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What would be a good Bluetooth headset that has noise cancellation while on calls and could allow listening to mp3s or Pandora?
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Jawbone Icon, but I hear the battery life isn't quit that good. That's the only thing that's prevented me from getting it. Maybe someone else can confirm or recommend something better.

jarod73 said:
What would be a good Bluetooth headset that has noise cancellation while on calls and could allow listening to mp3s or Pandora?
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I used this one from Sony Ericsson, http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...:mw600:dg_ggldf&productId=8198552921666198163
Got it from mobile city for $40 back in June...

I've considered a jawbone for a while but its kinda heavy on the price... the other one is interesting but I don't know
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Been using every model of the Jawbone since they were released. The newest Icon is the best ever. Great sound & battery life.
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jahnile said:
I used this one from Sony Ericsson, http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...:mw600:dg_ggldf&productId=8198552921666198163
Got it from mobile city for $40 back in June...
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Would you recommend this for playing music through bluetooth?

jarod73 said:
What would be a good Bluetooth headset that has noise cancellation while on calls and could allow listening to mp3s or Pandora?
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The Plantronics Backbeat with Altec Sound is very good.

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Been using every model of the Jawbone since they were released. The newest Icon is the best ever. Great sound & battery life.
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I have a convertible and have always used a bluetooth headset in my car. I have tried almost every dual mic mono bluetooth and the best overall brand is Plantronics. The Voyager has the highest ratings, but is so big and uncomfortable. The 975 is very good, but pricey. The first Jawbones were not great, but the newest Icon is a great headset. However, for the money, the headset I have found to be the most feature rich and best sounding is the Motorola 790. These are all mono sets.

Jawbones are great headsets. Nice audio quality, but not the best volume.
Blueants are another great set, I have used them for a while now.
If you want a stereo, jaybirds are awesome. Hands down.

Mark_Hardware said:
Jawbones are great headsets. Nice audio quality, but not the best volume.
Blueants are another great set, I have used them for a while now.
If you want a stereo, jaybirds are awesome. Hands down.
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I agree, and the blueant also has an app from the market that allows custimizations for the headset, if i was honestly gonna invest more money into a bt headset thats the direction i would go

Just fyi;
the blueant Q1 (the one I have) the app doesn't work for Froyo.
and,
the Blueant Q2 (the one I want to get) doesn't have an app yet. However, the Q2 is still pretty new, so I'm sure the app is en route.
Supposedly the Q2 has some kickass sound. Can't wait, personally

Had the original jawbone for years now and it was a ga=ood headset but uncomfortable fit. Got the blueant z9i but the noise cancellation wasn't as good as the jawbone. Just picked up the jawbone icon and the noise cancellation is unparalleled. People can't even tell I'm in my car with the windows halfway down. Plus it has a much smaller and more comfortable fit than the original. Oh yeah, it handles a2dp also! Definitely the way to go. Only complaint, volume could be louder.

Ya know, that's the problem with so many of these headsets. They just don't have the volume for real world applications.
It's like they only think people use them in a car or in the office. That's why I took back my Jawbone. Great set, but I couldn't hear squat.
Oh yeah, the Blueant Q1 and Q2 support A2DP...

I have the BluAnt Q2 and it works pretty good for playing music and everything else.

I use lg hbs-700
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jordant2 said:
Had the original jawbone for years now and it was a ga=ood headset but uncomfortable fit. Got the blueant z9i but the noise cancellation wasn't as good as the jawbone. Just picked up the jawbone icon and the noise cancellation is unparalleled. People can't even tell I'm in my car with the windows halfway down. Plus it has a much smaller and more comfortable fit than the original. Oh yeah, it handles a2dp also! Definitely the way to go. Only complaint, volume could be louder.
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I second that motion, jawbone is the way to go. Battery life is approximately 4 hours more or less(constant streaming). It does support Ad2p and extreamly well. Everybody's talking about the audio not loud enough but if you have a rooted phone you can find dsp manager, (I know cayogen offers it in his roms) and you can find the standalone apk and adjust the volume till its too loud.
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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

Bluetooth

Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap and decent Bluetooth?
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Supamike88 said:
Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap and decent Bluetooth?
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How cheap? if your looking for stereo bluetooth, check out the creative WP-250, holy balls it sounds amazing with beats. I got it for 48 bucks shipped on Amazon, and the bass is the best I've seen on bluetooth stereo ear buds. Regularly priced at 69 bucks, and i would have paid that if i knew they sounded this good.

