New apple earbuds (shortchanged?)

[hugo7]

I have three sets of earphones so I've been able to compare.

1- Apple stock earbuds (came with ipod touch 2g)
2- New apple earbuds with remote
3- Sony-MDR-ED21LP earbuds (good sonic quality and good non-canal ear fit)

The new earbuds (2) are great with the remote functionality but they

- are shorter by an inch that the stock earbuds
- seem much more sensitive to static discharge

(https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/612399/)

Does anyone else notice this?

 

[jmccullough108]

I had that "static" problem with mine, but I got them replaced at the apple store, and the new pair doesn't have that problem.

 

[MistaBungle]

So wait, the new in ear headphones that were incompatible with the iPhone 3G are now compatible with 3.0?? That's amazing news!

 

[Pooshka]

So wait, the new in ear headphones that were incompatible with the iPhone 3G are now compatible with 3.0?? That's amazing news!

They are not!

 

[hugo7]

I had that "static" problem with mine, but I got them replaced at the apple store, and the new pair doesn't have that problem.

On closer inspection, I noticed the earpadding was falling apart, after 30 days of light usage! They had to go back to the store!!

Anyway, I got them replaced today, no questions asked (I don't know whether that's a good thing or bad thing). We'll see how long these new pair last.