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First Impressions of Apple In-Ear Headphones
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I thought I was the only one that had that problem...my ears were weird or something. Are these supposed to fit snug without having to hassle with them every 20 seconds?
anyone have these yet? How would they compare with the shure e2cs? Do these isolate background noises like the shure's?
Sounds typical. I just want to know how long they will last. Since many earbuds, even good ones, tend to break after six months or so.
Glad to hear that they do sound much, much better than the pretty terrible earbuds that come with the iPods.
Glad to hear that they do sound much, much better than the pretty terrible earbuds that come with the iPods.
I'm tired of say-nothing pseudo reviews. "Buttery"? How about a real comparison of frequency response and other quantifiable facts, with accurate stats from a range of competitors products (etymotic, shure, bose) that relies on third-party gathered data and a large pool of independent double blind testers.
No, I guess it's just: "These earbuds are buttery. There's seriously freakin' butter dripping off of them because that's what I lubed them up with before putting the promo set in my ears. Now click on my affiliate link and buy some dang earbuds, loser."
I think the pill-case thing is a butter reservoir.
No, I guess it's just: "These earbuds are buttery. There's seriously freakin' butter dripping off of them because that's what I lubed them up with before putting the promo set in my ears. Now click on my affiliate link and buy some dang earbuds, loser."
I think the pill-case thing is a butter reservoir.
I'm tired of say-nothing pseudo reviews. "Buttery"? How about a real comparison of frequency response and other quantifiable facts, with accurate stats from a range of competitors products (etymotic, shure, bose) that relies on third-party gathered data and a large pool of independent double blind testers.
No, I guess it's just: "These earbuds are buttery. There's seriously freakin' butter dripping off of them because that's what I lubed them up with before putting the promo set in my ears. Now click on my affiliate link and buy some dang earbuds, loser."
I think the pill-case thing is a butter reservoir.
HA!
From Apple fan sites like those! HA!
I believe that it would have to be a hardware update (otherwise they would have released an update already, right?) on the headphone jack (unless it's already there cause they were already planning it...just like a three axis accelerometer just happened to be there).
Finally...These were announced in October.
I would think Apple would release an update for the iphone in 2.2.1. it'd be silly for their own product not to be fully compatible with one of the most sold and highly reguarded items they produce.
Has anyone bought or listened with them yet, and if so, are they worth $80??
I would think Apple would release an update for the iphone in 2.2.1. it'd be silly for their own product not to be fully compatible with one of the most sold and highly reguarded items they produce.
Has anyone bought or listened with them yet, and if so, are they worth $80??
I can't wait to pick up a pair of MyPhonies so that people think I'm cool! I might stop by the Apple store tonight to see if it's available!!
If it's like the Bose in-ear, the pill has the different ear bud sizes. S for Small and L for Large and the one attached to the headphones would be medium. That would be my guess.
If it's like the Bose in-ear, the pill has the different ear bud sizes. S for Small and L for Large and the one attached to the headphones would be medium. That would be my guess.
And this blows my mind. How can Apple manufacture millions of headphones that NO ONE LIKES TO USE or can even keep in their ears? I really don't get it.
I agree after using mines for my new ipod touch, they are already falling apart.
And this blows my mind. How can Apple manufacture millions of headphones that NO ONE LIKES TO USE or can even keep in their ears? I really don't get it.
cause it looks cool and it comes with the ipod
Finally...These were announced in October.
I would think Apple would release an update for the iphone in 2.2.1. it'd be silly for their own product not to be fully compatible with one of the most sold and highly reguarded items they produce.
Has anyone bought or listened with them yet, and if so, are they worth $80??
It is compatible, you just can't change the volume with remote.
I've read through this thread, but don't think these two particular questions have been answered. Forgive me if I missed them.
(1) External volume/click control issues aside, will these headphones work with the first generation iPhone?
(2) I know we all want a 2.x iPhone update to enable external volume/click controlling, but do we think such can be accomplished with a software update? I'm a novice on software vs. hardware updates. Sometimes it seems that only a hardware/next generation update can fix something, and sometimes it seems that a mere software update can do it. Just wondering how confident we are that a software update can fix it.
