Reviews for Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic

First off, audio quality is a 5 (I am an audio engineer by education). Keep in mind that the low end has good thump, but there is no sustained low end like a bass (You can't really expect this from in/on ear headphones anyway.) I actually listened to a few old favorites with huge grin on my face as it was a very good listening experience.

No on to why I rated these headphones only a 3. I was excited to take these to the gym and put them to the real test. Instant fail. These are the first pair of headphones I have owned that actually fell out of my ear. The problem for me was the right ear. The reason the right ear only is (I believe) the volume dongle. The weight of this is just enough to pull the earpod out of my ear. The other problem is that since the audio comes out of the side of the earpod, when it gets even slightly dislodged, there is a big drop in volume. Every 20 seconds I was pushing the right ear back in and adjusting it to try to even it out.

Overall I am very sad, because I love the sound quality and overall comfort of the earpods, but I primarily wanted them for the gym and they just didn't work for me. I think a fix for this would be if they had a tackier materiel on the earpod or maybe a cover that can go overtop to fit more snug into ears.

If this problem doesn't happen to you, then you have yourself an amazing pair of $30 headphones.

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I really liked the quality of these head phones generally. They seem to have good sound. I find them comfortable and they even seem a bit more heavy duty than the ear buds (that is, I thought I'd have a less likely chance of destroying the pod wires than I normally do with new ear buds).
However, I am left handed and tend to talk on the phone listening in my left ear, and control my remote with my left hand. This is not a problem with ear buds, even though they are labeled "right" and "left," because the ears are identical. This sounds silly, but I didn't even think about this when I bought my ear pods because I've never had to think of it before. I spent the first day wondering why the sound wasn't very good .... well, I put the right pod in my left ear, so the mic. wasn't facing the correct direction. I tried talking on the phone with the mic/ remote on the right side (so that the speakers would be correct in my ears) but I cannot adjust. :( I swapped for my husband's old ear buds. My question: will Apple make a left-remote version for those of us left-inclined?? :D

52 of 73 people found this useful

They sound and work great. Be better if they didn't fall out of my ears when I'm sitting and turn my head.

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These earpods are stylish enough. If your sitting listening to music and such, they are great. But, once you start doing any exercise activity they pop out of the ear from sweat and movement. I always wondered why the deleted the foam pads from there older model.

28 of 29 people found this useful

Nice new shape but i think apple need to make an other size for this pods because I'm facing problems fitting them in my ears.
They don't stay all the time on my ears which makes me not relaxed in them

27 of 28 people found this useful

My left ear pod dose not work and this my second pair. Good sound tho.

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I've always had trouble with the original round Apple earphones. From the iPhone 3 to 4S, I could never get them to fit into my ear and sit naturally. They would always sit at an odd angle and let the sound leak out (resulting in very tinny audio).

My other alternative was to mash the earphones into my ear, but this was always a temporary solution as the earphones would eventually pop out again.

In short, these earpods suffer the same issue as the original earphones. They're too large and refuse to sit comfortably in my ear.

I've watched videos of people placing these earpods in their ears and they seem to fit very comfortably and snuggly, but they just don't work for me.

Of my experience with these earpods so far -- The audio quality is great, and there's a massive reduction in the noise that comes from handling the cable.

But all of these positive points mean nothing if the earpods don't fit in my ear.

Apple needs to make a SMALLER version of these earpods -- Based on the reviews i'd be happy to pay a premium for them, so long as they fit. As for now, i'm sticking with my Sennheiser 598 headphones, as no earphone on the market seems to fit me correctly.

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These headphones are great! the sound quality is good, the bass is decent but there is one problem i found. On songs that have worst sound quality than Itunes standard make my headphones crackle. I'm not sure if this is just my pair. And also these aren't very comfortable (maybe because i didn't wear the old headphones). Overall not bad.

22 of 22 people found this useful

the sound is awesome, and they are the only ear buds that fit in my ears all others fall out and never fit right. The only thing is the plastic is hard and it really hurts after a few minutes.

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