Hiyas all,
Just wondering if anyone of you has tried some high-end stereo headsets (non-bluetooth) from audiophile-grade headphone manufacturers such as Etymotic, Shure or Sennheiser, to replace your ordinary-crappy-plasticky headsets given by Dopod, O2, HTC or whatever.
Would be nice as alternetives to A2DP Bluetooth headsets for those looking for compatibility, wants their PDA battery last longer, and feel reluctant to add one more thing to charge daily (the bluetoooth headset).
There are 2 types i found as far as I researched:
1. Shure i2c, i3c, i4c (starting US$79)
http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Headsets/ISeries/us_pa_i4c_headset_content
2. Sennheiser MM50 (US$60)
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=500745
3,4. Anyone to add?
Anyone has recommendation/experience?
Or better, has anyone compared one to another?
3. V-Moda Vibe Duo (US$100)
http://www.v-moda.com/collection/modaphones/vibe duo.aspx
Anyone?
Koss KSC75... Google reviews on em, you won't find a bad review.
Simply the best quality for cheap (AUS$20).
I've heard, yet to verify, that you'd probably have to pick up headsets upwards of $400 to hear a discernable difference in the audio quality. For the price, you can't lose. Try em
I got a pair, the sound quality is well good.
thx monsieur capeli... nice reference
however, i hope you don't get me wrong but what I'm looking for are audiophile-grade headsets with built in mic, not just headphones.
for headphones, yes there are so many products
but headsets, I can say that they are quite rare.
actually, there are plenty i can buy at just a mere US$2 per piece, but they are by no means audiophile-grade...
My bad...misunderstood what you were saying.
You can try looking on Expansys (in whatever country you're in) for the
HTC W100 Wired Remote Control (assuming your using a compatible Dopod/HTC)
It includes a mic, buttons for controlling music and a 3.5mm plug. That way you can plug in your own audiophile grade headphones and still have a mic for hands free.
Another great pair of headphones (IEM-canal phones) on the cheap:
Crossroads MylarOne X3 from www.jaben.com. I've heard rave reviews and they're only $US57.
If want better isolation try them with the Ultimate Ears bi-flange tips, that can be found on idealsound on ebay (free shipping worldwide.)
Hope that helps.
Sorry the webiste for the MylarOne X3 is http://www.jaben.net/shopping.html
I have a set of Shure e2c's (inear), a set of Shure e3c's (inear) and also a set of Grado SR80's (over the head proper headphones)
The shures are the same as the i series ones but wiothout the mic..
All three are stunning headphones (the Grado's I cant reccomend enough for the cost - they are expensive but not stupidly so) however if you are only going to listen to your phone with them you might be dissapointed.. if you can pick them up cheap enough they do indeed sound better than the stock headphones (on my TyTN at least) but the sound quality from the phone isn't the best.
If you are gonna use them on other things too I can highly reccomend the Grado's and both the shure's although I actually prefer the e2c to the e3c's because of the shape of them.. they are more comfortable in my ears. (Sound quality wise both are very good)
(ah didnt read that you wanted headsets specifically.. i use all of these with a downlead that includes a mic as the tytn doesnt take 3.5mil jacks in any case so id always need a downlead)
hmmm.... well it seems wrong recommending any headset to u before asking wad genre u listen to......
cause some music require a headphone to have lots of bass well the others need more detail n a larger soundstage.
diff brands of headset produce diff signatures and r meant for different genres.... so its really best tt you try them... at ur local headphone dealer but in short
pple tt like shures dun usually like UE ( ultimate ear ) and Sennheiser..... the sound signature they produce r just very different....
Thanks all for the positive reply.
Anyway, just to share that I've even tried to mod my original headset by cutting off the old headphones, soldering a new female stereo minijack as replacement, and then connecting my audio technica headphones into the minijack.
