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Na drie jaar onderzoek en ontwikkeling heeft Apple de nieuwste versie van hun populaire koptelefoon uitgebracht, die nu ‘EarPods’ heet. Doe met ons mee terwijl we deze koptelefoon demonteren en kijk waar drie jaar onderzoek en ontwikkeling toe kan leiden.
Ben je dol op al deze demontages van gadgets? Volg @ifixit en blijf op de hoogte van de laatste gebeurtenissen in ons demontagelab.
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Wat is een betere accessoire voor de nieuwe en verbeterde iPhone dan een set nieuwe en verbeterde hoofdtelefoons?!? Dit zijn enkele van de hete nieuwe functies van het nieuwste auditieve accessoire van Apple:
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Opnieuw ontworpen hoes voor een verbeterde in-ear pasvorm en geluidsverdeling.
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Externe akoestische ventilatieopeningen voor meer bas.
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Microfoon in het snoer en afstandsbediening voor volume
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Luidsprekermembranen van twee materialen om geluidsverlies te verminderen en de output te verhogen.
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Standaardaccessoire bij elke nieuwe iPhone 5, iPod Touch 5e generatie of iPod Nano 7e generatie.
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Mocht je het je afvragen: de EarPods hebben het modelnummer MD827LL/A.
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Apple beweert dat hun nieuwe EarPods eenzelfde prestatie leveren als koptelefoons die honderden dollars meer kosten, maar deze zoete beatmakers kosten je slechts $29 (plus belasting, indien van toepassing).
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Noem ons sceptici als u dat wilt, maar we weten niet zeker hoe dat mogelijk is met een setup die uitgaat van slechts één speakerdriver.
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Het eerste dat ons opvalt (en waarvan we al weet hadden) is de volledig opnieuw ontworpen vorm van de EarPods. Apple lijkt te geloven dat het in je oor proppen van een perfect rond oordopje niet slimmer is dan proberen een vierkante pin door een rond gat te steken.
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Met de EarPods in je oren is het eigenlijk best moeilijk voor voorbijgangers om op te merken en je te vertellen dat je oortjes niet de good old Apple-Earbuds zijn.
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Als iemand het wél op weet te merken, hebben ze ofwel veel oog voor detail óf staan ze veel te dicht bij je gezicht.
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Het volgende opvallende kenmerk in het ontwerp van de EarPods is dat de hoofdspeakerpoort naar voren is gericht, in plaats van rechtstreeks in je gehoorkanaal.
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Is geluid dat niet direct op je trommelvlies is gericht beter om naar te luisteren? In alle eerlijkheid: we weten het niet. Maar dat is wel het oordeel van de akoestici van Apple, en die krijgen toch veel geld om te doen wat ze doen.
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Het lijkt erop dat Apple wat meer duurzaamheid wilde bieden met de nieuwe EarPods. Let op het nieuwe ontwerp van de afstandsbediening (links), met grotere kabelomwikkeling bij de afstandsbediening dan bij de vorige oordopjes (rechts) om de spanning op de kabels te verminderen.
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Als je je EarPods met een iPhone of iPod gebruikt, is de kans groot dat je ze vaak in je zak of rugzak propt, wat de verbindingen erg onder druk kan zetten.
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De ontwerpers van Apple hebben het externe microfoonrooster verwijderd
, om de nieuwe EarPods beter bestand te maken tegen water- en zweetschade.
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Het is eindelijk tijd om deze kleine jongens open te breken; dit is tenslotte een demontage.
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We gebruiken liever onze openingsplectrums om een paar EarPods te shredden dan dat we een gitaar shredden (wat waarschijnlijk wel geweldig zou klinken via de EarPods).
Hello Fix-It Team, could you please describe in detail (!) how to open this remote. I tried it, but had to stop before getting it open, becaus i felt to break any of the hidden plastic snaps?! Is there a „correct“ way to open it so nothing gets damaged?
