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Which earbuds would you get?

Jbuds or Coby
I need some cheap ones, not an audiophile so I really can't tell audio quality differences lol

I'd honestly go with Skullcandy 2010 FullMetalJackets. But hey, that's just me, liking having a two meter cord and in-line mic.
Between the two, I'd say JBuds.

Try these Tune Buds for a few bucks more.
Yes they say made for iPhone, but the mic and button work fine with the EVO, they sound good for cheap earphones and are comfortable. They have a fabric covered cord which is amazing for keeping them from tangling, and it doesn't mention it on the page so maybe they don't anymore, but mine came with a really nice pouch. I keep them in that pouch and it stays in my pocket all the time, so I have headphones whenever I have a chance to catch up on a podcast or listen to music.
I actually got the earlier version without the inline mic many years ago (before the iPhone came out) and used them for a long time with various MP3 players and phones, then not long after I got my iPhone 3G the case finally gave way, and I wanted the inline mic for phone calls, so I bought a new pair. Used them a ton every since.
drmacinyasha said:
I'd honestly go with Skullcandy 2010 FullMetalJackets. But hey, that's just me, liking having a two meter cord and in-line mic.
Between the two, I'd say JBuds.
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Hmm, those skullcandys look nice. Might have to try a pair of those.

[Q] Bluetooth STEREO Headset A2DP

Hi, I am planning to buy a bluetooth stereo headset mainly for listening to music.
Therefore, I want the headset to have A2DP and the headset button's can function properly and sync with the captivate.
My first choice is the motorokr s305... I want to verify first if the buttons (play/pause, volume up/down, and mainly NEXT/PREVIOUS button) are working properly with captivate...
By priority, I want to be able to 'next' and previous my songs, mute/volume button, and then play/pause button...
If there are any other recommendations, please let me know!
TIA

I have been using the sony ericsson hbh-ds205 for a couple years now and it works perfectly with captivate. Has all those features your looking for but the best part is you can plug in your own headphones cause it has 3.5mm jack. Which is great cause i can also hook it up to my home stereo system via rca to 3.5mm and hook it up to my car stereo. Has Mic and the play button is play/pause/and answer. With a clip too, to clip to shirt or wherever. Music quality is excellent too
Battery life is great too 8hrs continuous music playback (i think) and like 15 days of standby. Seems like more though I get two days of music listening at work on one charge.
Check it out. Might be hard to find now. I only saw em on Amazon and eBay. I recently got another one from eBay for 40 bucks cause my wife put it through the wash it still worked too just wouldn't hold a charge after that.
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roadrash7 said:
I have been using the sony ericsson hbh-ds205 for a couple years now and it works perfectly with captivate. Has all those features your looking for but the best part is you can plug in your own headphones cause it has 3.5mm jack. Which is great cause i can also hook it up to my home stereo system via rca to 3.5mm and hook it up to my car stereo. Has Mic and the play button is play/pause/and answer. With a clip too, to clip to shirt or wherever. Music quality is excellent too
Battery life is great too 8hrs continuous music playback (i think) and like 15 days of standby. Seems like more though I get two days of music listening at work on one charge.
Check it out. Might be hard to find now. I only saw em on Amazon and eBay. I recently got another one from eBay for 40 bucks cause my wife put it through the wash it still worked too just wouldn't hold a charge after that.
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thanks for the reply.. but the bluetooth that u recommend is very rare on the market... T_T

T-Mobile just got in some Plantronics Backbeat 903+ stereo headsets. I bought one and it works great with my Vibrant and Captivate.
Works great with Pandora, track forward play/pause and volume up/down.
Give it a look, they're $99.

just got the motorola rokr s10 today and love it, sounds great and synced right up with my captivate of cog 2.2 v6

SeaborneClink said:
T-Mobile just got in some Plantronics Backbeat 903+ stereo headsets. I bought one and it works great with my Vibrant and Captivate.
Works great with Pandora, track forward play/pause and volume up/down.
Give it a look, they're $99.
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wa.. thats too expensive for my budget... how bout the previous backbeat? it has mixed review, some say good some say bad...
http://www.ama zon.com/Plantronics-903-US-BackBeat-Headphones/dp/B001TK3AC0
its only 48$...
the motorola S9 was one of my choice too, but since a new one is coming out, i will wait until the price hit around 40-50$

Rocketfish makes good Bluetooth headphones for music.

