I was asked about the Yurbuds ear tips I mentioned in my review of the CHX7iS earbuds. My previous headphones were Yurbuds, which actually have really well designed tips but mediocre sound and build quality. Since I still had the ear tips and my ears have already adjusted to them, I found them...

Sorry for the delay in posting a review, work got crazy.  I just posted my review over on the CHX7iS release announcement thread:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/685328/audio-technica-announces-sonicfuel-earbud-canalphone-hybrids-ath-chx5-and-chx7/15#post_11017855

I received my CHX7iS earbuds and have been using them for a few weeks now, and they are definitely the best headphones I have used that meet my requirements. There are three features I need in headphones: They must be earbuds that are NOT of the in-ear/sealed variety. I find in-ears to be...

I did find a review of the ATHCHX7iS on Amazon where someone stated   http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATHCHX7ISBK-Earbud-Smartphone/product-reviews/B00IIIGRJO/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending   So there's a button and volume slider...

I found that there were some positive reviews of the ATH-CHX7iS earbuds on this site, on the second page of their release announcement: http://www.head-fi.org/t/685328/audio-technica-announces-sonicfuel-earbud-canalphone-hybrids-ath-chx5-and-chx7/15    I decided to order them and will update...

I'm looking for exactly the same sort of thing. I posted my findings and request for advice here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/736632/looking-for-non-sealing-earbuds-with-mic   I ordered the ATH-CHX7iS and will update with results once I receive them in a week or so.

I'm been researching for earbuds that match my requirements, and I seem to be in a minority demographic of people that can't stand to have things jammed in their ear canals. I'm looking for recommendations on non-sealing earbuds with an inline play/pause/answer-call button and mic, that works...