Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Hear every detail of your music every time you tune in with the Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic. They offer pro audio performance and impressive sound isolation, and convenient buttons let you adjust the volume, control music and video playback and even answer or end calls on your iPhone.
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Overview
Rediscover your music.
Put on the Apple In-Ear Headphones, select your favorite track, and hear musical details you never knew existed. It's almost like you're experiencing your music for the first time.
Two drivers in each earpiece.
Each earpiece contains two separate high-performance drivers — a woofer and a tweeter — resulting in rich, detailed, and accurate sound reproduction and amazing bass response for all types of music.
Impressive sound isolation.
Choose from three sizes of soft, silicone ear tips for a comfortable, stable fit. When inserted in your ear, they create a seal that blocks outside noise so you can get the most from your music.
Take control.
The control capsule located on the cable of the right earpiece includes a microphone and three buttons. Here's what you can do with this convenient remote:*
- Adjust volume by pressing the + and - buttons.
- Control music and video playback — including play/pause and next/previous — by pressing the centre button.
- Record voice memos on supported devices.
- Answer and end calls.
Steel mesh caps for protection.
Stainless steel mesh caps protect the precision acoustic components from dust and debris. You can remove the caps for cleaning or replace them with an extra set that's included in the box.
This accessory is compatible with the following:
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iPhone 3GS
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iPod touch
2nd generation -
iPod classic
120GB 160GB (2009) -
iPod nano
5th generation (video camera) -
iPod nano
4th generation (video) -
iPod shuffle
3rd generation
Most Useful Reviews
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Simply amazing!
Written by MB
18/12/2008
I'm an audio engineer with 18 years experience, well trained hearing, and I know my way around an IEC 711 coupler. Among other things, I've had extensive experience with high-end in-ear headphone design. So, I feel like I can offer some objective comments about the Apple In-Ear Headphones.
Tone quality is nearly neutral - music comes through basically as it was recorded. The reproduction is brutally honest, and you will find that low bit-rates and bad recordings sound like what they are. The bass is definitely rock solid, and goes far below 20 Hz - but it is extremely tight and controlled. Those of you who expect unnaturally heavy, boomy bass may be disappointed. Mids are clean, transparent and smooth. The highs are amazingly extended, open and effortless. Audible distortion is vanishingly low, and dynamic range is excellent.
Price/performance is simply unbeatable. These phones are absolutely capable of outperforming competitive models 4x the cost. That Apple is able to provide true 2-way dual balanced-armature phones, with this level of audio performance, at this price point, boggles the mind.
Since these are in-ear phones, they must be inserted correctly to work. ANY air leak will kill bass performance and shift tone quality harshly toward the midrange. You must use the right eartips, your ear canals have to be reasonably close to a round shape, and clean (ie no tufts of hair, dried skin or earwax, etc.... ewwww, sorry) for a good, air-tight seal. If they are inserted too deep, or not deep enough, response will change and sound quality will suffer.
Also because they are in-ear phones, some sound can be conducted through the cable and may become audible. Conductive sounds your body makes will be louder as well - chewing, breathing, swallowing and so forth are sometimes audible. For most people this is not a serious issue. Hearing aids and earplugs do this too.
Yes, they're not compatible with everything, and that is a valid issue for those who would like to use their 3G iPhone with them. This is a known issue, and Apple details what products are fully compatible with these headphones. It could be that a software update will solve this problem - and even if it doesn't, you knew about it..... Quit griping.
A stunning achievement, Apple. I am very impressed.
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Better than Sonys
Written by JM from GREENVILLE
24/12/2008
I've been using a set of Sony MDR EX70LPs for about 5 years. Great product, once you get used to having a speaker jammed in your ear. I usually wound up fiddling with them a bit after 30 minutes of so, they seem to slightly irritate my ear.But the bass is so much better than conventional buds or phones (I've tried countless Sony, Yamaha, every brand under the sun). A few months ago, I wondered if Sony had improved the product any and bought a set of MDR-EX81LPs. Slightly better phones, but more awkward to wear.
So when I heard I was getting an iPod touch for Christmas, I figured I would order a set of these and give them a shot. Got the phones two days before Christmas, decided to try them out on my 5g iPod. Plugged them in and turned on iTunes, awaiting sonic nirvana.
But...no bass. None, zip, zilch, nada.
OK, so, something isn't right. The medium rubber pieces seem a little loose, maybe I need to try the other ones. I open the capsule with the others...but they look smaller. Then I notice the label on the capsule, and pull open the other side, marked L, swap in the bigger rubber pieces, pop the phones back in, and...
Oooooooooooh yeeeeeeaaaaaaah. That's what I was looking for. Some hip hop. Yep, plenty of bass. Norah Jones - perfect female vocals. Guns'n'Roses - guitar works.
As is the case with all in-ears I've tried, they telegraph a lot of noise from wire movement, but that's controllable somewhat depending on how you wear them. And as another review pointed out, wearing them while eating will sound horrible.
These are the best-sounding headphones I have ever owned. I haven't compared them to the Etymotic Research, but they are much more comfortable than either of the Sonys - I've had them in for an hour and haven't touched them.
If you try these and can't stand in-ears, or if you have odd-sized or shaped ears, that's a shame. If you try them and think they don't have any bass, you need to try the larger pads - when they seal to your ear, these things go as low as any speaker I have ever heard, and I can't even begin to turn my iPod up all the way (though admittedly I don't have any hearing damage, as some other 35-year-olds do). …More2230 of 2704 people found this useful
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Sweet music to my ears...