That still works with calls right?
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Before my current set, I used some Motorola S9s. They were not as good as they advertised. The sound quality was ok, battery life was about 6 hours, and they were definitely not sweatproof, as they claimed. After about 3 or 4 weeks of workouts, they crapped out on me. After a particularly sweaty workout, the controls refused to work. I couldn't even get the power buttons working to turn them off. And I had lost my receipt so there went any exchange.
I ended up buying this pair by Rocketfish at Best Buy. So. Much. Better. The sound quality is fantastic, they are very comfortable, and the battery life is pretty much as advertised. All the music and phone controls are on the left earpiece, so I don't even have to unlock my phone to skip a track or raise the volume. And the microphone is excellent; sometimes the person on the other line thinks I hung up on them because of the lack of background noise coming from my end. These are not necessarily noted as being sweatproof, but I've had no problems whatsoever with sweat after nearly 3 months of use. However, as a precaution, I still wipe them down when I feel they may be getting too wet, and I bought a couple of these covers to make sure sweat doesn't get into the charging port.
Oh, and for $10 more, you get a no-questions-asked, 2-year replacement plan.

^^^^THIS GUY

Supamike88 said:
That still works with calls right?
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Yes, it works with calls.

bsbachert said:
Yes, it works with calls.
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Sorry if that was a dumb question lol
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You can always go with a PS3 headset too. I have one now and its bass isn't the best but the battery life is over 8 hours (constant streaming) and I have had it for about a year now using it 3-4 times a week listening to audiobooks at work. Cost me $30 and goes with my PS3 too. And it does work with calls, buttons on it to answer/hold and volume buttons.

Bluetooth volume boost
I have a Samsung Captivate that runs on Firefly 3.0 froyo rom. The problem is that the audio of music and most importantly videos are not loud enough. Voodoo control plus does a great job of increasing the volume for wired headset. But I use bluetooth headset to listen to music and watch movies. I can hardly hear the audio in noisy environments.
Can someone suggest some app or fix or mod to increase volume in bluetooth headset?
I came to know that volume+ app for gingerbread does this job. Any similar app for froyo? or Voodoo control plus can actually help with BT headset volume boost?

Supamike88 said:
Anyone know where I can get a relatively cheap and decent Bluetooth?
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any one works fine. Try ebay listings.

VBolgaria said:
any one works fine. Try ebay listings.
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Ebay Bluetooth sets can be decent, but I've gone through a few with horrible battery life. 2 hours max, usually.
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radio shack as a motorola pretty decent I got it for my crackberry but I use it now for my mytouch and epic 4g touch
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New stereo bluetooth headset

Now i've searched in another forum but they didn't quite understand me.. what I want is a both ears headset, my old one broke, it was the plantronics backbeat 903+, it was practecly perfect.. 7 hours listening to music, complete control over the phone from the headset.. I'm looking for something similer, someone recommended the backbeat GO, but they only have 4 hours.. and it's nothing.. despite how awesome they look.. so.. any suggestions?
tnx in advance.

I have Sony Ericsson Bluetooth dongle. It comes with in ear headphones, but the dongle itself has 3.5 mm input. Yo can use it with all kind of headphones. 10 hours non stop music. And the sound is crystal clear.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261141283986
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invisiblebm said:
I have Sony Ericsson Bluetooth dongle. It comes with in ear headphones, but the dongle itself has 3.5 mm input. Yo can use it with all kind of headphones. 10 hours non stop music. And the sound is crystal clear.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261141283986
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actually that's is not what I was looking for, I don't wanna make my earphones to become wirelees' I want a wireless headset, simmiler to the model I had before, the backbeat 903+

If your budget allows ($170), check out the new Jaybird Bluebuds X that just came out a few weeks ago. I ordered mine from their site and am blown away by the sound quality and battery life.
very pricey, but its worth every penny.

