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Alright boys, real talk.
I need to save up quite a bit for the headphones I've decided on, but I need something to use with my computer until then.
I originally though I'd just use my Soundmagic E10 that I use with my phone, but I can't keep them in for very long.
So I've got a $25 Target gift card, I'm thinking about adding a 5er with it and picking up these Apple EarPods. What's the common opinion on them?
The pistons are FFFFAAAAAAAAARRRRR better
>>52572893
They are fucking disasters.
There's pretty decent if their form fits your ear. IMO it's probably the best cheap non-dildo earbud out there. In-ear buds don't work for me (none are comfortable for more than 5m at a time) and the earpods are the best I've come across so far without getting spendy.
>>52572921
From Xiaomi? I'm looking for something that isn't in-ear, that's the only problem with my E10 IEMs.
>>52572949
*they're damn I can't spell tonight
>>52572893
These pieces of shit are $30? Sound quality is $15. But that's not even the main issue. The architecture is absolute ass
>>52572965
Yep, they are great
>>52572949
Yeah, that's what I'm looking for. I can wear my E10 for maybe an hour before they're insanely uncomfortable. I think this is the most logical option, especially for me only really spending $5.
>>52572921
And the KZ-ATE's are better than the pistons
>>52572978
Yeah, in typical Apple fashion, they cost the same amount as a decent in-ear with probably half the sound quality. Unfortunately, in ears just don't work for me for long periods of time, do you have any other suggestions?
>>52573006
Either just get cucked and take these
>watch for background noise
>your eardrums
>tangling
>don't clean with picks or safety pins
Or get some real cheap headphones for $15.
>>52572893
They are good, only downside is they don't isolate worth a shit which isn't really a downside desu it just depends how you are going to use them.
>>52573031
I'm pretty sure an on-ear headphone (which is what I'd end up with for $15) would be far less comfortable for long periods of time than these EarPods.
Why is it that nobody but apple is making plain old buds that are reasonably priced and actually worth a shit? Despite popular opinion otherwise plugs don't work for everyone and many probably don't want the bulk that comes with full-on headphones.
>>52573064
Dude how big is your fucking head
And if all else is inconsiderable then just go for the ear pods. It's only $30
>>52573090
People are starting to copy these, but not well. The ones that come with Samsung phones these days have the same shape, as do some real shit ones from AmazonBasics.
>>52573103
I wear a size 8 cap, pretty large. And it isn't inconsiderable, I'm just asking, how do these sound? How comfortable are they over long periods of time?
>>52573126
Well you've no other option. These things can be a pain in the ass since they're hard and obviously can't be malleable. Hate for Apple aside, I must say it's not too bad. Pretty clear. Go ahead and get them
>>52573090
This is bait.
>>52572893
>take chinkinese $1 headphones
>put appel logo on box
>$30
>>52573202
Right...So how are they?
>>52573234
About what you would expect from a product that's sold for 5% product and 95% logo.
>>52573234
God you're annoying little shit, how old are you?
>>52573259
24, you?
>>52573299
And you make such a fucking big deal about some headphones?
Go and get them you drama queen.
>2011+5
>buying earbuds
>not sony
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRE9LP-BLK-Ear-Buds/dp/B004RE3YNA/ref=zg_bs_12097478011_62
>>52572893
The earpods are pretty good and really worth the 30.
The old ones from apple did suck and wouldnt stay in the ear for long time. I use the new ones for podcasts and stay in the ears for hours, they re good.
>>52572893
Get some low end sennheiser in ears or something.
Those are better than they used to be, but you still won't get much for 30$, and at the same time you can still do a little better.
>>52573392
>applel earpods
>worth 30
gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8
>>52572893
Buy they $5 generic chinese ones by the checkout stand, they'll probably have better quality sound.
>>52573422
>Too poor to buy things and test by yourself.
>My tech blog rulez1!!
>>52573439
>i can afford $30 so i'm not poor!
>>52573455
Sorry, I don't talk with broken niggers.
:^)
>>52572949
Gotta try different tips man. Tips are everything for in ears for both comfort and sound. There are shitloads of different tips you can buy separately with varying material size and shape, even stiffness. You just have to find one that fits your ear very well for seal and comfort.... But I personally prefer a nice plush over ear set of headphones, comfy enough that you forget about wearing them if you don't have the cord come in to view for a few minutes
>>52573422
>>52573455
They are actually good headphones, Tyll of innerfidelity approves of them and has the same sentiments.
