I know most hate the earbuds Apple packs with most iphones. The remote on the earbud is nice though. I have found putting a foam cover on the earbud greatly improves the sound quality. I got the covers on ebay and they cost about 6 cents each. The foam keeps the bud from sliding around and makes a better seal in your ear which improves the bass response. It's not going to make them sound like $100 earbuds, but I would say it doubled the bass and held them in my sweet listening spot inside my ear which dramatically improved the high end. Just thought I would throw this out there since it helped me greatly.