{"id":6064,"date":"2012-09-20T22:15:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T03:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=6064"},"modified":"2012-09-29T16:54:42","modified_gmt":"2012-09-29T21:54:42","slug":"earpods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/20\/earpods\/","title":{"rendered":"EarPods"},"content":{"rendered":"

iFixit<\/a>:<\/p>\n

To make the new EarPods more resistant to water and sweat damage, Apple’s designers removed the external microphone grate.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The control board in the old earphones isn’t nearly as sealed or secured as the new EarPods, leading to a common complaint among gym-goers finding that their sweet earphones don’t work so well when doused in sweat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I was pretty happy with the old iPhone headphones. The fit and sound quality were OK. Competing products that had a microphone and remote seemed bulkier and were usually more<\/em> expensive. The main problem was that they didn’t last. I went through several pairs, but they kept breaking after a couple months of jogging. Hopefully, these changes will make the EarPods<\/a> more durable.<\/p>\n

Currently, I’m using the Philips SHS3200\/28<\/a> for jogging, but it doesn’t have a microphone or remote. I’m considering replacing it with the Sony DREX12iP<\/a>, the Philips SHH8107\/28<\/a>, or the EarPods (all of which do).<\/p>\n

When I’m working around the house and need a little<\/em> noise isolation, I’ve had good luck with the Sony MDREX38iP<\/a>, which (alas) does not have a microphone.<\/p>\n

I’d also like to find a product that’s good on airplanes<\/a>. There I want lots of noise isolation, but I don’t care so much about sound quality. I’d prefer something cheap that I can stuff into my pocket without worrying that it’s going to break.<\/p>\n

Update (2012-09-29): Kirk McElhearn<\/a>:<\/p>\n

These earbuds are totally devoid of bass, and even of low midrange sounds. At first, I tried them out when listening to some podcasts. The lack of bass actually makes spoken word a bit easier to understand. But when I put on some music – The Clash’s Train in Vain, from London Calling, for example, with a strong bass riff – the music was hollow and empty.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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