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For those who've been looking for a pair of great of IEMs with android compatable inline controls, the S4a's are out. Happened to come across them at Futureshop today so it was a pleasant surprise, although I'm still iffy about the 120CAD I put towards them. Once they have about 100+ hours of burn in I'll decide if I'll keep 'em for a few reasons.
The box includes the usual multiple sized tips and the earbuds themselves, but they also come with a clip to use to attach the mic/control onto clothing and a nice sized carrying case.
According to Kilpsch themselves, they have incredible functionality with their customized app, which I'll be looking into it over the next few weeks.
Anyone else been interested in these?

DarkShot666 said:
Anyone else been interested in these?
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I wasn't even aware of them until now...and now I NEED them. I really have to stop visiting the accessories forum
A simple review would be nice after you've used them a little

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A simple review would be nice after you've used them a little
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Sure.
Just from toying around with them thus far I've come across a couple things that irritate me personally to do with the controls, but I might be able to find workarounds for these little hassles.

Hey guys also there is a klipsch app for these headphones so you can customize the button function
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Hey guys also there is a klipsch app for these headphones so you can customize the button function
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But it says that it's incompatible with galaxy s2 family
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How much u paid and frrom where u got it...
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freemini said:
But it says that it's incompatible with galaxy s2 family
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Does it?
I downloaded it directly from the market, no problems at all.
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How much u paid and frrom where u got it...
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I got them from Futureshop up here in Canada for 120CAD.
Quick first impression:
I expected that you could only customize the three functions (single, double, and triple click) and speed of clicking. That's certainly the case. Their volume control is non-customizable and very finicky, and the speed to control the button timing isn't all too great either. Otherwise it does what it says it does, just not every function at once of course.
I won't go into their sound as there are hundreds of reviews of the S4's sound online, and the only difference with these to the usual S4 is the addition of a button.

the app works for me too no problems
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Old thread by now, but I'm thinking of picking these up for my S2.
I'm sure the sound and stuff is great from the sound of other online reviews, but what I'm worried about is the durability of the cord.
How has your cords been?
And if you could, give a little description of how you've been using them.
Thanks

Dre beats

HTC phones have Dre beats integration in their phones. Is there a Port to get that on epic 4g touch
Epic

Nope, since the Beats speakers are built into the Rezound.
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Is it really that much better? no matter what they do to it, it is still just a phone with a MP3 player built into it. Tiny speakers with sound software to help amplify lousy MP3 songs can't make things that much better?

Download volume+ from the market and set it to beats emulation. Sounds pretty good.
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Also fyi You can get the volume + paid version for free from the developers website.
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Power amp from the market is the best I found so far. Tried MANY. Comparable to voodoo sound for sure. But I agree, the headphones make a HUGE difference in quality.
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I came from the evo 3d which had beats ported over to it. Beats is a simple 7 band eq setting pretty much. You can find the settings if you google it. On HTC beats is only available on the stock music app, it doesnt effect pandora or any other music app. If you adjust you eq you will get a very similar effect because our phones have a 7 band eq in the music app.

I just wish it was compatible with our phones so I can talk with em instead of using two different headphones lol
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I use motorola bluetooth headset, s9's or something. They are great. I run with them, if I get a call while im running, I can answer with them, talk with them, text with them, and the sound is good on them.

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Power amp from the market is the best I found so far. Tried MANY. Comparable to voodoo sound for sure. But I agree, the headphones make a HUGE difference in quality.
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I concur with your Power Amp app statement. Best music player/sound quality i have heard on anything thus far. Not only is it nice on the eyes but you xan boost the volume twice as high as ET4G's can or almost any other music player app. Its worth paying the extra couple bucks dor the full version to support the developer's hard work!

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I concur with your Power Amp app statement. Best music player/sound quality i have heard on anything thus far. Not only is it nice on the eyes but you xan boost the volume twice as high as ET4G's can or almost any other music player app. Its worth paying the extra couple bucks dor the full version to support the developer's hard work!
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I have had the paid Poweramp forever. I had to have it as soon as I saw that EQ. I haven't found anything better yet
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I use Pandora quite a bit. Will the PowerAmp EQ work on Pandora?
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Dres beats is nothing just a eq with a few more freq steps then dspmanager and its the head phones that make the difference I can plug my skullcandies on my gf rezound with dre beats then do it on my i777 with dspmanager and there is no noticable difference.
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I wish people would realize that this is the same company that created the sham Monster Cable product. They make things that look like they are awesome but they really suck in comparison with similarly priced products. Im surprised Apple hasn't bought them yet.

