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The only reason my headphones ever "fall out" is because something catches the cable.
by unfamiliar 10y ago
The only reason my headphones ever "fall out" is because something catches the cable.
- kbar13 10y agoearbuds fall out all the time for me because generic earbuds are not shaped to fit everyone. it happens most often when i'm walking.
- dosethree 10y agofor me, it's a bit of column and a bit of column b
- threeseed 10y agoThat's the strange thing about these. Why didn't Apple allow for custom earbuds e.g. Comply or provide some way to modify the physical design to accomodate people with different ears.
- ekianjo 10y agocustomization has never been a huge idea within Apple.
- NegativeLatency 10y agoI imagine the tech will get licensed at some point
- kevin_thibedeau 10y agoYou can rest assured that there will be an aftermarket of artisinally crafted earpods, hand carved and remolded to fit into your laser scanned ear canals.
- ojbyrne 10y agoOr slightly more low tech - an audiologist making a mold using putty: https://nobleaudio.com/en/shop/custom/ https://nobleaudio.com/en/shop/custom/ https://nobleaudio.com/en/support/impressions-instructions/ https://nobleaudio.com/en/support/impressions-instructions/
- scarecrowbob 10y agoAs a musician who uses in-ear-monitors weekly, I very much wish I had custom molded ones. It's not a hipster 'artisinal' thing as much as they ostensibly work better, and they aren't "hand carved"... there are refined process for this. But they are supposed to be much more comfortable and sound better. I can't comment becasue I don't play enough (or make enough playing) to justify spending $500-800 on them.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoSeems like the pinna+upper ear-canal could be moulded very easily with dental alginate? The issue would probably be that you'd need to insert some form of tethered plug to stop the alginate going in too far, perhaps a bead on nylon thread. Then it's just a hack job to pair it with the earphone. (Or you could produce a mould, etc.)
- scarecrowbob 10y agoAs far as I know, there is an existing process that can do this fine. And I believe (but am not sure) that there are existing bluetooth solutions, though I couldn't imagine using those in a professional music monitoring context. So I can easily imagine that there will be custom refitting of these devices. However, custom molds often cost $200-300 (or more) by themselves, plus the drivers, so not in my proce range. I do use my "cheap" (Shure se215 ~$100) wired IEMs with my iphone now when I want more isolation than open-backed earbuds like ones that came with my phone. They are great for mowing the lawn. But maybe the airpods are more reliant on the ambient sound, so I dunno if there is much to gain from custom molds.
- neotek 10y agoA large part of the reason they fall out is that the weight of the cable pulls them out. It's not 100% of the cause but it's definitely a major factor.
- arcticbull 10y agoCitation needed -- the original Apple bluetooth headset for the iPhone fell out of my ears all the time.