nickel101 said:
they have a rubbery earpiece which you have to jam into you ears.
The W800i shipped with similar rubbish... I'm not sure if anyone's bothered, but out of community spirit I thought it's worth mentioning that these are extremely unhealthy for your ears.
To be absolutely honest, any in-ear type earphones are shaky territory, they are more likely to damage your hearing than any other type - even if turned down low, but the ones with the rubber 'grommet' that 'seals' them in your ears are even worse.
The idea of sealing the air between your inner and outer ear is that it gives a better clarity of sound, particularly in terms of bass response. This is because as the cone of the speaker moves, it's pushing/pulling what is pretty much a constant volume of air; meaning the vibrations are transferred to your eardrum retaining more of their pressure; which results in a more consistent sound with less (almost none) of the sound bleeding out, or becoming affected by other air movements in/around the ear. The downside is that this means your ear takes a particularly more intense bashing around (if there isn't a tight seal, excess air pressure can be released 'behind' the earphone when your eardrum resists it).
Some might laugh, but you'd be surprised at how easy it is to contract Tinnitus or worse... Dodgy ear-buds might be the straw that breaks the camel's back...
My best advice would be to get a 3.5mm adapter and some headphones/earphones that are less agressive. I suppose that's probably fairly sound advice (no pun intended) even in terms of comfort; I can't be the only one who wants to remove their ears with a cheesegrater after using those buds for any longer than about 20 seconds...
Anyway, waffle over, this has been a public service broadcast by...
(Regards,)
Rob.