05-15-2009, 04:16 PM
When I push the top into my ear...
I'm trying to picture that. Does the cord portion stick out at about 90d?
Sony used to make a set of 'phones that were on a band with the buds (very similar to Apple's OEM buds) placed at the opening of the ear canal, 90d to it. That put them facing forward similar to how you're wearing yours.
Apple's basic earbuds suffer from not sitting at all well for a lot of people. These need to sit in a pocket at the opening to sound good. For me, they are very there stable so the sound is very consistent (and sound quite good contrary to what most say).
Move them around and the bass drops tremendously skewing the tonal balance. Other positions might limit the mid and high frequencies giving a less tinny sound that many people hate, especially those who like to crank up the bass.
I'm betting they sound better for *both* reasons-- there is sound coming from the top, and they are getting tighter coupling to your ears.
I'm trying to picture that. Does the cord portion stick out at about 90d?
Sony used to make a set of 'phones that were on a band with the buds (very similar to Apple's OEM buds) placed at the opening of the ear canal, 90d to it. That put them facing forward similar to how you're wearing yours.
Apple's basic earbuds suffer from not sitting at all well for a lot of people. These need to sit in a pocket at the opening to sound good. For me, they are very there stable so the sound is very consistent (and sound quite good contrary to what most say).
Move them around and the bass drops tremendously skewing the tonal balance. Other positions might limit the mid and high frequencies giving a less tinny sound that many people hate, especially those who like to crank up the bass.
I'm betting they sound better for *both* reasons-- there is sound coming from the top, and they are getting tighter coupling to your ears.