Supposedly the sound quality of BT earbuds are inferior to wired buds of similar price range. Relative to the stock Apple buds how do these compare?
929966
Well, until you added the "stock Apple buds" (or any stock earbuds) I was going to say these are not quite as good (as higher end wired headphones), but they are every bit as good as the stock earbuds that come with most phones for music, and FAR superior to stock headset for phone calls. I don't think you'll be disappointed!
929967
I have never used the stock Apple headphones as I find them uncomfortable. They don't sound quite as good as the wired J3 earbuds but it's definitely passable sound quality. You won't mistake these for high end like Etymotic but they are very listenable and no longer having to string the wire into your shirt and out your sleeve or wherever else your iPhone makes it worth it.
9223
I love my Klipsh S4 earbuds. Far superior comfort and sound compared to ipod stock earphones. Cost about $80, but you wont believe the difference in sound. Especially bass.
331604
I had the same problem with (much, MUCH more expensive) Sennheiser CX400 earbuds - it was awful. I could hear my *hair*, who wants to listen to their hair? Unfortunately, i'm pretty sure all earbuds that have the sound isolation via making full contact between the rubbery part that sits in your ear, and your ear canal itself, are going to conduct some cord noise. No matter what, the cord must be attached in a way that is so integral to the construction that conductivity is a matter of physics. I find these significantly less objectionable than the Sennheisers, in fact I'm not bothered at all (maybe I got used to it?) But with the sound at a decent volume it's hardly noticeable. I really like these (I saw this post when I came looking to buy another pair or two in different colors). So I tried an experiment, on your behalf -- I put the earbuds in my ears, then draped the cord around the back of my neck. I then simulated moving around (hey, I wasn't about to get up off the couch :) by taking the remaining free part of the cord and whipping it around. Not bad, not bad at all. At the resulting length, you'd need to carry your music player approximately at your waist, and with that wrapping strategy it will minimize the cord hitting against things. Bottom line, at the price (plus, doesn't Amazon give you five bucks of free mp3s if you buy them? they did my last pair), go for it, they're better than Sennheisers at three or four times as much money, so ... what the heck, right?
1004920
I've had some Apple earbuds that I bought because the regular earbuds that come with the iPod just wasn't cutting it for me. I thought those sounded fairly decent when it came to the bass. Not sure if they were the earpods that you're referring to, but these Soul SL99's have superior bass sound. I've compared them with Beats by Dre and the Soul sound much better, clearer, and with more bass hands down
1506525
I haven't tried. I share the same complaint as others, the buds creep out of my ear, and when that happens they sound like garbage. It's ludicrous that such a poor design was manufactured and sold.
614572
No no no. These are not the same by any stretch of imagnation. I wanted a second pair for a spare and these do not come close to the original Samsung product. I have a few other earbuds, koss, skull candy, iphone apple. These are horrible sounding that are worse than the free ones you get on airplanes. Dont waste your money.
1423508
the bass is very good. but the volume isn't up to par, I'd like them to be louder. I've been looking, the Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ear Headphone. are loud enough but not sure that is the sound that I'd be looking for. I own a pair of V-Moda m 100's and love them. only if they'd make a bt headphones.
2107476
I purchased them as a gift, but chose them because they were singled out as the finest earbuds under $40. Combine that with the price and the other reviews and I can guarantee you'll get your moneys worth.
1069718
I like the beats 2.0 ear buds, the design is great, and if you break them in, for 8 - 12 hours, they sound best. better even than the bose in ears i had
1298697
Two words....Shure Earbuds, I have the low end ear buds and even they are pricey ($100) but they are WELL worth the price!
934751
I use mine for an ipod touch that I own. The quality is new, over time then I may have a better answer for you. But if you are looking for top quality then you pay top dollar. For the price I paid, I am satisfied with the earbuds. Never owned or listened to music through a SANSA.
284084
BOSE has better bass. I would like more bass to my DNA headphones... But def good for its price, really clear sound
321231
If you can get a solid connection (pairing), and sometimes that ain't so easy, it sounds reasonably well. They are a step below skullcandy wired buds in regards to sound quality--in my humble opinion.
310358
I would avoid these. Not sure if I got a bad pair but the sound level and quality is below iPhone earbuds. Bass is below a 20 dollar pair. I returned mine
1309811
Take into account that BT will compress the signal, so quality is somehow degraded. But I do really doubt that most of people can perceive this kind of degradation. I think it is imperceibable, because if your loudspeakers or headphones are not HiFi then it doesn´t matter how much quality your input signal is. No doubt that SPDIF or Coax signal is clearer than analog. But I have a Belkin V82 standard connected to a Technics amp with a couple of JBL Arena speakers and the sound quality, as far as my ears can perceive, is the same as compared to a CD.
880173
They are very good, sound good low, the only thing is that like bluetooth, sometimes the signal is cut, it happens with me mac, but with the iphone all well, well worth the price so you will receive, regards
998037
It depends on your ears actually.. To me, and coincidentally for quite a number, the best sound quality has got to be the ipod 5.5 generation (30g or 80g) since they use a better audio chip (Wolfson). I used to have a classic but traded it in for the 5.5 gen. The sound of the 5.5 gen is warmer, more natural, 'acoustical', and has more depth. Listen to big speakers when comparing this generation to ALL other ipods and you'll know what we're talking about. Cheers.