>>52572921
this
i had min for over a year. Good sound quality. The braided cord is fraying but they really stay in my ear. Only 25$ I am really pleased.
Whats weird is the packaging.... like has to be 5$ worth. Really nice makes it seem like you're buying a fantastic product.
>>52572893
I usually like Apple hardware but when I tried the Earpods they were really shitty. I got them free and don't use them, definitely wouldn't recommend buying them.
Get IEM that werk, maybe KZ-HDS1 or Pistons 3.
No, you probably don't have the most sensitive ear channels or some shit like that, many IEM / many tips will work even if your overpriced whatever brand IEM didn't work before.
Carbon Tenores. Cheapest thing I would recommend.
>>52573422
Have you actually ever tried them?
If you don't like it that is fine, its your choice.
They fit me perfect and sound great, on the same level as Porta Pros.
>>52572893
skull candy
is great when im on a budget
>>52573484
>They are actually good headphones
2 poos have been deposited in your designated shit eating hands Pajeet.
>>52573186
It's not. If there's good $30-$80 buds out there that aren't plugs I'd love to hear about them.
>>52572893
The earpods are surprisingly good. Incredible bass and not muddy at all like Apple's last generation of headphones. Totally worth the $20 or $30 or whatever they are. My only complaint about them is that they wear out easily. I use them 4-5 hours a day and they'll be junk after like 4 months. The plastic warps and it stops fitting your ears right over time. Decent for when noise cancelling Bose aren't appropriate, but you'll end up buying 2-3 pairs a year if you want to use them long term
>>52573540
2 poos have been deposited in your designated shit eating hands Pajeet.
>>52573549
Id rather buy shitty skulllcandy in ear headphones for $12 desu if im working with a target giftcard. They are definitely better than those shitty apple scambuds
>>52573473
I prefer my plush K7XX's when I'm at home and K550's at work (isolation) but I'm not about to start toting either around everywhere because that'd be stupid. Gotta have something pocketable.
>>52573517
The Soundmagic E10 are like $40, they repeatedly get awards for best IEM for under $50 and even under $100 from time to time.
I may give comply tips a shot, but I doubt it's going to help to be honest. I just wear headphones for a really long time when I'm programming, the pressure and depth gets to me after like an hour.
They're pretty great, been using them since launch. My last pair lasted about two years, they didn't break I just got an upgrade so I used the new ones.
My usage of them, Quite a bit, I don't listen to music unless I'm playing osu, which is usually for 3-4 hours. Besides osu, and the 20 minute commute to work daily, I use them when watching anime and movies on phone, which takes up about 30% of my time.
Good investment, they don't hurt like most in ears after long periods, they look nice, and they have good quality.
All audiophiles please kill yourselfs literally you are the most autistic group on /g/
>>52573654
iDiots please kill yourselves, literally you are the most autistic group on /g/
>>52572893
apple earbuds are god tier. theyre the only ones that stay in my ear while i skate and aren't those gross in-ear ones where you have to plug your fuckin ears to use them. i got a pair on amazon for $15, theyre the only ones i buy now.
>apple shit
>ever
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/apple-headphones-are-the-actual-worst_us_55a6c2abe4b0c5f0322c4197
>>52573709
How is this shit even possible?
>>52573625
Next pair of in ears you try go on Amazon or something and order new tips for them. The importance of finding tips that fit YOU can't be stressed enough. Without them no iem will sound right (bass suffers most from poor seal) and they won't be comfortable to even wear long enough for you to notice...
Alot of people like "comply" foam tips.. I like the three flange soft silicone that my wife's klipsch x10s had... Also might try that set, super small, not expensive anymore, sound pretty good. came with 3 different styles of silicon tips in different sizes. They make x11's now too
>>52573626
>they repeatedly get awards for best IEM for under $50 and even under $100 from time to time.
Never more awards than the pistons 3.
Even the Apple earpods got awards and tons of positive reviews, so, uh, yea. Everything gets awards and Mr and Ms. Audiophil like almost everything...
The point here wouldn't entirely be awards anyways, though both of these are good from my own experience...
