Hello All,
Today I am going to go more into detail about getting In Ear Buds for the ears.
Been using this kind of headphones for about 3 to 4 years and today, I am going to tell you where you can get your ‘yours truly’ In Ear Earbuds for great price without getting con-ned.
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Sometimes its really hard to know whether the pair you are holding is original or not unless you buy from from Creative themselves or at least a trustable dealer like Harvey Norman or CyberActive.
A Few hot Earbuds and Worth For Money Buds in this market now. (In no order)
- Creative Ep-630 Earphones
( Retail $45 at Harvey Norman / CyberActive and Creative Online Store )
( Quoted $25 for OEM on online forums )
- SonicGear Earpump 2
( Retail $29.90 at CyberActive )
- Sennheiser CX-300
( Online Forums Quote for $36 )
( Retail on Apple Store – $99.90 )
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Surprisingly, all those products I mentioned above all have OEMs.
An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components which are purchased by a second company and retailed under the second company’s brand name (Wikipedia)
So what do you see when you buy an OEM/
Instead of seeing one whole box with all the fancy graphics.
You will see something cool, like that.
Basically, very simple design.
Must be fake right?
Wrong!
When I reached Creative Singapore Headquarters for a comment, this was what they say
OEMs, or basically, those headphones which comes in plastic bags are usually given out as gifts in sale when customers purchase another item.
Wow, Im quite surprised by that anyway.
Some have also said that Dell also packaged OEM Creative Headphones, so when you get your cheap headphones from ebay or whatsoever, dont just see the outside, listen to the sound and play something really bassy to check whether its genuine or not.
Nevertheless, Keep a watch out of what people is saying and make sure that the source of where you get from is reliable.
Choose something like HardwareZone or VR-Zone, and once people buy it, check with them to see whether the sound quality matches the reputation of the product.
Jeremy
PS: If you are asking me what I recommend for use right now, I will definitely pick the SonicGear EarPump 2, the first generation of Earpump lasted for 2 years straight! So I am going nowhere.
However, the creative one looks attractive too, and with the pricetag of $25, mmm.
The reliability of Earpump will make me their loyal customer for the months to come.
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Jeremy Goh
Jeremy is a friendly geek with a passion for Social Media and all things Technology/Design. When he is not obsessed with anything tech related, you can catch him emceeing, speaking in public or at Toastmasters, playing a quick game and coming out with some killer ideas! And yes, I offer Social Media Consultancy and Branding services. (more..)
