Apple EarPods claim to rival high-end headphones
Apple has upgraded its infamously average earphones, unveiling the new Apple EarPods at the launch of the iPhone 5.
Apple bullishly claims that the new EarPods' "audio quality is so superior, they rival high-end headphones that cost hundreds of dollars more".
The design of the new EarPod earphones claim to be "defined by the geometry of the ear", and will sit slightly further inside the ear than the old-style Apple buds.
Apple also claims that they have been engineered to minimize sound loss, which is a common complaint with previous models of the headphones.
The EarPods will come with the iPod touch and iPod nano or will cost you £25 for EarPods with in-line mic for voice calls and remote control.
The remote and mic are supported by all models of iPod, iPhone, and iPad (not all models support volume up/down functions).
Audio is supported by all iPod models.Requires software version 1.0.3 for iPod nano (4th generation), 2.0.1 for iPod classic (120GB), and 2.2 or later for iPod touch (2nd generation).
We certainly can't wait to hear how they sound...
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The claim by Apple has already been rubbished by a recent 'hands on' review that says the new EarPods fail even to rival headphones at the same price point ... The article even challenges the reader to find a pair of headphones at the same price (£25) that can possibly sound worse!
I like not bad at all just sits in your ear nice and comfortable. improvement over the last ones. I personally prefer a headphone that sits in your ear rather than gets berried in your ear I find some of these in ear headphones are rather uncomfortable. And for £25 who's complaining.
hahaha, nice comment
Have they employed an ex Bose marketing person?
"Designed by the geometry of the ear" (did they only use one?), sounds like it's as thorough a concept as "take a cheap driver and fire it inwards into a cheap chipboard box" - sorry I mean Acoustic Waveguide.
Damn - just beat me to the Godwin's Law reference
And in just two moves, tha-a-a-at's Godwinwhack!
Lets face it - its simply down to marketing and spin. Hitler said that if you tell the same lie often enough then people will believe it and it becomes truth.
Apple are hardly gonna say "our new headphones are rubbish" are they?
Rival high-end for £25? I find that hard to believe. Improvement on what went before, well that would not be hard would it?
Still, at least the most popular digital player now comes with something better than the abomination it used to be paired with. Let's be realistic and see if they are as good as, say, a £35 pair of Sennheiser buds.