Why not blow a few more bucks and go bluetooth? Given all of the tech you have your media player might pair and your computer would pair with a bluetooth card plugged into a usb slot. This question would have better been asked on electronics-talk@xxxxxxxxxx. On Fri, 13 Nov 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:10:34 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>, > Orca List <orca-list@xxxxxxxxx>, raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Possibly Off-Topic: Earphone recommendations. > > Sorry if this qualifies as off-topic for any of the mailing lists I'm > sending it to, but I figure I'm not the only one on any of these lists > who wears earphones almost every waking moment and considers them one > of the most essential pieces of technology they use on a daily basis. > > Anyways, as so often happens, frequent plugging and un plugging lead > to the wires on the plug of my Panasonic ear clips to fray to the > point one earpiece is silent most of the time, and i have no spare > earphones, so I'm in the market for a new pair. > > My initial thought is to just order a couple pairs of the same > Panasonic earclips I've been using for years. They're comfortable > enough for all day wear, have no sound quality issues I can detect, > are fairly inexpensive(~$12-15 on Amazon depending on color choice), > and I know what I'm going to get. > > On the other hand, the Panasonics I've been using for the last 5 years > or so have always had an annoyingly short wire(I need to hike up my > pants for the wire to reach my portable media player in my pocket and > I more often than not have to use an extension cable with my desktop), > wrapping the wire around my neck when no plugged into anything is kind > of annoying, and they seem to be getting less durable(I've gone > through two pairs since last December, the three previous pairs each > averaged about a year-and-a-half based on my Amazon order history), > and it would be nice to be able to ditch the wire when it isn't > needed. > > But it's nearly impossible to find wireless earphones that are ear > clip style, and even expanding to other form factors, it's hard to > find a pair with halfway decent battery life, for under $30, and I've > yet to find a pair that either had the option of using an aux cable > for connecting to devices without Bluetooth or a dongle you could just > plug into a 3.5mm jack, and best I can tell, Bluetooth adaptors aren't > all that affordable either. > > So anyone have any recommendations for a good, inexpensive pair of > earphones that either has a long, rugged wire or which is wireless > with good battery life and a good solution for backwards compatibility > with wired-only audio sources? Preferably of the ear clip > style(regular earbuds are too insecure for my liking, earplug style > earbuds irritate my ear canals and leave me prone to ear infections, I > have big ears, so retro earmuff style headphones leave me with sore > cartilage after a few hours, and behind the head earphones sound like > they'd be uncomfortable with how much of my time is spent either > laying down with my head on a pillow, in a recliner with my had on the > headrest, or leaning against a wall.). And for wired solutions, > something with a built-in cord spool or recommendations for a third > part spool that could be added would be appreciated. > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- United States has 633 Billionaires with only 10 doing any annual significant giving. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list