No. Bose is better. The problem is that the bose costs almost 50 dollars more. In your case, it costs 94 dollars more. You are getting apple headset for free, but bose costs you 94 dollars. I don't know if it sounds 94 dollars better. Nothing beats free.
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No. Bose is better. The problem is that the bose costs almost 50 dollars more. In your case, it costs 94 dollars more. You are getting apple headset for free, but bose costs you 94 dollars. I don't know if it sounds 94 dollars better. Nothing beats free.
haha alright thanks for ur help man!
if u had the chance to get some off the apple store online with a big discount, there anything that pops in ur mind?
i was told, 50 bucks range, free
125+ item - 35 off
250 + item - 75off
375 item--125 off
i did consider the ipad...lol but already got a macbook pro.
I have to disagree. I have not yet heard a Bose headset of any type that I found to be good in terms of sound quality. They are NOT accurate. They are muddy and distorted. People have a mistaken idea that the name Bose and high prices equates to high quality. Bose is resting on its laurels. You pay for marketing. People say there is a "Mac tax," but it is nowhere near the proportion of the "Bose tax."
Don't buy the Bose if you can't hear them first. I have to say the same about the Beats. I haven't liked any of them. For reference, my current headphone setup is a set of Shure SE425K with a Fiio E7 Amp hooked to either a MBP or iPhone 4, with all my music at least 256kbps AAC. I have previously owned Shure SE420s, SE315s, SE210s, SE110s, Bose In-Ear originals, and the original Apple In Ears. I have found that accurate audio is much more rewarding to listen to than colored or muddied audio (much like the sound that Bose and Beats like to produce).
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The reviews say they are amazing and if you can get the $50 discount from Apple, you could get them for $30 which is a steal! But, that depends on if Apple would give you $50 cash discount instead of things that are only in the Apple online store.
The reviews say they are amazing and if you can get the $50 discount from Apple, you could get them for $30 which is a steal! But, that depends on if Apple would give you $50 cash discount instead of things that are only in the Apple online store.
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I would never buy headphones from eBay and if you are using apple headphone believe me the joke is entirely on you
See if the apple shop has any shure headphone they are much better quality.
were the apple in ears any good? or atleast beter tthan the standard ipod headphones lol
The Apple in ears are terrible. The sound quality is OK but they are hard plastic that you have to shove into your ears. They never fit right and they are uncomfortable. The Bose are excellent as they sit outside the ear and let you hear external sounds as well (phone, doorbell etc.). Get 'em.
Ditto this. The Apple ones are absolutely nothing special, and the Bose let in waaaaay too much exterior noise for me. I had to keep the volume quite high in order to hear the music over stuff going on around me, which was worrying. I still have them, but they're upstairs in a drawer, waiting to be called upon in an emergency back-up situation. I have the Klipsch s4i ones, use them daily, and LOVE THEM. I had to replace one pair, but only because the cord somehow got caught in the zipper of my purse and shredded itself going through airport security (or so they claimed). Bonus: a shop at the airport also sold them, and sold them for actual retail price. Other than that, no issues whatsoever.
Not quite.I would never buy headphones from eBay and if you are using apple headphone believe me the joke is entirely on you
See if the apple shop has any shure headphone they are much better quality.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread...176-iems-compared-dunu-ares-crius-added-06-15
And then you can always read through this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/418220/apple-iem-most-underrated-iems-on-the-market
Stop buying into brand name marketing. Just because it's Shure doesn't make it automatically better than ADDIEMs (Apple Dual Driver In Ear Monitors).
Go for 16 GB wifi ipad 2...even though you have macbook pro...you will know ipad2 is much handy...and if you have apple tv then you could interact with your tv through your ipad.
yeah im waiting for a response from the guy to see if the iPad is eligable for the discount. even with 125 off, its still alot and only for 16gb lol
alright so the new time capsules came out! guess it was worth waiting to see. though, only capacity changes :S
Yeah, kind of anti-climatic. Supposedly the new TC's handle heat dispersal better than the now previous gen. Might be worth it on that end...
do you think they die aftr 18months?
there are so many reiews on the older time capsules that people claim they "die" after 18months lol
Out of those choices, go with the Apple In-Ears.
Just fyi I have the Bose MIE2i (and the IE2), the Apple In-Ears, the Beats Solo HDs and the Studios.
The Bose are pretty decent. Comfortable and the StayHear tips do a good job of keeping them inside your ear. SQ isn't bad, but you could do (far) better for the price they ask. I'd get those if they were $50 (129-79) but not for nearly $100. That's not much of a discount.
The Beats line are incredibly bass-heavy and extremely overpriced. You pay for the B logo and the endorsements. I've had $30 Sennheisers (HD202) that sound better.
Apple In-Ears are actually quite good. Not much sound bias and pretty clear sound. Not bad at all. For free? Go for it, unless you really dislike in-ear buds.
Just fyi I have the Bose MIE2i (and the IE2), the Apple In-Ears, the Beats Solo HDs and the Studios.
The Bose are pretty decent. Comfortable and the StayHear tips do a good job of keeping them inside your ear. SQ isn't bad, but you could do (far) better for the price they ask. I'd get those if they were $50 (129-79) but not for nearly $100. That's not much of a discount.
The Beats line are incredibly bass-heavy and extremely overpriced. You pay for the B logo and the endorsements. I've had $30 Sennheisers (HD202) that sound better.
Apple In-Ears are actually quite good. Not much sound bias and pretty clear sound. Not bad at all. For free? Go for it, unless you really dislike in-ear buds.
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Hopefully not.
My guess is that they're hoping the improved heat control will help with that. Still, won't know into they've been up and running in the wild for a bit....
do you have an opinion the book arc for macbook pro or the time capsules that were just updated. im tempted by the time capsule, 224 dollars, normally 299 for 2tb model lol.
ive never had in ear headphones before. do you like them? ive read people say they always fall out and the silicone goes dirty after a use