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Re:Pixel Buds review: OK Google, go back to the earbud drawi... by falcolas on Monday December 18, 2017 @02:59PM (#15954900)
> won’t be able to accurately reproduce bass

I will personally throw this in the "it depends" category. I've had a pair of IEMs which reproduced bass as well as my 3' tall speakers (with dedicated bass, mid, and treble cones).

Sure, my ass wasn't being shaken with the IEMs, but the low level details were there.

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Re:Pixel Buds review: OK Google, go back to the earbud drawi... by kec on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:06PM (#15954968)
Sure, but are you wearing IEMs while running? Sound isolation isn’t a virtue in that case.
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Re:Pixel Buds review: OK Google, go back to the earbud drawi... by falcolas on Monday December 18, 2017 @03:11PM (#15955015)
> Sound isolation isn’t a virtue in that case

It's only around 20-25db of isolation, so unless you really have your music cranked, you can still typically hear vehicles (and can definitely hear horns).

I know a few people who love IEMs for exercising (including running), since they pretty much never fall out unintentionally. You can't even really pull them out by the cord.

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