Just another case of a celeb using their name to promote a ****ty product. Case in point, any commercial on television at this point.
I have some Bose earbuds that I use with Pandora on this device and am using Volume + . It lets me do what I need for them to sound significantly better than stock sounded.
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piacenzaj said:
Just another case of a celeb using their name to promote a ****ty product. Case in point, any commercial on television at this point.
I have some Bose earbuds that I use with Pandora on this device and am using Volume + . It lets me do what I need for them to sound significantly better than stock sounded.
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Isn't ****ty, just not your cup of tea.
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Klipsch's s4 earbuds are amazing (or s4a if you want Android tie ins and s4i for the fruit phone).
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I also have a pair of Klipsch ear buds, and I like them, but you should check out V_MODA's line of headphones and ear buds. They are good enough to make you say "Beats? Who needs Beats?" I've used them on my iPod classic, my EVO, and now on my Epic 4G Touch, and they are still awesome, especially when used in conjunction with the PowerAmp player.

if they integrate my google music account id use power amp again too. But I just use it in my car the most anyway so the eq isn't that much of a necessity for me as streaming all my ****... is. Ics music client for me
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I also have a pair of Klipsch ear buds, and I like them, but you should check out V_MODA's line of headphones and ear buds. They are good enough to make you say "Beats? Who needs Beats?" I've used them on my iPod classic, my EVO, and now on my Epic 4G Touch, and they are still awesome, especially when used in conjunction with the PowerAmp player.
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Yeah, the klipcsh are just as good for a fraction of the price. Beats is all marketing...
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Duce HD2 said:
Power amp from the market is the best I found so far. Tried MANY. Comparable to voodoo sound for sure. But I agree, the headphones make a HUGE difference in quality.
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Do we have Voodoo sound & color on the E4GT or any SGSII yet? I thought my Captivate was amazing, and then I installed those two... wow!

Bluetooth Earphones

Can anyone recommend some good bluetooth earphones please?

Motorola s10-hd.
Love mine
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I've been using the Jaybirds. Work really well.
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will check them out thanks!
these look really good - http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/bluetooth-headphones-features.html#
Is there a way to tell if they will work with the GN?

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Motorola s10-hd.
Love mine
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+100000000000000000000
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iammodo said:
Motorola s10-hd.
Love mine
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read few reviews have saying poor audio quality..

If you decide against Bluetooth I highly recommend ZAGG smartbuds! Love them! Better than my £90 phonaks
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zok-star said:
read few reviews have saying poor audio quality..
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About the same as my skull candy low riders ( not as much base) but not close to my boss ones but for general use they are good enough. My ears are happy with them.
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Moto S9HD

im partial to nokia 905i's but those are headphones and not earphones i suppose

Jawbone Icon for the car... Plantronics Backbeat 903/906 for the gym. (Stereo bluetooth that wraps around the ear and has a soft cord that wraps behind the neck.)

Jaybird freedom confirmed working
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Jaybird freedom confirmed working
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That's what I use at the gym! Just waiting for my Seidio Surface + Holster to arrive then I'll be back to using them at the gym!

Motorola elite sliver.
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chkn said:
Jaybird freedom confirmed working
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great!! have placed my order. will report back when i get them!!

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Its terrible. I hate my S-10 HD's. They sound terrible with terrible bass and they are very uncomfortable. The S-9 HD's were much much better imo. The sound quality was better and it was slightly more comfortable. They both take a lot of getting used to. Idk why Motorola would make a product that is worse than the one before it.
Are the freedom jaybird headphones good? I think I will buy that next time. Motorola is falling off man. I hope Google helps them see the light.

Jaybird Freedom
Check out Jaybird Freedom's. Best headphones all around that I've owned. Includes a mic too.

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Is there a way to tell if they will work with the GN?
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They work just fine with the Nexus. The main reason I picked these up was the sweat-proof guaranty. I read some reviews for other headsets saying that they would crap out after a couple of uses while doing any type of exercise. The two issue I see with these is the left ear sounds a little louder than the right, the other is that when the battery is low, you get a warning every 30 seconds. The warning doesn't come untill the battery is really about to die.
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My opinion is to purchase this:
Jabra Clipper
I purchased a couple of bluetooth headsets but they never really compared to the options you get with regular headsets. This options, you don't have to choose. I use it while running/working out and provide a great compromise.

If you're a runner or sweat heavily then I would recommend against any bluetooth headphones that go into your ear. I have had 3 S9's go out on me and I heard the issue is not fixed in the S10's either. I had looked for other options but most of what I read lead down the same road. If you sweat a lot then these BT headphones will short out.
The best option for me was either the jabra clipper or the sony ericcson mw600. I went with the Mw600 which allows me to use my own headphones and obviously even if i sweat on those it won't short out the bluetooth device since it's no where near my ears.

