Waterproof headphones

[tktran]

Are there any decent sounding headphones that are waterproof- or at least water resistant?

I sweat a lot when exercising and am worried my headphones will eventually be drowned.
(The KSC-35 are the best for exercise IMHO, but without their foamies (long story) I'm not sure how much longer they'll last during jogs and cycling)

[fjhuerta]

Have you tried Radio Shack foamies? Do you have RS in Australia? They work a lot better than the original ones.

[tktran]

u know the pointy bits that hook the foamies in? they're long gone.

they snapped/broke off- which is why my original foamies fell off.

i don't know of any way i can put other (eg. radioshack) foamies on because there's no longer anything to hold them in place.

[Xevion]

Last time I checked, Koss had an awesome warranty. Give em a call

[tktran]

only problem is that i'm in australia.

i've sent my headphones (hoping to get a replacement)- it took 3 months to come back and they had fixed it by giving it a new 1/8" plug.

(something i can do in 20 mins)



so now i'm looking for a new pair of durable/water resistant exercise phones.

AFAIK the ksc-35 are extinct here in oz.

[Eagle_Driver]

Unfortunately, tktran, all of the currently available "water-resistant" headphones are wretched-sounding. I own a few Sony "Sports" VITE headphones, which have too much mid-bass, no low-bass extension, woolly mids and grainy highs.

[tktran]

Yeah i had a pair of MDR-A30G (US$25) vertical in-ear headphones (basically earbuds with thin and light plastic strap that sits over your head)

they died after about 6 months with normal use (again a problem with the 1/8" connector)

I repaired em myself but they still sound wretched.

It's really too bad there aren't many _real_ exercise headphones.