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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Microphone Earbuds

Written by JL from Blaine

Dec 13, 2009

The controls for the volume, playback, the microphone works great, and the music quality is a little bit above average. The earbuds do not want to stay in my ears so I might go back to the earbuds I got with my 3rd generation nano cause I am getting fed up with them falling out.

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Earbuds for 3GS

Written by TS from SHOW LOW

Dec 2, 2009

These are terrific earbuds, except......

The sound is good, the fit is good, the remote buttons work flawlessly, but they simply don't last. I wear my iPhone for about 15 hours a day and the earbuds last for a month or so. Typically one earpiece starts sounding distorted or quits altogether. Good thing I bought the Apple Care Extended Plan as Apple happily sends me a new set overnight FedEx every time they go bad. When they work, they work great, but they just don't work for long. If it weren't for the fact that Apple replaces them instantly, I would rate them far lower.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Amazing, except the right earphone!

Written by MW from Winfiled

Dec 1, 2009

These wonderful earphones are the only type of earphone that actually stay in my ears! The only problem is that after about 3/4 of a year, the right earphone stopped working, not completely, but you have to crank it up to hear! I hardly ever have both in anyways because i'm always talking to friends. Besides this minor difficulty, the earphones are superb sound quality and I would suggest them to everyone!

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Earphone comments and how to fix the volume control

Written by RM from rancho cucamonga

Nov 21, 2009

I like the sound of the earphones, they have the best bass for non-sealing earbuds that I have found, but the volume control quit working the other day. It appears the control is not sealed and sweat gets in it. Someone else mentioned it has to dry out, but I must have particularly pernicious sweat, because it did not heal itself. The solution was to spray a light oil on the inline control, in this case I used WD-40. I generously sprayed it, clicked the controls a few times, and it started working almost immediately, the only problem is now I smell like sweat and WD-40. As with any technical opinion you do this at your own risk, I am just relating what I did. This is for a touch, and I do not use the microphone, so I have no idea if it is affected.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Durable, sleek and a must for Voip on iTouches

Written by SR from San Jose

Nov 16, 2009

If you want to do telephony with an iTouch as of now (Nov 2009) no Bluetooth headsets are supported (only a2dp for stereo streaming, no BT mikes) - so these earphones are blessings in disguise for crystal clear telephony - skypeout's my landline.
All other pros and cons are as mentioned by others.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Pretty Decent

Written by GC from West covina

Nov 12, 2009

The idea is great. The remote and mic, perfect for the touch since you can't control it when it's in your pocket. No problems for me yet, still work fine... sound is pretty good. I had it for almost a month more or less.
I really wish Bose could follow along this idea adding VOLUME-CONTROL buttons etc to their remote and mic headphones. I don't plan to use these much longer because I'm getting the Bose mobile in-ears. Bose is honestly unbeatable in sound, so the trade-off for the volume control buttons is worth it to me.
GET ALL YOUR SOUND PRODUCTS FROM BOSE!!

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Great features, bad fit.

Written by NZ from Severna Park

Nov 3, 2009

These headphones came with my iPhone 3Gs.

I'm very happy with the functioning of the headphones and how well they integrate with Voice Control on the iPhone. I use the volume buttons and the play/pause/skip functions all the time when listening to music.

The sound quality is standard to what anyone could expect from ear buds.

The fit of these ear buds is subjective to the shape of your ear, so I would try them in store before buying them separately. They did not fit my ear well at all, and so the sound wasn't very complete.

Also, Apple seems to have adjusted the rubber insulation around the wires because they do not get AS tangled as the old ear buds.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

great product!

Written by LB from Fountain hills

Oct 19, 2009

I have had these ear phones for a while and they have worked out great! They could improve the mic and have their be better bass. other then that they are really good ear phones.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Nice fit, nice sound

Written by TJ from Bartlesville

Oct 5, 2009

Bought these for my iPhone since I bought it used without headphones - sound quality is as expected as I've had other Apple headphones for my old iPod, and they fit very well, though I have heard that some people have trouble with keeping them in their ears.

I thought it was a bonus that I would have a mic and remote, but was disappointed that Apple decided to keep that feature exclusive to the 3GS, but that's a complaint to take up with the iPhone 3GS, not the headphones themselves, as I'm still happy with the music quality. It's clear and balanced, and the bass is adequate.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

great headphones

Written by PG from Union

Sep 28, 2009

the earphones i bought for my ipod nano 4th gen are very useful because i am able to record college lectures. I bought these to replace my original pair that came with the ipod since my naughty cat decided to chew on them as a toy. The sound quality is excelent and beats previous recorders like the Soni ICD p210 series.
The only suggestion would be if an included earphone case is designed to store them safely rather than having them all tangled.
thank you apple for including very high quality microphones into the; set of original ipod headphones without bulky controls.

Also, they should be more durable and rubery like the JVC headphones for future designs, but otherwise, they are great.
Another suggestion would be a more affordable price for those headphones based on durability.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Good But

Written by KV from Hobart

Sep 19, 2009

I love mine but mine left ear broke so soon i have to buy new ones

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Pretty Good!

Written by CB from Mississauga

Sep 12, 2009

Ok, these headphones are actually quite decent! the sound quality is DECENT but do have somewhat of a weak bass. I think that the fact that you can control your ipod just from the headphones is a HUGE benefit. I would recommend these headphones.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Really nice but...

Written by FA

Sep 3, 2009

i don't wrote very good beacause i am from S. America
I think they are really nice beacuse they have a really useful remote and the original design but, when you are at the gym they fall out of your ear, so I thing they can do a new design for doing exercise

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Very Good For Now - Great if it lasts!

Written by PM from Peterborough

Aug 31, 2009

Impressed with the quality of recording with the mic - voice memos and Skype - considering the price. Ear buds are usual Apple - very acceptable. The controls on the inline switch take a little getting used to especially going to the next/previous song in iTunes, and the switch itself feels a bit flimsy. Only time will tell if it stands up to normal wear and tear. Overall - this meets my expectations for an inexpensive headset for use with Skype on my iPod Touch.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

why did they stop selling normal earbuds?

Written by GH from Eugene

Aug 29, 2009

These are good, other than the fact there's more delicate things to break (like the volume control) Why did they stop selling the normal earbuds witout all the bells and whistles?

5 of 6 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

It solved my necessity

Written by JA from SAO PAULO

Aug 21, 2009

I own a Classic 120. I use it in my pants' front pocket, inside a neoprene cover (originally for cell phones - BUILT NY). It was a paint to control it with the clickwheel, had to press it hard and with no precision, and I was afraid this'd end up damaging it.
When I saw this earphone set I believed it could be a nice answer to my problem. So far, so nice. I've been using it for a month with no problems. It just works, like most things Apple. I'm not a runner, I can't speak for that sweat problem some found.
Concerning sound quality, these are the same that came with your iPod plus the remote. Ah, and the mic. Fine for general use.
I'm happy with this product. It solved my problem.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

sound not bad

Written by EN from jurong west

Aug 16, 2009

The headphones sound not really bad, that depend how you settings on your iphone or your ipod EQ. I found that this item still better the other i have likes sony or nokia headphones, i still can get the high frequency and low frequency and the bass are tight. i used to listen the tube amplifier are made in 1960-1970 from USA and speaker are from english.....this not a bad headphones, it depend how you download your songs and setting.....hehe

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

It's an ok product.

Written by DR from Los Angeles

Aug 16, 2009

I've had it for about a month and no problems. I just wished the audio was a bit better. Also the remote should be facing out instead of in. But it's ok..

3 of 7 people found this useful