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Comfortable earphones for sleeping in
Sometimes I just like to get my head down with some music or a radio show on my MP3 player. But I always have to stop and reposition my badly fitting earphones - which are as hard as concrete when I'm lying on my left or right side.
So, does anyone have any recommendations as to which I should go for. I want good quality sound, so a pair from the £1 shop aren't really going to fit the bill - unless they're Koss or AKG or something (extremely doubtful at £1). Budget - up to £20. I find most are too big for my delicate little ear'oles and won't stay in place no matter what I do - so the smaller the better too. 3.5mm jack types please - not specialist iPod or for any other bespoke socket please. Incidentally, my full size headphones are Audio Technica ATH9i10's which I've had for as long as I can remember. I've yet to find anything that matches them for audio quality. They bring out details most other headphones completely ignore. |
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Sound Asleep Pillow
Have you thought about getting the Sound Asleep Pillow - http://www.soundasleeppillow.co.uk/
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Have you thought about getting the Sound Asleep Pillow - http://www.soundasleeppillow.co.uk/
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You could also look at the Phillips SHE 9500 In-ear Headphones
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Wouldn't they have to be very big ?
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Wouldn't they have to be very big ?
Earphones sit in the ears. Headphones sit over the ears. But only speakers can give you a sense of physical involvement in that they interact with your whole body, rather than just in your ears. Whilst highly desireable, I'm not expecting to get that kind of effect. Plus, I'm acutely aware of how surreal head/earphones are. [rhetorical] How on earth could you have a whole orchestra actually playing away right inside your head? [/rhetorical] |
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Have you thought about getting the Sound Asleep Pillow - http://www.soundasleeppillow.co.uk/
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Not sure I understand what you mean.
Sorry I was referring to you thread title - I guess in hindsight my comment wasn't very funny actually
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I use THESE in similar way to OP requirment. £8 ish now, although in typical amazon fashion prices flutuate up/down regularly Fall asleep in bed wearing them, and they are still there in the morning Good SQ too Quote:
I just put my earphones under my pillow, it gives a similar effect.
What, Muffled
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Music for bed time listening
I was in John Lewis ,Trafford Centre yesterday.
Whilst purchasing a radio saw a Roberts circular microphone, size of a small saucer and quite thin. Just under £10. Specially designed to allow your partner to sleep whilst you listened to you music. |
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saw a Roberts circular microphone, size of a small saucer and quite thin.
Just under £10. Specially designed to allow your partner to sleep whilst you listened to you music. |
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Sorry
It is a speaker |
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The Mrs has just bought some Logik Gelly headphones which are moulded in silicon rubber and are actually very comfortable when laying against a pillow or cushion.
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I bought a pillow speaker from Maplin for about £7 - it connects to the headphone socket of your music source and goes under the pillow. It's only tiny and worked a treat for a while, before appearing to lose the connection every so often. My other half - frustrated with then having to suffer my late night radio fix whilst trying to sleep - bought me the soundasleep pillow and it's great! A short lead comes out of the pillow and connects to the headphone socket (I use an extension lead). It's easy to hear, comfortable, yet doesn't disturb him at all. Highly recommend it.
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aren't you guys worried about safety and security when sleeping with earphone on?
what if there was an emergency and you couldn't hear your door bell or telephone, or worse still a fire/smoke alarm or break in? i think the safest option is the pillow, at least you have one ear uncovered. |
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aren't you guys worried about safety and security when sleeping with earphone on?
what if there was an emergency and you couldn't hear your door bell or telephone, or worse still a fire/smoke alarm or break in? i think the safest option is the pillow, at least you have one ear uncovered. But I do find it helps me sleep, and I usually find in the morning that I've actually removed them and stowed them, presumably when they've become uncomfortable. I don't always remember doing this. I also often use windows media player and turn the monitor off. This has the advantage of a finite playlist. Of course this allows me to use my loudspeakers - I live alone so I don't usually have to consider anyone else, provided the volume isn't high enough to wake the neighbours. |
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The Mrs has just bought some Logik Gelly headphones which are moulded in silicon rubber and are actually very comfortable when laying against a pillow or cushion.
I bought a pair of Sony in-ear phones with a variety of very pliable rubber grommet covers. I am having to use the smallest grommets, but the hard plastic casing still makes it uncomfortable unless I twiddle about with them to find the "sweet spot". |
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What do you think about the Sony MDR-EX75SL available at amazone for £20?
They look comfy, soft and small although I am considered on the safety and security thing while sleeping with earphones....
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