Apple Earbuds (White with Gray Earbuds)
by Apple Computer
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Customer Review: Another great product from Apple
Summary: 5 Stars
I use to try quite an amount of on the go type headphones.
In-ear ones are perfect when you on the go. Also, they way more comfortable when you use them for prolong period time.
In-ear headphones are all about FIT:
Beware, your own "ear design" (you inherited from your parents) should fit this in-ear headphones requirements/specs. If you not, please do not blame Apple for it as there is always a limit on variations that product design could accommodate. (For sure, Apple tried to cover as much as possible, as they are in the business of making money) Please read another folks review on a good advice how to make sure they are fit and properly inserted.
The external design is very appealing and esthetic. Most after market in-ear headphones look more like a torture kits.
Apple has a simple and very stylish idea on how to store these when not in use - a beautiful storage box. Most of comparably priced after market headphones makers prefer an idea of a spaghetti lump.
Sound Quality is very good, but do not expect a studio monitor though. Rivals should run for their money as this set beats all of them in sound quality (when you consider the entire audible spectrum, not just lows, mids or highs). It is an absolute king of BASS among them. It is funny, the rule of "you get what you paid for" is not working in this market segment. More likely, you will get the opposite effect.
Craftsmanship is top notch, but I could not comment on durability as it is too early to conclude.
Good Luck.
Customer Review: Save Your Money and Get Yourself some Better 'Phones
Summary: 2 Stars
As an amateur musician and musical gourmand (note: I mean gourmand, and not gourmet) I care deeply about musical quality and how it sounds when it strikes my ear drums.
Moreover, I care that the digital tunes flowing forth from my Gen 4 iPod into a set of earphones are:
1.) clear,
2.) reasonably reinforced with bass, and
3.) the earphones stay in my ears come hell or high water.
The M9394G/B Earbud fails utterly on counts two and three, and does count one only passably, thus getting the "2 star" rating of Amazon user dissatisfaction.
Let's start with fit: These little buggers come with three sized sets of "bud cups" - elfin, normal, and Jared pre-Subway. Not being a pixie or a giant, I could only use the "normal" set. When "correctly" inserted, they produce good, clear sound, and reasonable bass for a little bud. However, if you move, do not move, or perhaps merely think about moving, the bud begins to slip, slip away, un-cupping your ear canal and letting 95% of the bass bleed into the atmosphere. Just to be sure I'm describing this phenomenon correctly, I just slipped a bud in my right ear. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... yes, it's slowly sliding out. Ouch.
Now, the sound. As I previously said, the bass starts out decent and then fades away into nothingness. What's left is a world without bass, and that is a world I do not want to live in.
Surely, there must be better ear bud designs, and these are not those. Save your 35 bucks and go get a better reviewed set of 'phones.
Customer Review: The perfect budget replacements for the stock iPod buds
Summary: 5 Stars
When I got my iPod Shuffle, I was given as a gift a cute little carrying case made just for the Shuffle, big enough for the player -- and a set of earbuds. But I had renounced earbuds long ago because they never stayed in my ears. Ever. The buds that came with my Shuffle did actually stay, and they sounded okay, but they hurt. A lot.
I went to the Apple store and explained my predicament. I could not afford to spend more than fifty dollars, so the UEs and Shures were out of my range. The employee handed me these and told me I could bring them back in fourteen days if I didn't like them. But I did! The smallest "caps" are perfect for my ears.
Once you get them to fit correctly, the sound quality is equal to that of much more expensive 'buds. As a bit of an audio purist, I was very happy that nothing was overblown or distorted. The highs and mids are balanced and clear. And there is plenty of bass. This is just my opinion/taste I'm throwing out there, but I find that a couple great songs for testing the various ranges are Toploader's cover of "Dancing in the Moonlight" (higher) and Donovan's "Season of the Witch" (lower). If anything sounds muddled, tinny, or just absent, the buds are not correctly fitted.
These are wonderful. Please, just give them a try. Get them straight from the Apple Store. Check out the reviews on how to put them in correctly. Experiment with different sizes. These very well may not work for you. If they don't, take them back. But if they do, it may be the best forty bucks you've ever spent.
Customer Review: You better have stereotypical-sized ear canals
Summary: 2 Stars
I have, over the years, become a mini-audiophile. I own a pair of Sennheiser HD 545 headphones and use a set of Klipsch speakers on my desk. I have gotten to the point where I can barely stand to listen to one of my mp3s of Mozart because I can hear the clicking of the instruments in the orchestra.
So, in my striving for good sound hardware, I bought these headphones to replace the freebies that came with my 3rd-gen iPod. I didn't think the freebies were bad; in fact I thought they were pretty good for the price. But I knew there had to be better.
Having been happy with the freebies and reading the reviews here I figured I would get the in-ear Apple earphones. Turned out to be a mistake. I guess I have ear canals that are non-standard since I cannot for the life of me get a good seal with these things. I have fiddled with all three plug sizes and I know how to work my ear to get them to slip in. Unfortunately a good seal with these earphones are just too infrequent for me to continue to use them.
Admittedly, when I do get a good seal they do sound rather good. But the amount of frustration in trying to get that seal is just not worth the hassle. If you don't get that good seal the bass just drops right out and everything sounds shallow. Even with boosting the bass it still comes out light on the bass.
If you know these things will most likely fit, then yes, by all means get them. But if you think for a second that your ears deviate from the norm I would steer clear.
Customer Review: It's all about the fit
Summary: 4 Stars
I've read the reviews here and at other sites and there are all conflicting. I think the nature of these type of headphones is that they vary from ear to ear and position is EVERYTHING. I think these headphones sound great for me and the part where Apple went wrong is in their manual. They have no diagrams, instructions, etc. for how to fit these into your ear. I will try to explain what I do below:If you are trying to insert the RIGHT headphone, use your LEFT arm and put it over your shoulder, behind your head, and grab the top of your right ear. Pull your ear upward so as to "straighten" out your ear canal. Then insert the headphone and swivel it in a circular motion to slide it into your ear. The orientation of the chord from the ear plug should be downward just like with the ear-buds. Once they are in you should be able to pull lightly on them and they will not move. If when you pull on them they move, then you either have not put them far enough in your ear or you should try a different size cup. I would recommend trying all three sized cups and use the one that fits the best. Do the similar thing for the other headphone and you should be good to go.
As a note, if you buy a pair of earplugs, they have a similar (albeit better then mine) instruction on how to insert them into your ear. You will see that you get a much snugger fit and better seal if you lift your ear as described here. I hope this helps and gets those one-star reviewers to change their mind!