I’ve been using Apple in-ear earbud headphone almost daily for years. I’ve been mostly happy. The current pair I was using was getting a little worse for the wear and when it snagged on something when I was walking, the connector piece that plugs in broke even more and they were done for good.

I was exercising in the park and didn’t have any headphones to wear so I pulled out the ones that came with my iPhone and used those. Bad idea. They’re hard plastic and hurt my ears within the first few minutes of wearing them.

I was going to go up to the Apple store and get new headphones on Monday, but then I remembered that Dallas had a pair of Sony’s he really liked. I asked him where he got them and he said Radio Shack. Radio Shack? They still exist? I headed over and got these Sony MDR-EX56LP High Performance Earbuds and you know what? They’re awesome. I’m no audiophile, but they sound good to me and are so comfortable. I can’t even tell anything is in my ear. More comfortable than the Apple earbuds, I think. I’m happy with this purchase and hope it lasts a while!

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