iPod mini ear bud frequency response

[Capmaster]

The latest PC Magazine has a nice evaluation of several flash-based and HD-based players, including the new iPod mini. They tested the ear buds in a real-world way as this pic shows:


The frequency response shown in the following graph demonstrates that the iPod in-ear buds clearly outclass the others. What's especially impressive is the virtually nonexistent dropoff at the lower frequencies, which is normally a given with any portable. The only negative I see is overaccentuated midrange:



I don't have a player but I've been looking at what's out there. I think iPod is the way to go.

[Conquest10]

iPod very nice. Its worth the money. The only thing I didn't like are those earbuds. I find them uncomfortable. They produce a great sound but I couldn't keep them in and when I did they didn't sit right at all. Of course, now people on the street don't know I have an iPod cuz the cord on my in-ear buds is black.

[Cobra]

I have some of those Sony "turbo" earbuds. They have a projection that sticks right into your ear. They don't move or try to fall out like most other earbuds do, and they give really nice clear sound. Although they don't sound like it, they are actually dead comfortable once you get used to them - it's like having nothing in at all. They have neodynum (spelling?) drivers in them, which I have been told is the better kind. I don't know how they would compare to the iPod earbuds, but they are certainly nice.

Cobra

[flaninacupboard]

A spread of more than 30 dB?! ouch. makes you appreciate proper speaker with a respone 20hz - 15khz(-3dB)

And makes me appreciated my sennheiser headphones - i can't do earphones, never found a comfortable pair - ears always go red.

[Capmaster]

A spread of more than 30 dB?! ouch. makes you appreciate proper speaker with a respone 20hz - 15khz(-3dB)

And makes me appreciated my sennheiser headphones - i can't do earphones, never found a comfortable pair - ears always go red.

True. I don't think ear buds can compete with proper speakers or even good headphones. But my main complaint witl all the ear buds I've tried is the dramatic drop-off below 100Hz or so. I love a lot of bass and these iPod buds amazed me in the low-end. True there's a huge spread across the spectrum but, WTF, they're portable.

I've got a pair of BIC Venturi Formula 6 and a pair of Ultralinear speakers on my stereo so anything portable, or even good headphones, is going to be inferior.

[flaninacupboard]

some from this page? http://www.ultralinear.com/productcatalog.cfm?class=383&prodtype=home
which ones?! i love looking at the kit other people have.

[RabidDog]

How did they get Ben Affleck to test ear-Buds??
I agree sennheiser Headphones are the way to go, Rd45 or even newer.

[rallynavvie]

makes me appreciated my sennheiser headphones

Werd, I have a set of those and the quality is awesome

Earbuds are OK for me but reserved only for portable players, and since I don't have one I don't use them. If I did get one it would be nothing other than the regular iPod. Those things are the coolest device Apple has ever produced.

[flaninacupboard]

nah, this is the coolest


I've been quite happy using a creative jukebox 3 in the car, way cheaper than the ipod and a 20GB drive. also cool because people see it and thinks it's a portable cd player, and ask "how do i put in a cd?"
Reminds me of my ex girlfriends mum, she asked "so where does the tape go?" when she saw my DVB PVR

[Capmaster]

some from this page? http://www.ultralinear.com/productcatalog.cfm?class=383&prodtype=home
which ones?! i love looking at the kit other people have.

Naah. They're older 12" acoustic suspension 3-ways. The BIC speakers are also older but I really like them because they're 4-way and have 2 horns each for upper-midrange instead of cone.