Raymond Martineau wrote:

>>Uh...turn the headphones 180 degrees?
>
> This does not work for ergonomically designed headphones (i.e. have
> one orientation), nor does it work for earbuds that anchor themselves
> around the ear.

"Ergonomically designed" ?? I have several sets of headphones, ranging
from my cheap portable CD player headphones to my new AKG701 wonders,
and they all can be reversed with no problem.

I did not consider your earbud example since the OP stated "headphones."