Just An Earbud

 On one hand, it's just an earbud.  On the other... "Wait, don't you mean earbudS?"  No, and that's what makes this one special.  It blends both stereo channels – if present; if mono output, well, it's still mono – and pipes it through one earbud, leaving your other ear free.  That's perfect for listening to podcasts or when out radio operating in the great outdoors where there are lions and tigers and bears and etc.  It's optimized for clear speech, not music, so be forewarned that this is its focus.  Results with music are... eh, don't even bother.  You probably have a good pair of music-focused buds laying around anyway.

Well, over at the SWLing Post blog, this simple thing has caused quite a favorable fuss, enough to warrant three articles and a raffle over the past six years:

• Review of the C.Crane CC Buds Solo (2019)
• Checking out CCrane's Solo Earbud (2023)
• CC Buds Solo: Two years into the mission... (2025)

This is one of those good little things that's easily overlooked.  Here's a link to the CCrane page.

See that big notch cutting out most high frequencies?  That's voice optimization.