markwoodruff
Junior Member
I do a lot of backing and lead vocals while drumming, and I use both headphones and earbuds -- the latter being a pair of Shure E2s I bought a few years ago. Don't think they make them anymore, but they make a similar brand. Why I like the Shure earbuds over headphones:
- Unlike most other earbuds, the Shure have a fairly heavy cord which is very important in terms of ensuring they will last. They are not flimsly.
- They are designed to come up from your back and go over your ears before being inserted, so they stay out of the way. Also, coming over your ears is a good design b/c they are less likely to fall out when you are active.
- If you find the right fitting, they do a good job of sound isolation. I don't like the foam b/c they are not tapered and never fit or stay in place for me.
- They are less noticeable than headphones. Don't look so dorky.
- I can take them up front and use them when I sing lead vocals.
- Unless you have really good headphones with battery-powered noise cancellation (and a lof of the noise-cancellation technology won't eliminate much drum noise at ALL, so be sure to check them before buying), I think my earbuds actually block more sound than headphones.