Earphones, wind noise & podcasts
Jake the Peg
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I like to ride listening to podcasts and music. It is safe because I commute on a bikepath by a river (no cars).
Problem is, in a headwind (or going fast [;)]), I can't hear anything because of the wind noise.
Currently I use Sony earphones that are q.big (2.5 cm diameter) and clip over the ear. Would "in ear" earphones suffer less from wind noise?
What about the passive noise reduction ones that push into the ears like earplugs? Are they comfortable? Any recommendations?
Jake
ps check out podcasts: "The bike show" (my fave) on ResonanceFM, The Spokesmen and The Fredcast. Any others worth listening to?
Problem is, in a headwind (or going fast [;)]), I can't hear anything because of the wind noise.
Currently I use Sony earphones that are q.big (2.5 cm diameter) and clip over the ear. Would "in ear" earphones suffer less from wind noise?
What about the passive noise reduction ones that push into the ears like earplugs? Are they comfortable? Any recommendations?
Jake
ps check out podcasts: "The bike show" (my fave) on ResonanceFM, The Spokesmen and The Fredcast. Any others worth listening to?
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I find that sealing the holes in the headphones greatly reduce wind turbulence noise. Stick a bit of tape over the holes and try it out.0
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I haven't used them on a bike, but I find the 'earbud' in ear headphones block out virtually all external noise.
I'd recommend these:
http://tinyurl.com/2v7cbj
The reviews are good, and in HMV and Dixons they are about œ40. I don't own them but was looking into getting new 'phones before my MP3 player broke, and after looking around the consensus was that they were best at that price.
where there's two wheels, there's a way....
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I haven't used them on a bike, but I find the 'earbud' in ear headphones block out virtually all external noise.
I'd recommend these:
http://tinyurl.com/2v7cbj
The reviews are good, and in HMV and Dixons they are about œ40. I don't own them but was looking into getting new 'phones before my MP3 player broke, and after looking around the consensus was that they were best at that price.
where there's two wheels, there's a way....
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i have a pair of these for the IPOD, they are fantastic bits of kit, you can walk near traffic fly on planes and only hear the music, no traffic\backgound noise or anything
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i personally wouldnt wear them on a bike as they remove just a bit too much sensory perception for my liking, you feel almost 'in' the music when wearing them
<b><font size="1">Fixed is for fools, thats why I ride one.</font id="size1"></b>
On a seperate note be careful where you buy the CX's from, eBay is 99% fake and its not unknown for fake ones to come from Amazon (both direct from Amazon and Amazon sellers)
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I use the Sony in-ear type as my in-ear monitors when playing in the band and they can block out an entire backline leaving just my monitoring to be heard. I'm not sure I'd suggest being anywhere near traffic with them tho'!
One more turn of the wheels...just one!0 -
I don't listen whilst on my bike, but on foot on windy days there's no wind noise gets past my Shure e2c earphones.
As for podcasts, you could start with mine (see link below) and then follow the links to other shows I know and like which you'll find on the show website !!
Are there any other podcaster-cyclists on these forums ?
Cheers !
Grant
Three From Leith podcast
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This is changing the subject slightly. I never wear headphones on the bike, but I do wear a helmet and find the wind noise is FAR worse than when not wearing a helmet. Is there a known solution to that apart from throwing away your helmet, which I wouldn't contemplate doing? I imagine attaching something in front of your ear to divert the wind flow might help?0
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I listen to music when I ride and the in-ear buds do mean less wind noise but they don't totally eliminate it0
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Shure E2C from discountheadphones.com
They are in America but they respond quickly to email and are so so cheap. Ordered one week, got them the next at half the UK price, no taxes added.0 -
You can get the Shure E2C headphones from amazon at a good price too at the moment. I had a pair that lasted for 3 years and have just got some more.0
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Are the Shure E2C comfortable to wear?
They are currently 85 Euro = 57.56 UK Sterling on Amazon.fr
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Very - I use the foam pads rather than the silicon ones though, as I find them more comfy.
Cheers !
Grant
Three From Leith podcast
www.threefromleith.com0