how many hours does it actually clock?
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ThreeFacesofG said:
If your budget allows ($170), check out the new Jaybird Bluebuds X that just came out a few weeks ago. I ordered mine from their site and am blown away by the sound quality and battery life.
very pricey, but its worth every penny.
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WOW 10 hours of battery life?? I know what I want for christmas.. haha
actually I was looking for something aroud the 100-120$.. but these.. wow, I think i'm gonna start saving for these! tnx

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I've never done an actual benchmark test on the battery. Perhaps this weekend, I'll pair it with my laptop and leave it streaming throughout the day(s)

I've been pretty happy with the LG Tone headphones I got a while back. They have a collar piece, but it's not bad. Very good battery life and sound.

I got a Motorola s10-hd for $25 from woot.com and it works great
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I have an LG Tone headset too (HPS-730). They are pretty comfortable and claimed to have a talk time of 15hours. Although i haven't yet tested that to the max, but i've run through the whole day without charging them.

GS3 has aptX,and the problem is that there are almost no BT headphones that take advantage of this. I have Samsung HS3000 and use with good quality IEMs. It is not as good quality as wired, but is way better than non-aptX headsets.
If you are determined to get a native BT, it is a pretty short list with aptX, like maybe 2-3.

There's a brand new Motorola Bluetooth (S-11 maybe?) Headset which replaces the S10. It has apt-x, the earbuds are adjustable, looks pretty nice. No personal experience though.

I freakin' love my Jabra Sport. Comfortable, light weight, and holds enough charge for 4 trips to the gym each week. And the sound quality is great, with plenty of volume. (http://www.jabra.com/products/bluetooth/jabra_sport/jabra_sport)
I've had the Moto S9 and S10 (essentially identical) and they suck. Moisture always gets in and they stop working. Sound quality is weak and the volume isn't loud enough. Avoid these at all costs. Look at any list of reviews on these and you'll see the same results from everyone.

Can anyone recommend a headphone?

My old Samdung headphones from the S4 don't control volume properly (up, not down) and leak noise on voice calls, so I'm looking for a good set of earbuds that is fully compatible.
Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I assume you were looking for a wired option, but I've been using the LG tone hbs 700 Bluetooth headphones and really like them. I got it free with a promotional thing at best buy back when I got the lgog (now my wife's phone since I got this). They are a bit different in form factor, but you get used to them to the point that you forget you have them on.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052YFYFK/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_ijXGsb1QXARM0
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CapnPez said:
I assume you were looking for a wired option, but I've been using the LG tone hbs 700 Bluetooth headphones and really like them. I got it free with a promotional thing at best buy back when I got the lgog (now my wife's phone since I got this). They are a bit different in form factor, but you get used to them to the point that you forget you have them on.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052YFYFK/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_ijXGsb1QXARM0
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I had seen them, but I was not sure of the quality.
Generally, yes, I was looking for wired, because I tend to think that sound quality woiuld be better and less radio signal headed toward my brain via bluetooth would be preferred.
I appreciate the recommendation and hope others will chime in. Can't believe that there's no headset included in the box by AT&T. Cheap bastards.

Skullcandy Ink'd earbuds are great for like $15.
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Coloud pop. I'm using it on my g pro. All features are compatible with my phone.
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Klipsch S4A are good.
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Look for the Panasonic HJE160.

Hey @donalgodon
Well I can say those $ 15 bucks earbuds are no good if you want somenthing above the average.
Then, you could check out the reviews at headfi.org.
Then, I recommend any of the earbuds from the Hippo line. I personally got a pair of hippo vbs.
They are not that expensive as ultimate ears, for example, and are above the average for sure.
They come from Singapore and can be found at jaben.net
Hope you find what you looking for.

