When an iPod Touch accessory becomes a necessity
When I got my iPod Touch, I opened the box and took a quick inventory of my iPod Touch accessories. I had a stand, a cleaning cloth and earphones. But funny enough, my earphones had no earbuds. I looked and looked. Come on now, would Apple be so cheap as to skimp on earbuds? Disgruntled, I went to the dollar store to buy some cheap earphones, took the earbuds off them and put them on my iPod earphones. This was a temporary solution.
Let's face it, the iPod Touch is afterall, an awesome mp3 player but the earphones that comes with it just aren't worthy. It kind of makes me think that Apple knows you're going to replace them anyways so they aren't even bothering with the earbuds.
For another great iPod Touch accessory, I'd recommend replacing your earphones with in-ear isolating earphones. These type of earphones are actually mini high fidelity speakers that plug into your ear sealing off ambient noise. The sound from the isolating earphones is delivered directly to your ear canal in crystal clear quality even at the lowest volumes. In fact, no more cranking up the volume to overcompensate for the surrounding noise you hear while using your old earphones. You seriously don't need to be an audiophile to notice a huge difference - it's that much better.
So set aside some money to get a decent pair of isolating earphones as a much needed iPod Touch accessory.