Work Audio Solution

[AngryOcelot17]

I just recently acquired a new job as a janitor, cleaning the floors of a nursing home. It's a long and boring job so I've been wearing cheap $1 earbuds listening to music, but not only are they just terrible earbuds, I need to keep one out at all times so I can hear the world around me. I've done a bit of research myself but can't seem to find a better solution, such as open backed earbuds (if those even exist). I have been recommended bone conduction headphones but the ones within my budget on amazon just don't seem good. Can anyone help me out? It doesn't need to have anything special, wireless would be nice, and it needs to be sweat/water resistant, and $50 max budget. 

[.Apex.]

Apple style earbuds might work well i guess?, it's not "apple style" but i don't know what to call them, the ones that sit outside the ear canal so you can still hear the environment 

 

[rice guru]

19 minutes ago, AngryOcelot17 said:

I just recently acquired a new job as a janitor, cleaning the floors of a nursing home. It's a long and boring job so I've been wearing cheap $1 earbuds listening to music, but not only are they just terrible earbuds, I need to keep one out at all times so I can hear the world around me. I've done a bit of research myself but can't seem to find a better solution, such as open backed earbuds (if those even exist). I have been recommended bone conduction headphones but the ones within my budget on amazon just don't seem good. Can anyone help me out? It doesn't need to have anything special, wireless would be nice, and it needs to be sweat/water resistant, and $50 max budget. 

yeah open back earbuds don't exist unless ou wanna spend $400 on isines. but you could get clip on headphones for example a ksc 75's super ugly,super cheap,but sound great for the price. they are what I use for when I am bbq'ng. koss porta pros also exist as a compact heapdhone solution. grab the massdrop ksc 75's if you want a slightly better looking one

 

 

[Derkoli]

5 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

Apple style earbuds might work well i guess?, it's not "apple style" but i don't know what to call them, the ones that sit outside the ear canal so you can still hear the environment 

 

Semi -in semi on ears maybe? like a in ear not in far enough.

[AngryOcelot17]

4 minutes ago, rice guru said:

yeah open back earbuds don't exist unless ou wanna spend $400 on isines. but you could get clip on headphones for example a ksc 75's super ugly,super cheap,but sound great for the price. they are what I use for when I am bbq'ng. koss porta pros also exist as a compact heapdhone solution. grab the massdrop ksc 75's if you want a slightly better looking one

 

 

oh wow, those are extremely similar to some headphones I stole from my sister when I was a kid...I remember them being really nice and comfortable, will definitely have to check them out

[rice guru]

1 minute ago, AngryOcelot17 said:

oh wow, those are extremely similar to some headphones I stole from my sister when I was a kid...I remember them being really nice and comfortable, will definitely have to check them out

probably the same one koss has been around fro decades  and been making cheap good headphones since forever.

[.Apex.]

4 minutes ago, Derkoli said:

Semi -in semi on ears maybe? like a in ear not in far enough.

Oh yes semi in ears  

[Derkoli]

Just now, _Syn_ said:

Oh yes semi in ears  

Thought it was something like that haha.