News outlet’s summer got to have lists are full of ‘em, and they’re all the rage for the everyday audio slinger, but one has to wonder what the deal is behind the massive media push of the in-ear headphone model.
Here’s my beef:
They always fall out.
No matter what, the damn things always fall out of my ear. The only ones I’ve ever worn that have actually worked have been those accursed Beats By Dre, which are moronically expensive at $200 per pair. I’ve been gifted about five pairs of in-ear headphones to try over the past year, and every. single. pair. has made regular suicide leaps out of my ear canal within five minutes of me we wearing them. Maybe it’s my fault for wanting to turn my head so often, to, you know, look at things, but I call that a failure of product design.
They smell weird.
After you’ve squashed them inside your ear canal a few times, you’ll notice they start smelling a lot like a blend of ear wax and cheese. The more they fall out, the more you touch them, which means more of your finger/ear hybrid germs are creating new species and civilizations of stink in your ears. Gross.
They make really loud squishing sounds when you’re trying [in vain] to get them inside your ear.
Perhaps it’s my X-Men level hearing abilities, but I hate hearing that super loud squish and crunch when you’re stuffing the headphones into your ear canal. It gives me the heebejeebies, full on.
Let’s just say it’s regular headphones or on-ear styles for me, for life. I am quite happy with my standard issue iPhone headphones, and my purple Urbanears Zinkens, if you’re curious as to what holds up to my A.D.D. standards.
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