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How to wear Skullcandy Icons.

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nlamx
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I am currently skiing with the headphones that came with my phone..... they are super uncomfortable and in order to take them out i have to pry my hat, bandana, and helmet up..... I work at a store that sells Icon2s and i can get them cheap. That being said I have been told that the icon 2s dont hold on to your head tight enough to wear over beanie/below helmet.....and that the original icons only hold tight enough.....


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Jun 14 2011 9:29PM
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Broseph_Stalin
Posts: 3745 - Karma: 179
wear them so the connecting thing goes back
Jun 14 2011 9:44PM
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240sxKid
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But then it feels like it'll fall off.
Jun 14 2011 9:51PM
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Turnup_swiperigh
Posts: 990 - Karma: 108
They will not fit under a helmet, unfortunetly, what i do is have them like im wearing them on my head then just slid them back to around my neck, keeping the actual headphones on my ears. Seems to work for me.
Jun 14 2011 9:58PM
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BuSkiz
Posts: 2240 - Karma: 65
this.
Jun 14 2011 10:04PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
I cut the headband off so it only had earpieces, and made it out of ducktape

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Jun 14 2011 10:08PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
sorry for dub post, but then you just wear 'em like normal
Jun 14 2011 10:08PM
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-GL-
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 37
ive seen kid just were them around their neck and just blast them seems to work pretty well
Jun 14 2011 10:09PM
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BIGben*
Posts: 1942 - Karma: 8
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Jun 14 2011 10:12PM
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Zump.
Posts: 3338 - Karma: 305
My first generation icons fit fine, I would say pick up a few pairs of those on eBay
Jun 14 2011 10:17PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,792
but them so the adjustable slider is on the back of your head. and then make it really tight, and i ussually put my goggle strap over that. It will only come off if your stomping shit huuge. good luck.
Jun 14 2011 10:20PM
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Shredability
Posts: 2757 - Karma: 501
"Dane Tudor shit"

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Jun 14 2011 10:35PM
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BuSkiz
Posts: 2240 - Karma: 65
thats too funny, i might have to try with an old pair
Jun 14 2011 11:18PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
might i add how fucking brilliant this is
Jun 14 2011 11:19PM
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BlakeG
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 1,030
have the connector part either be sort of tucked into your jacket or hoodie so sort of just pull your hoodie a bit up also when you do if they fall theyll fall off into ur hoodie (if u dont wear a hoodie i cant help you here)
Jun 14 2011 11:27PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
around the back of the head, tuck them under the back of your helmet just a lil tiny bit. they should stay quite well.
Jun 14 2011 11:34PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,265
^ defiantly this
Jun 14 2011 11:48PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
why not just buy earbuds? skullcandy headphones blow dick anyways
Jun 14 2011 11:56PM
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jimmer
Posts: 3586 - Karma: 80
i just rock the icons under the goggle strap...purrfect. or if i wear a helmet what Ben. said.
Jun 15 2011 2:02AM
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RileySnyderPhoto
Posts: 688 - Karma: 1,451
The problem with earbuds is that it cuts out a lot of ambient noise which makes you oblivious to everything sound related
Jun 15 2011 2:29AM
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john7elway
Posts: 419 - Karma: 248
Just rock them around the back of your head, under your helment, it even works with my big clunky helmet too!
Jun 15 2011 3:36AM
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jreilly
Posts: 1165 - Karma: 619
dont wear a helmet. helmets are for pussies and posers.


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Jun 15 2011 6:10AM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
I had the problem of the headband being too chunky for my helmet so i originally cut grooves into the padding on the inside of my helmet so they would fit but i couldnt hear if somebody was talking to me. so i worked out that if you lead the cable from your ipod or whatever round the back of your neck. flip them so the left speaker is on the right ear and have the headband as tight as possible and resting on the back of your neck. then tighten up the two stap bits connected to your helmet so that the headphones can just sit in the triangle and your good to go. (sorry if this is confusing i will post a pic soon to show what i mean) this method holds up good for pretty much everything until you stack and then they just fall round your neck, so no big deal.
Jun 15 2011 6:38AM
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Will.T
Posts: 3453 - Karma: 1,281
wear them between your goggle and helmet..
Jun 15 2011 6:47AM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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make sure that you can fit at least 4 fingers between your goggles and your helmet at all times
Jun 15 2011 2:42PM
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tall_t
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jokes?
Jun 15 2011 4:19PM
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Inline.
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 432
haha so ghetto
Jun 15 2011 4:43PM
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84891jnf92048
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wear practical headphones that you can put in your ears and not have to worry about, instead of the ones that people think are cool.

