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In-Ear Headphones: Still Waiting

Wow!

There's more pent-up demand for these headphones than Blackberry's "coming-soon" iPhone killer! (What's it called, again? :) )
 
I've been patiently waiting for these as my old headphones fall apart everyday on the way to work. I'll give them 'till Thanksgiving. After that, I'm getting the Bose buds.

Arran said:
Wow!

There's more pent-up demand for these headphones than Blackberry's "coming-soon" iPhone killer! (What's it called, again? :) )
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iPhone 3?
 
If only Apple made any peripherals or cables that actually matched most of their products (being black and silver now), I would actually be happy.
 
One word: Etymotic

Forget the Apple whatever or even the Bose. For the best in-ear listening capability do yourself a favor and get a set of Etymotic ER6 or ER6i (slightly wider freq range / beter bass). They offer superior ambient noise reduction as well as music quality playback. I wear 'em to cut wind noise while riding a motorcycle as well as using them to target shoot. You can find 'em online for around $70. Etymotic's customer service is superb, too.
 
jessica. said:
Final cut server
Mobile Me
MacBook Air 120gb hdd models

Apple continues to disappoint.
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Continues to dissapoint, some of you must not live in the world, there is something called delays, y'all must think we live in some perfect world where everything is perfect and rolls along.
 
SkippyThorson said:
. . . I've not once heard of Klipsch, but thank you, I'll be giving them a try in the future.
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I'm sorry to hear that. You also might want to take a look at:
Sennheiser
AKG
Grado

. . . and one of my favarites: Wharfedale. I have a pair of 1967 Wharfedale speakers that still kick ass today (I inherited them from my dad). Rich, lush sound. These loudspeakers are cased in cherry wood and if you open the case, you'll see that the speaker cones are insulated with sawdust. Just beautiful.
 
TitoC said:
I'm sorry to hear that. You also might want to take a look at:
Sennheiser
AKG
Grado

. . . and one of my favarites: Wharfedale. I have a pair of 1967 Wharfedale speakers that still kick ass today (I inherited them from my dad). Rich, lush sound. These loudspeakers are cased in cherry wood and if you open the case, you'll see that the speaker cones are insulated with sawdust. Just beautiful.
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My secondary set I inherited from my father. Pair of 1976 ESS with the HEIL Air Motion Transformers! The top end is SWEET. I had to refoam the woofers as the rubber they used totally disintegrated. Use them everyday as my computer speakers :D
 
Happy with my Ultimate Ears

Ultimate Ears have done me right (well, after a first pair fell apart almost instantly...but then they sent me a new pair that had been redesigned, and now they're perfect).

Sound is amazing. I'm curious about the griffin in-ears as a cheap backup. Anyone have those?
 
I got tired of waiting and ended up buying the Skullcandy FMJ for iPhone...they work great, the mic/button work perfect with the iPhone, and they actually match my black iPhone 3g better than the white apple earbuds (i got the black FMJs)
 
i think

my hope is that the 2.2 iPhone firmware allows these headphones to work, since they're not listed as "compatible" on Apple's website.
 
I think what Bose has is the best sound to comfort ratio. Yeah I'm sure they're are better sounding headphones than Bose, but the comfort level on these things are the best, especially the in-ear headphones. It's the same thing with the Bose 3-2-1 system, people complain about it sounding terrible but for the people who buy it and just want to get some kind of surround sound without a bunch of speakers lying around, they sound great.
 
These delays - push, headphones, etc etc - are because of the new product they're working on. My sources (who wish to remain anonymous) have told me we're going to see a PowerBook G5 at MacWorld. You heard it here first.
 
NewSc2 said:
So anybody who's still out there waiting for the Apple earbuds, I'd recommend taking a look at the Etymotic HF2's. They don't cost that much more, and sound great.
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I don't have time to detail all of the different models I've used, but the HF2's are the only ones that go in my pocket every morning and get used 30+ hours a week. There really isn't anything that I've tried that can compare at that price point. If you don't wear them properly they sound funny, but used properly they are fantastic. The triple flanges block outside noise exceptionally well.

