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When this baby first came out, I didn't like the volume control on the headphone's wire either, because that made it less 'universal,' and I have 7 different high-end headphones laying around my house I would like the ease of plugging in and using at my convenience. After getting some used to, I realized that this IPod had everything else going for it besides that (the highest quality sound/ loudness out of any other generation Shuffle, or small mp3 device). Yes, it has better sound quality/ loudness than the generation Shuffle's before it, and better sound quality/ loudness than the generation after (where they go back to the people's choice of volume controls on the player). It is also the smallest/ lightest ever designed by apple. If you can get past the volume control limitation of not being to plug in any headphones, and just keep the ones they give you close to the unit and don't lose them, then you may find that it was ahead of it's time in regards to all else. We used to need universal headphones because the stock ones they gave with music players could not get loud enough or had poor sound quality. This stock headphones w/ the volume control gets as loud as the ear can take, and the sound quality is outstanding for that group of small mp3 players. I am a sound enthusiast, and there isn't a need for louder aftermarket headphones than what the unit pushes through it's stock volume-controlled phones. I used the other Ipod Shuffles that are square, and have volume control (which work for the majority of people), and they are in fact slightly heavier, and bulkier (for runners) due to having volume buttons. You just can't have everything in life (LOL). But, for older folks, you definately want to go with the square Ipod Shuffle, because of the ease of volume on the music player (normal standard). This generation should have caught on (the design and quality of the ipod... other than the volume control issue), but the people shut it down too early. I've been clipping it on my t-shirt sleeve for over a year, and it has never slipped off. I run fast, and am a big guy. You take care, and make a good decision. I tried the one they made after it, and the sound quality is not as good as this older generation. (I've never had any water/ sweat issues stopping the device) (Oh, and one other bad thing about this generation, that is significant, which I just remembered, is that you cannot plug it into a car stereo and skip forward or backward to another track! This is a great limitation for using it in your vehicle. That means that you have to listen to every song in the row of playlist and not skip to a particular song!! You are basically locked into having to listen to every song in the order that it is in your Itunes.)Read full review
This is the first iPod I've ever owned & bought it primarily for skiing. It puts out great sound for a little unit and at 4 gb stores plenty of music. What I didn't realize was that was all the controls were on the earphones. Usually Apple gets things right the first time but I think they slipped a little on this one. Although the Apple earbuds sound good they're not comfortable so I've had to go online and find some other earbuds and an adapter so I can use them. I'm hoping that the adapter is of a high enough quality that it can withstand the snow (just in case it gets wet). Cool little unit though and a great first iPod for an old guy like me (I'm 54).
I just bought it just for running, which is excellent for, BUT I had to buy a different headphones, just because the one in box are horrible... I bought in-ear from Apple, but their not good for my ear and sports too... So I have found some Adapter which allows you to connect any headphones with classic connector (mini-jack)... I am using unow Koss Spak Plug and running with this player is easy... You don't have to think wghere to put it to do not feel it, so small you can put it everywhere...
If the control is not working I have to connect it to an Scosche which has the same 3 control to press in order to start, lower or increase the volume and this contraption add to the cost of the whole thing. The reason I bought this , because it is slim, easily put in your pocket., but if you use it alone with your earphone, headphone without control, the volume is low. With scosche you can manipulate the volume control, with no scosche you can use portable mini amps to help you. For me, next time I will buy the latest generation of ipod shuffle or ipod nano with built in controls .
I love the fact that its Apple and so easy to use. I bought it for my sons girlfriend because it was easy for me to set up and for her to use. It holds alot of songs which is great, but i am not crazy about the size. It is so small, really small and has no screen, which i would have preferred.
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