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
17-Dec-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
23-Dec-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). …More2216 of 2683 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
12-Dec-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
Pretty Good . . .
Written by MS from ASHBURN
6-Dec-2009
Sound quality is better than normal headphones, biggest difference to me is that these headphones cancel out other sounds much better. As for electric shocks, its true every once in a long while it will shock you, I don't think its a problem though. My biggest complaint is that they aren't recognized as a headset when using Bootcamp Windows XP on my Macbook Pro. Mac OSX will recognize and use them as a headset though. Also, cord is a little short, and I haven't been able to find an extender with all 4 pins so I can use it as a headset on my Macbook Pro. …More
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Don't Buy!
Written by JH from Seattle
6-Dec-2009
I have had many many sets of headphones....these have the lowest lowest quality of sound!!!! The buds are sadly better than the sound from these. …More
1 of 6 people found this useful
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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
The Best Headphones
Written by NH from CO
5-Dec-2009
I've listened to my friends' skullcandy, bose, and other headphones and they just don't compare to these. The Apple In-ear headphones have excellent bass and noise cancellation. By far these headphones have the best sound quality of any that I've ever tried. People complain that the bass isn't there at all, but like everyone else is saying you just have to push them into your ears a little.
They are a little bit brittle, seeing as the rubber on the bottom of the headphone fell off within a couple months. Also, if you rip them out of your ears, they silicon tips have a tendency to stay in your ears, but that's not usually a problem. You do have to reposition them often because after a while they will fall out. These problems are made much less prevalent by cleaning your ears often.
The pros of these headphones outweigh the cons, and I will definitely be using these for as long as they hold up. I recommend these to anyone. …More4 of 6 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
- 1-Oct-2009
Best Answer
Only the volume control is not. Cheers.
- Answered by SC from CARNEGIE
- 2-Oct-2009
- 42 of 45 people found this useful
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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
- 6-Oct-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
- 6-Oct-2009
- 20 of 20 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-Oct-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
- 10-Oct-2009
- 17 of 19 people found this useful
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Most Recent
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Can these earphones work with the Radio feature on the 5th Gen iPod Nano?
- Asked by DB from Brisbane
- 7-Dec-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
- 6-Dec-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
- 5-Dec-2009
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How is the mike/control interfaced with my verizon LG Versus?
- Asked by FJ
- 1-Dec-2009
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I want the original earbuds that come with my initial purchase of the ipod, can you buy them ?
- Asked by SB from dallas
- 30-Nov-2009
