The Consumer’s Corner

We have an awesome little product here readers; ‘Lobies,’ by Acousticlobe. Lobies are designed to work with nearly every ear bud style earphone currently available on the market, including those that came with your iPod. Just pop them in, slip them over your ears, and you’re ready to go. Doesn’t get much simpler. Just remember, there is a difference between ear buds and canal phones; check the Lobie website for a diagram of what works.

I apparently have some irregular shaped ears that make ‘iPod’ style ear buds ridiculously uncomfortable. It usually only takes about ten minutes (give or take), and my ears are screaming for some relief. As a matter of fact, I had to buy a set of buds just to review the Lobies. Every other set I have ever owned have either been given away or are R.I.P.ing it up in my county dump.

Lobies have changed that for me, and God bless them for it. They did not degrade the sound quality at all, they kept that hard plastic off my (overly?) sensitive ears, and the material they’re made out of is just ‘grippy’ enough that I’m not constantly having to adjust them. Lobies are pillow soft as well, I simply cannot overstate how comfortable they are. Lobies also (purposely) allow sound from your immediate surroundings to be heard, making these safer for outdoor use. I have nearly ran out in front of cars due to wearing noise isolating canal phones, so I can personally attest that this is an incredibly important feature. Though a bit less important, but no less convenient feature, they make excellent cord wraps as well so your wires don’t get all tangled up. ‘Yay!’ for that.

You can buy your Lobies in multible color choices (no black? huh?), including a cool multi-pack. Price will run you around $12 per set, and I’ll testify that they are well worth it. If you remember, I gave a positive review to AirDrives, and I hold Lobies in just as high of regard. Lower tech? Yeah. But also a much lower price, with no noticeable drop in performance (depending on your ear buds, or course). Excellent value for consumers; thumbs way up!

Official Site

–Jeremy Hobbs

lobies, ipod, ear phone, ear buds, ear safety

(Update: My bad, there is a black set.)

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