I think I've found a great setup for audio for those of you who have issues with a loud treadmill that makes it hard to hear movies, etc through your earbuds.
I bought a low-profile set of earbuds, no noise-canceling needed at all, like the Jabra Elite 3 which is $68 right now. If you're worried about killing it with sweat, buy the 3 year warrantee for $8.00 on Amazon.
Next buy a $20-$25 over-ear set of ear protection headseats. Like the ones used for shooting ranges. They're not expensive, they have no electronics and they work REALLY well.
Wear the earbuds under the over-ear headset. Seriously. It works great - I've been doing it for months now, and it's been by far the best audio setup I've used on a TM.
I think this is a lot superior to buying pricey sport headphones that have ANC (active noise cancellation), as the noise suppression is better with this system, and you don't have to risk killing your pricey headphones. (I have managed to kill pretty much every type and cost level of earbud or over-ear headphones on my TM in the last 7 years.)
My main worry was that the sweat would collect in my ear and thus kill your earbuds extra quick, but that hasn't played out. What seems to happen is that the sweat pools inside the multiple levels of the headset earcup before pooling in your ear (meaning it gets to your earbud LAST). I actually 'empty out' the headset like every 30-45 minutes and am surprised how much sweat comes out, but then you're good to go for awhile.
I've used apple airpods under them as well, but that little stick piece does take some getting used to as it can make your ear sore the first few times you use it. The Jabra elite has no stick so doesn't have this problem.
It's a much better solution than turning your headphones up to earsplitting levels and risk hearing loss long-term. I'm amazed how low the volumes levels I need with this setup - it's less than half the volume setting I'd normally use with a non-ANC earbud, and sounds super clear.
(They do make all-in-one BT sound-protection headsets, but you then risk sweat killing the electronics since it pools in the earmuff first. Same with pricey sport ANC headsets. I've killed nice ones from Plantronics and Adidas that had hefty, seeming super-sweat resistant builds, but nope - those died just as fast as the other ones. I have replacements from the warrantee, but I don't use them as those would get killed quickly too.)
Make sure to hang-dry or squeeze the earcups after you're done - if you sweat a lot, they will drip!
I bought a low-profile set of earbuds, no noise-canceling needed at all, like the Jabra Elite 3 which is $68 right now. If you're worried about killing it with sweat, buy the 3 year warrantee for $8.00 on Amazon.
Next buy a $20-$25 over-ear set of ear protection headseats. Like the ones used for shooting ranges. They're not expensive, they have no electronics and they work REALLY well.
Wear the earbuds under the over-ear headset. Seriously. It works great - I've been doing it for months now, and it's been by far the best audio setup I've used on a TM.
I think this is a lot superior to buying pricey sport headphones that have ANC (active noise cancellation), as the noise suppression is better with this system, and you don't have to risk killing your pricey headphones. (I have managed to kill pretty much every type and cost level of earbud or over-ear headphones on my TM in the last 7 years.)
My main worry was that the sweat would collect in my ear and thus kill your earbuds extra quick, but that hasn't played out. What seems to happen is that the sweat pools inside the multiple levels of the headset earcup before pooling in your ear (meaning it gets to your earbud LAST). I actually 'empty out' the headset like every 30-45 minutes and am surprised how much sweat comes out, but then you're good to go for awhile.
I've used apple airpods under them as well, but that little stick piece does take some getting used to as it can make your ear sore the first few times you use it. The Jabra elite has no stick so doesn't have this problem.
It's a much better solution than turning your headphones up to earsplitting levels and risk hearing loss long-term. I'm amazed how low the volumes levels I need with this setup - it's less than half the volume setting I'd normally use with a non-ANC earbud, and sounds super clear.
(They do make all-in-one BT sound-protection headsets, but you then risk sweat killing the electronics since it pools in the earmuff first. Same with pricey sport ANC headsets. I've killed nice ones from Plantronics and Adidas that had hefty, seeming super-sweat resistant builds, but nope - those died just as fast as the other ones. I have replacements from the warrantee, but I don't use them as those would get killed quickly too.)
Make sure to hang-dry or squeeze the earcups after you're done - if you sweat a lot, they will drip!