A Couple Accessory Ideas

Zune Premium Earphones
All the Zune models except the 80gb one ship with standard earphones with three colours of foam covers. The 80gb model ships with the Zune Premium in-ear style of earphones (A nearly $40 purchase on their own!). Alongside the Zune itself, I was also lucky enough to receive a set of these premium earphones to test. Being as into audio as I am, I always enjoy testing and comparing all the different earphone offerings on the market to see just how they match up against each other and against some expensive professional in-ear earphones I use on stage.

 
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First, we'll cover the basics of them and what's included. After they're unboxed, you can see that alongside the earphones you also get three different sizes of tips, a nice little magnetic-sealed cary pouch with the Zune logo on it and a small cable-wrap to keep them organized when they aren't in use. Looking closer at the earphones themselves also left me quite impressed. The cable is completely material covered and seems very durable to me, always a good thing for the beating some people's media players and earphones take in their busy lives. Storage is made easy by the back side of each earphone magnetically connecting to the other. I found this eliminated virtually all cable tangles that I usually get with all my other earphones when each earpiece likes to do it's own thing and cause some large knots in the process.

The sound of these earphones is what managed to really impress me for their price. Comparing them to some professional level headphones priced well over $120, I was very surprised how close the Zune Premium earphones sounded to them for under half the price! If I was on a budget and didn't need some of the extra features the more professional level earphones offer, I would purchase these Premium earphones in a heartbeat. I already know that they will become an essential part of my music listening when I'm on the go. If you're deciding between the Zune Premium earphones and other competitors priced significantly more, I do encourage you to try out a set of these before making up your mind!

  
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