Written by SG from Lakewood
13/12/2008
These are best earphones I've ever had. I've had sonys, the stock iPod buds, the previous generation of apple in-ear buds, and some others and by far these are purely AWESOME.
On the first listen, I thought they were just OK, but after a while I truly got to experience all the different sounds and how well these earphones produced them. Bass is amazing (although, it seemed to need just a bit more boom - but that might just be me :) Treble is great too. These do seriously sound like several-hundred-dollar earbuds. Also, these are the MOST COMFORTABLE earphones ever. I almost don't even notice them in my ears - they are that amazing - while they still provide a firm fit so movement doesn't dislodge them.
Packaging is beautiful, the additional silicone tips are a huge plus, and the added mesh caps are a nice touch.
My only issue is the lack of volume control for iPhone. Hopefully that'll come at some point?
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Most Recent Reviews
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Apple in ear terrible
Written by AM from Glasgow
12/12/2009
I don't know where the good reviews come from. I'm comparing these to free headphones that came with the iPhone. The normal ones have good bass & sound. These in ears, comparing them, have no bass and terrible sound. You need to turn the volume right up to get any decent sound or any bass at all. Any £15 decent branded in-ear pair would annihilate these terrible headphones.
2 stars because they do drown out outside sound, they're good at that. But why if you still need to turn them right up to try and hear anything? Shame as I really love the remote & mic. If you're just looking for in-ear headphones and don't care about the mic: Don't buy these! …MoreWas this useful?
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
I'D AVOID THESE
Written by KB from Rugeley
11/12/2009
I bought some of these three months ago. Here are four reasons why I recommend you should avoid them.
(i) Some of the reviewers mention that the earbuds didn't fit them. Before buying them I asked the Apple Store staff what happens if they don't fit. They told me it was a risk I had to take, and that they wouldn't accept them back, even if I tried them on whilst still in the store. Fortunately for me, the smallest earbuds were just about small enough. (It turns out I have narrow ear canals, which was news to me.)
(ii) The sound isn't great. Don't get me wrong, it's _much_ better than the standard iPhone headphones, largely because of the fact that they have such good contact, but I was surprised that there wasn't more bass. Before buying them, I read reviews that said the same, but I suspected the reviewers were audio connoisseurs who were deliberating over things that were barely discernible. If you're the kind of person who notices the difference between good audio and bad audio (my Mum wouldn't, for example), then you'll probably feel the same.
(iii) They're less robust that all the other iPhone/iPod headphones I've had. The bottom-most rubber parts on both sides have both detached and now slide up and down the leads.
(iv) The earbuds slide off ridiculously easily. I lose one about once a week, and have to go searching for it. (Sometimes, it's still in my ear.) I've had to crawl around pub floors, shop floors, take my clothes off (not in public), etc. Apple don't provide replacements, which is outrageous! Fortunately, I've just discovered that you can buy replacements elsewhere: try searching Google or eBay for something like "replacement tips/earbuds small for apple headphones". Until I discovered these resellers, I was furious at Apple, and was going to give the headphones a one-star review.
You can go running with them. Yes, the headphone cable makes a lot of noise with each step—because it transmits the vibrations directly to your ears—but I thread them under the sleeve of my running vest, or wrap them around the back of my neck, and that makes them acceptable. …More1 of 1 people found this useful
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
junk! don't waste your money
Written by RM from Astoria
10/12/2009
I bought these headphones about 6 months ago and they no longer work.
The rubber connecting the earbuds to the cord has come lose, exposing the wires. The microphone and remote function stopped working weeks ago and now only the right ear bud is working. They were great while they lasted but I won't buy another Apple headphone product for a long, long time. …More18 of 23 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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is this earphone compatible with iphone 3g?
- Asked by SL from Sunderland
- 2/10/2009
Best Answer
Only the volume control is not. Cheers.
- Answered by SC from CARNEGIE
- 3/10/2009
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Are you able to stop/pause songs and use the mic for handsfree on the 3G iPhone?
- Asked by CP from Calgary
- 7/10/2009
Best Answer
Yes you can, when a call comes in it will automatically pause your music and allow you to press the middle grey button on the remote to answer the call, this will then activate the mic and allow you to take the call, once the call has ended, or you disconnect from the call your music will start playing where it left off, It's great! You can also pause your music at anytime by pressing the middle grey button on the remote. Hope this helped :) …More
- Answered by GS from Alvaston
- 7/10/2009
- 21 of 21 people found this useful
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Does anyone know where I can get spare rubber buds, I know you get three pairs with it, but I've lost mine and currently can't use the earphones?
- Asked by DR from Hornchurch
- 9/10/2009
Best Answer
You can call apple tech support, and they can send you a DIY Kit with earbud replacements.
- Answered by LP from Charlottetown
- 11/10/2009
- 17 of 19 people found this useful
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Most Recent
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What is the rmote feature on these earphones? Is it bult in or a separate device?
- Asked by TC from Williamstown
- 9/12/2009
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Can these earphones work with the Radio feature on the 5th Gen iPod Nano?
- Asked by DB from Brisbane
- 8/12/2009
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Is there a way to use these as a headset on a Macbook Pro (Early 2009) while in Windows via Bootcamp?
- Asked by MS from ASHBURN
- 7/12/2009
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Can the mic be used with other apps on the i-pod touch, like shazam, other than voice control?
- Asked by JV from Farmington Hills
- 6/12/2009
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How is the mike/control interfaced with my verizon LG Versus?
- Asked by FJ
- 2/12/2009
