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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Just receive and make the tests

Written by GT from Pallini

Sep 27, 2009

Hi,

I receive mine 2 days ago and make tests between old 3G iPhone earphones, the 3G S earphones and the new inEar Headphones.

There is no sound quality difference between 3G and 3G S earphones but in the new 2 way, the sound is Crystal Clear and the instruments are easily distinguishable better than the old ones.. the sound is NOT flat any more and there is depth.

What only made me unhappy is the LOSS of BASS.
I was expecting deeper bass from these 2 way headphones than the old ones wich are way better...

All in all the quality is good as expected, the design is excellent and the sound is very good, but NOT the best due to loss of bass..

grg

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Great!

Written by EE from Beverly Hills

Sep 27, 2009

The sound quality of these headphones are amazing, if you fit them correctly. They do fall out of my ears every five or ten minutes but I just push them back in. It is worth it for the quality.

3 of 8 people found this useful

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Disappointing

Written by JM from North Bethesda

Sep 27, 2009

I like the look and feel of the hardware, but I am disappointed by the poor build quality and the incompatibility of several functions with the new iPhone. The earbud cable connection covers both detached after only a few months. Some of the new functions, like skip, don't work.

7 of 11 people found this useful

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Amazing

Written by JF from San Diego

Sep 27, 2009

Great headphones
Sounds great and blocks out most ambient nose
The microphone is good quality for is size
The remote works great with ipod and with my 2.66ghz macbook pro
If your looking for affordable in-ear headphones that have great quality this is exactly what your looking for

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Inferior Product

Written by SK from Philadelphia

Sep 27, 2009

I went to Apple and the representative convinced me that the Apple in set headphones were $20 cheaper and just as good as the BOSE headphones. WRONG. First of all, they fall out of your ears frequently especially if you are working out. They can collect dirt and ear wax. They are not as good at filtering sound as the BOSE ones. After a few months, the left ear lost sound. Overall, I would skip it....pay the extra money for better headphones and better customer service.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Major quality issues -- so wanted to love this product.

Written by EE from Hoboken

Sep 27, 2009

I am an owner of multiple high-end in-ear headphones: Ultimate Ears TripleFi, Shure E5c, etc. Ergonomically, the Apple in-ears are WAY ahead of these products, and are by far the most convenient in-ears I've ever worn. They also sound great: great bass and great clarity, though not nearly as pristine as those $400 sets. Still, they sound good enough for 99% of humanity. Those remaining 1%, you know who you are, so don't even bother...

The problem with this product is not design -- it's in its manufacturing quality. This product is totally flimsy. I have two of those and they are both literally falling apart after just a few months of use. Cable-guarding plastics falling off weeks after we started using them. But the serious issue is with the rubber ear pieces that don't cling to the headphones properly. We keep losing them as they fall off at the slightest tug. This means that they are likely to fall off when getting pulled out of a bag, etc. By now we have lost more than half of the ear pieces it shipped with, and the most amazing thing is that Apple doesn't even sell those ear pieces separately...

Bottom line, if you are sitting at home or at the office with them they are probably okay, but with any kind of travel, they are just not durable enough, unfortunately.

16 of 16 people found this useful

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Nice, but fragile

Written by RC from San Francisco

Sep 26, 2009

Great sound. Ear sizes don't quite fit me and the material isn't very grippy so they tend to fall out of the ear easily. The only reason I bought them was for the remote so I could use it with my iPhone. They're also extremely fragile. If you commute on crowded transit or go to the gym, don't buy these earbuds. I'm getting mine replaced because they've come apart. This is the last set of Apple earbuds I'm buying. Great sound quality, but you need to baby them.

7 of 9 people found this useful

Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Erratic controls

Written by TB from Greer

Sep 26, 2009

The remote doesn't work well. Volume up and down do not respond properly.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Apple ear phones

Written by RG from Novato

Sep 26, 2009

I'm on my third pair because the volume control keeps going out. Moving on to a different brand. Sound is great on these though. Used them for jogging on the tread mill. I was told they would be great for running. However it appears that they cannot hold up to the task at hand.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Not worth $79 and Rubber Ear Pieces

Written by BS from Gastonia

Sep 25, 2009

Like a lot of people have said the rubber ear pieces. They sound ok and all. I have already lost the rubber pieces that fit my ears because they always fall off. Now the earphones are worthless and i wasted $79 to.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Well worth the money!

