inputs.text: koss sportclip earphones - love mode sound transmission outside ear opposed inside ear canal ive difficulty finding intheear earphones not painful wear reason gave three star rating known issue daughter experienced one side going dead repaired plug soldering new plug put new plug found reason green wire broke little actual wire green lead not many conductors inside two wires grounds red green wire ground wires cant see till cut outside black rubber types wires made wrapping thin metal strands around fiber core enable wires flexible red wire much actual wire consequently not break repair less two dollars 4 two new plugs radio shack manufacturers knotted wire inside strainrelief take strain plug connections transfer strain relief failure green wire probably wouldnt happened need repair earphones would given five stars like fact sounds heard outside earphones also easier know daughter ipod loud kids break anything im confident wont able \\accidently\\ break