> I may give comply tips a shot, but I doubt it's going to help to be honest.
You could try, though trying the chinese IEM I mentioned (~$7/14) or a bunch of IEM tips to try from aliexpress (~$1-3 shipped mostly, they even have triple flanged and various foam / silicone ones) should be cheaper.
If they don't work I'm sure some family member or friends will like them.
'sides you can try just hanging the cable around your ears in case you are the type who often pulls cables.
>>52573540
They sound good man, stay mad.
>>52573727
>applel build quality
>>52573772
>fiji water
>bendPhone
>shitpods
>thinks anyone is mad about you being an utter retard
>>52573802
6S plus doesn't bend, the nexus 6P takes that title now.
Reminder.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/the-10-best-and-10-worst-headphones-you-need-know.html
>>52573827
Jesus this list is fucking horrible.
Bose?
Sonys that aren't the MDR?
Lmaooooooo
klipsch iems?
This list is fucking STUPID
>>52573822
>owns a bendphone
>pretends it doesn't bend
>>52573850
>bend tests prove the nexus bends easier
>andrones say hurr durr just don't be a retard!
>it's only ok for a phone to bend if it's not an iphone
lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
>>52573727
Because people buy cheap knockoffs on Amazon and assume they're real because they're idiots.
>>52573859
Poorfag jPhone user detected.
>>52573867
Yes, refer to my EDC
>>52573772
>>52573732
>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/apple-headphones-are-the-actual-worst_us_55a6c2abe4b0c5f0322c4197
> 1. They break very easily ...
> 2. some people are going through multiple pairs per year.
They break as easily as a more expensive pair, I have had them outlast and be outlasted by different other pairs some more expensive some cheaper, things last as well as you take care of them.
> 3, "the design still doesn't fit everyone,"
No shit, its almost as if people come in different sizes and shapes, holy fuck
> 4. They let sound "spill."
Just like most all other headphones out there
> 5. And can we talk about the price?
EarPods are sold on the Apple Store website for $29, which is "10 to 15 percent higher" than the price for similar-quality earbuds from other brands
$29 isn't cheap, you can get JVC gummies for $4 at the dollar store, you can also get beats headphones for over $!00.
I wish best buy or some box store that is around everywhere would have displays for all the headphones they sell from the cheap $4.99 to the ones that cost $300 that way these threads wouldn't even exist because you could just try shit before you spend the money on them.
What I like and what you will be different things, don't jump on the guy for wanting to not spend a lot of money i am a poorfag myself and spending the $30 would put a strain on my budget I would have a problem spending it to if I had never heard them to.
Dude, you're bound to know someone who has a pair, just try them before you spend the money, if you like them buy them.
>>52573772
>all this meem hardware
m80, I'm impressed
>>52573902
2 rupees have been deposited in your designated shilling account Sukhdeep.
>>52572989
I really find it astonishing that they can make an earphone as good as people say for so little.
>>52573932
It's China, they make it for $1 or whatever and sell it for $2-3.
You are paying the reseller another $2 and the postal services $1.
This would be the same on "western" brands manufacturing in China, except Apple and friends take $25 from you.
What's that one guy from the audio cringe threads who made a video praising these as literally the best in ears
>>52573860
So much denial in this post.
Apple cables are by far the most under engineered products ever made.
Every pair of Apple earphones I see are frayed and falling apart. Every iPhone charging cable I see is the same way, same with MacBook.
1/10 for making me reply
i used to steal a lot of earphones
now i have the apple earpod knockoffs by samsung
>>52573484
Airplane earbuds are more comfortable than those ear razors.
>>52574054
Rajeesh
>>52573902
>$29 isn't cheap, you can get JVC gummies for $4 at the dollar store
The $4 pair are more comfortable and work about the same though, you are literally playing for a brand. If you are going expensive go headphones not buds, because they are a million times more comfy.
What about wireless earbuds? Jaybird x2 any gud?
>>52572949
These are the most comfortable in-ears I've used:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007BY3OVU/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1453548903&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Sony++in+ear
More comfortable than my Piston 3s for sure
>>52576075
> The $4 pair are more comfortable and work about the same though
For you they might, they don't for me.
