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Hello everyone
I got my Wing couple weeks ago, but I just got to testing the headset/earbuds that came with it. Anyways, when I opened them, it looks like one string of an earbud is shorter then the other. So the middle piece with volume control on it is not centered in the middle, which is very uncomfortable. I didn't find any way to adjust it. Anyone else has the same problem, or am I on the only one with "faulty" earbuds? Please respond. I purchased online through Business Services on a current deal. If I take it to T-Mobile store, will they replace? Thanks a lot.
It really is a crappy design flaw but thats the way they come. With the weight of the volume control on one side of the headphones, that side tends to fall out of my ear. Really sorry design on they're part.
I'd say go with the bluetooth stereo headsets. The sound quality is better and you dont have to worry about the faulty wires being in the way. I invested in one the other day and come to find out other than listening to music, they also pick up calls. You can find good deals on ebay.
wordizbond007 said:
It really is a crappy design flaw but thats the way they come. With the weight of the volume control on one side of the headphones, that side tends to fall out of my ear. Really sorry design on they're part.
I'd say go with the bluetooth stereo headsets. The sound quality is better and you dont have to worry about the faulty wires being in the way. I invested in one the other day and come to find out other than listening to music, they also pick up calls. You can find good deals on ebay.
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Thanks for the explanation. Can you tell me which ones you got? Just currious!
The ones I picked up are made by Motorola. Check the ones I bought on this link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MOTOROLA-HT820-BLUETOOTH-STEREO-HEADSET-HT-820_W0QQitemZ290181398683QQihZ019QQcategoryZ133229QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
There's also a few diferent types to choose from. Just do a search for Bluetooth Stereo Headsets and you'll see.
You do realize most headphones are like this now, just grab a set of ipod headphones and you'll know what I mean.
genaldar said:
You do realize most headphones are like this now, just grab a set of ipod headphones and you'll know what I mean.
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That sucks! Whoever came up with this idea should be forced to wear these headphones for the rest of their life!
coolmen777 said:
That sucks! Whoever came up with this idea should be forced to wear these headphones for the rest of their life!
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I agree completely. It's always felt awkward to me.
coolmen777 said:
Hello everyone
I got my Wing couple weeks ago, but I just got to testing the headset/earbuds that came with it. Anyways, when I opened them, it looks like one string of an earbud is shorter then the other. So the middle piece with volume control on it is not centered in the middle, which is very uncomfortable. I didn't find any way to adjust it. Anyone else has the same problem, or am I on the only one with "faulty" earbuds? Please respond. I purchased online through Business Services on a current deal. If I take it to T-Mobile store, will they replace? Thanks a lot.
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the longer one is supposed to go around the back of your neck... bet bluetooth is way better i like these ones because you can use any 3.5mm headphones you like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Stereo-Blac...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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the longer one is supposed to go around the back of your neck... bet bluetooth is way better i like these ones because you can use any 3.5mm headphones you like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Stereo-Blac...ryZ15034QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Can you just give us the model number? Or possibly a valid item# for the once you like? Link is not working (item removed). Thanks...
The model number is BCK-08. they have a bunch of 'em listed
Ummmm, it's not a defect!
Guys you do realize that there is a perfectly logical reason for this right??? Well, since you don't...LOL... Well, it's because the short side goes into one ear, and the other wraps around the back of you neck, so that they fit comfortably... The ear buds are labled, just follow the instructions above and everything should come together for you... They're not defective guys...
Yeah, thanks! Weird!
i agree... its done purpose fully.. not a defect
I still think it's a bad design because the side with the mic always gets knocked out of my ear or the mic gets caught on something, zipper, collar, button. I'm left-handed, so at least with symmetrical buds I don't have to be reminded that it's a right-handed world.
Be careful with bluetooth, the wing isn't really designed as a music player, even though it can do it. I got some bluetooth headphones made by insignia that work flawlessly with my partner's Samsung Upstage, but have this crackle with my Wing, only when playing music, and no, the sound files are fine, it's the wing's bluetooth connection that's messed up.
Have you tweaked the bluetooth stack (the bitrate and such) for better quality?
Poor little thing is probably beat up and frozen in a snow pile somewhere by now . I left it clipped to my pocket but unfortunately it must have worked it's way out! So, I am looking for a replacement.
As much as I loved the little guy, perhaps there are other good models out there worth hearing about. I am pretty much looking for something similar with good quality, the one minor gripe I had with the thing was the touch volume control.
So what do you guys suggest? Buy another MW600 or go for something else?
MW 600 is the best...
Well, certainly not much of a discussion I had hoped for
Oh well, I suppose I shall go for another. It's hard to live without it now!
