Actually, having used the Griffin predecessor to this product, i can say there is a significant improvement in sound quality simply by isolating the earbud sound from ambient noise. The only drawback to the Griffin product was that they were uncomfortable, a design flaw that this product appears to have remedied.
Also remember that iPhone users who want the functionality of the included earbuds, but the sound quality of in-ear style buds are left with very few inexpensive options. This actually looks like an ideal solution for that problem.
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Actually, having used the Griffin predecessor to this product, i can say there is a significant improvement in sound quality simply by isolating the earbud sound from ambient noise. The only drawback to the Griffin product was that they were uncomfortable, a design flaw that this product appears to have remedied.
Also remember that iPhone users who want the functionality of the included earbuds, but the sound quality of in-ear style buds are left with very few inexpensive options. This actually looks like an ideal solution for that problem.