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Waterproof headphones

post #1 of 7
12/29/01 at 3:11pm
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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)
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post #2 of 7
12/29/01 at 3:16pm
Have you tried Radio Shack foamies? Do you have RS in Australia? They work a lot better than the original ones.
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post #3 of 7
12/29/01 at 3:24pm
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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.
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post #4 of 7
12/29/01 at 3:28pm
Last time I checked, Koss had an awesome warranty. Give em a call
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post #5 of 7
12/29/01 at 3:55pm
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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.
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post #6 of 7
12/29/01 at 9:20pm
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.
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post #7 of 7
12/30/01 at 8:44am
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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.
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