Also, the mic is fantastic for phone conversations and does a great job with background noise. I have carried on conversations even while mowing the lawn with them and had the other party understand every word.
 
Just to add my two pence worth:

I currently use a pair of Grado SR60 headphones with my iPhone. I trialed a range off different headphones from Bose, Audio Technica and Sennheiser and found that the SR60's have far more detail and clarity than any of the others.

The only downsides of these headphone is that the cable is pretty long and they aren't the smallest. There is no way that you would use them whilst running etc. (which is why I want some in-ear phones) but for anything else they are great.

One other thing, i have to totally disagree with the following comment:

and if you can't tell the difference between 128 and 320 on some ipod earphones now, then you have no idea what you're talking about
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I have spent quite a long time encoding and then re-encoding my music collection utilising the different codecs that are available and have to conclude that a well encoded 128kbps AAC/MP3 track is almost indisdinguishable from any higher bitrate compression (including lossless formats) when played on the iPhone.

AAC and MP3 are so effecient at compression now that 128kbps offers perceptual transparancy in my opinion.

Have a go for yourself and try either Nero's AAC codec or Lame for MP3 and have a read at the hydrogen audio forums for more info.

Sorry for going so far off topic!
 
crisss1205 said:
I have the Bose in-ear headphones and they are the best I have ever had, I tried allot of others in the store and the Bose are the best.
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Haha... you clearly haven't tried true high quality headphones, then!

Bose is 70% marketing, 30% quality.

Do you use Monster Cables too? :p
 
bose is ok quality, but they are way too expensive for that ok quality, i use m-audio studio monitors. they have a excellent bass and treb response, and there not as expensive as some of the other studio monitors, but i also love my SH HD25-1
 
jhartung said:
... I'm curious about the griffin in-ears as a cheap backup. Anyone have those?
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You mean the EarJams? I put a pair of those on my iPhone 3G headphones as an interim measure.

Pros:
1) Cheap ($12)
2) The Apple earphones now stay in my ears (they used to slip out when walking)
3) Sound is okay (but my ears are not as young as they used to be, so it's probably moot)
4) Provide some sound isolation.
5) I can still use the play/pause/back/fwd/mic features of the basic iPhone headset! Yay!
6) Come with a cute little zippered case.
7) Come with plastic 'shells' for both old and new ipod earbud shapes.
8) Come with rubber 'tips' for small, medium and large ears.
9) because of 7 and 8; I (big ears, new earbuds) and my daughter (small ears, old earbuds) benefit!

Cons:
1) Not insanely beautiful. Insane, maybe :)
2) The rubber bits sometimes come off in my pocket.
3) No volume control !!!! ;) That'll cost $79 when the new Apple buds come out.
 
TitoC said:
. . . and one of my favarites: Wharfedale. I have a pair of 1967 Wharfedale speakers that still kick ass today (I inherited them from my dad). Rich, lush sound. These loudspeakers are cased in cherry wood and if you open the case, you'll see that the speaker cones are insulated with sawdust. Just beautiful.
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I bought a pair of Wharfedale "Laser 50's" back in the 1980's. They were, I think, Wharfedale's cheapo, 'mass market' model back then (hey, it was all I could afford!). They still sound far better than anything I've tried since. I use them regularly.
 
I note that the microphone only works on certain iPod models, anyone know of any decent in-ear earphones with an in-line mic that works with MacBook? I occasionally like to chat on iChat or Skype but mostly would be using the headphones with my iPod so want small in-ear ones, not big ones that make me look like I work in a call centre...
 
overcast said:
So not being a brainless consumer means you're an elitist audiophile. Got it.


- Elitist Audiophile
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See, you're proving my point exactly. You're saying someone who likes Bose is a brainless consumer when it could be they just prefer Bose out of personal preference. That makes you an elitist.
 
Bose quality is good, but their customer service is excellent, I had a product that was 7 years old and they still helped me fix it!

I also bought my SoundDock in the USA and they sent me a UK and Euro plug for free!
 
I just want them out so I can see whether I should get the $100 shure pair or save some cash and get these.

I do a lot of flying.
 
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