Thanks for your reply
My volume up buttons was not working at all and the volume down button was getting stuck sometimes forcing the volume all the way down. I was able to open the compartment that holds the volume buttons and the mic and I was able to deal out some debris. My volume up now works a little and the volume down button doesn't seem to be getting stuck. This is all with the lid still off. My question is: I can't seem to easily pit the lid back on. Is this a one way trip? How do I put the lid back on?
I have exactly the same problem. I notice that the lid seemed to be held on by the middle part, yet there's no plastic bit in the middle, or anything that would secure it in place there. But there is a little discolored circle both on the inside of the lid and on the metal under it. I think it's glued on or something. Do tell me if you found a way to put the lid back on!
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But how do you put it back together? It seems as thought there was nothing but glue to hold it and now I cannot properly get the plastic to stay in it’s place
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De onderkant van de cover van de afstandsbediening in de kabel onthult drie knoppen en een microfoon. Geen verrassingen dus, aangezien de afstandsbediening drie knoppen bevat.
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De microfoon in de afstandsbediening van de EarPods draagt de markeringen 2F17 045.
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Is deze microfoon identiek aan een van de drie microfoons in de iPhone 5? Waarschijnlijk wel. Is 'ie precies hetzelfde? Alles zal
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We ontdekken ook een andere IC met de markeringen TI25ASGVI 079, waarvan Chipworks vermoedt dat het een Texas Instruments ADC is, of een apparaat dat wordt gebruikt voor volumeregeling.
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Al deze onderdelen zien er groot op onze foto's, maar zijn in het echt vrij klein. Op de laatste afbeelding kun je zien hoe het bord eruit ziet in vergelijking met een Amerikaans dubbeltje.
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Ter referentie: dit is hoe de binnenkant van de oude afstandsbediening eruit ziet:
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Het controlepaneel in de oude oortelefoons was lang niet zo goed gesloten en beveiligd als de nieuwe EarPods, wat leidde tot een veelgehoorde klacht bij sportschoolbezoekers die ontdekten dat hun toffe oortelefoons niet zo goed werken als ze overgoten worden met zweet.
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De microfoon leest: S262 9164.
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Met zo weinig ruimte tussen de twee helften van de EarPods was het simpelweg uit elkaar trekken geen optie. En dus wisten we wat ons te doen staat.
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Normaal gesproken snijden we oordopjes niet open, maar als we dat wél doen, geven we de voorkeur aan X-Acto #11-mesjes.
This is good to know, I really wanted to know what kind of components these guys use!
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Hoewel een ge-update afstandsbediening leuk is, zit de echte innovatie in de speakers van de EarPods.
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Zoals de meeste speakers bestaan de speakers in de EarPods uit een diafragma/kegel, een spreekspoel, een permanente magneet en een klankkast.
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Papier of plastic? De spreekspoel wordt ondersteund door een composiet diafragma gemaakt van een papieren kegel en een omhulsel van polymeer. Dit is de eerste versie van Apple-koptelefoons die papieren in plaats van plastic kegels gebruikt.
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Het meest verheugende—en meest besproken—kenmerk van de EarPods is de unieke druppelachtige vorm van de klankkast.
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Als deze jongens echter eenmaal open zijn, beginnen ze toch best wel veel op andere oordopjes te lijken.
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Apple heeft veel tijd besteed aan het analyseren van de oren van mensen, dus hopelijk zal hun externe ontwerp zijn vruchten afwerpen op de afdeling auditieve uitmuntendheid.
What is the order of positive/negative and left/right colors for the wires?
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Voor de audiofielen zijn hier voor- en achteraanzichten (respectievelijk boven en onder) van de afzonderlijke speakerdrivers.
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Apple's overschakeling naar van papier gemaakte speakerconussen kan de bron zijn van de door hunzelf aangeprezen verbeterde lage- en middentonenrespons.
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We ontdekten ook dat de beugel waar de luidspreker zich in bevindt er veel verfijnder uitziet dan eerdere modellen (zie vergelijking in de volgende stap), met een fijn gaas over de achterkant en symmetrisch geplaatste ventilatieopeningen.