However, the cable got pretty much longer and get tangled easily, I have to reroute it around my body parts everytime I use it Not to mention that the new minijack has added considerable weight that creates uncomfort feeling when hanging over my shirt. And even when I've been very careful in soldering and rewiring, I can "feel" a little sound degradation from the new setup.
That's why I'm so keen in looking for an audiophile stereo headset, built from scratch for that very purpose.
And regarding type of music, I dig everything from fusion, jazz, classic, heavy metal, etc. Hence, I do prefer natural sound. Whenever I need bass or treble I can manage in setting it through the equalizer.
I wonder if there's someone with same interest with me....
How about one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Enhanced-Mini...4QQihZ006QQcategoryZ14419QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Allows you to use any standard 3.5" headphones you choose as it has a built-in microphone for voice calls.
How about impedance?
Anyone know what impedance the headphones should be for proper loading?
dont the earphones state their impedance ?
personaly i doubt that the DA converter in these htc phones are
graded audiophile quality though
Rudegar said:
dont the earphones state their impedance ?
personaly i doubt that the DA converter in these htc phones are
graded audiophile quality though
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Actually, many PDAs have excellent SQ: such as the Asus A620 series or the Dell x5xv series; and my hx4700 isnt bad either.
when i say audiophile i mean those superhumans who can
hear goldcables diff and can tell the diff between the last 1000
their stereo speakers cost more then the 2th best one
I think Padawan is asking on impedance rating specified in his PDA-Phone output,since on the other side one can easily find the impedance on his headphone. This is my curiousity also. Is there a DIY way to measure it? I mean, by using ohmmeter/multimeter or something?
Anyway, I also doubt that DA converter in HTC phones are audiophile grade. But yet, if we can avoid further degradation by using crappy headsets, why not? Since, many of us use our PDA phones as music player too right?
Anyway, to still keep the topics, this is the ramp up until now:
1. Shure i2c, i3c, i4c (starting US$79)
http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/P...eadset_content
2. Sennheiser MM50 (US$60)
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite...transid=500745
3. V-Moda Vibe Duo (US$100)
http://www.v-moda.com/collection/mod...ibe duo.aspx
Anyone has tried any of these and be so kind to share your experience?
Relisted:
1. Shure i2c, i3c, i4c (now $129)
http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Headsets/ISeries/index.htm
2. Sennheiser MM50 (now $80)
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=500745
3. V-Moda Vibe Duo (US$100)
http://www.v-moda.com/collection/modaphones/vibe duo.aspx
Shure i4c-t
I used the Shure i4c-t for over a year with my Tornado device. Single gold-plated 4-conductor 2.5 mm connector fits perfectly. Shure says the -t series is designed for the Treo, but the 2.5mm 4-conductor connector was fairly standard on HTC devices until the dreaded extUSB came out (dammit).
I am actually in the process of retrofitting the extUSB connector to my i4c-t headset. I'm trying to find the color-coding of the wires in the HTC headset before I cut into my i4c-t wire.
bubbahump said:
I used the Shure i4c-t for over a year with my Tornado device. Single gold-plated 4-conductor 2.5 mm connector fits perfectly. Shure says the -t series is designed for the Treo, but the 2.5mm 4-conductor connector was fairly standard on HTC devices until the dreaded extUSB came out (dammit).
I am actually in the process of retrofitting the extUSB connector to my i4c-t headset. I'm trying to find the color-coding of the wires in the HTC headset before I cut into my i4c-t wire.
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How's the i4c-t sound quality to you on a 1-5 scale? Anyway, I wonder if you really want to mod a pricey $329 headset... :wow:
I agree that the new mini USB connectors is no less than a new headache for us headset owners. Maybe in future it will serve the universal purpose, but as for the transition period now... sux...
