the siginture earbuds are cool... they for 1, let you know how apple is doing in the large scheme of things. walking to class at penn state university, i see people with them everywhere. the likeliness of mine being stolen is low i would think..they can just steal them from the guy next to me lol. and considering im 6' 4", im probably not the first person they would go after when looking for a new ipod lol.
either way, sound quality is ok... they dont sit in my ears right because i lost the foam padding
... but at one point, they did. they seem to have a new version of them out, that look like they fit better.. its not so much of a disc, but more of a cone going into your ear.. anyone have any clue if they are better? my old pair are starting to get warn out, and i could go for a new pair of them hehe.
also, apple has always been known to stand out... they pride themselves in it. PC's were ugly beige colored forever... mac came out with bright colors. pc's copied it by trying to make face plates of different colors *cough* compaq *cough*... apple moved on to brushed aluminum towers, and clear plastic / white keyboards and monitors... everything they do looks great, and really stands out in comparison to the rest of the market. then if you look at most headphones, you notice nearly all of them are black cords, and grey or black buds... apple responds with a pure white set of earbuds...why? because its apple... and thats what they do, stand out, and look good doing it