Earphones for jogging - which are best?

You might want to try the Shure E3C. They are very lightweight and have a small profile. With the foam sleeves they cannot fall out and will insulate your ear and the 'phone from sweat. The cord is well-designed and there are no microphonics issues from it. Bass is nice and tight and adequate -- no booming or buzzing. You can get more base if you move up in price but at $179 msrp the E3C is an excellent choice with good price-value.

ps I have run a lot with the Shure E3C and it works quite well!

Don't even THINK about Etymotics. The cord they use is very thin and as a result there are significant problems with microphonics. Every time the cord moves against your shirt you will hear it in your ears! Every footstrike -- really, it's not what you want for running. Shure uses a thicker wire and routes behind your ear. You can then snug them up even further with a small adjuster thing to keep them snug against your neck. This is what you need for running -- trust me!

Just be aware that noise isolation earbuds like the Shure e3c or the Etymotics are a completely different experience than regular earbuds. A cheap way to experience this before dropping $100+ would be to wear some wax earplugs while you jog. (or anything that can temporarily block your ears from all sound).

If you feel comfortable with that, then you should have no problems with getting shure earbuds.

Do the e3c pick up mouth noise? I have a pair of E2Cs and have to take them out when I eat something, because I hear the chewing noise through the earphones.

When I ride/run I just use a $20 pair of Sony street styles (behind the neck), they sound fairly good for what they are, can take a beating, will still play even though soaked with sweat AND you will be able to hear a car coming toward you from behind or somebody yelling "hey look out!" etc. From a safety standpoint, I think the Shures don't fill the bill.

Sony Street Styles... Hmmmm the previous two postings sound quite reasonable. I might get Sony for the gym and the Shure or another high-end one for non-sports use. I just checked the Sony site - and they have quite a few in that series, some with very different designs. Which are you recommending? I run on a treadmill indoors, one hour/day. That's all I want them for. I have a mini iPod. Thanks in advance...

Bought them. Thanks to everyone for the advice on headphones for jogging. I bought the Sony MDR-G74SL - street style. Ran for an hour with them on today and happy to say they worked out fine. I'm sure the Shure's sound way better (as for the price difference - they shuld), but for jogging I'm happy I got these relatively inexpensive numbers that are very comfortable. Final note,,, the short cord that many complain about is great in my case, as I use them with an iPod mini on the arm band. The short Sony cable is perfect - as is the braided material. So far no regrets. Next... I might start looking for a good "in-ear" set for home use. Thanks again to everyone.

I have just bought the 4G 40gb ipod, and also a pair of Shure E3c headphones, with a view to using them while running, but apart from problems with the ipod jamming up, i also found that with the earphones being of an isolating type, i.e stuck right in the ear, that when i walk or jog with them in, the sound of my feet hitting the ground drowns out the music, so i was none to chuffed about spending three figure sums of money on the headphones to find out that they really where no good for running in. That said they are excellent in every other aspect.

Would i be better buying an equivelent pair of clip on the ear design headphones? I would like something with a relatively good bass response, and the stock ipod ones just are not upto the job.

Any sugestions...apart form the obvious one...stop running :D

Do the Koss phones stay on your ears ok when you are jogging? Whats the sound like compared to the Shures?

i've also found the koss 35's to be the ultimate running/workout headphone. great sound and they stay put.

havent tried the A44L's... but like that other person who posted, i also use the G74SL's when running. and i also use a sportsuit convertible on my arm so the short cord is perfect. when i'm not running (just walkin around campus or on an airplane or something), i use the EX71SL's

Hi. This is my first post.

I got my 4G 20gb iPod last week for the equivalent of US$365 here in Korea. Little pricey compared to the States but well worth it. These forums have been very helpful in getting the iPod setup and working.

I'm also having the problem of finding a headphone/earphone that will stay on while jogging.

I just picked up a pair of Sony MDR-J11G hoping to solve the problem, but these as well do not stay in place and fall off after a few meters. They just hang over the ear without any holding tension.

As I am in Korea and I have not been able to find a place that sells Shure, Etymotic and Koss brand ones that some of you are recommending.

If someone knows where I can buy some here, please advise. Most Sony models seem to be readily available but not the MDR-A44L. Any suggestions to other Sony ones that would do the job would be appreciated. The EX71SL are sold here but will they stay in the ear while running?

Thanks.