Anyway, the 4-pole 2.5-mm jack structure i learned so far are (on my ETEN M600):
(Be sure to check whether it applies to your device too)
= = = =[[[[[
1 2 3 4
1 : Microphone (white)
2 : Right Audio (green)
3 : Left Audio (red)
4 : Ground (yellow)
5 : Mic. Trigger On/Off (blue) -> connect to (4)
I'd give it a 5 if you're comparing it to other single-driver canalphones, and a 4 if you bring in the dual or triple-driver designs. I tried several before settling on the i4's. These have a perfect balance of bass and crystal clear highs and need no eq adjustment (good since our phones don't have it anyway). Tracks with bass play that bass down to the lowest frequencies, but it is not loud and does not overwhelm the music.
A dual-driver design might be able to play louder bass without distorting the highs (as good as they are, bass-heavy music turned up loud will cause the i4 to muddy up the highs). However, I wanted a single-driver design that would fit entirely in my ear and allow me to wear them while I slept. 90% of their use has been on airplanes, blocking out screaming babies while I doze.
I paid about half of the list price you quoted earlier. Still very expensive, but I feel it was entirely worth it given how much I enjoy listening to them and how much I used them. At the time, any other headset (other than the i2c-t or i3c-t, which I tried) would have required a bulky/ugly adapter and would have killed the microphone.
I just soldered on the extUSB connector. Took a lot of guts to cut the old one off, but I'm spoiled by these headphones and had nothing to plug them into. So now I'm back in business until they change the connectors again... http://www.intomobile.com/2007/05/27/picture-mini-vs-micro-usb.html
After a long search for the perfect BT stereo headset for my 8125, I've found it.
The Plantronics Voyager 855.
Over the past couple of years, I've had the opportunity to try a number of BT stereo options, from Motorola, Sony Ericsson and some lesser known companies like Sonorix and i-Clip, amongst others.
I was never quite happy with any of them though.
I take the subway to work, and every set of Motorola headset I tried would lose it's pairing to the phone whenever I either lost the cell signal, or regained it (which meant re-pairing 4 times a day). This also happend with non-stereo Motorola when working in conjunction with BTToggle.
The i-Clips actually functioned alright although the stereo quality was only so-so. For answering the phone, the sound quality was really poor unless I held that big clip close to my mouth, and cupped it if I was outside (even if it wasn't really windy).
The Sonorix, though cool because it allowed me to use my own headphones with it's jack, would need to be re-paired every 3 days or so. I don't know why. I was wondering if it was my phone, even though I had flashed to a ROM that everyone else enjoys.
The Sony earbuds sounded good, and functioned great (the only set who's audio controls functioned flawlessly to this point). Having the dangly stick and extra wires made me wonder why I'm bothering with bluetooth at all, though. Wearing a pendant with to earbud extensions running out of it wasn't as practical or cool as the promo material made it out to be.
In short, no bluetooth stereo headset quite met my criteria... either functionality wise, or form factor.
Until I tried the Plantronics Voyager last month.
It's design is perfect for my needs. It's a typical in ear BT headset, with a clip on ear hook. What makes it cool is the clip on ear hook is the connection to the second earbud (and the cord is braided to be more durable).
The sound quality is right up there with the best of the bunch.
I've not run into any re-pairing issues.
The slide out boom works flawlessly for answering/hanging up calls and all the controls work as they should (only the Sony matched that previously).
6hrs of stereo seemed a fair assessment for battery life from my tests.
The Plantronics comes with a good selection of ear buds (small, medium and large as well as the foam type that mold to your ear canal shape), as well as a couple of optional ear clips if you don't want the stereo dangler.
To conserve battery, I often just use BTToggle to get mono audio (out of both sides) when I'm listening to podcasts. It's definitely a hit on audio quality, but that's okay when it's just talking heads.
The only place where Plantronics loses marks is it's charging situation. Though they can be charged from a USB cable from a computer, Plantronics opted for a slightly different connector than a typical mini-USB one, even though there's plenty of space for one.
Of course the old Wizard barely manages to keep up if I'm running Core Player to watch a DivX vid and streaming BT stereo. If a call comes in, it's slowdown time. Then again, I'm usually watching the vids on the subway, so that rarely comes into play.
