Hi and welcome to a new series of advice to the earpiece inquiries. Ever desired to know about something headphone, earphone or headset related? Now’s your opportunity. Due to a large amount of questions we are so regularly asked, we have reached into our mailbag and chosen the nine most pertinent (and most often submitted) inquiries. Enjoy.

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Part Six: What’s a excellent sport earphone?

This can be a minor disparity on our earlier question, however it’s worth looking into it as a separate piece.

Whereas, in the aforementioned article, we looked at what were the most effective headphones to purchase for sports and training, now we are shining an investigative beam on what it is you’re really looking for.

So, with this in mind, we have created with the top five criteria that you need to consider before purchasing your headphones for exercise, running or coaching of any kind. Here goes:

1)         Staying Motionless: It is pretty difficult to get a decent calisthenics when you continually have to regulate your headsets. Headphones that wobble or slip are a constant supply of annoyance when you’re running or doing cardio training of any kind. ‘Headband’ style headsets and large cans usually are a very bad selection for arduous activity, unless they are purposely created for it, and that means you’re far better off with ear buds or some other form of inner ear phones in case you’re preparing on moving about.

2)         Faultless Playback: There’s nothing more nauseating than music that skips about akin to an 8-track tape player with Parkinson’s and many headsets just can’t take the pace. Inexpensive headsets won’t have shock absorbers inbuilt and, as such, will break quite quickly, causing the sound to skip or fade in and out. You’re best bet is to get a pair with built-in shock absorbers.

3)         Noise Reduction: Noise cancellation headphones generate a bit of white noise around the speaker that drowns out nearly all external noise. This really is great for running past road works, sirens and arguments or ignoring the bleak techno crap they listen to at the sports center in the vain attempt to ‘motivate’ one.

4)         Sturdy Design: These earpieces are going to be bouncing about with you and they’re prone to live quite a tough life. In reality, speakers are actually very delicate equipment and little tiny ones much more so. You must ensure that whatever speakers you purchase are well looked after, a sturdy body and a robust outer casing are good, as may be the thick rubber ‘gummy’ design that’s admired with athletes.

5)         Sweat Proofing: When the Human body exerts itself, it sweats. It is a normal purpose and its actually quite necessary for maintaining body temperature (even if it does not cause you to smell too interesting afterwards!). Though, sweat, like any other liquid, can acutely damage some earphones. Look out for ‘sweat proof’ models or those with a ‘sweat guarantee’ in order to really get the best out of your headsets. Keep in mind also to wash them frequently with a dry cotton bud, just to get the absolute best functioning out of them.