No joy in the long run

No joy in the long run

Griffin TuneBuds mobile - headset and headphones specially designed for Apple iPhone 3G / 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch (electronic)

Customer Review

Months ago not quite 4 I bought the Tune Buds and actually had a very good first impression.
The external appearance makes a high quality impression. The cable sheathing fabric looks classy. Also a nice little cloth bag with zipper is included, plus the obligatory 3 pairs of standard rubber caps for different sized ears that are in most in-ears while.

After first exploring attempts, I was quite surprised at the relatively clean but sound. Ungrudgingly should this the price compared to describe as appropriate. Of course, one must always have in mind that references are selected here for comparison. A beautiful quote from another recession; 'People who hear the alloy of the cable from the speakers'' should probably not buy these headphones. With my iPod before the AKG K324 P borne course they could not keep up sound well. But I did not expect when regrets after a certain time. The sound is often muffled and then looks a bit as if you hung a towel over his boxing.
The environment plays an important role in hearing. Although the screening of the ears is pretty neat, but the cables are not covered, however very thick and give accordingly strong noise caused by wind or movements directly to the ears on.

The headset features run relatively well. The Micro with integrated key offers the same features as the original Apple (forward, backward, pause). The music controls when a call is automatically shut down and the sound quality is good on both sides, under normal circumstances. But if one hopes that the in-ear headphones, better to call in a noisy environment, so you will be sadly disappointed. Because the shielding hear not speak himself, which inevitably to a 'Why are you screaming?' or 'Red times a little louder.' leads. This can be safely avoided by taking out one of the plugs.
Was negative to mention that the microphone is a little far away from the left ear plugs, at its cable, it is for my taste. It depends quite deep and when I wore a scarf in winter, it was always hidden far below according to Murphy's Law. With jumpers with higher collar (it is meant no turtleneck. Here also enough already higher Rundhalspullover) produced the same effect, if you want to run the cable under it. That's no big deal. But would prevent the no.
Two other quite disturbing features of the handset are their size and the hard rubber caps for the ears. The plastic body of the headphone is incredibly long and reduces the wearing comfort. In but one can safely ignore at the price. About the rubber attachments but not sure. Which could well be a little softer, because after all they are to conform to the shape of the ear and not the other way around. For prolonged which is quite unpleasant.

The main problem of these headphones:

The biggest problem in my view is clearly the jack. Unfortunately, there are now hardly any quality headphone manufacturers who provide their listeners with angled connectors. (Or at least, then please inform me!) This is for iPhones and mp3 players actually much more important than before for Walkmans and Discman, where it technically probably not be helped.

And even with the Tune Buds revealed already to have taken a long time that the cable breaks sooner or later because of just outgoing connector on the phone without it. Regardless of the bag you want to stow the iPhone, the Tune Buds do you hurt every time it. Even if it bends in the hand holds the cable at the transition point between the connector and cable. The reason is that an elastic transition is entirely absent. The plug stops where the cable begins. It no longer results only question if, but when the cable breaks. Here I would like once again infer my K324 P, which is also a fast cable break was said by different bodies, in which, however, I've never had such a problem.

Long story short. After about three months, Tune-buds have seen only the tip within a day, then briefly exposed and finally given up the ghost entirely on the left.
As you can expect a lot more from my point of view even with a starter product for this price. Therefore, only two stars.

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