Sennheiser better than standard iPhone earpods?

I was just wondering if Sennheiser headphones(419/229s specifically) really did sound better than the apple earpods the iPhone 5 comes with.

The earpods sound pretty good to me, just wondering if spending the $40 is worth it, I've heard really good things about Sennheiser, but only compared to things like Skullcandy's and Beats.

What makes the Sennheisers so great, specifically compared to the earpods.

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