Five Best iPhone Earphones

One of the features of the stunning Apple iPhone is the ability to listen to music. One of the most annoying features of the iPhone is the ability to listen to some one else’s music.

It’s fair to say, that while Apple make great computers and the iPhone is probably the best multi-use phone on the market, their earphones leave something to be desired. Actually, they suck. So, if you have decided not to inflict your musical choices on all around you, here are what I consider to be the best earphones on the market for the iPhone. The iPhone has a recessed socket, so you will need an adapter to use some of these.

I won a pair of these in a competition recently, and they are very, very good. I will not bother going into technical specifications because that often does not tell you how good a pair of earphones sound.

B&O make arguably the best quality audio equipment on the market. I have listened to these, and they are hands down the best sound you can get from a digital music player. But they are not cheap - $160 give or take. You can buy them used, in fact Amazon and Ebay usually have some for sale.

Be careful buying them on Ebay. This is not widely publicized, but there are a lot of fake A8s around. If you choose to buy used, be sure to check they have an original receipt to prove they are originals – Do not buy them if the seller cannot prove they are genuine. They fit differently from the others on this list, but are superb sound quality.

These have probably the best bass of all the earphones on this list, but at a cost to the mid-range and treble. If you like a lot of bass, these are you best bet. Good quality, well made and once again, probably the last pair of ear phones you will need to buy. I don’t like a lot of heavy bass, but they are extremely good quality.

Another great sounding pair of earphones, but once again – pretty expensive. The better quality electronics tend to be less heavily discounted, and these are no different. These have the best noise canceling capability and you could almost say they are like a pair of ear plugs with music. If you spend a lot of time in a high noise environment or on air planes, these are definitely the best. Light weigh, well made and, if you are into that sort of thing, with a gold plated plug.

These are a good mid-priced set of earphones – compared to the Apple version, light years ahead. Sony have been making these sort of earphones for a number of years and they just keep getting better and better. Perhaps not so good with the bass, they offer extremely good sound quality. Amazon discount them quite heavily and you can usually pick up a new pair for about $70 which is a pretty heavy discount. Probably the best value for money, but maybe not the best quality of this bunch.

Because of Apple’s decision to recess the earphone socket, you will need to either buy iPhone specific ear phones, or buy one of these guaranteed-to-get-lost adapters. And it also appears than you need to buy a book to be able to understand how your Apple iPhone works. There are a selection of other accessories here also.