iPod Earphones

[Deleted User] · 30/07/09 - 00:02

The pair that came with my iPod nano broke about a year and a half after I bought it, but for xmas I asked for a new set (which I got from Argos) considering I'm a snob and absolutely have to have the branded earphones, but already the rubber around the earpieces has come off and the left earphone has really fuzzy sound quality (bass just sounds like a bee buzzing in my ear), can I return them to Argos under the 1 year warranty and get a new set, or do I have to wait for them to break completely?

Mystic Eddy · 30/07/09 - 00:43

I'm assuming you've got some more Apple branded ones? They're absolute rubbish! You can take them back to Argos for an exchange- faulty so covered under SOGA- but I'd recommend swapping them for a pair of these; much better sound quality and should definitely be more durable!

[Deleted User] · 30/07/09 - 10:08

Mystic Eddy is right: the Apple headphones are very poor quality: it's style over substance.

Virtually any other headset (in or over ear) will give you a richer sound. Try before you buy!

[Deleted User] · 30/07/09 - 13:19

the apple in ear earphones are good much better than the standard apple ones

TomDaOne · 02/08/09 - 12:02

The earphones apple bundle with their Touchs, Nanos, Classics and Shuffles are garbage. Bought my mum a Sony Walkman digital music player for a birthday gift and that came with real good quality in-ear-bud style earphones. I don't know why Apple can't supply there devices with quality earphones out the box. Instead of most people just buying there own seperately and never using the supplied earphones, unless needed as a spare pair.

Gormond · 02/08/09 - 12:41

TomDaOne wrote: »

The earphones apple bundle with their Touchs, Nanos, Classics and Shuffles are garbage. Bought my mum a Sony Walkman digital music player for a birthday gift and that came with real good quality in-ear-bud style earphones. I don't know why Apple can't supply there devices with quality earphones out the box. Instead of most people just buying there own seperately and never using the supplied earphones, unless needed as a spare pair.

Same can be said for many manufacturers, I bought a sony bluetooth headset which cost me £45 and they come with really crappy headphones. If Apple supplied you with better earphones the RRP of the product would increase.

[Deleted User] · 07/08/09 - 15:14

My iPod headphones have never even come out of the wrapper. I can't stand the sound of them.

I've had a pair Sennheiser CX300 for the last few months and they're brilliant - reasonably priced and quality is spot on. Ok, they're not white, but the quality is much better (although I've got a black iPod anyway, so I think black headphones look better with it anyway!)

CoolboyA · 07/08/09 - 15:20

I use Creative Labs EP-630s with my iPod. Great bass and they are very loud. They only cost £7.55 on Amazon.

I did buy a pair of expensive Philips headphones in November - they weren't that good and have now broken...

[Deleted User] · 07/08/09 - 15:54

Tommy_tank wrote: »

My iPod headphones have never even come out of the wrapper. I can't stand the sound of them.

I've had a pair Sennheiser CX300 for the last few months and they're brilliant - reasonably priced and quality is spot on. Ok, they're not white, but the quality is much better (although I've got a black iPod anyway, so I think black headphones look better with it anyway!)

There great, unfortunately for me, the left one doesn't produce any sound any more. Only had I'm for 4 months, trying to see if I can get them fixed, however buying them from a third party of amazon is a pain in the ass.

Mystic Eddy · 07/08/09 - 19:18

lostinlost2 wrote: »

There great, unfortunately for me, the left one doesn't produce any sound any more. Only had I'm for 4 months, trying to see if I can get them fixed, however buying them from a third party of amazon is a pain in the ass.

I'm pretty sure they come with a 2 year warranty with Sennheiser. So assuming you can produce proof of purchase, they should replace them FOC (P&P may apply).

[Deleted User] · 07/08/09 - 19:44

Mystic Eddy wrote: »

I'm pretty sure they come with a 2 year warranty with Sennheiser. So assuming you can produce proof of purchase, they should replace them FOC (P&P may apply).

Yeah it does, however we phoned up Sennheiser and they said we should contact the amazon seller instead

So instead of sending the broken earphones to the Sennheiser UK Ltd in High Wycombe which isn't that far away from us. We now, it looks like have to send them back to the seller (Indigostarfish.com) which is located in the channel islands.

ps. Sorry OP for going off topic.

The apple earphones are quite bad. The rubber around came off my ones too, so I brought some CX300.

[Deleted User] · 08/08/09 - 02:30

lostinlost2 wrote: »

There great, unfortunately for me, the left one doesn't produce any sound any more. Only had I'm for 4 months, trying to see if I can get them fixed, however buying them from a third party of amazon is a pain in the ass.

This is why when it comes to buying any type of electrical items (including earphones - I have CX300s too), I insist on buying directly from Amazon or Play, and never from a third-party, especially since third-party stock tend to be fakes as my mates found out last year.

[Deleted User] · 08/08/09 - 08:17

what earphones do people reccomend to use with the ipod touch?

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