Headphones for One are unbranded beats

The headphones on this phone are really good.I have over the ear studio beats and these ear buds produce more base and are very clear Htc bought half of Beats so what technology u think they will use?Very surprised nobody is talking about the quality of the headphones I tried my gf new iphone 5 headphones and these destroy them it was funny watching her face.I Think the ear buds are unbranded Beats
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I'm using the accompanying earphones too. They are surprisingly good!

Quite surprised with this , i have the Wireless Beats, AMAZING!!!

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Quite surprised with this , i have the Wireless Beats, AMAZING!!!
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Just a shame about the lack of buttons on the stock headphones.

I found that they have too much bass. Used them for 5 minutes and gave them away. Nice if you listen to hip hop and dubstep but not metal. Definitely not for metal.
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I found that they have too much bass
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Not possible
The buds are indeed suprisingly capable.

I was going to mention the earphones on here. I can't think of any that better them! clearly HTC are going all out to get this phone right.

Hmm gonna have to give them a try later and compare them to my actual beats.
Thanks
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Yes the supplied ones are pretty good. Much bass but thats ok for my music. I have better ones at home, but now i´ve an alternative with a button :good:

You can also buy the htc 240 set which is similar but they have the track skip, volume change buttons also. These and the urbeats are the only ones that can do this from a wired pair with this phone as far as my research has led me to believe.
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How do you keep them in the ear?
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msmith1991 said:
How do you keep them in the ear?
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Glue.

I have been really surprised with the headphones! Definately makes up for not including headphones in the One X.
Actually almost every headphone sounds nice when plugged into the One.
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Glue.
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Thanx mate
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I think the headphones look and sound the same like the crappy ones which came with the one x and s. maybe different countries get differentbheadphones?

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I think the headphones look and sound the same like the crappy ones which came with the one x and s. maybe different countries get differentbheadphones?
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That of course is a possibility. I got mine in Taiwan at the HTC store and the ones that came in the box are unbranded beats. They sound excellent, not as good as my Bose but very good for being included for free.

I have Klipsch head phones and I compared them to the head phones that came with the One. The klipsch have much clearer crisper sound and comparable bass. Just my .02. But the klipsch were not free with the purchase of a phone. I did not find the stock headphones to have good sound.
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godutch said:
I think the headphones look and sound the same like the crappy ones which came with the one x and s. maybe different countries get differentbheadphones?
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Nope look the same to me as my international one x. They are good for included headphones better than most. Now if we are judging them based on headphones well we know how good Beats headphones sound which is to say if they sounded as good as they look they would be decent headphones but every review will tell you they are eye candy not ear candy

CocheseUGA said:
Glue.
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I use bogies but glue'll do it.

nullkill said:
Nope look the same to me as my international one x. They are good for included headphones better than most. Now if we are judging them based on headphones well we know how good Beats headphones sound which is to say if they sounded as good as they look they would be decent headphones but every review will tell you they are eye candy not ear candy
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I have. pretty cheap soundmagic. earphones, ( pl-21) they sound. so much. better. and. only. cost. 25 euros. and they. even have. a Mic. and button.

Headphones?

Looking for a nice pair of head phones with a nice remote that supports android the way the alot of headphones support IOS. Any recommendations? Its cold in Chicago, Ion wanna have to pull my phone out at all when I'm on that bus stop...:silly:

malibu_23 said:
Looking for a nice pair of head phones with a nice remote that supports android the way the alot of headphones support IOS. Any recommendations? Its cold in Chicago, Ion wanna have to pull my phone out at all when I'm on that bus stop...:silly:
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LG Quadbeat 2?
http://www.amazon.com/Original-LG-QuadBeat-Premium-Earphone/dp/B00H92BVGE
They do come in black as well, just couldn't find any listing on amazon at the moment.

I have these. Sound quality is brilliant!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001FWYXF0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1387836166&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40
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Ben36 said:
I have these. Sound quality is brilliant!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001FWYXF0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1387836166&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40
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Thanky you very much, I'll give them a try...

Are they heavy?
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malibu_23 said:
Looking for a nice pair of head phones with a nice remote that supports android the way the alot of headphones support IOS. Any recommendations? Its cold in Chicago, Ion wanna have to pull my phone out at all when I'm on that bus stop...:silly:
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Are you looking for earbuds or headphones?
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Are they heavy?
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Hi I use this Motorola Skullcandy headsets with my N5 and believe me they are just awesome ...very light weighted..nice controls that make me comfortable on both music and calls....so you can just check it out may be you like them

