iPod Apple Earbuds 2.0 Defective?

[TantalizedMind]

Hey everyone.

I bought my Orange Shuffle the day they came available on the Apple Store. I love it soo much. Except yesterday at work I noticed all of a sudden that the "buds' speakers" sounded like they were from an antique jewelry music box. The sound quality "ain't that great" anymore.

I bought the Shuffle through Apple.com; but can I bring it to an Apple Store and have them test the "buds" and then replace them at the store?

Thanks everyone.

 

[TheAnswer]

I'm sure you can. It's usually pretty easy to get earbud replacements.

 

[psycoswimmer]

I just read somewhere too that Apple actually has a free headphone replacement program. But yes, if they are defective, then Apple shouldn't have that hard of a time giving you one pair of headphones.

 

[nickster9224]

yea hardware failure is covered under applecare.

 

[Diode]

I've brought a defective bud to the apple store in the past. Claimed it was buzzing and they gave me a new pair without hesitation. They seem to have boxes of em in the back for that kind of thing.

Should be no hassle

 

[TantalizedMind]

Sorry to bump an older thread.. but these pair seem to be dying too. It just stinks that every couple of months these Earbuds 2.0 will need to be replaced.

 

[kuebby]

That does stink. Probably just a fluke though, I haven't heard anything about widespread failures or problems with the new headphones.

 

[Shotgun OS]

I wish the headphones were better quality. I've had 10 pairs replaced; 6 older ones and 4 newer ones.

 

[megfilmworks]

The buds are very cheap and prone to all sorts of problems, especially if you overdrive them. Get a nice set of buds or a headset, set it and forget it.

 

[zephead]

Just because I'm bored and I feel like nitpicking , they would actually be "Apple Earbuds 3.0" since I remember a slightly different headphone design when the first iPod came out. I'm not exactly sure when they changed to "2.0", though.

And I did that one time with my headphones, it was all crackly in one ear so I took them to the Apple Store and the first guy I talked to exchanged them for new ones, no questions asked.

 

[kingpause]

Those pack-ins are pants anyway. I second springing for a decent pair. The Sony MDRs, for example, are not too expensive and (I think) they sound fine.

 

[Mugetsu]

you shouldn't cheap out on the earbuds. you definitely need to get the $500 earbuds from Shure.

just think about how much of your life is spent with your ipod. you should make the most of it.

 

[aLoC]

I have found that the rubber disintegrates fairly quickly on the new Apple earbuds. And I'm *pretty* sure I don't have acid in my ears. Anyway currently I have gone back to my previous gen ones which are still going strong.