I bought these the day they came out. They were great. And a great price. One of the ear buds broke. Still under warranty, I went to the Apple Store and replaced them. The ones they are selling now have noticeably thinner wires, and no rubberized plug.
Steve leaves for a few months, and they cheapened his products in his absence.
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The new plug is actually superior. The old rubberized plug had issued with weakened channels over time. Are the wires any different in durability or feel besides being thinner?
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The wires won't straighten out like the old ones. It feels like if they get bent too much, they will crack. I never had any problems with the rubberized plug. I had them for 8 months before they broke.
Bottom line is, they still sound good. And I have another 12 months on the warranty. Usually Apple improves their products, not cheapens them.
Bottom line is, they still sound good. And I have another 12 months on the warranty. Usually Apple improves their products, not cheapens them.
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It's a 2-year warranty? Interesting.. I wasn't aware of that. That makes them a killer value.
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It's a 1 year warranty. When I got the new pair, it came with another 1 year warranty. They didn't pro-rate it for time already used.
The more I use these, the more flexible the cables are becoming.
Yes, still a great value
The more I use these, the more flexible the cables are becoming.
Yes, still a great value
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I thought the heads-up was nice. :) I was only recently made aware of this, and was actually initially wanting to swap out my pair for the new iteration if I hadn't read that the cabling was inferior. Thinner cables would be nightmares for tangling.
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Yeah my rubber plug seems is spinning freely around the metal headphone jack.. I have had no problems with the headphones yet though, but have a feeling that it's going to break "sooner" rather than "never"
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