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    iPhone earbuds + MBP = bad combination?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by WilliamG, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. WilliamG

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    I don't know if any of you have this issue, but I get some odd feedback through the iPhone earbuds when plugged into my MBP! Weird! I tried my regular Sennheiser earbuds and no feedback to be heard. You'd have thought Apple would test these things! :p (And no, there's no problem with my iPhone with those earbuds).
     
    WilliamG, Feb 27, 2008
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    tianh Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I get the same problem :(
     
    tianh, Feb 27, 2008
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  3. WilliamG

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    Wow, so it really isn't just me. How could Apple miss this?
     
    WilliamG, Feb 27, 2008
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  4. Sneaky_Chopsticks

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    Well, I use my iPod Touch wtih my Macbook Pro, and no problems at all.
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Feb 27, 2008
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    The iPod white earbuds are not necessary the greatest earpieces...
     
    coriolis, Feb 27, 2008
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  6. WilliamG

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    Different headset, though... The iPhone one has a microphone/play/pause button, for one thing... (one of the main reasons I believe the iPhone really is the best iPod).
     
    WilliamG, Feb 27, 2008
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  7. WilliamG

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    Well duh, of course they're not. But that's not what we're discussing here, is it?
     
    WilliamG, Feb 27, 2008
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  8. Chris27

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    well the apple earbuds have a low impedance so the noise isn't filtered out.
     
    Chris27, Feb 27, 2008
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  9. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    iPhone earbuds? Isnt the connector bigger? That might be why...
     
    stealthsniper96, Feb 27, 2008
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