Unsatisfied with iPhone 5's EarPods.

[Technarchy]

You must have pretty low expectations then as bundled headphones are always very poor compared to a decent set bought separately.

Not low or high. Indifferent mostly. The Earpods are fine and they are free.

 

[bwhli]

i feel sorry for the people that use the stock buds.

This. Ever since I got a pair of SE535's, I haven't been able to use stock earbuds at all!

 

[luked14]

An HTC (and some other droid phone) has Beats By Dr. Dre with it's bundle, that's why I'm complaining about stock Apple ear phones. Yes, I'm expecting more than this, and yes, I'm expecting Apple to be the best. Not this, this is unacceptable.

You do realize that Beats Audio is a complete gimmick, right?

 

[Joewat64]

Really? Complaining about stock apple ear phones? Lol. Did you really expect noise canceling earphones? Seriously, the headphones are multi purposed for taking calls and being able to listen to media when needed. They aren't beats by dre. If you want bass, dish out $200 for some beats.

I have prefer to not have noise canceling headphones on when I'm on the phone because I can still hear my surroundings. Talking to someone on a noise cancellation headset makes me feel like I'm deaf and not aware of anything around me.

Some people will complain about anything. What sad life.

 

[treyjustice]

I listen to music with headphones maybe 3 times a week tops for a couple hours each time at work, the included ones work great for that. The new ones are even better. I'm not going to spend money on some super awesome pair.

I haven't opened mine yet. Probably won't. I don't really listen to music unless it is in my car though.

 

[dccorona]

my thoughts are that, for free headphones, they sound fantastic, and for $30 headphones, they still sound pretty good, and the bass is just right. People overly bass their music these days, and so much of it is lost. Of course, most of todays "artists" don't have anything in their music aside from the bass anyway

 

[zman98]

My expectations for these were extremely low. I've never used headphones that come bundled with a device and never plan to. Currently using Bowers Wilkins C5 and very pleased with them. My "earpods" are still in the case.

 

[Moshe1010]

Apple is doing cellphones, not headphones. If you want that iphones would cost $100-150 more than whatever it's right now, sure, Apple would be glad to make your Dr.Dre quality headphones

 

[Blackberryroid]

Apple is doing cellphones, not headphones. If you want that iphones would cost -150 more than whatever it's right now, sure, Apple would be glad to make your Dr.Dre quality headphones

They have a lot of experience with making earphones, though.

 

[lazard]

This. Ever since I got a pair of SE535's, I haven't been able to use stock earbuds at all!

yeah. I bought my Dad a pair of those and he loves 'em. I'm sportin' a pair of JH-16s.

 

[KittiFatale]

I tried them and they only fit my left ear. LOL My right ear seems to be too small for it. Maybe I have some weird ears.

 

[daneoni]

I personally couldn't see what the fuss was about. They fit horribly and sound like hoarse ass. Reinforced my disdain for apple headphones.

 

[matttye]

Seem pretty good to me but I'm not an audiophile.

My only problem with them is that they feel like they're going to slip out of my ears!

 

[Hawkeye411]

Comfortable .... great sound and bass. Thanks Apple!

 

[Archer1440]

Wirelessly posted

Lol @ Bose and Beats in the context used in this thread.

It's like telling someone who only eats at McDonald's that you eat at Applebee's and considering yourself sophisticated as a result.

Exactly. Like telling people that like McDonald's that some other burger is a steak.

Junk, but people don't know better. For people who love their Beats/Bose/Monster crap, please don't try a high end IEM such as a Shure 535- or even a mid-range "bassy" IEM like a Final Audio Design product.

You'll be sad.

 

[Blackberryroid]

Exactly. Like telling people that like McDonald's that some other burger is a steak.

Junk, but people don't know better. For people who love their Beats/Bose/Monster crap, please don't try a high end IEM such as a Shure 535- or even a mid-range "bassy" IEM like a Final Audio Design product.

You'll be sad.

Bose and Beats still makes a better earphone than EarPods.

 

[lazard]

Exactly. Like telling people that like McDonald's that some other burger is a steak.

Junk, but people don't know better. For people who love their Beats/Bose/Monster crap, please don't try a high end IEM such as a Shure 535- or even a mid-range "bassy" IEM like a Final Audio Design product.

You'll be sad.

the SE535s sound good but they're not exactly high end.

 

[Kissaragi]

People actually use the headphones that come with the iphone? lol

The majority of people do, havent you noticed all the white earbuds everywhere?

Ive just noticed who the op is... no wonder hes not happy, hes been moaning about everything here over the last few days.

 

[nfl46]

The majority of people do, havent you noticed all the white earbuds everywhere?

Ive just noticed who the op is... no wonder hes not happy, hes been moaning about everything here over the last few days.

This x10!

 

[SpyderBite]

Stock Earpods are fine as a bundled accessory. Anybody who is not satisfied with the quality of the earphones bundled with any smartphone can always buy 3rd party. A smarter business strategy would have been to exclude them completely and only offered them as an optional $30 accessory. It's not like the auxiliary port is proprietary.

 

[hdalien]

I find them to be leaps and bounds better than the previous bundled ones, but if you are after audiophile quality, they are not that, Apple made a very good effort with these.

 

[Lukeyy19]

I won't even open the Earpod's case, I have some Sony MDR-EX300 in-ear ones that I paid £30 for back in 2010 and they still sound great, so I will just continue to use them on the rare occasion that I listen to music through earphones.

 

[Archer1440]

Bose and Beats still makes a better earphone than EarPods.

Agreed. But those are hardly the best in their price class.

I agree the 535’s are not "exactly high end" but they are comparable to iem's costing twice as much. There's a point of diminishing returns with any of this stuff.

 

[tl01]

Too little bass. I need to turn up the equalizer to make me dance. When I turn off the equalizer, though, I feel like I'm listening to cheap earphones.

In layman's terms, it's not good enough. The beats (not the headphones) aren't really booming.

And did I mention how horrible it sounds in public with noise? They aren't even trying to isolate the noise.

They should have taken Apple's In-Ear, boost the bass a lot, then bundle it. That's just perfect.

What are your thoughts?

Seriously? Oh boy! They came with your phone. They aren't going to be great. They sure aren't going to be noise canceling.

 

[Sheza]

Having used some cheap imitation buds off eBay, complete with Remote, I really love the new EarPods. They are much clearer. I hate in-ear headphones too so they're perfect for me. I won't be buying anything else, unless I break them!