ear buds, why is one end longer than the other?

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  • bausch
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2006
    • 3017

    #1

    ear buds, why is one end longer than the other?

    Ok, stupid question but why are my earbuds uneven, like one side is longer than the other and it was like that when I bought it? How do I adjust it? It has this thing in the middle but I can't push it down to adjust it, it just stays in place. Is it supposed to be like that?
  • GrouchyAdmin
    Now choke yourself!
    • Apr 2006
    • 12085

    #2
    Some sliders are molded in place. Try putting your audio device on the other side of your head?

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    • Matt 26z
      So Fucking Banned
      • Apr 2002
      • 18481

      #3
      The longer side goes behind your head.

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      • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
        (felis madjewicus)
        • Jul 2006
        • 20368

        #4
        i had a pair of headphones like that, i just wrapped the long one around the back of my neck to put in my ear. not sure if that was the purpose, but it sort of worked for me. i couldn't figure it out either....

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        • bausch
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2006
          • 3017

          #5
          Originally posted by Matt 26z
          The longer side goes behind your head.
          Omg I never even knew this, that they were supposed to go behind ur head, wtf. I just tried it and it looks funny, like I have something coming out of my ear or coming out of the side of my head, it feels "uneven". This is crazy.

          What is the purpose of this? All this time I thought my ear buds were defected and I got another pair and it's the same thing. I was about to wear it in the front like a retard. How embarrassing.
          Last edited by bausch; 04-01-2008, 10:36 PM.

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          • GrouchyAdmin
            Now choke yourself!
            • Apr 2006
            • 12085

            #6
            Originally posted by bausch
            Omg I never even knew this. I just tried it and it looks funny, like I have something coming out of my ear or coming out of the side of my head, it feels "uneven". This is crazy.

            What is the purpose of this? All this time I thought my ear buds were defected and I got another pair and it's the same thing.
            I think this only works if you start wearing makeup, and begin using "product."

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            • bausch
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2006
              • 3017

              #7
              what genius thought of this cool idea?

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              • firecracker
                Confirmed User
                • Nov 2007
                • 653

                #8
                i would have never thought to ask this question. Mine are seemingly normal in length. Go figure
                When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.

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                • D
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 7412

                  #9
                  Originally posted by GrouchyAdmin
                  I think this only works if you start wearing makeup, and begin using "product."


                  sounds whack. So, you basically have what looks like a shoulder military cord set up for your mp3 player.
                  -D.
                  ICQ: 202-96-31

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                  • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                    (felis madjewicus)
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 20368

                    #10
                    i find that style of earbuds to be pretty uncomfortable myself

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                    • WarChild
                      Let slip the dogs of war.
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 17263

                      #11
                      Just get rid of those and go buy some "Skull Candy" ear buds. They're super effecient, cheap and sound great. They're the same length too.
                      .

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                      • Socks
                        Confirmed User
                        • May 2002
                        • 8475

                        #12
                        I think it's because everyone puts their music player in their pocket, so it keeps the cord to one side for you.. Better than them just meeting in the middle

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                        • bausch
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 3017

                          #13
                          Originally posted by WarChild
                          Just get rid of those and go buy some "Skull Candy" ear buds. They're super effecient, cheap and sound great. They're the same length too.
                          i got those and it sounds like shit! it sounds hollow and so do the Sony ones i got. How come the sound sounds most "rich" and less hollow when i use my PSP headphones? When i use the skull candy it sounds like the sound is "tinny" like its coming from a "tin". Is it supposed to be like that? Maybe that's the way great sound is supposed to sound but im not used to it.

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                          • KnightMare
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • Nov 2002
                            • 281

                            #14
                            Most peoples ears are offset by a significant amount, so they make 1 of the cords much longer than the other.

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                            • WarChild
                              Let slip the dogs of war.
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 17263

                              #15
                              Originally posted by bausch
                              i got those and it sounds like shit! it sounds hollow and so do the Sony ones i got. How come the sound sounds most "rich" and less hollow when i use my PSP headphones? When i use the skull candy it sounds like the sound is "tinny" like its coming from a "tin". Is it supposed to be like that? Maybe that's the way great sound is supposed to sound but im not used to it.
                              Weird. I'm no expert, my experience consists of JVC Marshmellow, Ipod Stock headphones, and now the Skull Candy.

                              The Skull Candy sounds much richer and deeper, at much lower volumes than either of the other sets I have, on my ipod nano. Strange you had an opposite experience.
                              .

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                              • Fap
                                Just Du It
                                • Feb 2004
                                • 12094

                                #16
                                word to your moms

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                                • nico-t
                                  emperor of my world
                                  • Aug 2004
                                  • 29901

                                  #17
                                  lol.... i never knew you were supposed to put those kind behind your head... i never understood it either.... i learned something new today!

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                                  • MandyBlake
                                    The one and only!
                                    • Nov 2002
                                    • 17761

                                    #18
                                    i just figured they did it to piss me off. lol
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                                    • CheeseFrog
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 1724

                                      #19
                                      I thought only Sony earbuds were made this way... I've never seen it on any other brand AFAIK.
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                                      • iMind
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2007
                                        • 937

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by KnightMare
                                        Most peoples ears are offset by a significant amount, so they make 1 of the cords much longer than the other.

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