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The headset that Apple Store had such problems getting to me is an Etymotic hf2. Which I've now used for a couple of grocery shopping expeditions, so I thought I'd post an initial comparison between them and the Sennheiser CX-300 earbuds I used before.
On the minus side, the Etymotic headset is much more sensitive to proper insertion into the ear, and not quite as comfortable to wear.
On the other hand, once they are properly seated in the ear, they are clearly better. Not quite as much bass, but sound clarity and separation is noticeably better. The Etymotics are quite a lot less sensitive to noise from physical handling of the cord (which is good, since that was the main problem I had with the Sennheisers), and the external sound isolation is amazing. If I have any sound being generated by the headset I can't hear external sounds. At all. If I'm not playing anything, I can hear some exernal sounds, but not much. It wouldn't be possible to hold a conversation while wearing the headset.
And of course, the headset is a headset. The microphone part seems to be pretty good, but I haven't tried it under any noisy circumstances yet.
On the minus side, the Etymotic headset is much more sensitive to proper insertion into the ear, and not quite as comfortable to wear.
On the other hand, once they are properly seated in the ear, they are clearly better. Not quite as much bass, but sound clarity and separation is noticeably better. The Etymotics are quite a lot less sensitive to noise from physical handling of the cord (which is good, since that was the main problem I had with the Sennheisers), and the external sound isolation is amazing. If I have any sound being generated by the headset I can't hear external sounds. At all. If I'm not playing anything, I can hear some exernal sounds, but not much. It wouldn't be possible to hold a conversation while wearing the headset.
And of course, the headset is a headset. The microphone part seems to be pretty good, but I haven't tried it under any noisy circumstances yet.