Try jabra(im using and also satisfied)
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try a hbh-ds980. it's older than the mw600, but it hangs around your neck and lets you access your phonebook and recent calls list remotely. it also doesn't have that touch sensitive volume bar in the mw600. some disadvantages to it are it isn't able to swap headphones, doesn't have FM radio, and a 3x shorter battery life.
as stated above, mw600 is best.
if you're ok with headphones instead of earphones, better sound quality, better comfort, better battery life, then definitely check out the sony dr-bt50.
Try Jabra BT3030, which I currently use. Also my longest-used stereo bluetooth. Came from HBH-DS970(its lanyard gets easily cluttered with the earpiece wires; wires creep-out their sleeves; noticeable battery degrade after a year) and HBH-DS205(labeled having 8-hour playback life but noticed has shorter battery life than that of HBH-DS970; nasty/disturbing streaming disruption).
What really made me turn away from SE bluetooth is that they use their propriety connector; in this case, two slim contacts that may cause charging trouble once there's dirt and carbon buildup.
Jabra BT3030 comes with a labeled 8-hour playback/calls ops life(within 7-8 on my experience, since acquisition until now, almost 2 years), two wearing options(clip or lanyard), exchangeable earsets(use Shure IEM with them), rugged design(practically swear-proof with the rubber trimming and all), full function controls and miniUSB charging slot.
Three cons I can say about it are the lack of indicator screen(maybe to compensate battery life), the volume control is independent(doesn't control the actual phone's media volume; it controls the bluetooth receiver's audio level for both calls and audio streaming) and lastly the quite annoying led indicator which is constantly blinking(which I got used to already. To those who can relate, I looked like a weakened Ultraman while wearing it, hahah!).
For me, this is the best bet for an all-around stereo bluetooth receiver until now. Unless, there's already a similarly-spec'ed one with microUSB charging slot instead. That will be great.
the mw600 uses a microUSB... just fyi. i don't think SE will be using their old proprietary headset connector anymore ever since the bill passed where all manufacturers are adopting the microUSB port as the industry standard to reduce the amount of old phone chargers and cigarette lighter adapters being thrown away.
I would just say get a new one
I got my MW600 after a lot of googling for something better, and really it's a hard little gadget to beat in my opinion not to mention it was pretty cheap when i got mine (like 25 pounds or so)
it's sad that yours is lying dead in the cold somewhere :/ poor thing xD
indeed the only annoyance is the volume control, but yea, it's such a tiny little awesome piece of gear, i overlook that little inperfection
though i did just do a search on that jabra3030 thing, and that also looks promising, though i don't see the OLED screen and such (the Mw600 has that, and the same or better battery life)
I guess it comes down to what kind of durability you want, that jabra one looks indestructable
Why don't you have a look at IS800. Its very light and got great battery life. The issue I see is that it does not have Track Controls.
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try DRC-BT30 by sony (not sony ericsson).. it looks better, and it is designed better even though it does not have a screen =]
try DRC-BT30 by sony (not sony ericsson).. it looks better, and it is designed better even though it does not even have a screen. In addition, it solves your minor gripe issue on MW600. google it then you will know =]
Hey guys, thanks for the replies
Some of these are pretty cool, but one thing I realized I loved about the MW600 is that it could go all day at work & home and then charge at night, which is fantastic, so it's tough to match in that respect.
The Jabra BT3030 looks promising, but I can't find any Canadian resellers that seem to have it, so I'm not too sure.
I think I'm most likely going to start checking out some headphones like azian_advanced mentioned. Other than that, I guess some of the looking around has made me appreciate the MW600 for what it does do well.
ill sell you mine for $25. only catch is that the clip is broken.
anyone know if that can be fixed?
I'm using Jabra Clipper and I'm really happy with it. Sound quality is great. Works even better with doubleTwist player.
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the mw600 uses a microUSB... just fyi.
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This is what I like about these forums. Much thanks for the heads up! Thinking of having MW600 myself.
Went back from custom Froyo roms to 2.1 (kX10 R2B001 by kxhawkins) due to few bluetooth connectivity bugs that are still present in these versions but quite looking forward for further update from the devs.
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I guess it comes down to what kind of durability you want, that jabra one looks indestructable
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Good one, actually curiosity made me crank mine open with a flat screwdriver. It took me some time and bit of struggle; the two halves of the casing are only glued to each other. No screws involved. One compact pcb and one slab of battery lies inside. Re-glued it back together and what all I can say is that it's definitely sweat-proof.
I found this thread on google when researching the MW600. After exploring the alternatives I've just ordered the Samsung HS3000. It has the requisite 3.5mm headphone jack like the others in this thread. Says it has Bluetooth 3 with APT-X which offers supoort of lossless codecs if your bluetooth source can do it. I'll give a quick review after I recieve it.
Buy sony live headset. I own a mw600
CheersS!
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This forum will drive me into bankruptcy!
I'm officially in love with the MW600.