sayurann said:
thanks for the reply.. but the bluetooth that u recommend is very rare on the market... T_T
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there is a "newer" version of it
its called MW600
not really a newer version but it works just like that one
look up amazon for reviews
i bought one and it works well for me

I have the Motorola S9-HD pair, and they are awesome. My wife has the Backbeat 903's. I can say that the S9's are WAY better.

fsrkewd said:
there is a "newer" version of it
its called MW600
not really a newer version but it works just like that one
look up amazon for reviews
i bought one and it works well for me
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Wow dude just saw that i think im gonna get that now for sure cause im such a fan of the old one and the new one has even better battery life full buttons instead of a rocker and caller id...sick! Im sold im convinced these are the best bluetooth devices for music listening. Thanks for the tip!
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so, with the sony erricson one, you pause play volume up and down using the thing that u clipped on your clothes? i dont like the idea of touch volume control, but i almost never adjust my volume so it will not be a problem with me, lol...
im going to think about this headset, very interesting! the only down for me is, i dont like plug type headset because i dont know why my left ear cant "plug" the headset in, it always came off, even though i already put smaller rubber cap thingy so it can fit in (my left ear hole is smaller than my right one)

JBuds J3M Micro Atomic

Just thought I'd share. Ordered some JBuds J3M Micro Atomic from the JBuds site. All sites have these listed pretty high, but JBuds is selling them for 19.95. Used coupon code "minimag" (without quotes) for 20% off.
Not a bad deal. I'm hoping majority of the music features work for the MT4G.
Still can't post links but it's at jlabaudio dot com. 19.52 shipped.
Amazon has these for 69.95

Just ordered a pair
thanks for the code

How do these sound? (And how well does the mic work?) The stock ones stink, and my iPod ones also kind of stink (and they don't have a mic) Thanks!

dorqus said:
How do these sound? (And how well does the mic work?) The stock ones stink, and my iPod ones also kind of stink (and they don't have a mic) Thanks!
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i got them yesterday and they are the best sounding headphones ive heard.. my brother just got a nice pair of sony ones and the blow them away. and the stock are "nothing" comepared. the quality is really good as well. i havent tested the mic so idk. im sure its good.

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i got them yesterday and they are the best sounding headphones ive heard.. my brother just got a nice pair of sony ones and the blow them away. and the stock are "nothing" comepared. the quality is really good as well. i havent tested the mic so idk. im sure its good.
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What music/call functions can be controlled by these headphones (e.g., next song, answer, hang up, etc.)?

The mic works well. Single click to answer/end call.
Using playerpro it does recognize single click to pause/play, double click to forward to next song, 3 quick clicks to rewind to the beginning of the song and 4 clicks to go to the previous song.
4 clicks seems to be a hit or miss. Sometimes it goes to the previous song and starts playing and sometimes it pauses on the previous song.
As far as quality, these are wonderful.
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If you want REAL headphones get Beats by Dre, although they are nowhere near portable if you get the good ones lol.
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And no I was not serious, Beats are only really worth it if you make or mix music.
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I just ordered 2 JBuds J3M Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones with Mic. Use the coupon codes - minimag, and feedback20 for 20% off.

no serious dj/producer/musician/professional uses beats by dre unless sponsored by them and on TV.
on topic I just ordered a pair. have some sony earbuds but the mic doesn't work and it only handles play/pause. Looking forward to having a more functional headset, if the quality it close to the sony's (which wouldn't be hard), i'll be pleased.

just bought a set too the mt4g ones i have are terrible and the koss ones i have dont have a mic built in so this will be nice to have so i dont have to unplug when people call me hahah.

darinmc said:
no serious dj/producer/musician/professional uses beats by dre unless sponsored by them and on TV.
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Indeed and even then, not for mixing.

Ordered a pair for myself and a pair for the wife.
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I just got my Jbuds J3m and the quality (material and sound) is great at ($25 but you can use coupon code to get %20 off). Do the burn in process to warm up the earphone drivers as mentioned in the instruction and sound quality will even get better. The delivery from Jlabaudio was fast and just took about 3 business days also.

NeverAlwaysEver said:
I just got my Jbuds J3m and the quality (material and sound) is great at ($25 but you can use coupon code to get %20 off). Do the burn in process to warm up the earphone drivers as mentioned in the instruction and sound quality will even get better. The delivery from Jlabaudio was fast and just took about 3 business days also.
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Yes, the burn in process will help a lot. Also try all of the little cushions, because when I found the right ones that fit my ear, the sound got even better.

