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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Don't last long & Poor sound

Written by AJ from Prague 4

Dec 3, 2009

I bought these thinking because they have the apple stamp, they are bound to be good (at least).
Started falling apart only after a few weeks, completely stopped working after 5.5 months
The sound is below average too and for the price not good value at all.
Stay well away

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Better than average phones - read the bonus info ;)

Written by BA from Århus

Dec 3, 2009

It really depends what you are looking for. These phones are not HiFi but for the price I think it's a good deal. The design is Apple all the way and the build quality is ok. Think they have started using better rubber, had the version from the first iPhone and they are lost all rubber and broke at the mic, these new ones seems more sturdy.

So one star build, one for sound, one for design and the last for price.

Easteregg: You can use them the new unibody Macbook and Macbook Pros to control iTunes playback and for talking in iChat.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Poor sound poor fit

Written by RK from Slangerup

Dec 1, 2009

I have to admit, that i expected some quality earbuds when i bought my iPhone, but they are allmost useless. No bass at all, only scrachty sound when something really needs to go deep.

I wont recommend this product to anyone.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Poor sound, poor fit

Written by SF from chelmsford

Dec 1, 2009

I recently purchased a 4gb 3rd gen ipod shuffle. I am more than happy with the ipod itself but am very disappointed with the headphones as i find that with minimum movement, i.e walking and turning my head, they fall out of my ears (mainly the right side). This seems to defeat the point of the shuffle's portability and being used when undertaking physical activity.

I was hoping to get around this problem by using third party sports headphones but due to the design of the shuffle, headphones other than Apple's cannot operate the controls. This would therefore mean that the shuffle is not fit for purpose.

Had I known this I would have spent extra money and bought a Nano. I appreciate that there are adaptors that can allow other headphones to be used but I resent spending more money on headphones than the actual cost of shuffle.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Love them!

Written by RC from BELFAST

Nov 23, 2009

I got these with my iPhone. I love the way you can record voice memo's really quick and easy with the remote control, as well as turn the ipod volume up and down, and I love the way I can use voice control through them. They honestly are simply genius. As for how long they last for, I have no comment as I have only had them for about 2 months; but they seem to be doing well upto now! They are also very comfortable in my ear, and fit just perfect. Honestly, simply genius!

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Good But do fall apart eventually.

Written by DH from Bude

Nov 20, 2009

I have had these ear-phones for about 6 months now and I have had no problems except the rubber frame stuck around the metal speaker has fallen off. Becides that these are really good headphones.

I am even more pleased that they work with my I-pod touch 2nd genaration's Skype app and voice memo app.

These are the prefect replacement to the old ear-phones that came with the I-pod touch (or any other Ipod) and i recommend them to every I-pod user.

Thanks for reading.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Immence

Written by WH from Littlehampton

Nov 18, 2009

I got these an i love them they are easy to control an the best thing is the bass oh my gosh they are soo powerful i had to tern them down lol but yeah must buy defo

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Brilliant, Perfect Earphones

Written by HF

Nov 11, 2009

Nice quality sound using them for my PSP at the moment. Trouble with falling out of my ears and my old pear fell to pieces, still very good earphones but a bit expensive for what you get

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

GRATE ! REALY RECOMEND

Written by CS from OXFORD

Nov 1, 2009

omg theses are the best headphones iv ever had they work grate with my ipod shuffle and iphoen and ipod nano 5g and just to say they work with my mac book pro volum controls work iwth my mac also the play and pause and if u doble tap it goes to next song same as on ipod i REALY RECOMEND

5 of 8 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Horrible

Written by TU from birmingham

Oct 28, 2009

The worst headphones that can come with such an awesome product. it won't stay in my ears, sound quality is ultra poor and everyone else can hear what i'm listening to.

Quite a few times i've been told to turn them off at libraries coz the sound leaks out!!

the remote and the mic is a neat idea though :)

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

very good

Written by NR from leeds

Oct 27, 2009

just bought today and work fine very good product .

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

awful

Written by WB from watford

Oct 25, 2009

every apple product ive ever bought with the free , normal heaphones i just put back in the box and avoid like the plague.

they're not comfortable to wear.
they leak very badly.
when i'm near someone else using them on the tube or train, they leak very badly and its easy to hear what others are listening to...if i notice someone with them i usually travel to another carriage in the hope i can longer hear the tinny music leaking.

generally, i have about 3 or 4 of earphones from various apple products and they never get used .

the only positive points are they have a mic, and remote functions.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Best Headphones EVER!!

Written by PR from Chelmsford

Oct 23, 2009

I recently lost my other headphones and i wanted some official apple headphones as i needed the remote features as i ride my bike and i want to change the song o my ipod touch 2g without stopping and taking my ipod out of my pocket worked like a dream and i can use the mic for skype and voice memos love them!!

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

review

Written by MG from Nottingham

Oct 21, 2009

good sound, useful volume control & mic, but they just won't stay put in my ears : (

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Really good

Written by CS from WATERFORD

Oct 15, 2009

I like these headphones... I have the iPhone 3G and they work flawlessly except the volume buttons don't work.. otherwise they're perfect..
Keep it up Apple :D

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Great !!!!!

Written by MW from leicester

Oct 13, 2009

I have recently purchased these headphones and think they are great i use the remote all the time, its such a time saver but only give them 4 stars because the volume is tempremental it sometimes works then stops i am using ipod touch. Dont know weather anyone els has same problem? :D

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Remote catches on collar!

Written by JH from San Francisco

Oct 5, 2009

They work very well, but constantly catch on my collar. Apple, please stream line the mic/remote!

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Review of Apple Earphones

Written by DH from Brighton

Oct 2, 2009

After buying some new iPod earphones directly from the apple store in Brighton, i thought it would be a good idea to share my views on them.

First of all, fro £21 just for simple or-earphones it may seem like a lot of money however, for that, customers can expect apple's unique headphone style, an inline remote with microphone and slightly better sound quality than the headphones bundled with the original iPod/iPhone.

The inline remote works very well as you don't have to keep on getting out the iPod/iPhone to change the track. This defiantly saves on a lot of battery life as the screen is never lit up. With the ability to pause, play, skip, previous and increase/decrease the volume, most of the functions are on the remote. however, before you buy these: i bought these for my iPhone 2g, and the volume changer doesn't seem to have an impact on the actual volume coming through. this maybe because of a faulty product, however i have heard other people having this issue so its unlikely to be a faulty product.

Finally, i believe that these earphones give slightly better performance than the the original phones. this is only a slight increment, however it is noticeable. there is deeper bass which is defiantly a welcomed addition. this performance increase however may because of the constant use my old earphones got over a 6 month period. Either way, i would still say that they are marginally better.

So, to sum up, i personally believe that these earphones are worth the £21 price tag, however if you want alot better quality than the originals then look at shure, bose or sennheiser phones. 4*

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