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Summary: DO NOT BUY THESE HEADPHONES
Review: I love my ipod. I'm a long time and loyal mac user and usually rave about my apple products. These in ear headphones were comfortable but the sound was weak and thin. The headphones that ship with the ipod (not great but not bad) sound much better. I returned these headphones the next day. I really felt that they were a waste of money. I'm surprised at apple for passing them off as superior. Don't waste your money. If you want really good sound spend a little more money and get good headphones. The apple in ear headphones are terrible.
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Summary: OK BY ME
Review: I thought they sounded great and fit my ears very well. Very well designed. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
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Summary: I love Apple, but they blew it with this one
Review: I'm a longstanding Mac and iPod fan, and I suppose it's possible that these earbuds produce good sound for some people, but my husband and I both agree with the majority of the reviews posted here so far. It's not that they fall out of your ears, it's that unless you use your fingers to press them deep into your ear canals - 100% of the time you're using them - there's no bass whatsoever. When pressed into the ear canals, the sound is great: terrific bass and clearer than the standard buds provided with the iPod. But who wants to walk around (or sit around) with their index fingers glued to their ears? Unless you have atypically short ear canals, stick with the buds that came with your iPod or buy the black Sony in-ear model. Surprisingly poor design from the folks at Apple.
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Summary: Baloney, these earphones are terrific!
Review: I've got 15 sets of headphones and earphones surrounding me as I write this, and the iPod in-ear phones blow away all of the ear buds and most of the headphones. They're probably only 4 or 4.5 stars, but I gave 'em 5 to offset the 1-star reviews. Maybe these guys got pre-production phones or had problems with them; mine are excellent. The only complaint I agree with is that cord sounds are transmitted to your ears, so you have to take extra care positioning the cord. But I'd rather have that than having ear buds jiggle when I run or even walk down stairs. Regarding the tone, they're much flatter in frequency response than ear buds. The lows are not exaggerated, and the highs are very articulate--the ear bud fans probably never heard the highs from their iPods before. They sound very much like my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro phones.
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Summary: Makes my iPOD sound like a cheap AM radio
Review: My parrot chewed thru my standard iPOD headphones so I thought I would purchase this "in-ear" phones as replacement. When I plugged them in I could not believe how poor they sounded. There is no bass, very limited dynamic range (like an AM radio) and they don't fit well (even with different size ear plugs). WARNING!!! DON'T BUY THESES. If you need to replace your ear phones just get the regular ones that come with the iPOD. Also, I contacted apple about this and I can only say that they were very uncooperative. I love Apple (I own a G5 dual 2mhz) but Apple bombed on this one - big time. A message to apple - this is not a product up to your high standards. Don't rune the iPOD's great reputation by risking the possibility of someone hearing an iPOD with these headphones and comming to the wrong conclusion about the iPOD's quality. You need to pull this product or improve it ASAP.
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Summary: Apple In-Ear Headphones Big Disappointment
Review: Save your money and time and do not buy these headphones. It's hard for me to believe that Apple put their name on such a poor quality product. I purchased these headphones with my new iPod mini. My first listening experience with my iPod was with these headphones. My first impression was that the sound quality on the iPod was poor. The sound through these in-ear headphones was very tinny and flat. It sound like the music was coming through a cheap plastic hose. I was much relived when I plugged in the standard Apple headphones into my new iPod mini and heard a high quality sound from my new purchase. I've sent the Apple in-ear headphones back for a refund and purchased the highly recommended Sony MDR-EX71SL in-ear headphones (in-white, hard to find, but out there). Shame on Apple for putting their quality name on such an inferior product.
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Summary: No Good
Review: Simply stated, poor bass quality, atleast no better than the standard earphones. The sound gets muffled from external street noise. Whats worse is that when the cord rubs against your jacket or shirt, it echoes through your ear, creating a distortion in sound. The good is that they are comfortable. I think apple went wrong with the soft/flexi rubber caps, and should have used a harder rubber for them to seal out external noise. The flexi rubber cap creates this chamber effect that makes the sound distant and airy. Its wierd. I'm returning them and getting the standard earphones or maybe even Sony's or something. Not worth $40. Don't buy these!
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Summary: I don't get it.
Review: Everyone says that these headphones suck. I admit that sticking something that that far into your ear can be a little uncomftorable at first, but that just takes some getting used to. I found that with the right size cap and volume, they are really quite enjoyable. If you are using them with an ipod, you can go to the sound equalizer option in settings and put it on extra bass (or something like that). The new heaphones can handle the extra bass power much better then the older version of the headphones. I have no problems witht the sound, but the sound can sound really distant if the headphones are not put in correctly. If they don't work for you then try something else, there is no reason why you have to like them. I just don't see that big of a problem.
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Summary: Don't Work For Anyone I Know
Review: The box is cool. The look is cool. And the little thing for taking out some of the slack in the way too long cord is helpful (and a necessary improvement over Apple's standard headphones). But nothing I or anyone I know has tried can get these things to work. It's true, that if you manage jam the things deep into your ears and hold them there, the sound is pretty decent. Not much "better" in any quantifiable way than it is with Apple's standard phones, but somehow more enveloping. But walking around with fingers in ears doesn't work for me as a fashion statement (and I occasionally need my hands for other things), and nothing else works: if the phones are allowed to settle comfortably in the ear (in any permutation of cap size in any ear in the family) the sound is distant and tinny and much worse than even the lowest quality Sony or Panasonic phones. In short, these are terrible and should be avoided. You can rest assured that the headphones that came with your iPod are much better and more comfortable. (And that the guy across the isle wearing these has sacrificed fashion for sound -- and can't really hear a thing!)
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Summary: It's all true! These headphones suck
Review: I never would have believed it, but these headphones are dreadul. Apple, you have disappointed me. $40? I picked them up at a local Apple store and when I tried them out, it sounded really trebley. Hardly any bass. After some fiddling about, I tried the set that came with the ipod and suddenly the music sounds SO much better. That is how bad these headphones are. The only way to get decent sound on these is to jam them down your ear and hold them there. Not exactly a practical solution. Apple, this should never have hit the streets, shame on you.
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