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De beugel is een cruciaal onderdeel, omdat die én stijf genoeg moet zijn om een consistente geluidskwaliteit te behouden, terwijl die toch open genoeg moet zijn om de beweging van lucht achter het trillende membraan niet te belemmeren.
i have to repair the coil of the i phone earpods ..so suggest me the procedure to do so..
show me the video
hello sir driver back side connection wire position.
So smaller chip item code??????? plz send code
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De verschillende herzieningen van Apple-oordopjes over de jaren heen vertonen enkele drastische veranderingen, zowel in de interne constructie alsook in het ontwerp van de driver.
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Vanaf boven zien we:
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iPhone-oordopjes van de vorige generatie
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Eerste generatie iPod-oordopjes
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Apple EarPods van de nieuwe generatie
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De meest opvallende verschillen tussen de EarPods zijn precies de verschillen die je zou verwachten: een drastisch herontworpen behuizing en een nieuw materiaal voor de speakerconus.
This earpods aren't the 12 step
unfortunate for the paper speaker cone in a way as precedent version could go thru a heavy cleaning in water with no problem.
the paper one will die directly
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Bij iFixit geven we veel om om duurzaamheid en repareerbaarheid, en de effecten hiervan op ons elektronica-afval.
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De nieuwe Apple EarPods zijn aanzienlijk verbeterd wat betreft duurzaamheid:
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De nieuwe afstandsbediening is beter afgedicht tegen waterschade en is voorzien van een trekontlasting om de levensduur van de kabel te verlengen.
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Papieren speakerconussen zijn beter bestand tegen scheuren dan plastic, waardoor de kans kleiner wordt dat je je speakers opblaast.
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Maar helaas zijn deze producten nog steeds wegwerpproducten. Onderdelen kopen is bijna onmogelijk, en het zou moeilijk zijn om iemand te overtuigen om hun oordopjes uit elkaar te halen in plaats van een nieuw paar te kopen. Ze zullen namelijk nooit meer hetzelfde zijn als ze eenmaal uit elkaar zijn gehaald.
My Apple earbuds cable has broken, I also didn’t like them bc they always hurt my ears. I bought another company’s wireless earbuds with microphone. But the sound quality of horrible. Can I replace the speaker part from this cheap wireless with the Apple one? Does anyone know how to do that or maybe there is some tutorial ? Will be grateful to some hints !
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I'm not sure if my edit worked or not, but Step 4 has some incorrect information:
"To make the new EarPods more resistant to water and sweat damage, Apple's designers removed the external microphone grate."
The old microphone grate was actually just for show. There was no hole, just a recessed area and a piece of metal glued to it to indicate that it was a microphone :P
The step was updated with a hat tip your way, Todd! The "hole" on the other side was covered by a metal piece. It was evident that no hole existed once we removed that piece, but we didn't think to do it earlier since we just *assumed* it would have a hole :)
Another little correction on Step 4:
The previous design you're showing isn't in fact the previous design, just A previous design. The previous designe (starting ca. iPhone 4S) did already include a larger cable wrapping.
I'm surprised to hear that it's "unfortunate" that these earpods are the throw-away kind. Does anyone in the world realistically repair their ear buds, especially the $30 kind? It seems like you felt obligated to put an "unfortunately" clause in your article.
It's sometimes easy to forget that $30 for a pair of earbuds isn't exactly chump change. Sometimes all you can afford is just a pair of earbuds.
Growing up, if I bought a pair of $30 earbuds, I'd have to hold onto them for a long, long time. There was no "toss it in the trash because it broke" fund. If it broke, I either fixed it or didn't have earbuds. I'm willing to bet that a lot of people are in that same predicament today.
Now granted, I probably wouldn't buy these particular earbuds with my $30, but that's a different story altogether. It is, however, a shame that they — just like most other earbuds on the market — cannot be fixed if broken. I think that sentiment extends to all other non-fixable earbuds, not just the EarPods.
Really late but I agree, I refurb these earbuds a lot and came here to check which is the ground pad and which is the positive on the lil drivers
Showing a white color product teardown images on a white background? Just a thought a light grey or any other muted color background might have been looked more clear and convincing.
Again, Just my point of view.
