NY Times review and slide show of waterproof MP3 players

I'd like to hear from someone who has gone this route. I really enjoy my shuffle and ipod, and if I heard some good reviews I'd be tempted to get my shuffle waterproofed. I'm curious about what it feels like swimming with headphones in your ears, and also if it all stays in place when sprinting or doing flipturns. :groovy: My husband bought me the waterproof housing, headphones and swimbelt for my Nano as a birthday gift over a year ago - it is the stuff made by H2o Audio. I love it - to say the least. I have running playlists and swimming play lists. I even made a few play lists that had songs that played as long as it takes me to do a 200 *** or 500 free. As far as using the music to pace myself, I didn't care for that too much - but I just love it to swim to a great playlist. I didn't like the swim belt they sold for two reasons. 1) was that it really had alot of drag with every pushoff - I mean alot of drag. 2) I found that I was allergic to the fabric used in the belt. I fixed the problem by glueing (with E6000 glue) the armband that comes with the housing to the black belt that comes with an AQUAJOGGER - the belt from the aquajogger is made for getting wet and it has a plastic clip and is adjustable. Save your money and skip the belt they sell with the waterproof housing - I think the armband came free with the plastic housing. I wear the headphones over my cap and then put a second cap over the top to keep the headphones in place. There is no problems with turns or breathing - it works beautifully and you get less water in your ears to distort the sound. H2o audio made a new set of headphones - they look better than the ones I have. I have the first model (the white ones). I feel like I can swim forever when I use this. It is great for doing long moderate sets like pulling, drilling or doing backstroke. I also play different music for swimming than I do for things like running or aerobics. I look songs that flow rather than pound to a beat. If you swim because you love the feel of the water - it will make your swim workout that much more enjoyable. ( I can't really explain it - but once you find the right songs you'll know what I mean ) Anyway - that's my review....I love it!

I'd like to hear from someone who has gone this route. I really enjoy my shuffle and ipod, and if I heard some good reviews I'd be tempted to get my shuffle waterproofed. I'm curious about what it feels like swimming with headphones in your ears, and also if it all stays in place when sprinting or doing flipturns. :groovy: My husband bought me the waterproof housing, headphones and swimbelt for my Nano as a birthday gift over a year ago - it is the stuff made by H2o Audio. I love it - to say the least. I have running playlists and swimming play lists. I even made a few play lists that had songs that played as long as it takes me to do a 200 *** or 500 free. As far as using the music to pace myself, I didn't care for that too much - but I just love it to swim to a great playlist. I didn't like the swim belt they sold for two reasons. 1) was that it really had alot of drag with every pushoff - I mean alot of drag. 2) I found that I was allergic to the fabric used in the belt. I fixed the problem by glueing (with E6000 glue) the armband that comes with the housing to the black belt that comes with an AQUAJOGGER - the belt from the aquajogger is made for getting wet and it has a plastic clip and is adjustable. Save your money and skip the belt they sell with the waterproof housing - I think the armband came free with the plastic housing. I wear the headphones over my cap and then put a second cap over the top to keep the headphones in place. There is no problems with turns or breathing - it works beautifully and you get less water in your ears to distort the sound. H2o audio made a new set of headphones - they look better than the ones I have. I have the first model (the white ones). I feel like I can swim forever when I use this. It is great for doing long moderate sets like pulling, drilling or doing backstroke. I also play different music for swimming than I do for things like running or aerobics. I look songs that flow rather than pound to a beat. If you swim because you love the feel of the water - it will make your swim workout that much more enjoyable. ( I can't really explain it - but once you find the right songs you'll know what I mean ) Anyway - that's my review....I love it!