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Yes, the burn in process will help a lot. Also try all of the little cushions, because when I found the right ones that fit my ear, the sound got even better.
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Yep I left the earphone on with the burn in tool the whole night lol and the 2nd smallest cushion fits great and it stays better if you hook the cable over your ear as mentioned in the instruction.

Just got them today. Took a week. Phone controls are fantastic, make these worth their time even if they aren't amazing in sound quality. Long press to genius make them exactly what I wanted, music and voice control. Right now they sound a little tinny, have to play with EQ settings to get a good response. Gonna run the burn-in tonight and see if they improve. For 25 bucks they are a fantastic deal, even if they don't get better.

Did the burn-in for about 5 hours yesterday. After I put on a wide range of music and used Poweramps EQ to create a general eq setting. Had to drop the preamp really low and give the lows and highs a significant boost, but now I'm very happy. High's are clean and sharp, mids are steady, and lows are decent. If you are willing to spend some time with an EQ, these can be both a hands free solution and a solid set of headphones.

They aren't working as a headset for me on CM7, but they sound great. Headset works great on my wife's stock mt4g.
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anyone else having issues on cm7? i was going to get a pair but am using cm7 rc2 and want to make sure they will work, thanks

[Q]"Best" Headset for Note?

Hi all,
I'm wondering what headset (Bluetooth/Wired) you use for your Note? I'm using Marshall Minor, but I still find the volume not loud enough.
Would any of you recommend something else? I live in Hong Kong which is fairly noisy, so something that has good volume would be great.
Thanks in advance!

I haven't got a Note yet, but I use the Sony MW600 bluetooth headset with my HD2. And I'd be lost without it - best thing I've bought!
No problems syncing to the device, it has remote control (pause, next/previous), hands free talk as it has built in mic, and comes with in ear buds, which are very good indeed. They block out quite a bit of external noise too, but you can plug in any headset you want to it if you want to go to higher spec headphones. Battery lasts about 10 hours continuous use, and it will re-charge of your Note's charger.
I'm not an audiophile, but I do like music. And it does me fine.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...w600---black?gclid=CLftmIS1n6wCFYEZ4QodOzpc_Q
Edit - Just had a look at the Marshalls, and these would offer a tighter fit in the ear then the Marshalls, so would block out more external noise. I wear mine in work, even if i'm not listening to music. I work in the print industry with loud machinery, and they are better than the ear plugs we get given, which reduce external noise by 27 dB. If I'm listening to music in work while my machines are running, and you want to chat - then you ain't gonna get through unless you're in my face!

wendyalison said:
Hi all,
I'm wondering what headset (Bluetooth/Wired) you use for your Note? I'm using Marshall Minor, but I still find the volume not loud enough.
Would any of you recommend something else? I live in Hong Kong which is fairly noisy, so something that has good volume would be great.
Thanks in advance!
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I use the Novero Rockaway wireless-BT headphones (they also have Mic). Good bass-response for music together with active-DSP for voice calls, all in a neat little package. [http://shop1.novero.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44&language=en]

joeearl13 said:
I use the Novero Rockaway wireless-BT headphones (they also have Mic). Good bass-response for music together with voice calls, all in a neat little package. [http://shop1.novero.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44&language=en]
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That's a pretty sweet headset. How much does it stick out after you put it on? Does it get loose easily? I used to own a pair of the Sony is800 headset and it would fall out easily. I was wondering if this is the same.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320511788&sr=1-1
I'm currently using the Jaybird JFM3, its not bad but the mic is not that good when it comes to calls.
http://www.amazon.com/Jaybird-JF3MB..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320512394&sr=1-1
Im thinking about buying the novero and giving it a try.

using lg hbm-900 for voice calls and nokia for music. tried sennheiser and sony in-ear headsets but u cant listen music without closed earphones

starbuck123 said:
That's a pretty sweet headset. How much does it stick out after you put it on? Does it get loose easily? I used to own a pair of the Sony is800 headset and it would fall out easily. I was wondering if this is the same.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Ericsson..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320511788&sr=1-1
I'm currently using the Jaybird JFM3, its not bad but the mic is not that good when it comes to calls.
http://www.amazon.com/Jaybird-JF3MB..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320512394&sr=1-1
Im thinking about buying the novero and giving it a try.
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My previous headset was the Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800
Compared to the Sonys:
- They seem to fit better in my ear (they come with 3 different bud sizes)
- The earbuds are slightly larger and so I guess they do stick out a little more, though I haven't noticed any issue with it
- An extra 2 hours of call/music time
- Have FF/RW controls as well as volume adjust (The Sony's only have Play/Pause/Answer)
- I haven't had any issues with people hearing me or me hearing other people when using them, but I've yet to test them somewhere really noisy
- They come in Red (if that's your thing)