Written by TL from Binghamton

Sep 25, 2009

I just received these headphones today that I will be using with my 5th Gen Nano... I LOVE these headphones!
Just went for a nice long run and the sound quality and comfort are amazing! I have tried many types of earphones - Bose, Sony, etc... and these are by far the best I have found! Well worth the money!

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

silcone earpieces fall off too easy

Written by DM from Carlsbad

Sep 25, 2009

The silicone earpieces stay in your ears when removed and just fall off also. This is a very poorly designed headphone. I brought them on a 12 hour flight and one of the pieces fell off before takeoff - I never found it - and therefore never got to use my ipod during the flight. Thanks apple for your lousy design.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Great Sound + Extremely functional

Written by DD from Burlington

Sep 25, 2009

When I was deciding whether to purchase these headphones, I looked at the reviews and compared similar products out there and had a real hard time deciding whether these Apple headphones will be any good.

But unless you are some engineer with million-dollar ears, you are not going to hear the subtle treble/bass or whatever the minuscule differences are between this product and its competitors.

These headphones sound awesome - the sound isolation is an incredible concept, at times I actually use them to block the sound without even listening to anything. The sound is an incredible difference from the $30 Apple headphones - they make you feel much more intimate with your music.

That's not all - the mic - is another fantastic feature and it records on my iPod Nano with really great quality (except for a tiny constant beep, which can be manually removed). I was really surprised how well it records, at a distance too.

Lastly, what I didn't know, is that these headphones are compatible with my MacBook Pro - I can use their volume control to adjust the volume on my computer, PLUS I can use them for voIP online talking (like Skype), like a normal mic/speaker headset, except that this one looks much cooler (the traditional ones make u look like a Borg from Star Trek).

So go ahead - if you own other Apple products, they are well worth it.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Rubber ear pieces

Written by GS from CAMPBELL

Sep 24, 2009

Love the sound. Grooving to my music. Take the earbud out and the rubber piece stays in my ear.

Listening to my music which sounds great. Take them out and this time they come out of the ear. I stick them in my pocket. Do what I need to do, take them out and the rubber pieces have fallen off of them in my pocket.

Is this happening to anyone else??????? This is my 2nd pair because on the 1st pair I went through, EVERY single rubber piece - small medium and large did the same thing. I am giving up on them and buying a different brand. Love love love Apple but this is the most frustrating product they're ever released!!

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Not for use working out

Written by BB from Blacksburg

Sep 24, 2009

Fantastic headphones. Don't even think of using them for any type of extended cardio activity though. Sweat gets in the mic port and makes the remote sporadic/non-responsive. After my third pair I ended up using tape to seal up the port. Again, they sound great, just not a good pairing for the iPod Shuffle if you need a reliable product in moist scenarios. I originally bought to use for marathon training, but now use them predominantly for weight training.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Great Use

Written by GM from Canton

Sep 24, 2009

Good sound quality, only down side is the ear piece does not stay in you ear and apple does not sell replacement cones.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

Great Quality Sound - Bad Quality Manufacturing

Written by CT from Saskatoon

Sep 24, 2009

These headphones sound amazing, but I'm going onto my third pair since last December. The first time, my left ear bud just stopped working so I returned them for a new pair. The new pair now has developed a bad connection in the mic/button. I guess this is how you get studio quality head phones for under $100.

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Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic

replacement earbuds?

Written by LM from New York

Sep 23, 2009

I liked the first Apple in-ear headphones because they were $40 and eventhough it is a little steep for headphones, they had great sound, they stayed in my ear when I jogged, and they were light and fit better than the ones that came with my ipod. I bought the new in-ear phones with the mic for my old ipod eventhough I only because I like the way they fit. the only problem I have is that once the rubber ear buds stretch a little they get stuck in my ear when I take them out and then it's easy to lose them.

I was lucky that someone at the apple store, one of the employees, was nice enought to give me a spare but otherwise Apple doesn't make replacement ear buds and I would've been stuck with $80 headphones with no replacement.

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