Panasonic RP-HS34E-K Water Resistant Sports Clip Earphones - Black

I have for the past few years been purchasing the Amazon best-seller JVC HA-EB75 (I use them constantly and I've got through about 5 pairs). My view was that if I'm buying headphones every 6-9 months I should keep them cheap, but not too cheap). I had thought that the JVCs were the only ones that would stay in my ears while I'm running, and that's why I stuck with them. But I thought I'd give these Panasonics a try, as they're only a teeny bit more expensive. Initially I was glad I made the switch, but I have now switched back to JVCs, and here's why.EAR FIT: The Panasonics seemed to fit much better and hang on the ears much better than the JVCs. However, after a while I noticed that the Panasonics started to fall out of my ears when I was running, and I realised that this is because of the way that wires feed into the earbuds. If you look at the picture, you'll see that the Panasonics (in white) are wired through the ear clip, whereas the JVC ones (in blue) are wired directly to the earbud. The important difference is that with the Panasonics if the wire moves when you run, the ear clip moves, and the earbud can fall out. With the JVCs, this doesn't happen. I ended up having to manually twist the earclip on the Panasonics to make them fit better around my ears. But the plastic of the earclip isn't designed to stay twisted, so I ended up having to twist it every time I went for a run, and often in the middle of a run. In the end, I got so fed up with this that I switched back to the JVCs. However, all ears are different, and everybody runs differently, so you might find that you have no problem with the Panasonics.SOUND: The Panasonics are noticeably louder than the JVCs, which is handy for listening to podcasts while walking down a busy road or on a train. However, the sound on the JVCs is smoother and more balanced, which is better for listening to music. If you're listening to podcasts more, then the Panasonics are probably better. Also important to note that the sound reproduction of headphones at this price can deteriorate over time, depending on how much you use them.

Make no mistake about it, these headphones are cheap, so if you're looking for exceptional quality with perfect reproduction of those bass lows and those perfect trebles then you should continue your search. If however you're looking for a pretty good headphone while your exercising, these are awesome for the money.They do not fit snugly into your ear, instead they sit slightly on the edges; which (at least for me) affords a nice open back quality, so when I am cycling I am not fully blocking out the outside world.The hook going over the ear is comfortable enough; and is even mildly adjustable, so if you tug on the chord, it will pull on the tops of your ears and apart from slightly unseating the headphones they will stay in place.Summary/TLDR:Cheap, reasonable headphones for those who exercise infrequently, don't have the money to spend more, or are trying out this whole exercise thing, if you wanted to get serious though, "The Wirecutter" does some great reviews on tech stuff, and have reviewed some of the top in-ear sports headphones here: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-exercise-headphones/

A little fiddly to put on but the sound is good for the price and they feel fairly robust so far.

Well where do i start.... There should be a warning on these that unless you have big ears don't buy.I read a review that was really good about these and that is why i bought them. But i can say that unless you have big ears these wont fit. I was hopeful when i started out on my run but I spent the first half of my run trying to fix them to say in my ears because they kept falling out, then the second half of my run i ended up pulling them out and continuing on with no music. The sound is ok but what do you expect for the price, it would just be nice if they stayed in your ears to hear the sound. Another problem with them is that they are heavy in the wrong places. The part that goes in you ear is quite bulky and heavy and the rest is light weight and flimsy which is not a good combination.

I find these to be a little uncomfortable and they’re quite tricky to fit into my ears without a mirror. They tend to fall out if I’m doing exerting exercises but the sound quality is great. A little disappointing.

For running they are great. No need to have them stuffed into the ear so its still possible to hear outside noises which is important. I get 18 months to 2 years out of headphones due to sweat ingress which destroys them in time. Expensive ones suffer the same but with these I don't feel that they owe me anything when they pack in working. Comfortable to wear.