[verticalforce]

My brain must have gone wonky or something since it's nearing the exam, but i bought a shuffle, which is coincidentally my first ipod and I thought that the new earbud is pretty darn good.

This is coming from a Shure E500 owner as well. It's no match for the E500, obviously, but for casual listening I find them more enjoyable since they are extremely comfy to my ear, I felt as if I have two small pillows rest on them!

Is it just me? I kept hearing of people throwing away their apple buds, heck, if you don't want them, be sure to post them to me.

The comfiness of the earbuds to my ears must have clouded my judgement somehow...hmmm..

If only I didn't know of this website in the past, then I could have wallowed in self ignorance while enjoying the earbuds.

LOL.

PS. I'm scared, i haven't studied much.

PPS. My ears are weird thing, the sound probably sounds worse tomorrow.

 

[jinp6301]

yea people are too critical of them imo. Theyre probably the best stock earbuds given out with an mp3 player. everything is muddy, the bass is overpowering, theres no mids or highs, but hey ... its free!

 

[SoulSlayer]

For me the earbuds are really uncomfortable and after a while my ears hurts and to be honest they sound really bad thats why I ripped them apart for fun

 

[Bizzel]

I have quite small ears, so I could never get a good fit on either the new or old ibuds. When I used a pair recently though they sounded worse than I remembered, yuck!

 

[milkpowder]

Argh... you actually made me have a listen to my iBuds. I have the 2G iBuds.

My short listening notes: They're quite bright. The upper midrange sticks out a lot. The bass slightly smears into the lower mids. There generally isn't enough bass. Lack of overall definition. Slight murkiness in the mids and bass reminds me of the HD650 sound signature. Overall dreamy, diffuse sound. Mids warmer than the K701. Treble extension is poor. Overall detail is not that bad, but clarity is severely lacking especially during complex orchestral passages. Play simple solo stuff and they sound fine. Play Shostakovich and Mahler symphonies and you'd wish you were deaf. The tone of pianos and violins is surprisingly realistic though. Bass extension is poor, as expected. Mid bass is strong and punchy, but undefined.

Time for some burn-in

 

[needanamp]

yes i thought they where dynamic and fun to listen to catchy, simple hip-hop beats at high volumes for a while.

 

[verticalforce]

Mainstream pop sounds quite good IMO, mid-range is not bad at all.

Who the **** listened to classical using ibud... this stuff is for your mainstream, sub par recording kind of sound.

 

[verticalforce]

And to think that Apple charged this ibuds 19 quids (38 dollars) if you buy it seperately... *shakes head*

I would probably buy one just because it fits so well in my ear.

 

[Thelonious Monk]

i actually collect ipod earbuds. i might make a topic in the fs forum, trading my hd600s for a thousand ibuds.

edit: i guess a few hundred would be a tad more realistic...

 

[ChaseD13]

It's just you.

You haven't slept well in days, your ears need a rest.

 

[Zacorias]

maybe its just me, but they dont fit in my ear AT ALL. Im not sure if my ear is weird but if im jogging with them in, they will fall out in the first 15 seconds. They get painful after a while and i dont get any type of seal...

 

[mrdeadfolx]

Theyre good for stock earbuds. Obviously you'd be better off with others, but you canr really complain for plain ol' stock earbuds. I know theyre not great by any standard, but just try other brands of earbuds, 90% Are practically unlistenable.

 

[verticalforce]

Zacorias, the opposite applies to me. This is the only earbud that I had ever tried that actually fit in my ear.

I guess it's weird like that. If you have a perfect fit, then only can you appreciate the quality of this bud. (compare to other stock buds) It's a bit like IEM, really.

 

[SoulSlayer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zacorias /img/forum/go_quote.gif maybe its just me, but they dont fit in my ear AT ALL. Im not sure if my ear is weird but if im jogging with them in, they will fall out in the first 15 seconds. They get painful after a while and i dont get any type of seal...

Same here pal.

 

[Ubel]

I hated them. No bass, don't fit in my ears..(no earphones, buds etc that I've found have though.)
I also don't like the iPods I've used. No bass, tinny sound. Weak mids, just meh all around.

Joseph