Original Apple iPod Earphones Earbuds MA662G/B

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I bought "Original Apple iPod Earphones/Earbuds MA662G/B" from Hi-Tech Media Inc. and it's a genuine Apple product. I know there's a lot of fake, cheap, and imitation Apple products on the market, but this product (from the specified seller) is, by all accounts, the real deal. You're going to spend $9 to $15 on something quality, so be careful if you see $3-$4 sales. You get what you pay for under normal circumstances.

These aren't even as good as the ones that come originally with the iPod. They are loud but no bass at all and sound excessively bright. Not powerful enough, I guess. My blackberry earphones handle the frequencies much more nicely. If only they weren't so ugly-looking, I would stick to them. Now I have to continue earphone hunting since these "original" ones suck.

If they aren't knock-offs (and I now believe that they are), the adhesives and/or plastics used in these are no so old that my pair fell apart during my first attempt to plug them in. Ironically, the packaging was so suspicious that I spent an hour researching the the signs to tell if these were fakes. (See the detailed photos I posted before trying to plug them in).

These earbuds met every cosmetic test, so I decided to open them. I even decided to photograph the packaging and upload the "user images". I labeled every point that suggested that these were legitimate Apple products. Then, Ironically, as I went to plug them in to play 10 hours of audio before I listed to them, the sleeve on the jack came off as I tried to plug it in for the 1st time.

I may still burn them in, but even my Phillips, wife Sony, and some old Seinzenhaur have better sound. I gave this a fair shot, but I should have gone with my instinct. Obviously, different people are receiving...Read more