Why do 99.9% of ipod users use the apple buds?

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Originally Posted by Bassheadd 

Ive never been able to figure this out. Ive thought About it and this is what i think.

1) i see lots of ppl who like to be seen with their apple earbuds, cause they probablythink the ipod is a high end producy and want to make it visible to others that they have one.

2) theyre dellusional and dont think another brand earbuds will work.

3) they only think apple makes earbuds

4) eh they came with their ipod so that means theyre tbe best!

5) owning an ipod is all about status and they couldnt care less about sound quality.

Smart-ass answer:  Because 100% of iPods come with them.

Different answer:  Same reason why 99% of new car owners use the tires that come with the car.  Car enthusiasts would say that most cars come with merely adequate tires that make all sorts of compromises which may or may not suit your needs.

I've heard many times how someone who just dropped $200 on an iPod, often a significant amount of money to them for such an item to begin with, would say "and they want me to spend another $50 on earphones?"

But the most important reason is ... they come free with the ipod.

and no, they are most def. not good enough, for 12$ one can get KSC75 which powns the ibuds like a _____, there is also the Meelec M6 which also powns the ibuds and that to mention 2 I have tried. but most people doesnt seem to agree at the fact that if you get a 200$ DAP, least you can do is get half the price in headphones.

I wasnt nowhere near the forums when i had an ipod and i remmeber in two icasions i gave the ibuds away and got me some sony/jvc 20$ in ears. still better.

Well, that's just it. They probably don't know any better.

Why doesn't everybody drive a Nismo GTR?  So, annoying...  People weigh importance on different things, it's not a new concept.  Maybe because we don't have a dictator thats why?  I don't know and I care less if they wear ibuds.  I only care about what I listen with.  There are more important questions in this world than, why people wear ibuds.  Personally, I think they sound fine for how much you pay for them(they come with the DAP).  People ask questions like that are too much into themselves.

The iPod ear buds come free.  Also, when all most people listen to are low bitrate top-40 hit mp3 that have probably been transcoded multiple times from some generic p2p program what difference can you really tell with higher quality headphones?

Why do 99.9999997% of people like to make up statistics?

That said, if they like the sound coming out of their iBuds, who cares? What they listen to and how they hear it doesn't affect me in the slightest so I fail to see a reason to care. You won't catch me using a pair of iBuds but that's my prerogative.

And it probably pisses off a lot of people around here that these iBud people are enjoying their music more than some of us. 

When I use the stock Apple buds whenever I'm out and about, I'm usually more preoccupied with avoiding trucks/buses/poo and whatnot while walking around =P.

Luckily, they fit me really well, so they're very comfortable and lightweight, and I don't have to worry about babying them.