joeearl13 said:
My previous headset was the Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800
Compared to the Sonys:
- They seem to fit better in my ear (they come with 3 different bud sizes)
- The earbuds are slightly larger and so I guess they do stick out a little more, though I haven't noticed any issue with it
- An extra 2 hours of call/music time
- Have FF/RW controls as well as volume adjust (The Sony's only have Play/Pause/Answer)
- I haven't had any issues with people hearing me or me hearing other people when using them, but I've yet to test them somewhere really noisy
- They come in Red (if that's your thing)
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Thanks for the comparison. How's the sound quality compare to the Sony?

I was thinking about this but didnt bother getting one once i saw the Note, not as big as the press would have u believe!
I was considering the NOKIA J - i has a small clipable dock so i wouldnt have to have it in the ear all the time...
3 months standby time
Auto answer when taken out of dock
Few more feature i cant remember now, worth having a look at.
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Besides being a gadget phone nut I am also a sick buyer of headsets. I have been in search of the perfect headset forever ..
There is one by Sony that I love the way it fits. They don't make it any more and every now and then I find one on eBay ..
I have the Sennheiser bluetooth headset. If you look hard you can find one new on eBay most of the time for about $60 .. I like that one a lot because I have small ear holes and those go on the outside of your ear ..
I also have 2 Bang & Olafsen bluetooth headsets .. One left ear which I am keeping and the other right ear which I am gonna sell when I find it .. I also have the wired Bang & Olafsen head set. I read that it has a teeny tiny microphone somewhere .. I don't know if that is my model .. use it for listening to music ..
I actually have a box of discarded bluetooth headsets. I should put them all together in one lot and sell them. Maybe I will do that today. Don't know if I can find all the chargers though .. They are all discarded because I find them uncomfortable to wear.

For music or movies I use the Sennheiser M400s which have a nice balanced sound and good battery life. For calls, it's hard to go past the Plantronics Discovery 975 - small and sleek, super comfortable to wear, and really good battery life (especially with the included charging case).......

I can't wear anything that doesn't go around the ear. And if it goes in the ear, ugh. After a half hour I have to take it out because it gets painful. Maybe if I had bigger ears .. or Man Ears .. it wouldn't be so bad. They are doing hearing aid implants now, maybe they could do a little bluetooth implant ??

starbuck123 said:
Thanks for the comparison. How's the sound quality compare to the Sony?
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Roughly about the same, although I haven't listened to much through my Novero's.

joeearl13 said:
Roughly about the same, although I haven't listened to much through my Novero's.
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Any chance you can take a picture with the headset on? I want to see how it looks on and have an idea on how much it sticks out. I cannot find a pic or review anywhere for this headset.

I got these 2 days ago from Amazon:
amazon.de/Philips-SHB9001-00-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B00424O4RU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320610417&sr=8-1[/url]
the quality while talking is not the best but its enough for me.
Despite the positive comments about the quality of just listening to music, i can hear some "scratches" when a song gets "heavier". This is my first BT Headset so maybe its normal for BT headsets, or i just overlooked a setting i have to change in the Software.. Hint, anyone?

wendyalison said:
Hi all,
I'm wondering what headset (Bluetooth/Wired) you use for your Note? I'm using Marshall Minor, but I still find the volume not loud enough.
Would any of you recommend something else? I live in Hong Kong which is fairly noisy, so something that has good volume would be great.
Thanks in advance!
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Do you have a budget in mind? I think we can offer better suggestions if you give us a budget range.
I use Sennheiser IE8 connected to a Sony/Ericsson Bluetooth receiver on the go, and a small digital analog converter/amplifier by NuFore together with the headphones when working.

Bigmille said:
Do you have a budget in mind? I think we can offer better suggestions if you give us a budget range.
I use Sennheiser IE8 connected to a Sony/Ericsson Bluetooth receiver on the go, and a small digital analog converter/amplifier by NuFore together with the headphones when working.
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Hi, thanks for replying. I do not have a budget in mind, my usual principle is to pay what's worth its salt.
So far, everyone's recommended bluetooth wireless headsets, I'm not a big fan of charging stuff, having need to recharge my phone nightly already. But if there are no better wired devices out there, I might as well get Bluetooth because call quality is more important to me than music quality which my Marshall Minor does just fine.

