Apple In-Ear Headphones vs Monster Beats In-Ear Headphones ?

Neither... You can get BETTER headphones for the same cost. Etymotic and Ultimate Ears make good quality in-the-ear headphones. Beats are average. Read this: bit.ly/BeatsDre

I have both the Apple in-ear as well as a set of in-ear from Shure that are fantastic. The Shures loop over the ear, thus stay in better if running or working out, and musically far outperform the Apple in-ears. However, they're also expensive, and this particular model (bought 3 years ago) doesn't have an on-cord volume control or mic.

There are definitely a lot of other options besides Apple.

Scott J

SLC, UT

I've thought about the Klipsch (?) s4i (has in-line mic), which are around the same price as iBeats. From what I have heard, the quality in iBeats are terrible (break easily). Shure is also good.

I like the Apple In Ear Earphones with inline volume controls. I use the small sized insert; and they stay in my ear very well. I've never had a problem of the headphones falling out during a workout. And the headphones also do a great job of blocking out ambient noises.

The Monster has slightly more base, but the what I really notice about the Apple Earphone is that the strings and mid range are very sharp and clear.

Another thing I like about the Apple Brand Headphones is that I can go to an Apple Store to get them serviced.

I got the apple in ear dual driver version and they are great once you get the hang of finding which of the tips works best for your ear. Look at the stats. you will be hard pressed to find a dual driver set of headphone with sunch a wide Freq responce

Apple

Technical Specifications

• Frequency response: 5Hz to 21kHz
• Impedance (at 100Hz): 23 ohms
• Sensitivity (at 100Hz): 109 dB SPL/mW
• Drivers: Custom two-way balanced armature (woofer and tweeter in each earpiece)

Klipsch

• ACCESSORIES: 3 different-sized ear tips, carrying case, clothing clip
• BUILT FROM: 2009
• DESIGN: Dynamic Moving Coil Micro Speaker
• DIMENSION: 8.5mm diameter
• DRIVE COMPONENTS: Full range KG 25
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 10Hz-19kHz
• IMPEDANCE: 18 ohms

Pick you favorite and comapre. I have found a pair of sony's that were close but they were 10.00 more so why? I can get a matched product for less.

I agree about the ibeats. Mine broke after slightly more than 1 year of light use. The wire came loose inside the plug. Tried to call Monster support, system was down. Sent an email to support but no answer. Spend your 99 dollars on better quality ear buds.

the Shures are bad *** but expensive.... bottom line is that they are worth the money if you really enjoy the definition in the music. expensive but great....

thank you for that comment i checked i was going to spend 150 dollars on a pear of new headphones today that probably dont have much difference with the apple in hear ones i bought a pear of apple in hear headphones a bit less than a year ago in sydney i went to the closest apple store and honestly all headphones die after some time i've had thousands of new headphones since i'm a teenager i treat headphones roughly they go in my pockets they get dirty wear off eventually then die on me on this pear the controls didn't work anymore on of my headphones was half broke the silicone had warn off everywhere from plug to the headphone a real mess and the guy just checked they were genuine and replaced hem i saved 150 dollars today i really didn't expect hem to do anything for me i asked and they said yeah we service them basically means they replace them go find a brand that easy going with replacing used products i have to say apple might bee a bit expensive some time on products and specialy accessories but **** they have a good customer service i didn't even have my receipt