[Binaural Fusion]

My gym phones are JVC Marshmallows

they have the benefit of me not caring what happens to them.

 

[marvelusjd]

JVC Marshmallows with UE tips. Great isolation and damn durable. I don't like taking my Super.fi's to the gym as I like the Shure olive tips on them, but all they do is act like a sponge.

 

[srchabra]

SF3 with black olives for cardio machines. PX100 for running outside and some JVC FX66 if I forget everything else.

 

[number1sixerfan]

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Originally Posted by FreeBlues /img/forum/go_quote.gif UE11s are my gym choice! That said, when using a treadmill the sound of my footfalls can be annoying with any IEM. For the last week I've been using the PX100 which are okay but not the best sound. I've just ordered a set of HFI780s, maybe a bit too big and uncomfortable, but for the aerobic parts of my workout may be fine.

I use the ue11's as well. I don't hear my footsteps on the treadmill. I mostly do resistance training though.

 

[gp_hebert]

I use Koss KSC-75, they're very lightweight and sound good enough. Probably not the best thing if you want to impress girls though.

 

[trip221]

I only use the stock ibuds cause I won't care much when they die. I'm thinking that sweat + any IEM/headphone is not a good thing.

Plus, when you're working out, you can't focus too much on the sound quality. Unless you're one of those who are reading magazines while doing cardio - and that intensity doesn't even count as working out!

 

[rugby10]

I use the Super.Fi 5 pro's with the reverse wire/driver mod, resulting in a sleeker, better fit.

 

[jamato8]

I get tired of catching the wire but either the KSC35 or Portapros.

 

[Nagasaki_Kid]

ksc55. they're uncomfortable at first but break in with exercise. They use that softer plastic in most sports style headphone and adjusts after time.

 

[navmau]

Senn CX300 or sometimes my future sonics when doing no cardio, just lifting.

 

[LaBreaHead]

Think about trying something relatively inexpensive, so that if you don't like them or you find that perspiration affects them, you haven't lost a costly pair of 'phones. I try never to be seen in one of these "gyms" you speak of, but a friend has good results with her Creative EP630 canal phones -- not audiophile, but the silicone sleeves are comfortable and the 'phones stay in the ear fairly well.

If you find you like using in-ears, then you can "graduate" to something more expensive, if you require higher-quality (and pricier) sound.



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Phones (in order of purchase):
Sony MDR71, Sony MDR51, Etymotic ER6, Panasonic RP-HJ50, Shure E3C, Koss PortaPro 2, Creative EP630, Etymotic ER6i, Sennheiser PX-100, Sennheiser HD555, Future Sonics Atrio M5

 

[arteom]

I have a pair of in ears that came with my zune80 that i suppose i could try before making any big purchase. The microphonics on those things is terrible, I haven't used them at all for that reason. I think I will also look at some clip ons.

 

[LaBreaHead]

Within the category of in-ears, I think it's important to make a distinction between ear buds (packed in with various players) and canal phones or IEMs, both of which insert into the ear canal and which isolate (a bit, in the case of canal phones, and appreciably, in the case of IEMs). Sorry -- not trying to be pedantic, but at a gym or on public transportation, fit and isolation can mean a lot.

Ear buds barely hang in some people's outer ears; canal phones and IEMs fit more securely and would seem more gym-worthy (with ear buds, you would have to blast your music louder to overcome ambient noise and music at the gym; with canal phones and especially IEMs, your volume would not have to be so loud).

Edit: Something like Westone UM1's, which have braided cords to cut down on microphonics, and using silicone sleeves (since the excellent Comply foamies might absorb perspiration), might be a comfortable, reasonably priced IEM to try in a gym setting. Ergonomically, they should do the trick.

 

[PouncePony]

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Originally Posted by LaBreaHead /img/forum/go_quote.gif Edit: Something like Westone UM1's, which have braided cords to cut down on microphonics, and using silicone sleeves (since the excellent Comply foamies might absorb perspiration), might be a comfortable, reasonably priced IEM to try in a gym setting. Ergonomically, they should do the trick.

I use UM1s with Shure olive tips; been using them at the gym for over a year with no problems.

-Pony

 

[arteom]

anyone care to give a quick description of westone um1's sound signatures?