but there's probably no way to prevent this phenomenon while trying to prevent background noises from entering.

Only downside is when I talk to someone on them, they say there is a lot of background noise

These headphones work but don't plan to move your head one millimeter while wearing them because the act of even the slightest movement amplifies the background noise and detracts from the sound and quality of sound that the headphones produce

They come out of the washer sounding just as clear and crisp as they did before

Stay in ears well but the sound is not as crisp as in other headphones from skullcandy

The apple earbuds fit well inside the ear but these earbuds have a intresting shape, the little black piece that goes inside your ear, as seen in the pictures above where it's almost as good as the apple earbuds fitting