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Digit Rating: Good
4/5
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Features:
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Performance:
NA
Value:
NA
Design:
PROS
- Great sound for the price
- Surprisingly strong bass considering it's not an in-canal design
- Inexpensive
- Includes small carrying case
CONS
- Design still doesn't fit everyone
- Doesn't block out any external noise and some sound leaks out
Summary
Apple's new EarPods are the better-fitting, better-sounding earbuds iPods and iPhones should have had all along.
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After 11
long years, not counting a very minor mid-cycle update, Apple has
finally completely redesigned its trademark white earphones that come
bundled with every iPod and iPhone. And with good results. In fact,
Apple may have achieved the impossible: The EarPods ($29 direct, if
purchased separately) actually deliver some bass punch, without
resorting to an in-canal, rubber-tipped design that accumulates ear wax
(ick). Despite Apple's claims, the EarPods still don't fit everyone. But
for doing what the Apple earbuds should have done all along—providing
good sound quality and comfort on a budget—the EarPods are an easy
recommendation.
Concept and Fit
Remember that the goal here isn't for Apple to deliver a high-end pair of earphones that compete with our favorites from AKG, Sennheiser, or Shure. Instead, the question is, are the EarPods good enough that you won't feel like you need to upgrade immediately? And if they break and you need another set, or if you're looking to replace a worn pair on an older iPod or iPhone, should you get these, or head to Amazon or Best Buy and pick up a different pair?
Remember that the goal here isn't for Apple to deliver a high-end pair of earphones that compete with our favorites from AKG, Sennheiser, or Shure. Instead, the question is, are the EarPods good enough that you won't feel like you need to upgrade immediately? And if they break and you need another set, or if you're looking to replace a worn pair on an older iPod or iPhone, should you get these, or head to Amazon or Best Buy and pick up a different pair?
Let's talk about the unique design
first. The EarPods are made
