those ipod earbuds...

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skim milk

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I'm not a audiophile by any means .. so I had no problem with them when I first got my ipod.

It's been about a week since I've had my ipod and i've been happy with the earbuds until now

The earbuds made a slight contact with the floor and it's making static sounds and one of them is louder than the other. Are they THIS fragile?

I also bought a ipod mini for someone and the earbud on those have the EXACT same problems. I can;t be the only one experiencing this...

the earbuds are less than a week old

I have a cheap pair of radioshack earbuds and I can throw it across the room and it will still work perfect.

I have already filled out the online replacement form on the apple site... but this freaking sucks
The white earbuds look better than these black cheap radioshack ones but the build of the stock ipod earbuds is extremely poor
 
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txxxx

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Sennheiser MX500 are very good should you need something more portable.
 
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Hubris

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God, I hate the iPod earphones. I decided to try them after using my Sony earbuds for a while, and they don't friggin stay in my ear. They were forever popping out, and the sound is horrible compared to the Sony's. Ugh.
 
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Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: Hubris
God, I hate the iPod earphones. I decided to try them after using my Sony earbuds for a while, and they don't friggin stay in my ear. They were forever popping out, and the sound is horrible compared to the Sony's. Ugh.
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hey..I thought that was something unique to my ears..glad to hear ther is nothign wrong with my years:thumbsup:
 
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skim milk

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but has anybody experienced the problem I just described?

I like the look of the ipod earbuds and I don't mind how it sounds but is the build this poor on the rest ?(after a small contact it starts making static sounds and other problems)
 
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BRObedoza

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the static happened to my earbuds after about 6 months. i went on apple's site, sent a request about a defective earbud, and got a new pair of headphones in the mail the next day.
 
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Originally posted by: sleepmachine
the static happened to my earbuds after about 6 months. i went on apple's site, sent a request about a defective earbud, and got a new pair of headphones in the mail the next day.
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wonder how many times you can do this. :D
 
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Kipper

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Originally posted by: clicknext
Originally posted by: sleepmachine
the static happened to my earbuds after about 6 months. i went on apple's site, sent a request about a defective earbud, and got a new pair of headphones in the mail the next day.
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wonder how many times you can do this. :D
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Some of the folks over at iPodlounge are on their third, fourth set.
 
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txxxx

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Originally posted by: clicknext
Originally posted by: sleepmachine
the static happened to my earbuds after about 6 months. i went on apple's site, sent a request about a defective earbud, and got a new pair of headphones in the mail the next day.
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wonder how many times you can do this. :D
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More importantly, why would one want to look like he/she owns' an ipod ? Target to be pickpocketted when not looking?
 
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dighn

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Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Originally posted by: txxxx
Sennheiser MX500 are very good should you need something more portable.
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:thumbsup:
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awesome buds for the price. one of my best purchases ever (well actually I have the mx400 but it's just the mx500 - volume control)
 
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txxxx

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Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Originally posted by: txxxx
Sennheiser MX500 are very good should you need something more portable.
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:thumbsup:
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awesome buds for the price. one of my best purchases ever (well actually I have the mx400 but it's just the mx500 - volume control)
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I can vouch there the same headphones, literally. A friend of mine , bored as he was , placed my MX400's cables through a hole puncher. Brought MX500 next day, no different with exception to volume control.
 
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amol

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Originally posted by: Hubris
God, I hate the iPod earphones. I decided to try them after using my Sony earbuds for a while, and they don't friggin stay in my ear. They were forever popping out, and the sound is horrible compared to the Sony's. Ugh.
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yeah, same thing happens to me

i have to put those black thingamabobbers on it . . . and then the style goes away . . . .
 
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trmiv

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I don't know if the current iPod earbuds are the same, but the first-gen iPod earbuds were massive! Either I have small ears, or those things are huge, because I had a really hard time fittng them in my ears.
 
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brtspears2

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I tossed my ipod earbuds since they always got tangled up so badly whenever I put then in my pocket, and untangling them is just too much. My old RioVolt earbuds just can't die, using them now. You can feel the difference in quality.
 
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imthebadguy

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i like em, they sound great IMO, if yours go bad u can get a new pain, just fill out the rma on apple.com and they will ship u a new pain next day free of charge
 
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