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post #41 of 59
4/12/12 at 1:11pm
Anyone here ever tried any buds from Thinksound?

Right now, I'm using some Westone stage monitor buds. They sound better than many, but they're not particularly attractive, being entirely skin-tone-colored (to allow them to "disappear" onstage). Thinksound is on my short list, but I can't find anyone who's tried them.
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post #42 of 59
4/12/12 at 1:13pm
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I have found the Sony earbuds to be more comfortable and have superior audio quality, just about the only thing Sony makes well these days lol.

Yea your right but my little MiniDisk player refuses to die. I still use it as my primary music player because the damn thing lasts almost an entire week on one AA battery. I have the version that uses 1GB MP3 disks and also have like 300 MiniDisk albums that I bought at a action for only 60 dollars. It was a crap shoot as the box was sealed but in it were brand new MiniDisks albums like Beatles, Depeche Mode and so on. Score......
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post #43 of 59
4/12/12 at 1:23pm
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Originally Posted by uguysrnuts View Post

How's the sound of the Beats in-ear earphone?

I had the beats, sound was great but the cords easily frayed and shorted out. Replaced them twice before I decided to go with Klipsch. Those are great, no problems.
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post #44 of 59
4/12/12 at 1:27pm
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Originally Posted by xavier83 View Post

Yes and yes I agree I like Apples hardware but man oh man I hate iTunes the only reason its on my computer is because I have an ipod but oh how much it sucks...please do something with it Apple

Thank god with updates to iOS we have to use iTunes less and less. I only launch it when I absolutely have to as it totally bogs down my machine. Time for a revamp of iTunes. Are you listening Eddy Cue and Jeff Robbins?
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post #45 of 59
4/12/12 at 2:11pm
Which Klipsch would you recommend?

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I had the beats, sound was great but the cords easily frayed and shorted out. Replaced them twice before I decided to go with Klipsch. Those are great, no problems.
Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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post #46 of 59
4/12/12 at 2:12pm
Yes, indeed that's why I am asking. There are literally dozens of choices out there, each with each own unique take on the earphone.

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They are a testament to the power of advertising. There is much better sound quality available for far less. Check out the recommendations on headfi.org Take the Beats price and use it to buy equivalently priced products by Phonak, Denon, Klipsch, Etymotic, Sony, AKG, Radius, Audio Technica, Panasonic, Sennheiser, Shure, MEElec etc.
Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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post #47 of 59
4/12/12 at 2:51pm
Good construction is great, but would they improve the actual acoustics and seal? The dual driver 100 dollar ones are decent, but they're really what should be included by default, listening to the current default ones after using better 'phones they really do sound like listening to your music through a thick blanket or something.
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post #48 of 59
4/12/12 at 3:57pm
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Originally Posted by uguysrnuts View Post

Which Klipsch would you recommend?

I have the S4i. Got them for less than $100 at Best Buy. Great sound quality for the price. I got burned twice with Monster in-ear headphones so staying away from them.
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post #49 of 59
4/12/12 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by uguysrnuts View Post

How's the sound of the Beats in-ear earphone?

Personally, I like them. Not as good as the ER, but I like the no-tangle cord enough to go that route. The silicon christmas trees that ER uses are much better quality for long-wearing comfort compared to the Beats, but they seem to "break in" over time.
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post #50 of 59
4/12/12 at 5:03pm
I'd prefer Apple stick to what they do best- making awesome iOS devices.

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The dual driver 100 dollar ones are decent, but they're really what should be included by default, listening to the current default ones after using better 'phones they really do sound like listening to your music through a thick blanket or something.
Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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post #51 of 59
4/12/12 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by AppleInsider View Post

By using a process known as ultrasonic bonding, Apple could create new iPhone and iPod earbuds that would have a seamless, more aesthetically pleasing "unibody"

i just want the things to be comfortable. The current ones hurt after 15 minutes .
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post #52 of 59
4/12/12 at 5:29pm
I am leaning towards the ER HF5. Seems like good quality without the over hyped Bose name attached to them.

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Originally Posted by aaarrrgggh View Post

Personally, I like them. Not as good as the ER, but I like the no-tangle cord enough to go that route. The silicon christmas trees that ER uses are much better quality for long-wearing comfort compared to the Beats, but they seem to "break in" over time.
Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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post #53 of 59
4/12/12 at 5:33pm
Wow, these have really come down in price. $60 new or $31 for refurb at Amazon.

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I have the S4i. Got them for less than $100 at Best Buy. Great sound quality for the price. I got burned twice with Monster in-ear headphones so staying away from them.
Originally Posted by Granmastak: Labor unions managed to kill manufacturing a long time ago with their unreasonable demands. Now the people they were trying to protect, are out of a job.
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post #54 of 59
4/12/12 at 8:01pm
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Originally Posted by macologist View Post

I LOVE the Playback Control on my Regular iPhone 4S Headset!

Alas, the Cable is Too Short! It must be worse for taller people!

What I'd LOVE to have is:

an Extension, where Apple's Playback Control is connected directly to my iPhone 4S, and I can plug in any Earphones with Mic into that Extension! That way I could have the Best of Both!!!.

http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/1849
http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/1848
http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/1726
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post #55 of 59
4/12/12 at 10:00pm
I hate these earbuds. I got the Bose in ear ones for the comfort, and now I use my hearing aids that I just got in January to stream audio to them with the included accessory. Much much much better then what apple offers. I would say that apple might have purposefully made the earbuds horrible so people would go and buy something else, hopefully apple's upgraded ones. Heck, I think people should demand apple give us non crummy earphones. That might make the average consumer realize that comfort can be had. Hell, cheep skull candy headphones are better then the crummy apple ones. I'm glad I have my hearing aids so I don't have to use the apple crud. Heck, if I had the time, I'd start an organization that would buy and give away headphones for free so people could be saved from such horrible headphones that come packed in with electronics.
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post #56 of 59
4/12/12 at 10:49pm
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Originally Posted by qualar View Post

I think they should concentrate on the internals i never either bother to unpack apple iphones because they are so dire.

Apple actually does a really good job compared to other manufacturers.

That said, I've love to see some nice isolating ear buds with active noise cancellation from Apple.
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post #57 of 59
4/12/12 at 11:07pm
It could be kind of clever if the headphones themselves provided the ultrasound waves required for the de-burring process.
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post #58 of 59
4/12/12 at 11:09pm
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Originally Posted by Rogifan View Post

I got burned twice with Monster in-ear headphones...

Burned? What were you listening too!!!
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post #59 of 59
4/14/12 at 10:36am
It would be great if Apple could do something about the amount of sound leakage with their stock headphones.

I don't really want to have to everyone else's shitty music all day.
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