Great for running!

Author's Rating:

Pros: Great fit, affordable price

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: 
These soft, flexible ear buds mold easily to your ear canals, so you can spend more time listening to music and less time adusting your ear phones.

Author's Review
I bought the JVC HA-FX34 Marshmallow Headphones after finding that I spent more time trying to stuff the traditional iPod ear buds in during my run than I did listening to music. The JVC HA-FX34 have a standard 3.5mm mini-phone stereo plug, which works just fine with my iPod nano - and should work with most other portable electronic devices.

While not specifically marketed as exercise ear buds, I figured these would do the job since they mold to your ear - and I was right. The package comes with 2 sets of moldable ear buds in different sizes, so you can choose what works best for you. Or you can share the ear phones with a friend, without sharing ear wax.

The other nice features is the somewhat shorter than usual cord. At 3.28 feet, the cord is the perfect length for me to attach to my iPod in my armband and run up through my shirt to my ears, so the cord doesn't whip around too much. (The iPod ear bud cord is a bit longer, so it usually dangles out of my shirt, which is annoying.) The cord also features build in noise-reduction technology, so you don't get that scratchy sound if the cord rubs up against something like you do with some head phones.

The sound quality is just as good as the iPod ear buds - if not better, since these actually stay IN my ears.

I have these in silver and black to match my black iPod, but they also come in several other colors, including red, pink and aqua. (Since we often share the iPod, my husband said no way to the pink!)

I highly recommend these to anyone who has issues with the traditional, hard ear buds staying in their ears. These are an incredible fit, at a very affordable price.