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Developed by a marathon runner who would finish long training runs with nothing hurting but his ears from the stock earbuds Apple supplies with their iPods, Yurbuds are an interesting add on. It turns out this runner was also a doctor and after some studying, developed Yurbuds, a soft silicone earbud tip that fits over the stock earbuds to provide more comfort.
At CES, Yurbuds was custom sizing attendees via an interesting iPhone app. Yurbuds identified 12 sizes of ears and found most people fit within 6 sizes. They sized me up and found I was a size 7. Interestingly, the 5 other people I saw being fit were also size 7.
The Yurbuds themselves are odd. They add a funnel of sorts to direct the sound from the earbud into your canal. If you can see from my awesome photo, there are small grooves in the Yurbud that avoid hitting nerves that can cause pain. They are left and right specific.
Yurbuds are carried by Bestbuy and come in a package of size 5 and size 7. Users can try both and if they believe they are truly a 6, then they can contact Yurbuds and send in an image of their ear for confirmation and the company will send out the 6 if war warranted. The company seems committed to user happiness. Alternatively, customers and go the Yurbud website and get custom fitted directly from the company.
The verdict
Stock Apple earbuds give me pain after about a half hour and forget about running with them. Essentially, they don’t seem to fit my ears to well. Yesterday, I had the chance to sit and listen to music while writing for a couple of hours with the Yurbuds in and had no pain. Whats more, there is no chance of them falling out when running. They fit very secure and the sound was impressive from what I assume are a pretty cheap set of earbuds that were supplied with the samples I got. In short, I was impressed.If you think Yurbuds might work for you to, the are $20 for just the Yurbuds, $30 for the Yurbuds and earphone combo. Yurbuds also fit over notoriously uncomfortable Bluetooth headsets and just about anything else that goes in your ear. If CES attendees who lined up 20 deep for a chance to get a pair are any gauge, Yurbuds will do well.
Company site: [Yurbuds]
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