Product Reviews with Mac Gray

Posted by Mike G on Saturday, May 7, 2005

I’m fired up about this so I just had to post it. I’m actually going to relate this to gaming just to make my post relevant to the site. So about two months ago I bought these Apple in-ear headphones. I gotta have the Apple ones so that other people with iPods will nod when they walk past me. It’s a cool little club, so go spend $300 and join us. Back to the headphones, I can honestly say this is worst purchase I’ve made in a very long time. These things suck. I began to think that perhaps there was something wrong with my ears. Jeff mentioned that for some people they just don’t work. Demoralized I went back to the regular Apple earbuds.

Flash forward to yesterday, I was in need of headphones and driving by Best Buy. On a whim I picked up the Sony In-ears. My review? Holy crap! These are great! I spent some time playing WoW on the thinkpad with them and I was very very impressed. Mobile gaming at its best. Also, the left ear bud has a shorter wire than the right so you never have to look at them to figure which is which. I think quite a few people told me how good these Sony’s were, but I didn’t listen. Anyway the final verdict:

Suck vs. No Suck

3 Comments »

Comment by Tim

5/7/2005 @ 1:59 pm

I bought a pair of the Sony earbuds for Jess last Christmas to replace the pair our ferret ate. He likes to eat rubber. Anyhow, she likes them a lot, but I’m always content to just lug around my bulky “DJ” headphones and look like a complete dork because they sound better.

Comment by Steve

5/8/2005 @ 10:17 pm

Oh no not Best Buy. :)

I bought the Apple in-ears too–they sound good when they’re firmly in your ears. But they almost immediately slip out, causing the bass to disappear. I tried the different sized ear pieces but none seemed to work well. Thanks for the tip on the Sony headphones; I’ll give them a shot.

Comment by jason

5/13/2005 @ 4:53 pm

I also have to give these a big /thumbs. I think I was one of the three that said the were great. I got them for Tina for Christmas and she loves them. And let me tell you, Tina is picky about sound. She is not a part of the cool apple club, but rather the cool iRiver club. If you just can’t wear white, I suggest you check them out at an alternative.

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