When listening to music I played tracks from the TechRadar testing playlist, which contains songs spanning a variety of genres \u2013 though I also spent hours blasting bangers from my personal library. I tested the EarPods USB-C in the office, at home and while out on walks near busy roads. If your top priority is style, these hit the right notes, thanks to a diminutive connector, sleek curved buds and a slim wire. They\u2019re available for just $19 \/ \u00a319 \/ AU$29 \u2013 that\u2019s in-line, or cheaper than a lot of competitors. One of the most attractive things about these buds is their super-low price.<\/p>\n
However, it really didn’t sound all too distinct, coming through slightly muddied with sounds in the low-end \u2013 an issue that you won\u2019t experience with some of the best wired earbuds. If you want passive noise isolation, you\u2019re better off choosing some buds with ear tips in order to form a sound-repelling seal. This looser fit means that sound isn\u2019t perfectly concentrated and the buds will sometimes feel as if they\u2019re falling out of your ears.<\/p>\n
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. It seems as though the Apple EarPods (USB-C) won\u2019t work with all phones. Something may snag the wire, or the naturally slippery buds could just pop out on their own.<\/p>\n
Hello, yes, the Apple Earpods USB-C In-Ear Headphones are genuine Apple headphones. The product itself is great and with me everyday From start to finish the service and product were excellent. Forgot my earphones and got these on the off chance – Great value for money! Amazing always gotta love Apple quality<\/p>\n
They are a fair bit heavier than a lot of competitors at 1.1oz \/ 30g, but they never felt heavy in-ear or irritating to wear for longer listening sessions. Again, the lack of eartips removes what is typically a passive protective layer, so I often heard colleagues talking in my office or cars zooming by while on walks. This can be quite frustrating when you\u2019re on the move; I found myself readjusting to get a more snug feel a little too often for my liking.<\/p>\n
But having said that, there\u2019s not too much tinniness or unpleasantly aggressive treble sounds that you get with a lot of cheap wired buds. These earbuds don\u2019t have eartips, so you don\u2019t get a proper seal with them. Audio can be pretty bloated and the lack of eartips means you won\u2019t get a noise isolating seal, but it’s hard to deny that these buds have stylish, sleek looks and an impressively small price tag.<\/p>\n
Enter the Apple EarPods (USB-C), Apple\u2019s first USB-C wired audio product. The speakers inside the EarPods have been engineered to maximise sound output, which means you get high-quality audio. You also get solid noise isolation and a comfortable fit. They\u2019re a fair bit more than Apple\u2019s buds, but for less than $50\/\u00a340\/AU$70, you still get detailed, balanced audio \u2013 partially thanks to a built-in DAC.<\/p>\n
Unlike traditional, circular earbuds, the design of the EarPods is defined by the geometry of the ear. It\u2019s not immediately clear why, but we were unable to get the earbuds to work with Asus phones, but Samsung devices were okay. You\u2019ll have better luck with earbuds that actually seal to the ear for this activity. If you were hoping to listen to your tunes at a lower volume (or prevent people nearby from hearing what you\u2019re listening to), these are not the kind of product to buy.<\/p>\n
These wired earbuds may not fit your iPod anymore, but they\u2019ll work with almost any modern handset \u2013 Apple or not \u2013 thanks to their USB-C connector. We also don\u2019t recommend the Apple EarPods (USB-C) for working out, as the poor fit and cables will create many opportunities for the earbuds to rocket ORI9IN<\/a> out of your ears. We often take a dim view of earbuds that don\u2019t block out much outside noise, and we do here as well. Geared towards the kind of folks that really only need something to play back audio on the cheap, Apple\u2019s EarPods aren\u2019t going to make you forget about the best earbuds out there. Sure, the controller is a little fiddly, but otherwise these are a great pair of wired earbuds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" White House Daily Briefing Video When listening to music I played tracks from the TechRadar testing playlist, which contains songs spanning a variety of genres \u2013 though I also spent hours blasting bangers from my personal library. I tested the EarPods USB-C in the office, at home and while out on walks near busy roads.… Continue reading Daily News Brief Council on Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3792],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37033,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37032\/revisions\/37033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lift-me-up.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}