Subject: Re: [MK8] Earbud vs Headphone Questions--which would you choose?

Ooh, yeah, I'm with Sarah on this, the thought of earbud sharing...ugh.
Headphones for sure, much easier to clean.
~Ann in NC
Ann Wells - annmusic7@gmail.com

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 1:28 PM Sarah Latimer
wrote:
> As an adult, I...
>
> --Have to look for special earbuds that are small enough to fit
> comfortably. I cannot use the standard-issue Apple ones at all. They hurt
> no matter how I wear them.
>
> --Get heebie-jeebies thinking about putting earbuds into my ears that
> someone else had in their ears. And those heebie-jeebies have nothing to
> do with Covid, just a general yuck factor because my own earbuds can get a
> bit waxy, you know? Definitely don't wanna flirt with someone else's
> earwax. Blegh.
>
> For those reasons, I would try to get some headphones. If they want
> something different, they can bring their own. (Yes, I realize not
> everyone can buy them nor remember them, but in that case, it would be
> "Well then, you get what you get, and you don't pitch a fit.")
>
> ~*~*~*~*~
> Sarah Latimer
> Mansfield and Heard-Mixon Music
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> Some students enjoy the bigger headphones, but I have found that many
> complain about those 'hurting' their ears because it squishes their ears up
> against their heads. In my experience, students who have autistic
> characteristics enjoy the headphones more because it tends to block out
> more sound. But for the general run of things, I would buy class sets of
> earbuds.
>
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> Subject: [MK8] Earbud vs Headphone Questions--which would you choose?
>
> Love the digital instruments on some sites, especially for ipads and
> tablets.
>
> I'd like to get headphones or earbuds for my students. Which do you
> prefer? Any brands you like to use?
>
> So far, the most cost effective seem to be the earbuds (connecting with
> the standard tiny headphone jack). I know these could work with my
> favorite belkin headphone splitter if needed.
>
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