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The worst is that the apple-issued headphones are and have always been absolutely crap. If fact in public transports when you hear the loud music of a fellow passenger, it is almost always the crappy, leaky headphones that come with the iphone.

If I ever buy an audio jack free iphone (god save), the last company I will purchase headphones from is Apple.

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Head-fi begs to differ with its four star review: http://www.head-fi.org/products/apple-earpods-with-remote-an...

The users on head-fi aren't your normal users, these are actual audiophiles.

I'm sure they are fine for $15 headphones and the reviews judge them accordingly. And then go back to using IEMs that go for 10x the money. Most of the reviews specifically mention the fact that they lack isolation, making them a pretty bad choice in public, for your own and everybody else's benefit.

My neighbor at work listens nearly exclusively to country music, using Apple buds. I was actually concerned for his ears, until he demonstrated that it was just sound leakage. Now I'm just concerned for my own ears.

I hate country.

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