My iPhone headphones bit the dust around 2 weeks back and I finally broke down and got a new pair. When I was at the Apple Store I picked up a replacement set and noticing that they were $30 (oh thank you for the markup Hawaii). Feeling uneasy about spending that much for the basic pair I wandered over to the higher end stuff to see what was there. After browsing a bit I chose to get the Altec Lansing BackBeat plus mobile model. I knew Altec Lansing was a good company for speakers having had a set in the past so I was confident with the quality. So I got them and went outside to try them out.
And WOW
The sound was 10x better than the iPhone headphones. The custom earpieces make them fit nicely in my ear. The noise cancelling and bass were incredible. I had forgotten that a lot of my music had bass haha. They cost me $50 but it is worth it for the sound quality.
I also decided to sit down and put a lot of music back in my iTunes library and put together some nice playlists. It makes listening much more enjoyable putting grouping of music I like together. And it is helping me focus while I work better too. Noise Cancelling Rocks by the way. No more listening to my loud neighbors for a while.
Altec Lansing BackBeat plus mobile
(4/5)