If you're willing to spend the money then these are perfect http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009A6CZYY?pc_redir=1395940478&robot_redir=1
Volume control works like it's supposed to and quickly pressing the vol^ twice will pause/play music. The sound quality is phenomenal especially with Viper4Android. You just can't beat the bass in them (Well.. Maybe the XB800s lol).
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I can recommend one in-ear-headphone of maze. They have good quality and sound is also very good

I use the Sony SBH50's with my phone. They're bluetooth/NFC headphones (wireless) and they work great. There's an app you install on your phone that allows you to install extensions that allow you to do all kinds of things like read your text messages to you, count your steps, etc.
They also work with making phone calls too.
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I think with Apt-X support Samsung BHS 3000 looks good option.
Have a look on this too.

donalgodon said:
I had seen them, but I was not sure of the quality.
Generally, yes, I was looking for wired, because I tend to think that sound quality woiuld be better and less radio signal headed toward my brain via bluetooth would be preferred.
I appreciate the recommendation and hope others will chime in. Can't believe that there's no headset included in the box by AT&T. Cheap bastards.
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I was like you skeptical about wireless, until I dig in some research and found that both the Optimus G Pro and the LG HBS-730 both supports APT-X and will connect with APT-X enabled. The sound quality is just incredible for a headset with this price, the sound quality even beat some of the wired headset.
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-HBS-730-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B009A5204K

I have the skullcandy titan ear buds and I personally love them
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I was like you skeptical about wireless, until I dig in some research and found that both the Optimus G Pro and the LG HBS-730 both supports APT-X and will connect with APT-X enabled. The sound quality is just incredible for a headset with this price, the sound quality even beat some of the wired headset.
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-HBS-730-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B009A5204K
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Second this. These things are awesome got 2 pair, 1 black, 1 white. Leaps and bounds better than my old Motorola bt headset.
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osprey23 said:
I was like you skeptical about wireless, until I dig in some research and found that both the Optimus G Pro and the LG HBS-730 both supports APT-X and will connect with APT-X enabled. The sound quality is just incredible for a headset with this price, the sound quality even beat some of the wired headset.
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-HBS-730-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B009A5204K
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I'm not disagreeing, but just stating my experience.
I bought the HBS-730s twice. The first pair I returned because I thought they were defective. The music (all MP3s and using the stock music app on the previous Jelly Bean firmware) would play just fine, but every minute, the music would cut out for a second then come back.
I returned the pair to Best Buy and got a second set. Same issue, so I returned them too.
I also looked online and there are reports of tons of people having reception problems.
Then I got my Sony set and no problems at all. No changes were done to my phone either. ?
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Got those but low quality given and kinda feeling bad to use them overall (rare).
I'm thinking about those:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-LG...=1437256404&sr=8-2&keywords=lg+quad+beats+pro
http://allegro.pl/oryg-sluchawki-lg-l90-l70-l9-7-g2-g3-mini-quadbeat-i5453810415.html
BUT WILL QUADBEAT 2 work with LG G PRO too?
Or is it better to buy:
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Pana...ChMIwoTnhdnlxgIVxbQUCh16CQfN&biw=1366&bih=653
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Klip...rome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Colo...ChMI1_LE8djlxgIVyzgUCh0CNQrY&biw=1366&bih=653
HELP >.<

kamolinkaaa said:
Got those but low quality given and kinda feeling bad to use them overall (rare).
I'm thinking about those:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-LG...=1437256404&sr=8-2&keywords=lg+quad+beats+pro
http://allegro.pl/oryg-sluchawki-lg-l90-l70-l9-7-g2-g3-mini-quadbeat-i5453810415.html
BUT WILL QUADBEAT 2 work with LG G PRO too?
Or is it better to buy:
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Pana...ChMIwoTnhdnlxgIVxbQUCh16CQfN&biw=1366&bih=653
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Klip...rome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.pl/search?q=Colo...ChMI1_LE8djlxgIVyzgUCh0CNQrY&biw=1366&bih=653
HELP >.<
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If I were you, I would go for this one or this one or xiaomi piston 2.0/3.0

irt118 said:
If I were you, I would go for this one or this one or xiaomi piston 2.0/3.0
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Everyone is giving me different headphones recomdtions - I'm confuseeeed.
If U would pick : soundmagic, TTPOD or xiaomi?

kamolinkaaa said:
Everyone is giving me different headphones recomdtions - I'm confuseeeed.
If U would pick : soundmagic, TTPOD or xiaomi?
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I would pick ttpod T1 (or T1E). T1 is a balanced version and T1E is T1 version with more bass. SM E10 is also a good choice but its treble is a bit too bright in my taste.
Both of them are good for all kind of musics.
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