# Asymmetrical headphone cords. Blaaargh! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408 "2006-08-27T14:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408/22 "2016-08-11T17:24:07Z")
I was wondering why none of the damn links worked. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408/23 "2016-08-11T20:24:21Z")
Just curious, I’m not concerned but: is it SOP to delete both the spam and any posts referencing it? > [@minor7flat5](#): > > For that money I decided to try Skull Candy ear buds. These are the first ear buds that seal my huge ear canals and don’t fall out while I am running and covered with sweat. I have run with them for fifty or sixty miles so far, so they seem good to me, but I can’t say anything for the long term quality. > I still run the wires under my shirt. That trick never fails me. I have [these ones](http://www.skullcandy.com/earbuds/XTPLYO.html?color=Black%2FGray&cgid=1120&skdy_mic=Universal); the weird protuberance tucks in your ear folds (the concha?) and seems to hold the bud in pretty well. As for quality: they do go bad after awhile, they’re not studio-grade headphones. But Skullcandy does have a good warranty: 100% refunded if they break on their own, or 50% if you break them. I have returned several pairs and they’ve always returned the cost (as store credit) with zero fuss. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408/24 "2016-08-11T21:13:43Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > And to respond to our bluetooth headphone spammer, I don’t believe that BT headphones are compatible with long distance running. It’s one more thing to charge, one more thing to slide off my head drenched in sweat, and one more thing to pay for when it inevitably breaks. They do make Bluetooth earbuds, similar to the single Bluetooth device you see people using for making phone calls. They’re connected by a wire that goes around the back of your neck and provide full stereo sound. You can control your music with controls on one of the devices. They have ear hooks to prevent them from falling out. Not everybody finds them comfortable, though, but at least they’re less likely to fall off and less likely to break if they do. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408/25 "2016-08-13T21:07:08Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Just curious, I’m not concerned but: is it SOP to delete both the spam and any posts referencing it? It depends. Posts like yours that were just a comment on the spammer or anything that just says “reported” or something along those lines will usually be deleted. A post that adds something of substance to the thread topic might be left intact, though it might also end up a bit edited if it quotes any of the spam post that was deleted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asymmetrical-headphone-cords-blaaargh/370408.md?page=1)