Oh, it's a doozy to shoot white on white, but alas it was the only color paper we had...
Have you guys checked out Iron Buds yet? (http://www.acousticforge.com/) The entire purpose of the 'phones was to build earbuds that have user replaceable parts.
Hi everybody. I was using my ear pods for 1 week and the plug fail. Somebody knows what is the pin assignment and the cable distribution?. Thanks, Uber
I have a problem
Unlike normal earphones and YOUR earpods, my earpods have 4 wires connected, not just 2.
I wondered why and my father said that it's because it has 2 stereos in each speaker. 2 wires for one stereo and another 2 for another stereo. That's 4 stereos in every Apple earpod.
Well i'm trying to hotwire the earpods so i take the stereo from it and use it on another pair of earphones. Would i have to split the 2 wires of the other earphones to match all 4 sections of the earpod's stereo?
All earpods have 4 wires, more correctly all TRRS headphones have 4 wires
T:mic
R:ground
R:right
S:left
Ethan Chow's information is reversed, the TRRS plug actually works like this:
T- left audio;
R- right audio;
R - ground;
S - microphone;
It is arranged in an order to be compatible to older TS or TRS sockets.
I was surprised at the hidden mic, and the sound channel they provided (seen on the frame to one side of the mic). The gasket between the bottom shell and PCA frame was clearly there to provide isolation and reduce the chamber size (you can see the gasket and it's mic direction in Step 12).
The one I am looking at now has kapton tape over the whole PCB with the little spacers on it over the button domes. Most likely to prevent the metal from on the button from shorting the PCB.
So these are in fact dual driver (2 speakers in each earbud)? It looks like this is the case from step 10 but I'm having a hard time accepting this fact due to the price...
I would also like to know if the EarPods have dual drivers.
It is a single driver.
The left piece of top and bottom in step 10 shows the front and back of magnet and circuit board respectively. The right top and bottom is the front and back of the voice coil and diaphragm respectively.
The pieces fit as follows: Back outer cover, magnet/circuit bard, voice coil/diaphragm, front outer cover.
Today I managed to repair a broken plug of Earbuds. The speciality is the Microphone cable, which comprises a golden cable which is surrounded by red and green stranded wires.
Hello! Wondering if you also managed to get the microphone and volume control to work?
How did you wire them?
Everything is worth to be repaired! My son came with his EarPods and broken wire at the plug and after googling and finding the right pin-out he was happy that he learned how they can be fixed. It was not all about some saved bucks but having a great hour+ with my son, having fun and learn something useful. Not soldering in particular but co-work of old school and new age :-)
Besides that each repair is actively saving energy.
You are a wealthy man; you have discovered what's really important.
I have the stock buds from an iPhone 5s. The right side has 3 or 4 bundles of wire. How would you separate them? I cut them above the mic so it shouldn't be an issue. I want to solder the wire onto another set of buds which don't have a mic. (etomotic ER-6i)
If anyone can help thanks ahead of time.
I just took my sons apart to clean. They were very tinny sounding and you had to cup your ears to hear them. I thought I had lost the ground to them but alas they were just chuck full of earwax! Q-tip and alcohol didnt cut it so...I seperated the clamshell at the part line and removed the sealing membrane from behind the mesh and soaked the screen halves in alcohol to release the wax. blew out the residue and glued back together and they sound new again, maybe a little more treble with the membrane behind the screen removed. My drivers were clear plastic, not paper as described but I did have the ear-pod duct design. Those cones are very fragile. I touched one with a toothpick to see if the cones were blown and i left a little dent in them that didnt pop out. I recommend cleaning them if they get tinny sounding. you may be able to soak the duct screen in alcohol and toothbrush it without cracking them open. just dont immerse.
Can you also show a tear down of the other type of earphones by Apple? The one that have silicone tips. Thank you.
I just got mines yesterday is it okay for me for where ever I go I have to put it in the box so it won't be broke
Just looking deeper myself - the 3 openings on the housing not described in this teardown are Venting ... and inside the neck is a metal collar that has been insert molded into the shell with the mesh over openings on both sides.
