[Evnoir]

The old apple earbuds were cancerous in all aspects, but the earpods are not too bad. It's by no means high quality; it has an overall thin and muddy sound, and its mid-bass spike can deceive the average user. On the other hand, it does provide a more refined sound than the previous gen and has a more tamed treble than most entry-level earbuds.

...but according to Apple:



I wonder what kind of headphones they were comparing to.