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The ones i linked? Nooo well light and nice
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I ordered these headphones. Great sound quality and the controls work perfectly.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009E7R5K8/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii
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Are you looking for earbuds or headphones?
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Buds. Seem to get a clearer sound. Long as they fit my ear and have nice controls. BT a plus too
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Buds. Seem to get a clearer sound. Long as they fit my ear and have nice controls. BT a plus too
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Bluetooth ones will more than likely have all controls (volume and answer buttons) working. I strongly recommend the Apple Earpods though if you care about the microphone. I have tried many highly praised wired/BT headsets and none of them have usable mics on the N5.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CredDeal-X-Series-Foldable-Bluetooth-Headphones/dp/B00CQ2W20Q
Currently using these Bluetooth 4.0 Headphones with volume adjust buttons, mic, and a power button. Relatively simple. One piece of wire that connects the two pair of headphones and a small battery in the two earbuds that can play about 4-5 hours of music streaming over Bluetooth. I usually work out with these, so I had to get a pair of Bluetooth headphones that are light! So I can testify to their quality! Sound is solid as well, the sound is fairly close to my Klipsch S4 (II) earbuds. Headphones? Meh, I never buy bluetooth for those haha.
I couldn't find the US link to them, but I figured this should be a good lead. :victory:

Kenchi* said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/CredDeal-X-Series-Foldable-Bluetooth-Headphones/dp/B00CQ2W20Q
Currently using these Bluetooth 4.0 Headphones with volume adjust buttons, mic, and a power button. Relatively simple. One piece of wire that connects the two pair of headphones and a small battery in the two earbuds that can play about 4-5 hours of music streaming over Bluetooth. I usually work out with these, so I had to get a pair of Bluetooth headphones that are light! So I can testify to their quality! Sound is solid as well, the sound is fairly close to my Klipsch S4 (II) earbuds. Headphones? Meh, I never buy bluetooth for those haha.
I couldn't find the US link to them, but I figured this should be a good lead. :victory:
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Those are a great deal. I wonder if I can get them shipped to the states cause they're really well priced.
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FuMMoD said:
Those are a great deal. I wonder if I can get them shipped to the states cause they're really well priced.
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I found the link for the US a while back, it was pretty recent when I say a while back. Maybe a month at best? So, I hope you find the link, I tried to search for the U.S link briefly, but they are definitely worth the buy.

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I ordered these headphones. Great sound quality and the controls work perfectly.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009E7R5K8/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii
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These are the bomb
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Monster n-ergy!!! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009HL54DG/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?pc_redir=1388114642 ... same as urbeats with better features and a better price... They have perfect balance of bass..they have a magnet inside each earbud so u can hang them quickly around your neck when not in use instead of them hanging over ur chest where they can get kinda annoying..they have a pause and play along with mic that i can verify works with the nexus 5..you always get what you pay for when it comes to headphones unless there beats in which ur paying a whole lot for monster headphones with a different logo..at 60 bucks these headphones are the best bang for your buck
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Monster n-ergy!!! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009HL54DG/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?pc_redir=1388114642 ... same as urbeats with better features and a better price... They have perfect balance of bass..they have a magnet inside each earbud so u can hang them quickly around your neck when not in use instead of them hanging over ur chest where they can get kinda annoying..they have a pause and play along with mic that i can verify works with the nexus 5..you always get what you pay for when it comes to headphones unless there beats in which ur paying a whole lot for monster headphones with a different logo..at 60 bucks these headphones are the best bang for your buck
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These headphones are better sound quality and cheaper. They also come with 3 button controls. This is a way better buy then spending on 60 monsters. I'm an audiophile and use this for the gym and to beat up. My regular studio headphones are vmoda m100s if that helps you identify my music quality.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009E7R5K8/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii#immersive_view?1388095366270
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Ya i wouldent knock those as ive never tried them..they sound pretty good based on what your telling me..ive just bought multiple cheap headphones and ive never had a pair under 30 bucks sound good enough to me..may be worth a try though at such a cheap price..i like the black clean look to them
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antfitts said:
Ya i wouldent knock those as ive never tried them..they sound pretty good based on what your telling me..ive just bought multiple cheap headphones and ive never had a pair under 30 bucks sound good enough to me..may be worth a try though at such a cheap price..i like the black clean look to them
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Yeah man I was surprised by them when I got them. I found them on eBay and I tuned them in viper4android and I was blown away. Really good headphones for beaters.
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Yeah, I'm not an "audiophile" (I really, REALLY hate that word) but I am an audio enthusiast (been in the audio industry for 15+ years), and I gotta recommend staying away from anything Monster or Beats branded. You are paying 10% for the headphone, 90% for the brand, and they generally sound like crap.
You want good buds for a good price, go with Yuin. IEMs- Shure or Westone. Cans- Sony, Beyerdynamic, higher end Sennheiser (their low end is crap), Grado, some AKG, HiFiMan, certain V-Modas. Portable supra aurals- Ultrasone has some good ones and the Koss Porta Pro's are pretty much unparalleled for their price and I'm pretty sure that they have ones with mics and controls now.
Bottom line, if they are mainstream and all your friends say to buy them, don't. The best values can be found in brands that don't spend millions on advertising.