Above average earbuds iBeats Headphones with ControlTalk

I really like these iBeats. Coming from the Apple in-ear headphones, the sound quality is night and day. Listen to the instructions, and start with the smallest earbuds, then work your way up. I started with the largest of the normal earbuds and the sound quality was horrible. I knew something had to be wrong, day by day, I went to smaller earbuds, and eventually settled on the 2nd to the smallest, which gave me great sound and excellent noise cancellation.
That being said, the reason I say don't buy them from Amazon is that you will be extremely upset when they break, and they will break. The ControlTalk remote and mic have stopped working for me twice in a month. Build quality of the earphones are excellent. Build quality of the remote is awful. The remote is loose, flimsy plastic. One remote broke on me the day after I purchased them. Now a month later, the remote on the 2nd pair won't respond to button presses and the mic doesn't work.
So where should you buy them to keep your iBeats fresh? Purchase your iBeats from Best Buy WITH the exchange anytime warranty. The 1st pair of iBeats that broke I walked into a Best Buy and walked out with a new pair in 10 minutes. I expect the same fast exchange tomorrow and the next time (and the next, next time) these iBeats break until Monster and Dre get they act together. Redesign the ControlTalk Remote! It plain sucks, but I don't want to have to go back to my inferior sounding Apple in-ear headphones that I'd be forced to make reservations with the Genius Bar to exchange them when they break (which is rare, but has happened twice in 2 years). iBeats and Best Buy warranty is a match made in heaven. ControlTalk and Dre? Not so much.

I bought these to replace some Bose earbuds which lasted me @20 months of rigorous daily use. I just wanted to see what else was out there that hopefully would last longer, though I did put those Bose through the ringer.

These Beats sound much better than the average earbuds available in the >$50 range; crisper highs, deeper bass response. You may, as I did, have a challenge discerning which size tips fit your ears the best. But they come with @6-8 pairs of different sized/shaped tips to ensure that, which is more than the Bose comes with (I think 3 pairs). But once you find the right size to fit your ears, you'll find that they are comfortable, they are better at noise cancellation than the Bose, but I'm not ready to say they sound better or last longer. I've had them for less than a month and the jury is still out on both.

I must reiterate: For maximum comfort and optimal sound, you must experiment with all the tip sizes to find the perfect fit, or you will likely be less than satisfied with these headphones. They do not sound nearly as good as they could, or feel as comfortable using wrong sized tips.

Again, I'm not ready to say yet that I prefer them to the Bose yet or not. If you've tried the Bose and didn't like them for whatever reason, particularly noise cancellation or comfort, I'd recommend the Beats.

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