Totally confused by ADDIEM's - good or bad?

[maporter]

Okay I've been giving consideration to purchasing a pair of Apple ADDIEM's lately and just about all the reviews appear to biased in one form or another.

Some say they are great value and a worthwhile purchase (i.e. the Playback Headphone Buyers Guide PDF, sometimes at the top of this page).

I suspect some people confuse them with the original in ear item (which where truly crap).

Then you have the group who are convinced that they are crap becuase they're made by Apple and all Apple earbuds are crap, period !

Other reviews are biased because many people haven't got full functionality with an older Apple device because they didn't check compatibility.

You've got the group who give a bad review because they've lost a filter or split a silicon tip.

And worst of all the review by the person who clearly hasn't even seen the product, let alone listened to it (The Apple Hater).

Out of all this confusion, what is the true story?

Does anyone here own a pair and actually enjoy them?

 

[tstarn06]

The search function is your friend. There is an entire appreciation thread on the ADDIEMs. Most of what can be said, good and bad, about the ADDIEM is there.

 

[boomy3555]

IMHO you can do better for the price. Not bad,Not good just not as good as you can get. 59.00 Maximo 590's are better than the Apples.

 

[maporter]

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Originally Posted by tstarn06 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The search function is your friend. There is an entire appreciation thread on the ADDIEMs. Most of what can be said, good and bad, about the ADDIEM is there.

Ahh - Found it now, it's entitled Apple IEM, I was using ADDIEM's in the search box.

Here's the link in case anyone else looks:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/a...market-418220/

 

[maporter]

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Originally Posted by boomy3555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif IMHO you can do better for the price. Not bad,Not good just not as good as you can get. 59.00 Maximo 590's are better than the Apples.

No one appears to stock them in the UK, least not that I can find.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep looking.

 

[azncookiecutter]

Ebay, $35. Can't beat the value for them, especially if you own an iPod that supports the remote and mic.

 

[Sennshead]

Listen to azncookiecutter. If you're getting them cheap, they are great. I own a pair of ADDIEMs at that price, and I think they are a great value and sound great...again, at that price. Had I paid 60+ for them, I wouldn't feel the same.