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This LunarLocal’s Mini Review of the Premium Earbuds. His text is in black, mine is in blue. Keep in mind that I am assuming the one you can buy are the same as the ones that come included with the Zune 80.

So I found extra money in my bank account and went for the headphones. I thought they were going to be 49.99 like last year’s, but Walmart had them (i got the only pair) for like 40 dollars.

PROS:

• The cloth cord cover is AMAZING. It feels great, looks unique, and prevents tangling like nothing I have ever seen. I agree 100%, the cloth is so nice and slide easily over you clothing.
• The slider around the two cords of the headphone end are much easier to slide than the previous model, probably to its greatly reduced size.
• The magnets on the headphones are much easier to align and attract each other perfectly. This is a really nice feature and helps keeping these things from getting all bunched up in your bag.
• Instead of the felt looking cloth over the speakers under the rubber inserts, it is a metal mesh. Probably much more durable. The metal is nice, but I am most impressed with the rubber inserts. Getting a good seal is much easier and helps the overall sound a ton.
• And of course, the sound quality is the best I’ve ever had in a pair of headphones. (I refuse to buy any headphones for over a hundred dollars.)  I’ll buy high end stuff, but that’s because I can and I love to buy gadgets. :) But yes, these things sound AWESOME. By far the best earbuds that COME WITH a device.
• The original models came with three sizes of inserts to choose from. The new ones come with four.
• These came with a little cord thing with a pink elastic loop. I have NO idea as to what this is for.

CONS:

• The only thing I do not like is the removal of the little magnetic pin from the first model. It let me find the Right and Left headphones with great ease, but now I have to look for the little letters. However, along with the removal of the pin came the ease in aligning the magnets and I guess not having the pin is the lesser of two evils.