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Apple In-Ear headphones, wow!!

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skyfreedom

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So i have been looking for the right headphones for so long, i have tried the Bose In-Ear and many others without being happy.
After reviewing this forum i decided to place my order. Man im glad i did, these headphones ROCK!!!!:apple:
 
Do these work with the iPhone? eg can you make calls on them? the Apple Store doesnt say they are iPhone compatible
 
I had the pleasure of trying these headphones before, they sound great and fit well in my ears. But I didn't want white earphones since it basically says "expensive electronic in this guy's pocket". Around my highschool expensive stuff depends to disappear frequently...lol, I got a little off topic, but, yes they are great headphones!
 
Dr. Cabrera said:
IF you listen to any bass heavy/biased music, these headphones are not for you ]
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Not sure about these. Just bought my new iPhone over the weekend (birthday present), and 'treated myself' to the new headphones, but was terribly disappointed in the bass. While the highs seem good, the absence of any appreciable bass makes them feel 'tinny', regardless of how well they are inserted, or which of the pieces I put on... Sigh. I think they will go back as soon as I get back in town...
 
I also had the Bose In-ear heaphones at one point. After a few months one of the sides stopped working. I even kept it in the case full time when I wasn't using them.

I am hoping to get the new Apple ones sometime. Is the quality any better than the Bose ones?
 
I don't like the in ear apples to much. Like everybody else says, the base is horrible. The acoustic is very good though. i use skull candy in ear head phones right now. These are nice $30 headphones. they even have volume control. My favorite headphones are the Bose in ears. The base is killer. I borrowed them from a friend and they were awesome.
 
The bass is inadequate only if you like a heavy bass bias to your music or you don't get a good seal.

If you like to listen to music the way it was recorded, these head phones ARE for you.

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sidewinder said:
The bass is inadequate only if you like a heavy bass bias to your music or you don't get a good seal.

If you like to listen to music the way it was recorded, these head phones ARE for you.

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While I don't own them, I agree. If the bass isn't good enough for you, you're over-emphasizing it in the music. Besides, anyone expecting great bass performance from ear buds is a little misguided anyway.
 
Imho, after the Bose... everyone would end up being disappointed at least in the Bass arena....
 
sidewinder said:
The bass is inadequate only if you like a heavy bass bias to your music or you don't get a good seal.

If you like to listen to music the way it was recorded, these head phones ARE for you.

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I never new that songs were recorded without a heavy base. I thought they always recorded with a heavy base.

I guess, that if you like the real recording studio mixes these headphones are defiantly for you. The big problem that I have with them is that the volume control and mic is up to high.
 
Drumerdude said:
I never new that songs were recorded without a heavy base. I thought they always recorded with a heavy base.

I guess, that if you like the real recording studio mixes these headphones are defiantly for you. The big problem that I have with them is that the volume control and mic is up to high.
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Actually, a lot of music today is recorded with much of the frequency spectrum over-amplified. It's killing honest attempts at producing equipment that reproduces music faithfully.
 
I don't want to hear all these BS excuses


I had the pair for several hours and tried several different audio sources

It's not like other headphones over emphasize bass, its that given that they are SUPPOSE to be dual driver headphones they SUCK at reproducing lows


I own a set of professional studio headphones, they do not lack bass, nor do they overemphasize it.

I listened to music ( rock, rap, classical, korean, etc) movies, tv, and video games

In all areas these headphones could just not reproduce the lows
 
Dr. Cabrera said:
I don't want to hear all these BS excuses


I had the pair for several hours and tried several different audio sources

It's not like other headphones over emphasize bass, its that given that they are SUPPOSE to be dual driver headphones they SUCK at reproducing lows


I own a set of professional studio headphones, they do not lack bass, nor do they overemphasize it.

I listened to music ( rock, rap, classical, korean, etc) movies, tv, and video games

In all areas these headphones could just not reproduce the lows
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Big whoopty doo that you own professional studio headphones. What does that prove? I own several sets.....Ultrasone PRO 900, Audio-Technica ATH-W1000....I have more but can't recall. That doesn't mean jack.

Sometimes I wonder if we got the same headphones. Because the are stellar as far as I am concerned. They aren't Shure SE 530 stellar, but they are very good indeed. I can't find headphones for less than $200 I prefer.

The lows are reproduced quite well...but I hate Rap and Hip Hop. But I listen to Classical, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Alternate, Blues, etc.....

This discussion, based on the wildly differing opinions, leads me to believe that maybe there is a significant difference from headphone to headphone set:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/new-apple-iem-review-feat-er-6i-391701/

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FIrst off, I have and love these ear buds.

Secondly, you absolutely will not get full bass unless you have the right sized tips and a proper seal. Like all ear buds, if you don't have a seal, the music will sound tinny.

Finally, while there is a common language for sound, it is very much a subjective issue. One man's trash is another man's treasure.

IMHO, for $80, it's hard to get a better pair of ear buds, especially ones with iPhone controls.
 
Mikey B said:
IMHO, for $80, it's hard to get a better pair of ear buds, especially ones with iPhone controls.
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I agree, I don't think they are overpriced, but there are better in ear headphones for similar prices.

Let's put it this way, I would rather keep my stock apple headset and put the $80 towards better in ear headphones.

I actually don't think that they LACK bass, but they are not good at reproducing it given that they are suppose to be dual drivers. I would probably agree that they have bass equal to a er6i, but i thought they had less bass.... The problem is though that the rest of the sound range sound better on the ER-6i's

So if you want good sounding neutral headphones, get the er-6i's, you will love the sound for the price

If you want a headset with controls, with only a good mid range, then I guess the apple IEM are a good buy ( i just didn't like how they sounded)

I found a great quote online

On the number of drivers (and Apple Fanboyism)

I'll be the first to admit it. I'm an Apple Fanboy, living blissfully within Jobs's reality distortion field. If I had the money, I'd buy Apple stock. I not-so-secretly desire an Apple t-shirt. I love Apple products so much I want to take them behind a middle school and...never mind. As such, I've defended iBuds in the past. Yes, ma'am. And I certainly didn't grab these expecting them to suck. I had high hopes for thise things of beauty. But doing the comparison against my ER-6i, they just didn't cut it in everything except bass and maybe speed. Less detailed, less clear, way smaller soundstage. I'd like to be able to do a comparison with the ER4, to replicate Spad's experience, but that's not going to happen. Anyone want to send me an ER4?

Sure, I can concede that ceteris paribus, dual armature driver headphones are (or should be) better than singles. So, if driver count was all that mattered, the Apple IEMs should beat the ER-6i. But driver count ain't the entire story, it seems. Erm, here's an analogy, for those who dislike abstract talk: Ceteris paribus, the more push ups you do, the larger your muscles will become. (Caveat, I don't know if this is true. Just concede it for sake of argment.) So, of Joe does 50 and Bob does 20, Joe should be more muscly than Bob. But what if Joe does lousy push-ups and eats lots of crap, and Bob does chin-ups and weight-training and cardio on top of the pushups? It's likely that Bob would be more muscly than Joe, isn't it? From this analogy, Joe is the Apple IEM, Bob is the ER-6i.

An additional note on price: On one hand, it seems fair to compare the Apple IEMs with other IEMs of similar MRSP. However, other IEMs tend to sell on the streets for more less than their MRSP. So, I think we have to keep at the back of our minds that, for example, the ER-6i usually go for $75 and sometimes go for $50.

Edit: Additional impressions added to OP (Summary: Vocals are more forward than via ER-6i).
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