One of the most popular earphones in the world does not really deliver where it counts; comfort and sonics.
There are few headphones as visible as the Apple iPod
Earphones, with more than 60-70 million pairs floating around the planet at any
given time. While Apple deserves an enormous pat on the back for the iPod and headphone
firestorm that it ignited, it really did not do such a great job with the
supplied headphones. From the first moment I tried them, something did not sit
right. They are the most uncomfortable earphones I have ever tried. How
millions of people are able to walk around with them in their ears all day,
baffles me to be quite honest. It is like being poked in the head with a sharp
stick all day.
I know.
What if they have a banana?
What if they have a bunch?
Sonically, the iPod Earphones have improved dramatically
from the first model and Apple did listen to the complaints that many of us
sent in. The midrange is certainly cleaner sounding and the bass is better
controlled. The top end still sounds bright to me, which I find to be a strange
characteristic for a device that encouraged people to listen to music with its
top end lobbed off.
For $25, there are far better options.
Sorry Apple, but the $10 JVC Gumy headphones are more
musical sounding and way more comfortable.
