Post #2626087

2026-05-09 16:27 UTC

Fuck. Anyone know of any good headphones that have the airpod in-ear shape? (Like these) Hate the Skullcandy style with the shitty rubber nubs, those hurt my ears. (Like these) But that’s all anyone makes now other than airpods non-pro and cheap shitty airpod knockoffs (but I still want halfway decent headphones.) No it isn’t “just the wrong size” don’t bother with that, I just have way too tight ear pussies and I need it to rest outside the hole like the first pic.

Replies (9)

@FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 02:58

I wish you the best of like finding them, but I genuinely think you’re on the minority of the market. I upgraded from the first to the second and the original pods physically hurt my ears wedging a bit of hard plastic into soft tissue

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@badgermurphy@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 04:42

They have at least 3 models for sale at any given time, last I checked. I can’t imagine they’d make all of them like this, as surely these will be dramatically more costly to produce and are likely to chug on batteries compared to the others. I think you will be safe for now, and the bubble will have burst by the generation after that, since it is already on borrowed time.

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@Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 2026-05-11 10:50

AirPods are earbuds, whereas the ones with tips that go into the ear channel are IEMs. The latter are better in every way in my opinion, but that doesn’t help if they hurt. I use foam tips, they give the best seal and comfort in my opinion. What speaks against headphones? Like on-ear or over-ear headphones.

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@LiveLM@lemmy.zip 2026-05-09 16:37

I don't know if there's a proper name for it but most companies doing Earbuds also have models without the rubber nubs just like the first picture.

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@EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2026-05-09 23:45

I really like the ear-loop style so that they don't have to be jammed into my ear canal. They (and the accompanying case) are slightly larger, but I find them much more comfortable and no concerns about them falling out even when moving around a lot. I'm very particular about what goes *into* my ear as well.

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@forestbeasts@pawb.social 2026-05-10 06:52

If you like wired, they have wired "earpods" with the same shape. Even a 3.5mm version, last we checked. -- Frost

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@monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 2026-05-09 21:09

You can probably still find the older airpods.

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@qevlarr@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 06:13

You're right, I also prefer this shape but couldn't find a good one. I'm using Sony WF-1000XM5 now and am quite happy with them, but it would be better if they made this shape

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@Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 00:04

I imagine they’ll still sell the non-camera version.

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