iCessories

[bluegargantua]

Hey,

So I'm thinking of getting an iPod. Aside from general love it/hate it recommendations (and jeffwik, let me know how the repair goes), there are two accessories I'm interested in picking up.

1.) Earbuds/headphones -- I'm told the basic earbuds that come with the iPod are only so-so, but are there any recommendations for something a bit better. Better in this case means "more comfortable" over "you can hear the bassist fart".

2.) Sleeve -- So obviously, I'm going to put my shiny new toy in a protective sleeve, but I've seen one where the iPod hung upside down from a fob that clipped to your belt. This made it easy to get at the iPod when you needed to but otherwise it was out of the way. Anyone happen to have a brand-name for something like that?

later
Tom

Comments

[methanopyrus.livejournal.com]

I like earbuds for my own reasons. I think the sound quality is good with the ones that come from apple. (And I have spent months trying different brands of hearing aids to get sound quality that I liked, so even though I wear hearing aids, it does not mean my evaluation of sound quality is moot)
So the annoying thing about earbuds is that I have to remove the hearing aids to use them, but in some places/times in my life, this is not a problem as it was more important for me to develop my own rhythm and hear the music. So, the earbuds are good because they don't seal my ears, so I can keep the music on low and still converse but if I need to the earbud comes out rapidly to allow for quick change to conversation that can be more focused, like at work or even when traveling and someone wants to converse. I like being more ready to converse with people and I prefer to be less antisocial than some with headphones.
One final reason that I like earbuds is that there is no pressure on my head. Since I wear hearing aids, I know I prefer custom shaped instruments in my ears which are too small anyhow for the inside ear phones (though they may fit you) and I dont like the giant over the head clip-pressure phones because I get tired easily from the pressure and clipping.