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Apple Earpods Headphones Review

1823alex
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This is my first review, I'm open to any suggestions. I picked up some earpods at best buy recently got them for $10 they price matched Amazon. I got these because one of my friends had a pair and said they're great.

I use a Galaxy S3 so the volume control doesn't work, however the universal middle 1 button does work.

Comfortability:

Not bad, it's pure plastic. Coming from mostly in-ear headphones Skullcandy Ink'd etc. They fit really well in my ear, Apple says these were 3 years in the making, not bad. If they fit nice but easily fall out, you could look into a company who makes these things called EarSkinz which are rubber covers for the earpods. Here are the covers they come in different colors also but there more expensive than Id be willing to pay for rubber.. http://www.amazon.com/EarSkinz-EarPod-Covers-ES2-iPhone/dp/B00CO86V3Q/ref=pd_sim_e_8

Sound:

They don't sound great, however they don't sound bad, in my opinion they have a balanced eq coming from Skullcandy's Supreme Ink'd Series the earpods have a bit less distortion and sound great.

Build Quality:

It's apple what do you expect? It's comes with a small little carrying case which I do like.  Considering Apple's original headphones where the cables started coming out of the headphone itself.

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People actually pay for those? :o

Edit: sorry didn't mean to be rude, are these ones different from the ones that come with iPhones and such?

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You're funny.

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People actually pay for those? :o

They're not that bad and Best Buy is great about price matching. So as I said before I got them for $10

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They're not that bad and Best Buy is great about price matching. So as I said before I got them for $10

Good option at that price. I might try them out if. I really don't like using 100+ dollar headphones when working out. 

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Good option at that price. I might try them out if. I really don't like using 100+ dollar headphones when working out. 

The problem I had when I was trying to find them is there is a billion knock-offs and best buy will only match it if it says 'Ships from and Sold By Amazon.com'

They might let you by with this for 6.50 since it says it's prime and fulfilled by Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Zeimax-Earphone-Earpods-Headset-Microphone/dp/B00CO6TNUQ/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1388892355&sr=8-25&keywords=Apple+Earpods If they don't let you by with that one you could pay $10 like I did and get by I used this to get mine: http://www.amazon.com/Premiertek-Earbud-Remote-Control-iPhone/dp/B00F4O155G/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&qid=1388892422&sr=8-48&keywords=Apple+Earpods

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Good option at that price. I might try them out if. I really don't like using 100+ dollar headphones when working out. 

I just bought these recently and they are very good for the price; just something else for you to consider. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TRUTZS/sr=8-1/qid=1388892412/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1388892412&seller=&sr=8-1

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Those fuckers never fit in my ear. 

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People actually pay for those? :o

Edit: sorry didn't mean to be rude, are these ones different from the ones that come with iPhones and such?

No, they're Apples new version of their first terrible headphones which never fat in my ears at all. I don't have a 5c/5s so I didn't get a pair. I like android right now.

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They sound nice for a few months and then the volume is becoming lower and they will just die.

 

They are really comfortable tho, I'd give them a 6/10 myself after using them since may.

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I only use them with my iPhone for when I have to watch a youtube video or something and not disturb anyone else, if not I have several other headsets I use for my PC and music etc.

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Probably can't find better earbuds for under $20. I'd definitely pay $10 for a pair. Wouldn't have any use for them though. I have wrap around sennheisers for running, sennheiser 280s for walking to class and anytime I need a closed set of cans and sennheiser 558s for as my main set.

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Well you get what you pay for right? For something that cheap I don't feel there's much to complain about at all, they do the job pretty well.

 

Obviously I'd never use anything like that if I had the coice :P

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