The Most Important Poll You Will Ever Answer

[Formalhaut]

Right, so do you prefer the 'in-ear canal' earphones, or do you prefer the standard 'in-ear' earphones. Or do you prefer even these 'ear clip' earphones?

In other words, do you prefer:

OR OR


I honestly have no time for the weird 'in-ear canal' earphones, and don't get me started with these ear clip ones. What are those? Looks like a flamingo. The 'in-ear canal' earphones with those annoying little bud appendages just never seem to work for me. They keep falling out. I like the purple middle option. Safe, dependable. Reliable.

What do you guys prefer?

[Shorty]

Ear canal headphones with the little plastic things don't stay in my ears, they squeeze right out. Additionally, they give me the constant feeling of having a q-tip wedged in there and I despise them. Ear clips are equally as terrible.

iPod buds are a nice medium.

[Pumpkin]

I am prone to ear infections so I prefer the big ones that sit on top of my ears. If I listen with the in-ear or in-ear canal earbuds I'll have to do it only for small amounts of time and then not do it again for a few days or my ears get infected

[blackmage_nuke]

I was against the in-ear canal ones at first but i've come to love them. They're especially good at nightclubs, cinemas and concerts where the speakers are up way too loud because they prevent your ears ringing afterwards. Theyre also good on loud streets because I dont have to turn my music all the way up to hear it since it blocks out the street noise.

I like headphones but on the go theyre cumbersome to carry around and as a person who sweats heavily I dont like hanging them around my neck

I dont have anything against the standard ones and I've never tried the ones that wrap around your ears so I couldnt give an opinion on them

The best sound quality though comes from using a splitter and wearing standard earphones with headphones over them

[Ayen]

Ever since I got ear buds I have preferred them to my regular headset.

[Colonel Angus]

I have one's like the black one's you showed. I'm annoyed they sometimes pop out of my ears, but grateful they've lasted longer than most headphones I've owned.

[Sephex]

Not really the massive ones, but I prefer ones that cover my ears. I hate sticking anything in my ear as it is very uncomfortable.

[Carl the Llama]

I am prone to ear infections so I prefer the big ones that sit on top of my ears. If I listen with the in-ear or in-ear canal earbuds I'll have to do it only for small amounts of time and then not do it again for a few days or my ears get infected

Pretty much this.