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This is precisely what I do. Pretty much anything that sends my mind off into a cool direction works well. Some narrators are better than others (Stefan Rudnick
by kabdib 6y ago
This is precisely what I do. Pretty much anything that sends my mind off into a cool direction works well. Some narrators are better than others (Stefan Rudnicki has a great voice, and William Dufris does a wonderful job of voicing characters).
I searched high and low for headphones that I can sleep in. I can't sleep on my back, so big cans are right out. I hate earbuds and things that poke into my ear canal, and headband-like arrangements slide around, are hot and compress my ears painfully. I finally found a set of small, disk-like phones that fit flat and in the center of my ear, just outside the ear canal; with a little extra padding these are very, very comfortable.
[The product I liked are Bedphones, from dubslabs.com; they are expensive, but I found them totally worth it. I use the wired version, and they tend to tangle badly unless you take a little care wrapping them up, but I hate having yet another device to charge]
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"Really? Doctor, I think your stories are simply divine--"
"Thank you."
"Oh, I really do. I put one of your tapes on my player and let it lull me to sleep almost every night."
"Higher praise a writer cannot expect," Jubal said with a straight face.
- Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
- climb_stealth 6y agoPlease do mention the actual product! I like to listen to music in bed sometimes but having to lie on my back stops me from really enjoying it. There is no issue with recommending products on HN AFAIK. I have come across some great products after recommendations on here in the past.
- mabcat 6y agoI find that Airpods Non-Pro will stay in when I'm on my side and when I roll over. I'm a terrible sleeper and change position a fair bit, but there's no problem falling asleep with them in. I often wake up with them both still in.
- ineedasername 6y agoI use these [0] and they're pretty high quality, very reasonable price, very long battery life, and low-profile enough that you can even lay on your side and it doesn't feel uncomfortable (for me at least) though I still only use it in one ear at a time, the one not on my pillow. [0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q7SVYBQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q7SVYBQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...
- BrendanD 6y agoMy bedphone experience was not good. Spouse complained about noise leakage, and they stopped working within a month. Otherwise, they _could_ be more comfortable than ear buds depending how well they fit. Most wired earbuds survive <6 months in bed. Generally they short out from being slept on, crushed, rolled over etc. Wearing silicon tipped in-earbuds all night is likely courting ear infection. I have settled on JBL T205 Earbud Headphones. They are in-ear but without silicon tips (i.e. ear canal is not sealed shut all night), are comfortable enough, last 6-12 months and are cheap. Wish someone would make a pair that would last at least a couple years. Hate the waste.
- ineedasername 6y agoStefan Rudnicki is fantastic! Dufris less so, but still very good. There's a series by Ken Scholes that uses both of them (along with others, it's a full cast!) and it's amazing: https://www.audible.com/pd/Lamentation-Audiobook/B002V0RHPI https://www.audible.com/pd/Lamentation-Audiobook/B002V0RHPI