there, problem solved.
Jun 15 2011 5:09PM
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Turnup_swiperigh
Posts: 990 - Karma: 108
so true, the headphone that wrap around your neck anyway work great, dont look great but who gives a fuck.
Jun 15 2011 9:11PM
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cwillygood
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interesting way to do it haha
Jun 15 2011 9:23PM
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esotericjive
Posts: 1889 - Karma: 1,445
I usually just wear my AKG's around the back of my head. Only problem is I don't like exposing them to snow, they're my babies, so I end up wearing one earbud. I only wear the one with the clicker on it, so I can still hear what's going on, which is more important then you'd think lol.
Jun 15 2011 9:38PM
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DannyHall
Posts: 283 - Karma: 173
YES, couldnt agree more
Jun 15 2011 10:47PM
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masterhatin
Posts: 630 - Karma: 53
yea ear buds man, come on, or be a stupid NS hipster kid with your icons that you can't even figure how to wear properly.
Jun 15 2011 11:47PM
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mikeriddle
Posts: 94 - Karma: 403
I hate wearing earbuds when I ski so the Icons are my #1 choice... what i do is wear them the way the guy in this picture does (left ear of the headphone on my right ear and vice versa) and below the helmet but on top of my beanie and goggles... but my trick is that i pull the slippery "foam" off the headphone and flip it inside-out and then put it back on and its way grippier on my touque (beanie for all u americans). That way they don't fall down on their own but are super easy to put on and take off when on the chair and talking to friends...
Jun 15 2011 11:48PM
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.zobel.
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best segment evar
Jun 15 2011 11:55PM
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lukewalnuts
Posts: 2730 - Karma: 152
thats a really good idea i think i'm going to try this
Jun 15 2011 11:56PM
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GrindEdit
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That is a really good idea!!
Jun 16 2011 12:09AM
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tBatt
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I bought these
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But then I realized having earflaps was super unsteezy, so I threw them in the garbage.
Jun 16 2011 12:20AM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,017
wearing the earpads on the helmet looks so shitty though
Jun 16 2011 12:38AM
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twsnow22
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just like your ability to read.
Jun 16 2011 12:47AM
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POW-WOW
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hahahaha yes.
Jun 16 2011 1:59AM
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ShredAZ
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 641
Back of the head never worked for me. Felt too awkward.

I took a Dremel to the band and chopped off the part that wraps over your head so all I had left was the speaker pods.
With the helmet on, I sag the goggle strap at my ear level naturally, so I just tuck the speaker pods under the band.
Looks dope and is SOLID.
Worth a shot and I can hear my music much better then buds.
Jun 16 2011 6:07AM
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scottishskier
Posts: 167 - Karma: 15
Yeah cause it's totally hardcore to live with brain damage...
Jun 16 2011 12:57PM
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lukewalnuts
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.
Jun 16 2011 1:07PM
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scottishskier
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was being sarcastic btw :L
Jun 16 2011 1:11PM
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sammy_
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 467
i have the same problem. defiantly going to try some of these suggestions
Jun 16 2011 1:29PM
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darsh.
Posts: 370 - Karma: 8
wear them around your neck and blast the shit outta them
Jun 16 2011 1:54PM
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Powderhauser
Posts: 546 - Karma: 38
my sister got icon2s for christmas and ive tried them a few times and i instantly made the decision that i would go for normal icons.  or nmaybe even uprocks
Jun 16 2011 2:33PM
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Fuknhipster
Posts: 283 - Karma: 133
If there is such an issue with the way the fit and sound etc then don't be a hipster and buy them because everyone has them. buy something else like Bose or something. as long as it works, plays sound and is comfortable, isn't that all thats needed?
Jun 16 2011 9:20PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14535 - Karma: 11,049
1) Listening to music while skiing is impractical. You can't hear anything around you and it's annoying to try to talk to people.

2) That said, in the ear are by far the least practical.

I just wish someone would make a speaker that isn't bulky and fits in a pocket so you can listen to music and talk to people. Like a skullyboom, but not fucking retarded.
Jun 16 2011 9:27PM
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GayWolf420
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This. But as long as you don't cut the foam out of your helmet so they can fit. The foams there for a reason.
Jun 16 2011 9:28PM
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