a bit longer than most and the strong base means you aren’t afraid to pull on the ear piece or stuff them into their case.
Because this style of ear phone goes right into your ear, they need to comfortable. The Auvios ship with three different sized ear pieces each made of either rubber (silicone?) or Comply foam. The stem that goes into the ear canal and holds the ear seal feels pretty solid too, it’s quite thick and at no time while changing ear seals did I feel it was going to snap off.
Personally the foam ones don’t really do it for me but if your ear canal is a funny shape or the silicone ones hurt or don’t fit then the foam ones can be very useful. The foam moulds itself to your ear and it’s a closed-cell foam so it shouldn’t get too dirty. The foam buds are quite fragile though so you don’t want to be changing ear buds all the time or you’ll destroy them. Once they’re in your ear the world just goes away and you’re on your own.
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