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Do people honestly like using apple earbuds?
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Ignorance is bliss, I see.
Did you come up with that on your own girlie ears.
I love them and they fit perfect. Anyone who has issues have princess ears.
which in-ear, high-quality earbuds do you own to compare them against?
(just curious)
No.
Quality of sound is sub-par, with a very small amount of moisture the mic then earbuds fail, and they barely stay in my ears.
Any cheap earbud alternative is better ... and I'm not sure why they refuse to improve or update them after year upon year.
Quality of sound is sub-par, with a very small amount of moisture the mic then earbuds fail, and they barely stay in my ears.
Any cheap earbud alternative is better ... and I'm not sure why they refuse to improve or update them after year upon year.
They sound fine to me, but they always fall out of my ears.
But I'm too lazy to find something else.
But I'm too lazy to find something else.
I use them daily. To/from work, at the gym, on phone calls or with music, etc.
I can't stand in-ear ones so that eliminates many for me. I'm neither an audiophile nor a person that feels the cost of of an items makes it better simply because its more expensive.
So the normal ones work great for me. But why should anyone else care what I like?
My wife likes the in-ear ones tho. But thats her preferences.
I can't stand in-ear ones so that eliminates many for me. I'm neither an audiophile nor a person that feels the cost of of an items makes it better simply because its more expensive.
So the normal ones work great for me. But why should anyone else care what I like?
My wife likes the in-ear ones tho. But thats her preferences.
They're terrible! I honesty don't know how anyone can stand them for listening to music with. All of the low end frequencies reach the air around you before they reach your ears. Although for having a phonecall, talking to Siri or listening to certain podcasts, I suppose they'd be alright…
Have the people saying they're fine even tried any other earphones or headphones?
Have the people saying they're fine even tried any other earphones or headphones?
Their horrible IMO, not only do they fall out of your ear easily, they just sound like complete crap. A $10 pair of skull candy in-ear buds is night and day better sound quality wise let alone more expensive ones, and their comfortable and don't fall out of your ears.
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My ears are girlie because the earbuds don't fit right? OK... Happily I don't measure my manhood on weather or not Apple created a good pair of earbuds (which they most certainly did not).
Hate them, hurts my ears and the sound is only good if they sit in your ears a certain way which is impossible to maintain in motion. The apple ones that go into your ear with the silicone gel are a god send $80 but worth it if your really into your music.
I use them, they are fine for casual listening to music while I am walking to the light rail stop, or working around the house. I also use it for calls.
When I feel like just sitting down and listening to music to tune out, I put on my V-Modas.
When I feel like just sitting down and listening to music to tune out, I put on my V-Modas.
Never liked them. They never stay in my ears. I tried my brother's spare $15 SONY ear buds one day and they sounded 1000000x better than this overpriced crap ($30 for a replacement earbud that sounds crappy? lol no thanks Apple).
They suck and i cringe every time i see someone with them. Which is a lot of people sadly. What makes me crack is when they claim to be enjoying awesome music quality while listening through those buds. Maybe their ears are used to them but after trying alternatives i will never go back to stock buds.
Only good thing is the built in remote. That is all. Not enough for me to keep using those.
They suck and i cringe every time i see someone with them. Which is a lot of people sadly. What makes me crack is when they claim to be enjoying awesome music quality while listening through those buds. Maybe their ears are used to them but after trying alternatives i will never go back to stock buds.
Only good thing is the built in remote. That is all. Not enough for me to keep using those.
Only pair of earbuds, all my songs are 128kbps so quality is the same to me.
I would not be one of those people who spends hundreds to have headgear over the head, apple earbuds are portable and effective, why not use them?
I would not be one of those people who spends hundreds to have headgear over the head, apple earbuds are portable and effective, why not use them?
I dont like them. Mostly because the way they fit..... Just awful. They sound ok but for what they want you to pay for them, they arent very good. Cheap Skullcandy's are much better.
They don't sound that great, but I use them every day. I wear them to sleep, even.
I've used them jogging, and for me they stay in fine.
I don't have any big beef with them except the texture of the cables makes them very prone to tangling.
I've used them jogging, and for me they stay in fine.
I don't have any big beef with them except the texture of the cables makes them very prone to tangling.
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Most people don't know any better, some can't hear a difference or don't care.
The bundled earbuds work in a pinch, but compared to a quality pair of earbuds ($100 and up) they don't even hold a candle.
Most people don't know any better, some can't hear a difference or don't care.
The bundled earbuds work in a pinch, but compared to a quality pair of earbuds ($100 and up) they don't even hold a candle.
My main dislike of the stock earphones is it leaks sound so bad, it's annoying to people around the person using it even on medium level in a confined space (train, bus), and when someone turn up the volume on those earphones, they might as well take their phone out and play the music on the speaker.
My way of thinking is if you can afford an iphone and use it to play music, you can afford extra $50 to get a pair of decent earphones with much better sound quality and comfort.
My way of thinking is if you can afford an iphone and use it to play music, you can afford extra $50 to get a pair of decent earphones with much better sound quality and comfort.