Stock S2 Earbud Quality?

[Deleted User]

Hey, just have a question about the earbuds that come with the S2. I haven't been able to find much info on them, but from what I read they are just dreadful.

When I first tried them out on my phone I thought they were terrible as well. I had already started looking into getting new ones however, one day I decided to plug them into my computer at work.

I'm no audiophile/sound expert but I've played piano for over 13 years and drums for 6 and I thought these buds were pretty good.

The hi-hat, crash and ride cymbals were clear. Snare drum was fantastic sounding. Voices and guitar were alright. The bass was not very heavy but still very clean and crisp.

Now my question is... are they really that bad? Will better earbuds completely blow me away?

Edit: Also, I should probably also mention I have been using my own triple flange tips

 

[heshanj]

to be honest, for a pair of stock earbuds, theyre pretty good. much better than anything i got with nokia. better than the apple pair that came with my ipod touch. im no true audiophile either but i can tell the difference between good and bad sound these sound pretty alright if u just wanna listen to a few songs or watch a video, or just use it as a handsfree. but if ur seriously into music, u'll definitely notice a change with a better pair. i recommend soundmagic, this really good cheap brand that make great IEMs for the price. if u wanna pay a bit more, AKG make some really high quality stuff, incredibly good sound. sennheiser matched my AKG but none of my senn's lasted over a year, so i stopped buying em

 

[planetf1]

Odd,
When I tried mine in the SGS2 they sounded awful -- as if the cable was badly wired.
I tried my ex-nokia headset from my N900 which was actually really nice quality - they sound awful
Regular 3.5mm headset was ok in SGS2

I guess I need to try the SGS headset on the N900. If it's good it suggests there's a hardware fault in my SGS2 at least...

 

[Deleted User]

It's weird. I found that I have to play around with the equalizer and settings a lot to make it sound decent on my phone. I almost have to change the settings from song to song, yet when I plug the same earbuds into a computer they sound great. So is it a phone issue? Or a phone/earbud compatibility issue? I don't really want to drop like 100$ to find out it's the phone nor do I want to spend like 20-30$ on cheap ones for the exact same problem

 

[Gurba]

I haven't even unpacked the buds that came with the SGS2. I use the MW600 that came with my previous SE X10i and a pair of Koss The Plug. That sounds just fine to me. And The Plug is dirt cheap.