13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Thank you nkmas! My husband and I love these headphones!
Date of Review: Sep 15, 2007
The Bottom Line: Absolutely great for running!
I've been searching for the perfect running headphones. I just started running this year - for the Nike Half Marathon in October. I have a small head/ears so the in ear headphones pop out while running.. sadly, I also sweat profusely ... so "waterproof" is essential for me in a set of headphones.
I bought these at Amazon.com for $32 - not too awful considering some of the high end earphones listed on iLounge are $300!
Thanks to nkmas for his review!! This is exactly what I was looking for. I was using an OLD pair of Sony Sports Walkman headphones (bright yellow, over the head, vertical in ear) which were decent, but not waterproof.
I do find the Sennheisers a little difficult to put on initially, but after a few minutes, they feel just fine. I actually appreciate the longer cord because I can then put the iPod in a pants pocket rather than on my arm or around my neck (which I hate).
My husband has been 'borrowing' both my iPod and Sennheisers lately, and I am extremely worried about losing them! He's an avid runner and workout-aholic... the only reason I can see that he'd leave them for me, is because he also lifts weights and the back of the neck headband gets in the way. They actually match his green iPod Nano better than my pink one, but I promised not to steal his iPod for fashion's sake.. borrowing is another matter :)!
Oh, did I mention they sound GREAT?!? Much better than the Nike over ear head phones I bought (I returned them immediately because they sounded SO bad!) I'm pretty picky about sound.. and I love the sound of these! They also let in some ambient sound - which is essential for running outside, for safety's sake.
I'm ordering the Sennheiser OMX70s for my husband - preemptive strike against losing mine :)
Thanks again, nkmas, you are my hero!