I'm looking for a $100 max wired in-hear headset with mike and very complete remote too. It seems Android is not very friendly with those at all, so I'm thinking I'll have to go Bluetooth. What I found:
- http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/mc2.html, if their software works on Note (untested)
- a-JAYS One+, coming in Dec.: http://www.jays.se/products/earphones/a-jays-one-plus.html (uses software too)
- Sennheiser just confirmed they have nothing wired.
- Klipsch: Image S4A http://www.klipsch.com/image-S4A-headphones being adapted for S2, Note = S2 ?
- Samsung: told me to go f... (...ind a solution by) myself
Soft: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kober.headset , and others, look for "headset control". This one has a trial version, yeahhhh ^^
EDIT: I'm putting everything worthwhile I find in this post, so as not to spread it all over the place.

wendyalison said:
Hi, thanks for replying. I do not have a budget in mind, my usual principle is to pay what's worth its salt.
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I am very happy with my Bang and Olefsen wired headset ..

hi all... just like to pop a quick question:
does the Gnote able to accept the standard wired headphones w/mic from other brands for example: UE? i am on galaxy S and i have been searching for headphone w/mic to replace the original ones from samsung but as usual when i connect other brands of headphone w/mic to my S; all i can hear is the music.. whenever i am making calls the headphone fails me...

starbuck123 said:
Any chance you can take a picture with the headset on? I want to see how it looks on and have an idea on how much it sticks out. I cannot find a pic or review anywhere for this headset.
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I'll try and sort one out later today.

Lumia 900 Headphone Compatability

As a thank you to everyone who submitted input on this topic I created the attached spreadsheet. Let me know if I have any information wrong.
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I have a pair of Skullcandy Aviators, which other than listening in stereo have no functionality. I am curious about other Skullcandy and other branded headphones. I would appreciate it if anyone would chime in with their own headphone experiences:
SKULLCANDY AVIATORS
Stereo music - yes
Stereo (dual-mono) calls - yes
Mic - no
Track skip - no
Track rewind - no
Volume up - no
Volume down - no
Call pickup - no
Call hangup - no

The Nokia Purity by Monster in ear work for:
Mic: Yes
Vol: Yes
Play/Pause: Yes
Call pickup - Yes
Call hangup - Yes
Master Search: Yes (Hold center button down) Make calls, search, open app, etc..
But sound bad for anything not based centered.

The over the ear Purity HD's sound pretty decent. More natural and not as bass heavy as Beats. They are made to control everything listed above.

I have the bowers and Wilkins p5. The inline buttons didn't work for my dvp and I doubt it will be any different for the lumia 900 since the b&w were geared for iPhones. But I will try and give my feedback here soon. I think the only thing that worked on my dvp and the b&w were Te mute button. I could receive a call but they couldn't hear me.
I have been trying to contact monster so I can ge a replacement inline cable from their HD purity. Cut the inline control off of that and fan my own to work with the b&w
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I have the purity hd on-ear (not the in-ear), and the inline remote only works fully when the phone is unlocked, or on the lockscreen but not asleep. When the phone is asleep the volume will work all the time, the single press pause/play will work about 50% of the time, and the next/previous double/triple press works about 10% of the time. Needless to say, I'm amazingly upset about this. I'm taking them to the AT&T store in the morning to see if it's just my phone or all lumia 900's. Since this problem is amazingly similar to the problem I had with my Focus S, I'm suspicious to say the least.
A guy on wpcentral.com said the in-ears work completely all the time.

B & W C5: No workie
I was seduced by the B&W C5 and they have the iphone only disease.
The sound is just about perfect, which is why is so disappointing.
The worst part is that the connector layout not only prevents the in line mic from working, but the handset mic as well, so it's a 22X killer!
Play controls work
Volume control does NOT work
Mic does NOT work

The headphones I have from my Titan work perfectly. Play, Volume, and Mic all work. Even on the lock screen.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003OE30KQ/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1334213378&sr=8-1 these HTC ones work with all the controls.
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I picked up the over the ears on launch at ATT and returned them the next day. I purchased the in-ears from amazon and LOVE them.
Sound quality is good on both. I just did not like the over the ear feel and the controls did not work very well on them. I thought they were uncomfortable after a few hours of wear and had a terrible whistle from the wind.
The in ears are one of the best pairs of in-ears I have had. I am comparing them to SKull Candy and Ultimate ears.
They also match the phone rather nice and both have a really nice cord that wont tangle.
Also- The headphones that came with my Focus worked 100% with all the controls and dont sound too bad either. The Purity are way better. Worth the $100 price tag and Amazon overnighted them to me for only $3. Free 2 day shipping with prime.

