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Title: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 02:17:03 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 02:17:03 PM
Do you prefer in the ear or over the ears "ear/headphones"?
If over the ears, do you prefer wired or wireless?
If over the ears, do you prefer wired or wireless?
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Rochelle on January 17, 2026, 03:29:16 PM
Post by: Rochelle on January 17, 2026, 03:29:16 PM
Depends, typically wireless in the ear, but if in a noisy environment like mowing or snow blowing over the ear to block more background sound.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Lori Dee on January 17, 2026, 03:38:34 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on January 17, 2026, 03:38:34 PM
I have in-the-ear hearing aids that I seldom wear. Like Rochelle, I want to block sound, not encourage it.
I wear over-the-ear wireless noise-cancelling headphones. It is a dual set, so two people can watch a movie together, each with their own volume control. (It also discourages talking during the movie. 🙂)
Most of the time, I have one pair in use and the other getting the batteries charged.
I wear over-the-ear wireless noise-cancelling headphones. It is a dual set, so two people can watch a movie together, each with their own volume control. (It also discourages talking during the movie. 🙂)
Most of the time, I have one pair in use and the other getting the batteries charged.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 03:45:16 PM
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 03:45:16 PM
I grew up with these:
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The in-ear stuff irritates my ears, honestly. I have some earbuds but I can only wear them for so long before I have to take them out. I think I prefer over the ear stuff.
(https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/AV-LINK-Classic-80-s-Style-Headphones_6ffe0221-72b3-4c73-9112-9b8b6c48a44a.6202600112e138d080d91c1cdc555cda.jpeg)
The in-ear stuff irritates my ears, honestly. I have some earbuds but I can only wear them for so long before I have to take them out. I think I prefer over the ear stuff.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 03:50:04 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Lori Dee on Yesterday at 03:38:34 PMI have in-the-ear hearing aids that I seldom wear. Like Rochelle, I want to block sound, not encourage it.
I wear over-the-ear wireless noise-cancelling headphones. It is a dual set, so two people can watch a movie together, each with their own volume control. (It also discourages talking during the movie. 🙂)
Most of the time, I have one pair in use and the other getting the batteries charged.
I see.
Makes sense.
Chrissy
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 03:51:41 PM
Post by: ChrissyRyan on January 17, 2026, 03:51:41 PM
Quote from: Sephirah on Yesterday at 03:45:16 PMI grew up with these:
(https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/AV-LINK-Classic-80-s-Style-Headphones_6ffe0221-72b3-4c73-9112-9b8b6c48a44a.6202600112e138d080d91c1cdc555cda.jpeg)
The in-ear stuff irritates my ears, honestly. I have some earbuds but I can only wear them for so long before I have to take them out. I think I prefer over the ear stuff.
Some newer telephones no longer have a plug to directly accept those, but there are adapters that allow a connection.
Chrissy
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:27:57 PM
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:27:57 PM
Over ear for certain...I'm a DJ
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 04:33:56 PM
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 04:33:56 PM
Quote from: Charlotte_Ringwood on Yesterday at 04:27:57 PMOver ear for certain...I'm a DJ
Do you do the whole "One ear thing", Charlotte? Like where you only have one ear covered?
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:43:29 PM
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:43:29 PM
Quote from: Sephirah on Yesterday at 04:33:56 PMDo you do the whole "One ear thing", Charlotte? Like where you only have one ear covered?
Usually just one ear when I'm fading the next track in so I want to hear how it's coming out over the master. Then we play with eq bringing the bass in on the new track and out on the old. This way can hear it exactly as the room. When matching tracks, cueing etc over both ears. I can still hear the mix there but just not the same when doing creative stuff.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:55:00 PM
Post by: Charlotte_Ringwood on January 17, 2026, 04:55:00 PM
You can never have nice hair as a DJ lol.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pLRDC2c4/20250926-191839-2.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/pLRDC2c4/20250926-191839-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: KathyLauren on January 17, 2026, 05:36:45 PM
Post by: KathyLauren on January 17, 2026, 05:36:45 PM
I had a nice pair of in-the-ear phones that I used when I was getting my face elecrolysedzapped. About 200 hours worth. However, since then, I started wearing hearing aids, so I can't use in-the-ear phones any more. I now have some nice comfy over-the-ear headphones. I wish they had a longer cord, but not enough to actually go wireless.
My hearing aids will do Bluetooth, so I suppose I could sync to them and listen that way. But that won't disable the speaker, and part of the appeal of phones is the privacy and not disturbing others.
My hearing aids will do Bluetooth, so I suppose I could sync to them and listen that way. But that won't disable the speaker, and part of the appeal of phones is the privacy and not disturbing others.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 06:23:15 PM
Post by: Sephirah on January 17, 2026, 06:23:15 PM
Quote from: Charlotte_Ringwood on Yesterday at 04:55:00 PMYou can never have nice hair as a DJ lol.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pLRDC2c4/20250926-191839-2.jpg)
Dunno about that, lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB5e-6jR7YA
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Lori Dee on January 17, 2026, 07:12:56 PM
Post by: Lori Dee on January 17, 2026, 07:12:56 PM
Quote from: Charlotte_Ringwood on Yesterday at 04:55:00 PMYou can never have nice hair as a DJ lol.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pLRDC2c4/20250926-191839-2.jpg)
Looks to me like you are rocking it!
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Alana Ashleigh on January 17, 2026, 07:25:22 PM
Post by: Alana Ashleigh on January 17, 2026, 07:25:22 PM
I love my noise canceling AirPods. I have them in all night at work. I can't go back to wired headphones. I have noticed that headphones are back in style when I'm at the gym.
Title: Re: Do you prefer in the ear or over the ear “ear/headphones”?
Post by: Tig58072 on January 17, 2026, 10:11:55 PM
Post by: Tig58072 on January 17, 2026, 10:11:55 PM
Over the ear headphones. I could never get in the ear ones to stay in. And I had them come out inside my helmet once. After I managed to get the helmet off that was the end of trying to make them work.😡
I listen to a lot of YouTube and also for hearing my phone ring on the tractor so spend a lot of hours with them on. Comfortable ones are important. I've been using a pair of JBL on the ear ones, can't remember the number for about 5 years now. Been working out great.
I listen to a lot of YouTube and also for hearing my phone ring on the tractor so spend a lot of hours with them on. Comfortable ones are important. I've been using a pair of JBL on the ear ones, can't remember the number for about 5 years now. Been working out great.