Originally Posted by speedyink

I've done a lot of research and this seems to be the consensus: They're better than the old pack ins, but not near as good as Apple's claims.

This dude hated them:
http://gizmodo.com/5943222/apple-ear...-still-garbage

This dude thought they were alright, but preferred a certain $7 set of earbuds:
http://thewirecutter.com/2012/09/tes...es-headphones/

And I ordered said certain set of earbuds to see what the hype is all about. Apparently if you want to step up from these $7 earbuds, the next best sounding ones are $90 Velodynes. That sounds pretty amazing, but I will know first hand in a few days.

Oh yeah, those $7 ones:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/bes...ones-under-30/

I will now visit the monoprice website for all my audio needs thanks for posting.

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Originally Posted by Fire n mage

I will now visit the monoprice website for all my audio needs thanks for posting.

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No problem. Glad I stumbled upon that article and website as well

Originally Posted by Mattix724

Go spend $15-20 on a pair of skullcandy buds and you'll get a great pair of headphones without paying an arm and a leg for decent sounding headphones.

My skullcandy buds work perfectly fine for me, they are crisp, clear, and sound great. Plus they come with 3 different sizes to change from if they don't fit snug in your ear.

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THIS, exactly the same for me, they are better than earbuds (i have used both and kept the skullcandy ones). Plus only the play/pause button works on the earbuds.

(i do use sennheiser hd 280 pro for my home headphones though)

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Originally Posted by AshtonTS

If you ask any audiophile what headphone is the best, they'll tell you it doesn't matter. If your audio file is a high quality (256kbps+) then it'll sound good no matter what headphones you use. In fact, most audiophiles use cheap $10 generic earbuds as opposed to something more expensive.

Are you inferring that FLAC, ALAC, TTA doesn't matter? You're talking about using compression algorithm which is a destructive way to listen to the music. And believe me most audiophiles never use $10 generic earbuds. In fact many of them still listen to music through entirely valve-driven headphone amplifier & output them on headphones like denon, shure, etymotic, akg etc with a good 'burn-in'.

Originally Posted by AshtonTS

If you ask any audiophile what headphone is the best, they'll tell you it doesn't matter. If your audio file is a high quality (256kbps+) then it'll sound good no matter what headphones you use. In fact, most audiophiles use cheap $10 generic earbuds as opposed to something more expensive.

My $500 Shure E5's and I disagree with you.

Originally Posted by AshtonTS

If you ask any audiophile what headphone is the best, they'll tell you it doesn't matter. If your audio file is a high quality (256kbps+) then it'll sound good no matter what headphones you use. In fact, most audiophiles use cheap $10 generic earbuds as opposed to something more expensive.

Um...what? You have no clue what you're talking about. $10 earbuds will not even begin to compare to even skullcandy (utter ****) earbuds.

I tried them with my phone and mp3 player. You're better off saving the money and getting something worthwhile.

While the sound quality is pretty good there's no seal which means absolutely no bass or treble.

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Originally Posted by AshtonTS

If you ask any audiophile what headphone is the best, they'll tell you it doesn't matter. If your audio file is a high quality (256kbps+) then it'll sound good no matter what headphones you use. In fact, most audiophiles use cheap $10 generic earbuds as opposed to something more expensive.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read on the Internet.

I just got some and I like them, not much for range though, as mentioned.

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