Ditto for the purity in-ears here. They sound pretty good, and the controller works perfectly. I have no idea why the purity on-ears controller is so spotty, but whatever.
My only complaint is that the flat cable makes it difficult to wrap behind/over the ears to eliminate the thump bump, but otherwise I'm liking them alot.

jdigital007 said:
I picked up the over the ears on launch at ATT and returned them the next day... the controls did not work very well on them.
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Would you elaborate on this? If I pay $200 for mediocre sound quality headphones the controls better work.

Filo LU1 Smart Adapter
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/834115-REG/Fiio_LU1_LU1_Smart_Adapter_Cable.html
Has anyone tried this adapter with a Windows Phone?

Best way to describe it is inconsistent. The double tap, next track is the worst. Seems like volume control and phone answer is very consistent. As many others have posted, it may be a known bug when the phone is asleep when people are affected. My Samsung focus headphones worked better than the purity so take it for what its worth. Still very happy with the in -ear. Over the ear not as much but a majority of that is personal preferance. I still thing controls worked better on in ear model though. Only had over hear for one day to compare.

I use my old headset from the Focus, and I too have the issue with the track controls not working when the screen is off. I use the feature a lot when walking to class. I hate having to keep taking my phone in and out of my picket, or pressing the button over and over until it does what it needs to.

Hey guys I just got a set of Nokia bh-111 Bluetooth earphones but unfortunately I'm unable to make or receive calls. Though I can use all audio controls and even do voice to text? If anyone can chime in and help me out it would be appreciated!
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jdigital007 said:
Best way to describe it is inconsistent. The double tap, next track is the worst. Seems like volume control and phone answer is very consistent. As many others have posted, it may be a known bug when the phone is asleep when people are affected. My Samsung focus headphones worked better than the purity so take it for what its worth. Still very happy with the in -ear. Over the ear not as much but a majority of that is personal preferance. I still thing controls worked better on in ear model though. Only had over hear for one day to compare.
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I have this issue. Got a replacement and same issue so I'm thinking its a phone problem

I'm curious if you're trying only with the screen off, or with it on as well.
For me, all of the buttons except for the power button work very inconsistently with the screen off: the volume buttons on the phone, the camera button, and the headset button. They work 100% of the time with the screen on. I think it's just a software bug when the screen is off.
Also, other than the above issue, I believe that any single-button iPhone compatible headset should work. That's been my experience with three different headsets, the Etymotic hf2, the Phonak PFE122, and the Meelec M6P. Three-button iPhone headsets will not work because they do something proprietary.

I currently have a set of Nokia earphones that came with my old Nokia N8 and the controls on the earphones does not work. Even the sound is not full compatible... My other pair of ear phones that came with my Samsung Galaxy Player 5 works perfectly.

I got a pair of Bose MIE2i which are technically designed for iDevices and nothing worked except holding the middle button to invoke speech. But the mic didn't work so even that was useless. Button presses resulted in a weird click in the headphones too.
Exchanged today for the Bose MIE2 designed for 'everything else' and initially it wasn't working and then it was. Like there's a delay before the phone sees and starts working with them.
I may exchange again if the iPhone ones will work the same so I can use it on my iPad with the volume controls.
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Addendum:
After some testing I'm finding that I have plug in and remove the headphones repeatedly until I hear a little click through the headphones. At that point the button on my headphones will control the music and speech recognition correctly.
Also, when the button works, the mic does too.
I'm finding this pattern on both my HD2 and my Lumia 900 so that kinda points at a WP7 issue.
Could a few of you with buttons that don't work try this out and see if it changes for you as well? Annoying but at least it opens an option (with some work).

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Has anyone tried this adapter with a Windows Phone?
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Ordered it. We'll give it a shot and see. I have a pair of Klipsch Image One over the ear that I love. I hope I get mic back with this. Awesome (pipe dream) if volume worked.