Did you do electrical measurements on the TRRS contacts to reverse-engineer what the schematic is for the control buttons? I have looked all over the Internet and can't find this posted anywhere.
So which wire of the six hook up to the mic..
Green
Red
Red&ahold
Green&Gold
Red&Green
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Wondering why this teardown found a silvery diaphragm rather than the hybrid paper cones here?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFONoN0z...
Did they redesign them?
I've bought an original Apple EarPods but its size is different from what was in case of my iPhone 6 Plus. It's a littler smaller. Is it original or it just has a different size?
The last ones Jack 3.5 mm got a problem.
Hi I would like to use this as a mic for my Motorcycle vlog but I don't need the earbuds. Will they still work if I snip them just above the remote? Thanks
Yes they will
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i have an iphone 4s ..and airpods also ..the problem is i can connecting the airpods to my iphone 4s but i cannot able to change the name and i cannot able to find the options for this..can u pls help me
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i have an iphone4s and airpods ..the problem is i can connecting airpods to my iphone4s and listening songs …but i cannot able to change the name my airpods and i cannot able to find the options for it…can u pls help it
Will the mic work with Microsoft Mixed Reality headsets with jack? My speakers work, but not my mic…or maybe I need to set up my mic in Windows…orrrr…a ring and tip conversion/adaptor needed?
Seasons greetings
Chas
Do not follow this guide for taking apart the actual ear buds, all you need to do is heat up the earbud (use a heat gun or a hairdryer). I set my heat gun to 350° F and waved it back and forth in the heat for 20 seconds, after the heat loosens up the two halves they will rotate freely. From there simply use your thumbnail to wedge between the two halves while twisting. This method leaves absolutely no damage and afterward the two halves snap right back together easily and stay solidly connected. Don’t just use an xacto knife just because the person who wrote this post wasn’t clever enough to think of a non destructive way to disassemble a pair of $30 headphones, save your money and use heat instead.
ive gone through lime 20 pairs of these within my first iphone 4 when i was in the 8th grade. Before that i had an Ipod touch and i wizzed through earbuds that quick
I got no idea if earpods before lightning connectors are the same, but personally I found if you could twist the part of the casing that holds the driver so that the part where the sould comes out faces upwards, you could create a ridge to attack with pry tools. I used my fingernails. And pop. No need to cut, just make sure you don't pull the wires out by accident.
Mine came appart when i was swinging them around, i think i can put it back together but to what side does the bleu thing needs to point?
Greetings from Holland.
It remains to review “How to remove the cable from the earpiece and insert it back”.
i plugged my ear pod into the input of a mixer, stuck another headphone in the monitor output, and listened through the latter. When i blew or whistled on or spoke or sang around the earpods themselves, i heard the whooshing sound of air (phoo phoo) or the voice very clearly and loudly in my ear. When i tapped them as you would when testing a mic, the sound came through loud and clear. But when i did all of these things near the remote (while closing the earpods in my fist), i got NO output in my ear. i tried this multiple times and got the same result each time. And i swore that the mics were in the earbuds themselves and not in the remote. i came to the web to confirm this, but found this article stating otherwise. i am a novice as far as sound is concerned but this seems like a simple enough experiment. Can you explain my experience? Thank you.
How large is the driver exactly? I’ve always wondered and if the driver size has changed over the years or not
so… i take it apart and then what. this dosent fix my problem.
Hi, does anyone know how to get t he plastic cover for the microphone back into place? I took it apart to clean and now It isn’t clicking into place
Does anyone know what the thin metal ring is made out of? My puppy got hold of them and swallowed it and I’m trying to work out hiw toxic it is. - thanks
hi, i have a broken pair of these and got the control box off, and i want to salvage the mic. any specific way to do so?
For a precision measurement I need to know where exactly is the microphone located in the remote control so I can place the sound source as close to the microphone as possible. From the pictures it seems the microphone is located on the backside of the remote, opposite to where control buttons are, behind either the + or - buttons, right? So, could you please confirm where exactly is the microphone located? Behind the + control button or - control button? Thanks.
