Can anyone recommend some decent earbuds that will actually stay in my ears?

[destrekor]

I've had two pairs of Shures, and they were amazing for running and exercise in general.
I've never had a problem keeping them in my ears (and no comfort issues - wrong-sized speaker buds can cause a lot of discomfort for my ears).

Sometimes when running, I'll take one out of my ear but leave it hanging/resting right outside the ear canal (the cables of Shure IEMs wraps over your ear, so the buds can hang on your ear instead of falling off your head).
I can still hear the music at those times, but I do that when I want to hear the outside world yet still want my music. The Shure IEMs are great about blocking noise (passively), but sometimes I want to hear around me.

 

[Born2bwire]

I would look at some IEMs like from Shure or Etymotic. They come with a variety of forms and fits. I have a pair of Shures that I use the triflange inserts on (like an earplug) and never have any problems with them. I use them for jogging myself.

 

[oogabooga]

I have been a pretty loyal Shure customer (E2c, SCL4, SE215 now) and haven't had fit problems, and I have pretty big ears I guess. I use the large size foam inserts and it holds pretty well. They are pricey, but I usually get ~3-5 years out of each (My E2c's are actually still going at 8+ years) so I think it's worth the investment for better fit, isolation, and sound quality.

If you don't want isolation, they'll be problematic though.

 

[0roo0roo]

earbuds are lame, they leak sound, leading to increased volume to fight ambient noise/wind etc= hearing damage
the newer ones with the silicon ear pieces that go partially in the ear are better, not quite IEM but in between.

they come with different sized silicon ear pieces, don't use too small and try to cram it in, it doesn't work that way.

sennheiser cx300 mk2 are good compromise between quality and price, they don't come out of your ears or leak noise, the J cord helps reduce cord drag as the part that goes behind the neck takes some of the weight. The difference is really noticeable if you time stretch audio...I really speed crank audio books, and doing that sound quality becomes very important or else all you hear is a stream of nonsense, when I misplaced my senns I tried using some old regular ear buds for a while and it was awful, I could barely make out what was being read, it makes a world of difference.

people suggesting iem..but those are for audiophile, sitting on a plane or something duty. active stuff you don't want that total isolation, or that feeling of having things stuffed deep in your ears, and too expensive for such rough use. keep the cord under a shirt anyways, cord snag destroys headphones..

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I just bought Shure SE215's yesterday. Was using the Image S4's, these are much better. $105 bucks and change out the door from Guitar Center.

 

[stargazr]

Every pair I tried fell out until I bought these Monster Turbines -
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details

I think they sound pretty damn good, but I haven't really tried too many higher end models to compare. They come with a variety of inserts. They are a bit heavy though. Also they have gone WAY up in price. I bought them 11/2010 for around $60 on sale.

 

[Joseph F]

Don't waste your money on garbage Skullcandies, Get a nice IEM such as these:
http://www.meelec.com/Clarity_Series_CC_51P_Ceramic_In_Ear_Headphone_WT_p/ep-cc51p-wt-mee.htm
Use coupon code "CC51P_REORDER" for $61 off.

Here's a bigass IEM multi review:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/mul...red-acs-t15-creative-aurvana-3-added-12-22-11