# Talk me out of purchasing an iPod touch **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880 "2010-01-21T19:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880/21 "2010-01-22T17:58:03Z")
> [@Livardo](#): > > OH well snap, I went ahead and bought the darned iPod Touch. > > I couldn’t wait until Apple unveils their newfangled device. We’re probably talking a 3 fold price range on that sucker anyways. True, it could probably lead to a Touch decrease in price but who knows how long that’s gonna take. Amazon has the 3rd gen 32gbs for $275 shipping included (Apple stores have them for $300 retail). > > Cheers! Where’d you buy it? It’s not out of the realm of possibility that the Apple Store would refund the difference if there’s a major price change after next week’s announcement. Be sure to give them a call afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Livardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@Livardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Livardo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880/22 "2010-01-22T23:57:13Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Where’d you buy it? It’s not out of the realm of possibility that the Apple Store would refund the difference if there’s a major price change after next week’s announcement. Be sure to give them a call afterwards. [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Apple-touch-Generation-NEWEST-MODEL/dp/B002M3SOC4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264204588&sr=8-1) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880/23 "2010-01-31T14:06:59Z")
_Slight hijack_ Q: Can you use standard MP3 Headphones in the headphone jack of the Itouch? I’m only asking because my KOSS buds and my extrnal speakers fit the hole, but won’t play (The apple ear brutalizer buds that come with it play fine though). Is there some Jobsian adapter needed to use these? ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880/24 "2010-02-01T11:31:03Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > _Slight hijack_ > > Q: Can you use standard MP3 Headphones in the headphone jack of the Itouch? I’m only asking because my KOSS buds and my extrnal speakers fit the hole, but won’t play (The apple ear brutalizer buds that come with it play fine though). > > Is there some Jobsian adapter needed to use these? I’ve been using several brands of standard stereo mini-plugs and they all work fine (3rd G). Is it possible you’re not pushing the plug in far enough? One thing I _did_ notice, to my annoyance, is that the Scosche car remote receiver that fits into the 30 pin jack defeats the audio from the headphone jack. It works fine with my other iPod. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880/25 "2010-02-01T17:17:35Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > _Slight hijack_ > > Q: Can you use standard MP3 Headphones in the headphone jack of the Itouch? I’m only asking because my KOSS buds and my extrnal speakers fit the hole, but won’t play (The apple ear brutalizer buds that come with it play fine though). > > Is there some Jobsian adapter needed to use these? Some earlier models of the iPod Touch and iPhone have a “recessed” jack (the plastic around them sticks out enough that the end of the input cable won’t fit flush if it widens out right after the metal prong). See if the prong goes in all the way. They corrected this somewhat in later models. I’ve had good luck just taking a hobby knife and trimming away some of the plastic at the base of the headphone cable I want to plug in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-purchasing-an-ipod-touch/525880.md?page=1)