Earbuds that came with M1210 suck.

So I've had my M1210 for about three weeks now and finally decided to try the in-ear noise isolation earbuds. The noise isolation is pretty good, but the sound quality of the earbuds themselves are pretty lousy.

Oh well, it's not like I bought my M1210 for the earbuds, but I was at least hoping for a decent pair.

 

Kind of a weird thing, but leave them on playing music for a few days to break them in. Helped my Sony's!

 

they are decent, they do seem a little harsh and very dynamic at first, give them a while to break in/your ears get used to them, I've never been a big fan of in ear phones period, I much prefer over the ear

 

Actually I thought they were pretty nice. They are Creative EP-360's. I have a pair of Shure e2c's and these are pretty much on par. Obviously the Shures are a bit better, but compared with 60-100 bucks for the Shure's, these Creative's at around 40 bucks new, or "free" for us are an incredible value. There are even folks who believe that these are made by Sennheiser and are a replica of the cx300 earbuds. Either way they are really close. I find the bass full as long as you get a good seal, the fit superb (medium) and smooth treble. If I hadn't already purchased the Shure's I don't know that it would be worth it to get them now. Obviously Ety's are a tad better at true reproduction that the Shure's, but have less bass response, (or maybe a more true bass response).

Just my $.02

 

It's a free pair, right? What did you expect. You have to spend for everything that's good.

Wait...just kidding...Linux is an exception

 

backphones FTW!

 

Dell is packaging earbuds in with the M1210? When did that happen?

 

Only for those who get the m1210 with the integrated cam/broadband antenna/av package

 

What is the frequency response on them? I have a pair of sony's that are (if i remember correctly) 16-22,000 Hz and they are fantastic!