Thanks.
(1) External volume/click control issues aside, will these headphones work with the first generation iPhone?
(2) I know we all want a 2.x iPhone update to enable external volume/click controlling, but do we think such can be accomplished with a software update? I'm a novice on software vs. hardware updates. Sometimes it seems that only a hardware/next generation update can fix something, and sometimes it seems that a mere software update can do it. Just wondering how confident we are that a software update can fix it.
Thanks.
I kinda do. They're alright for casual listening, podcasts and phone calls. I'm still looking for an adequate replacement for the stock iPhone earbuds. I need something with a straight plug, not in-ear (gets dangerous when you don't hear what's happening around you and the wiggling cable noise drives me crazy) and the microphone and button, preferably not a thumb-sized gizmo in silver-look-alike finish and a big logo on it.
EDIT: The ultimate ears one look promising. I shall check those out.
If you're looking for great headphones in that price range, go for full sized ones. I reccomend the AKG K240 studios (very comfortable, great, open sound) and the Sennheiser HD280 Pro (superb isolation, beats noise canceling phones hands down, but you feel a bit closed off). Both will make you look like a complete dork if you wear them in the subway though.
Right now, I get warranty replacements every 2 or 3 months. Somehow, those earbuds wear off really fast, either one of the drivers, the plug, isolation, cable, microphon, rubber ring around the grille so that the grille falls out of the plastic... and I don't absue them either.
I expect those in-earbuds have the same cable and plug than the original ones, so I'd honestly recommend everyone here to stay away from them if you don't want to be bothered with warranty replacements.
ear grinding white buds...
whenever I see folks wearing those white Apple buds I cringe. Those things are just horrible at any volume.
I'm sure these must be an improvement. Almost any effort would be and since they cost much more, they can't be anything but two times or more better.
But I still will stay with Ultimate Ears triple fi buds. Yes, it costs real money. And for another $100, I had molds made for them. That's it, I'm done.
But even the .5 super fi should beat these buds and are in the same price range I'd venture to guess.
The bar Apple was going for was so low I'd be willing to guess they have not matched ultimate ears or shure for similar cost.
whenever I see folks wearing those white Apple buds I cringe. Those things are just horrible at any volume.
I'm sure these must be an improvement. Almost any effort would be and since they cost much more, they can't be anything but two times or more better.
But I still will stay with Ultimate Ears triple fi buds. Yes, it costs real money. And for another $100, I had molds made for them. That's it, I'm done.
But even the .5 super fi should beat these buds and are in the same price range I'd venture to guess.
The bar Apple was going for was so low I'd be willing to guess they have not matched ultimate ears or shure for similar cost.
I really cant imagine these being worth the money for 80 bucks. You can find shure e2s, on sale shure e3's, or even sennheisers for the same price. I'd be curious to know if they outsourced the gutty-whats to a bigger audio company.
I'd also stake a big claim that just because they're white and match the overall apple aesthetic that this alone will be the big sell point. Like, "Oh, you've only got the normal iPod headphones, I just got these sweet upgraded ones." Most people cant tell the difference between garbage and quality...
I'd also stake a big claim that just because they're white and match the overall apple aesthetic that this alone will be the big sell point. Like, "Oh, you've only got the normal iPod headphones, I just got these sweet upgraded ones." Most people cant tell the difference between garbage and quality...
And this blows my mind. How can Apple manufacture millions of headphones that NO ONE LIKES TO USE or can even keep in their ears? I really don't get it.
I don't think it is quite that dire. I would say very few consider the headphones to be top notch, but they do work and fit into many ears just fine. There are so many other distractions in day-to-day life, that having a pristine audio experience isn't always top priority for everyone.
That's good news. I might be getting an iPhone 3G as early as later today, and my Shure earbuds don't have inline controls like these ones do. For only $79, I just might pick up a pair.
I've been change my volume a lot - podcasts tend to be mastered at amazingly different levels, and frankly the sound level I require to comfortably hear while walking around my street is completely different from the sound level and track noise of being on the Tube.
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