I actually go outside and work and do other things, I need earbuds not headphones they're to bulky. Sony no longer makes the ones I used to buy so the earpods are the next best most comfortable ones for me.
You can't say that the $4 JVCs and the earpods sound the same, you're just being dishonest with yourself and the board here.
I don't give a fuck if apple makes them or not, they sound good, they actually fit my ears well and its either that or IEMs that are shoving a piece of rubber in my ear.
>>52576090
They're awesome, but the x3s are coming out soon. I have the original bluebuds, and they sound better than anything <$150.
>>52577163
So what? Wait for x3? Buy the old ones? Cant wait for that man. Gon buy x2.
>>52572893
>on trip
>my forgot headphones
>girl has spare pair of apple ones
>they're the best ear buds I've ever had
Not even mad famalam
Still in the market for a good collapsible on ear pair though. Much prefer that to buds. Looking at amazonbasics since their desktop speakers are the tits for the price
Inb4 cheap retard I have audio technica for the desktop and guitar amp and my motherboard has a soldered on dedicated Realtek card
I have Sennheiser CX3.00 and Xaomi Pistons 3, both which you can get for that budget. Get the Sennheisers they sound great. Don't cop out on the Apple buds.
>>52573902
Why the fuck did you quote my post for this? Has nothing to do with what I suggested to him.
>>52572893
How about Philips SHP2000? It's like $20, will play better than this apple garbage and provides decent comfort.
>>52573246
why u hef to be mad
>>52572893
I like them alot. I pretty much use them daily without any problems. Its not going to rival a $300 set of headphones, but its good for what it's worth.
As far as I can tell, Apple Earpods are literally the only in-ear headphones designed to allow ambient noise through.
For me, they're the perfect headphone to use while walking or exercising, because I can hear what's going on around me clearly through the music. This means that I can hear people talking to me, traffic hazards, and so on.
They're definitely not perfect fidelity-wise but they're decent for the price.
>>52576275
Then get them faggot.
Or buy some knockoffs. They'll probably soud the same.
Also, I hope you realize you can just use your traditional earbuds too right?
>>52577757
> Why the fuck did you quote my post for this?
theres probably a better choice if you aren't using the built in mic/volume rocker. otherwise EarPods are nice. I can't stand the trend of the earbuds that go way into your ear.
Buy Iphone at a major store.
But 1$ knockoff earbuds from chinese store.
Switch.
Take Iphone back to store next day for refund.
Profit.
I do this all the time, mostly with external harddrives with their innards swapped out for inferior hdds, and laptops, with their ssd's swapped out for cheap chink ones.
Works nicely with samsung phones too, after swapping the IMEI sticker and taking back a galaxy s5 box with a galaxy grand in its place. Just wait for the old bored lady at customer support desk to be available, and compliment her hair to distract her.
Always pay with cash, avoid repeating same store in the same month.
>inb4 you cant do that
In my country, there is a blanket 15 day no-questions return policy on all electronic consumer goods.
>$30
You can get skullcandy headphones for $20 tops, don't waste money on Apple headphones
>>52582585
That's called theft, Tyrone.
>>52582651
Only if you get caught
>>52582585
50$ says you weren't born in the country you are doing this in.
>>52582900
no it´s theft filthy nigger
>>52582625
too bad skull candies are bad
>>52582965
>>52582900
Technically, it's only "called" theft if he's caught.
Up till that point, only he knows it is theft.
Although I agree he is an unwashed over-melaninated human for doing this feces.
Xiaomi Piston 2.1 or 2
>>52582970
>he's never owned skullcrushers
I feel bad for you son
>>52582651
It's called taking money from idiots who would've otherwise just given it to Apple. The customer gets the exact same product in the end so it doesn't even matter. :^)
>>52583517
What's wrong with version 3? Did they jump the shark?
Thinking of buying these when I get paid, been using $10 Sony earbuds which are pretty good except they keep dying from being in my pocket 24/7. Not sure if its smart to invest more if they'll just have to be replaced. A mic would be nice to have though.
Any earbuds that are pretty much indestructible? I commute by bike about an hour a day and always listen to music, but my earbuds usually last no longer than a year. I've used shitty €10 ones, Apple earbuds, and Sennheiser, and they all stopped working at some point, despite the fact that I treat them as carefully as possible.
