ACOUSTIBUDS Silicone Adapters for Earphones, CES 2009 INNOVATIONS AWARD, Made in the USA, for Ipod / Zune / Sansa / Sony / Creative / Many More Mp3 Players (White, Two Pair, Two Sizes) from Burton Technologies | 
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| Brand: Burton Technologies, LLC
Category: CE
Buy New: $12.99 (On sale from $19.99)
You Save: $7.00 (35%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 2.7 x 0.8
UPC: 094922121035
EAN: 0094922121035
ASIN: B001GPCBPU
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| Features:
| • | An new accessory for your earphones that is acoustically engineered to enrich bass, middle and upper range frequencies. | | • | Stays in Better: Closely spaced fins keep earphones in place and prevents them from falling out, even with heavy exercise and perspiration. | | • | Sounds Better: Fins create a multi-barrier seal to block out noise, boost bass and volume. "Twin Cone Core" better channels sound on the inside for enriched middle and upper range frequencies. | | • | Feels Better: Completely flexible to better conform to your ear. Made from soft hypoallergenic silicone for improved comfort and fit. | | • | Acoustibuds fit earphones sold with Apple iPods and iPhones, Microsoft Zune, Sony Walkman, Sansa, and many other MP3 players. |
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Product Description
Overview: Acoustibuds is a novel earpiece fitting for earphones sold with iPods, iPhones and most MP3 players. Acoustibuds revitalizes these earphones to provide unparalleled retention, comfort, enriched acoustics and sound isolation.Stays in better: Acoustibuds use closely spaced flexible fins to stay in the ear more securely. The series of tall, soft and conformable fins flex in a manner that easily fit and retain to the ear. Even with perspiration and extreme physical activity, these fins continue to hold the earphone securely in place due to their unique profile and spacing. Sounds better: Superior sound isolation is also created with the fins. The seal they provide helps to eliminate air gaps and create a multitude of sound barriers that both block out unwanted noise from outside and keep audio from escaping from the inside. Volume and bass frequencies are amplified allowing operation of your MP3 at a lower volume setting. Inside, the Twin Cone Core better channels the sound wave in your ear. The twin cone core guides the sound wave like a miniature acoustic horn to minimize sound impedance to provide enriched middle and upper range frequencies.The fit of the earphone to your ear and how the sound wave is channeled inside your ear are fundamental to acoustic quality. Both the fins and the twin cone core features are firsts for earphones and are unique to Acoustibuds audio technology.Feels better: Acoustibuds are formed from very soft hypoallergenic silicone rubber. This material, the fin geometry and the earpiece structure help to conform to the shape of the ear and provide increased comfort.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Not great, but not bad January 6, 2009
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My take on this product is that it really has no effect on the sound, so if you are looking for a product that will improve your sound experience, this probably is not what you need.
As for the fit/comfort, it really did not help me. It seems like it is still too big and does not really stay in my ear that well. Maybe I have small ears or something, but I just can't get anything to stay there, so it may just be me. This product did not really work for me.
 Speaking As An "Audiophile" December 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This review is for those of you who see all the consistently high reviews on this product and wonder if it its really as good as all that (high sound quality, noise canceling, do they really stay in, etc). I have only had these for a short while, but I will be as detailed as possible based off my experience so far.
I am using these with iPod earphones. They do make them sound a lot better, and they DEFINITELY stay in your ears, no matter how you move your head. You can even tug on the earphones (a bit) and they stay in. However...if you're anything close to an audiophile, i.e. you like incredible sound, these don't increase sound quality to that point. I have tried various EQ settings on my iPod Touch (maybe the most satisfactory being the "loudness" or "hip hop" setting for bass and sound quality), and these still basically sound like earphones...very good earphones, but earphones nonetheless. They don't really compete with even headphones like neckbands from companies such as Sony, etc, and so on if you like bass and high-quality sound. This is not revolutionary in that aspect. But they do make earphones sound better and do seem to add SOME bass. Volume is also not an issue--your mp3 player is probably at least as loud as before with these.
And they also do a decent job of knocking out noise from the outside. I doubt you could go on a very noisy subway with many people near you talking and the sound of the train and these totally cancel those sounds out, unless you play the music at the top of the volume. I can turn the TV up to a volume I watch it with my fan on and still hear the TV distantly. And you definitely can't sit with just the earphones on with no music and block out noise. But you don't have to turn things around you nearly all the way down with these.
Perhaps the one area where these buds really do stand out is how they fit on earphones and remain in your ear. They are very snug but not uncomfortable. You don't have to keep pushing them in your ears like you do even with earphones that do kind of fit your ears, i.e. the Philips Virtual Surround Sound buds I have. I haven't tried to exercise with these in yet, but I have no doubt they would stay in. This is, by far, the best thing about these earbuds. Second best thing is how they don't seem to leak what you're listening to anywhere near the same degree as earbuds and headphones normally do, even if you're playing something pretty loud. Third is how they come in tiny ziplock-like bags, so you can use those to take them with you or to put them up when you're not using them...which makes it easy to keep up with them, keep them from getting on dirty surfaces, etc.
Bottom line: If the main reason you're looking to buy these is struggling with traditional earbuds staying in your ears, you should definitely get these. If you're VERY serious about great sound quality/bass, I'd stick with headphones. As someone who is somewhat particular about how great phones sound, I would use these on the go, at work/when I just want to have "background" music playing, working out and things like that, but not when I really want to sit and hear music at its best. For noise canceling, I'd say it depends on how much noise you're trying to cancel out. Maybe for normal noise levels, these are just fine.
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I have now tried these with the Zune earphones, and I like these even better with those than with iPod earphones, particularly with the iTouch EQ on "R&B." The sound has a bit more clarity.
 best thing since the invention of the headphone December 22, 2008
I have bought at least 6 pairs of these for friends and colleges - they are great - besides enhancing the sound they stop the earphones from slipping out if you exersize and reduce alot of external noise - for the price they are a great gift idea for anyone who owns and ipod, etc.
This Bud's for you. December 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great little earplug covers. Convenient, easy to clean, comfortable to wear, and sounds good...easy as that. Keeps my ear plugs in on jogs, motorcycle rides or driving up and down I-75 a few hundred miles. And the cat gets off battin' em around when my wife wants a little attention. Get 3 pair. One for yourself, one for her, and a pair for the cat...you won't have to take turns, wait in line or get a divorce. Highly recommended.
Outstanding product December 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product is a must for anyone whose earbuds are constantly falling out of their ears. They also allow me to listen at a lower volume, extending battery life. Worth every penny!
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