In short, I finally found the perfect BT stereo headset for me, and just wanted to share. They're discreet, multifunctional and just reek of quality (the braided cord made the difference in keeping them).
PS: I wanted to try out the Jabra 8010 but couldn't find them locally. The Jabra headset has call-display, and apparently a vibrate feature, so if anyone's tried them, I'd be curious to hear about their performance.
Cheers.
Any skipping like the Motorola s9 ?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a corded hands free in-ear microphone headset. This is a head set where you can have the cord from the phone to the ear and can use it to hear and callers. What makes this "in-ear mic" is the microphone is in your ear as well as the speaker as appose to the mic being on the cord. About 15 years or so ago I had one for a old flip phone. What was nice about it was I ride a motorcycle and a blue tooth device just don't sit well in the helmet. Further more with the mic in the ear made it so the caller or receiving person to whom you are talking to on the phone, don't get the wind noise passing over the microphone. If anyone knows of where I can find something like this, please let me know. Thank you.
I use a HTC Touch Pro that has been molested by Verizon.
Try the Invisio M3, or the M4. Bone conduction, and hear through microphone - you hear the environment around you which could be good for safety, while those talking to you hear no ambient noise whatsoever. You could be in the office for all they know, while in fact you're enjoying your motorcycle on a track. The M4 is moulded to fit your ear canal, just like a high class hearing aid would be. I believe there's even a stereo version where you can set how much of the ambient noise goes through the hear through microphone. They are not cheap, however: M3 is USD 480, M4 is USD 740.
http://www.nextlink.to/content/us/products/invisio_m3
if your using it for your mtorcycle get a nokia bh 103 bluetooth headset. works well with the helmet, and with a bet if velcro you can have the mic infront of your mouth.
you can also use it for music
I looked at that device. Its nice but my GPS uses my bluetooth.
Thanks for the thought....
Any more ideas guys?
I use it with me nokia e51 which also uses its bluetooth for the external gps receiver aswell and its fine. if your in the UK go to a vodaphone shop and give it a try. they sell them for £25
Hello.
The Skullcandy FIX Bud headphones are the best headphones I've ever owned, however these headphones don't work with SGS3 (when trying dialing or answering a call, SGS3 looses connection to headphones, many apps don't even see the headphones at all, like skype. They work fine on SGS2...I've contacted Samsung regarding this and reply I got was basically saying "**** off")
So now I'm looking for wired headphones that have good sound quality (decent bass and not piercing high pitched sounds) with working mic (volume buttons are not necessary, but wouldn't hurt to have)
Noise canceling type (aka in-ear) are out of question, can't stand these. Also tried iphone type and they didn't have enough bass for my taste.
Any suggestion?
Thanks.
Hi folks,
My mobile operator has started offering a comprehensive package for international calls, so I'm looking for a decent handsfree that would be comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.
On the PC I use a Plantronics USB headset with a microphone, and I'm wondering if there is something similar that I can plug into the phone via 3.5mm jack?
I have in-ear headphones with mic from Sony that came with Z2, but that is ok for short calls, not for wearing the full day.
I'm not a big fan of bluetooth headsets, they need to be charged and cost more, so my ideal solution would be a wired on-ear headset with microphone, as I'll be sitting at my desk, but instead of using Skype and USB, I'd be using my phone for the voice calls.
Is there such a thing and can you recommend a model?
I see there are a lot of 2.5mm kits like that for DECT phones, but the smartphone has a 3.5mm socket.
Thanks!
Just got a Xiaomi Hybrid IEM. For that price they are a steal!
I am very happy with them, like many others.
daniel_loft said:
Just got a Xiaomi Hybrid IEM. For that price they are a steal!
I am very happy with them, like many others.
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Do these have a microphone? It's not clear from the text, but it looks like just headphones.
I'm looking for something similar to Plantronic Supraplus but with 3.5mm instead of USB
Yes, they have a microphone (I don't think there's a version without mic). They also have 3 buttons (multifunctional + volume).