The Fontopias look quite nice. Next time my Seidio's break I must remember to order these instead. Are they retractable or do they come with some kind of reusable case? That is the one problem wih Seidio - they make these beautiful earbuds and then they don't supply anything to carry them in.
On 4/26/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, the sound isolation is really amazing in the Fontopias as well. I > bought the Seidio ones and didn't like them and returned them. One of > the few I was careful enough with to return. > > Don't know if anyone here has heard of the Denver Broncos, or of how > rabid the fans are, but suffice it to say that the noise at a Bronco > game (especially when the other team has the ball) is literally > deafening. I used to wear ear plugs of the hunting variety, but the > Fontopia headphones do just as good a job of blocking out the ambient > noise, and give me the extra added bonus, when hooked up to my little AM > radio (no streaming of football games over the internet unless you pay, > and even then I'm sure there would be a disconcerting streaming delay -- > some old fashioned things work better) I get the added bonus of my ear > plugs giving me play-by-play of the game in real time. > > They also work well with the Treo, with the addition of the little > Seidio 2.5mm to 3.5mm (much better than Palm's one) adapter. > > They look cool in all white and silver, and they work miles better than > the headphones that come with the iPod. > > FYI, they are wrap around the neck" sort. That is, from the device (AM > radio, Treo, Laptop), the twin cables meander their 5' length only to > split unevenly at the end. The point is to run one directly to the ear > that is closest to the device, and wrap the other around one's neck and > then put it in the other ear. I find this VERY satisfactory. If I need > to take them out for a minute, I can just let them hang down. With > normal, symmetrical headphones, I'd have to put them in my pocket or > allow them to fall to the ground. > > Cheers, > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Re: Latest Recommendations for In-Ear Stereo > Headphones > > I use Seidio retractable isolators. > I wish everybody did so that I wouldn't hear 3 guys' ipods changing next > to me on the subway every day! > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "ltrelanel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: [Treo] Re: Latest Recommendations for In-Ear Stereo Headphones > Date: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:19 am > Size: 1K > To: [email protected] > > Thanks a million, Don! Those look great and at a good price -- I think > I'll give them a go. > > Chuck > > --- In [email protected], "Don Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sony Fontopia are my favorites, and I've bought probably 15 of various > > varieties from Seidio, Palm, Shure, Phillips, and others. For style, > > sound, form and function the Sony ones are the best in my opinion. > > > > Here they are at Amazon.com. When I bought them, they were $60. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/2fequl > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
