Anyone else getting serious shocks from the new in-ear Apple headphones?

[jmpage2]

I own several pairs of high end headphones and have never gotten shocked from any of them.

I am getting painful shocks all the time with my new in-ear headphones, even when doing light activity like shoveling my walk way this morning.

What gives?

I can swap the Apple headphones out for some crappy Senheisers in mid "shock" and the shocks stop!

 

[Kitestring]

I own several pairs of high end headphones and have never gotten shocked from any of them.

I am getting painful shocks all the time with my new in-ear headphones, even when doing light activity like shoveling my walk way this morning.

What gives?

I can swap the Apple headphones out for some crappy Senheisers in mid "shock" and the shocks stop!

I've had the same thing happen. Now and then as i am walking along it shocks me in the ear.

 

[benflick]

I smell a lawsuit!
I would say sweat is causing it as both of you were doing work when you got schocked.

 

[Mr. Giver '94]

TBH, I was super disappointed with these. I bought them at the Apple Store and could barely get them to fit. Five minutes after buying and trying, I was returning them. 😡🙄

I was hoping they'd be way better.

If you are getting shocked, get a new pair or explain and return them.

 

[dccorona]

I own several pairs of high end headphones and have never gotten shocked from any of them.

I am getting painful shocks all the time with my new in-ear headphones, even when doing light activity like shoveling my walk way this morning.

What gives?

I can swap the Apple headphones out for some crappy Senheisers in mid "shock" and the shocks stop!

I get shocks as well
I've found that its from taking off my jacket while listening to music
I have a jacket that seems to generate lots of static when I remove it, and the shock always travels up the headphones into my ear

 

[carcassone]

Hmm, l replaced mine last month and have noticed the shocks too. This is my third pair and I never have this shock problem with the previous two. Maybe a bad batch? Time to visit the Apple Store...

 

[mcdj]

I think it has to do with something in the cord because it happens to me with the new in-ears when I take off my coat, but it previously happened to me all the time with the regular stock earphones which I had modded. I had Sennheiser CX300 buds put onto the stock iPhone cable and got shocked, again, any time I took off my coat.

 

[M0bile]

It happens to me when I put on/take off my fleece hoody. Sometimes from my backpack. Can you get replacement headphones for this at the Genius Bar or is it just something I have to deal with?

 

[jmpage2]

I don't think it's sweat as when I was shoveling and getting shocked it was 10 degrees outside and I definitely wasn't sweating.

It's probably friction with clothing resulting in static.

But that doesn't explain why none of my other headphones do this, time for some explaining Apple!.

 

[henchosbandito]

the only shocks i have experienced from them were
1. the price (relatively low for the technology)
2. the poor fit of the earbuds

Sorry, no complaints of physical shocks

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Holly Sh*T! I got shocked today!!!!! Got it in both ears a few minutes apart. I was not moving or rubbing against anything. I was sitting at my wood desk in the office watching a video. WTF!!!!

 

[spacecadet610]

hasn't happened to me yet. i like the earphones

 

[christall109]

This does explain why I got shocked yesterday at the gym while I was lifting. I just thought it was from the glances by the hot girls looking at my bod.

But seriously I have gotten shocked in the ear while wearing them before. If Apple came out with a software update that would enable the volume controls on my original iPhone, I am willing to "forget" about it.