God bless international shipping!
Dolphran said:
I found this thread on google when researching the MW600. After exploring the alternatives I've just ordered the Samsung HS3000. It has the requisite 3.5mm headphone jack like the others in this thread. Says it has Bluetooth 3 with APT-X which offers supoort of lossless codecs if your bluetooth source can do it. I'll give a quick review after I recieve it.
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Have you received the HS3000 yet? I'm thinking about ordering that one.
kimocal said:
Have you received the HS3000 yet? I'm thinking about ordering that one.
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Yes, and I love it. Haven't tried with APT-X yet because I don't yet have a source that will do it. But even with standard A2DP it's great.
I'm planning on getting the Creative BT-D1 and the Senn BTD300 as APT-X transmitters.
Hey guys just wondering if anybody else has beats by dre, im having a little bit of an issue with the volume controls and wondering if they work for anyone else...I have the beats in-ear tour.
no it doesn't work for the atrix.. i have the HD Solo and iBeats and volume controls dont do anything
ohh, ok, thanks for the reply!Do you think it's a software or hardware issue?
It's a hardware issue. It's something about apple's headphone port having reversed connections for the skip and pause buttons.
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apologies to Necro a thread, but if its a hardware issue - anyone know if there is an adapter that could be used?
I have a Sennheiser earphone (made for iphone) and it did not work for my other phones. (backflip and X10) Apple headphones have reverse connections, the ground and mic connection are reversed. However, the atrix detects the reversed connection and disables the mic and the controls, allowing the earphones to be used.
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It's a hardware issue. It's something about apple's headphone port having reversed connections for the skip and pause buttons.
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For apple earphones, to skip a track, press the pause/play button twice.
sfb14 said:
no it doesn't work for the atrix.. i have the HD Solo and iBeats and volume controls dont do anything
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Does your play pause button even work? Mine does not.
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Does your play pause button even work? Mine does not.
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nope, none of the buttons work unfortunately.. i just got the Sony Ericcson MW-600 as recommended by other xda-members here, so i just plug my Solo's with the other cord with no buttons and plug it in on the MW600 and i'm good
leave it to apple to try to be different and proprietary ... no matter how stupid and pointless
sfb14 said:
nope, none of the buttons work unfortunately.. i just got the Sony Ericcson MW-600 as recommended by other xda-members here, so i just plug my Solo's with the other cord with no buttons and plug it in on the MW600 and i'm good
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Got a MW600 too! Does you song name show up? Mine doesn't! =(
holtenc said:
leave it to apple to try to be different and proprietary ... no matter how stupid and pointless
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Not different and proprietary. 'New' and 'revolutionary'
I just bought a pair of these for my photon 4g. Would I be able to get a Sony Ericcson MW-600 and connect it to my photon and use the solos as well? I really want access to the remote. Thanks
Which one of the Beats would you suggest? I am just a casual music listener.
The remote control on the Rezound Beats work for the atrix, and the sound is great. Maybe look into those on ebay or something haha
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sfb14 said:
no it doesn't work for the atrix.. i have the HD Solo and iBeats and volume controls dont do anything
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Actually you're wrong. My studio's work perfectly fine with poweramp. you need to switch off double click and enable long hold on answer button and everything works..its a dream to use!
Why would you ever buy Beats headphones? Honestly.
For that amount of money you could get some real nice headphones. Not average headphones with cherry red paint.
It might not be too late to return them for some Audio Technicas, Denon, Superlux, Fischer, Grado, AKG, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Shure, HiFiMAN, and Audeze. You know, headphones that sound good.
Maroon Mushroom said:
Why would you ever buy Beats headphones? Honestly.
For that amount of money you could get some real nice headphones. Not average headphones with cherry red paint.
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I wouldn't make average headphones look bad by clumping the beats stuff in with them. Honestly they are low grade headphones and the skullcandy's are probably better than those pieces.
Do your ears a favor and get one from the list above or whatever. Never heard sound replicated so poorly except from a $10 pair of Koss buds.
I found this post by mere luck but I know that I will get many thanks for posting here.
My friend has beats by Dr.Dre and I bought something called Coby cv215.....we often compare headphones and although mine is just 10 bucks, mine blows his completely out of water.
Haha. I love the expression on his face when people say the sound quality of mine is better.
Don't believe me? YouTube it or buy it as it is really cheap and tell me if I am wrong.
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I have a pair of beats. I came from using a pair of sure buds. The beats cannot compare. I now have a high grade set of klipche Wich were cheaper an by far to best phones I have owned. I also have them plugged into a SE MW860 my only gripe with those is in also can't get the caller display or track display to work. FM radio on those also fill a great hole.
Beats are the most terrible headphones on earth besides a blaring megaphone. Why on earth Monster! It's silly, but Monster professional buds are expensive, but actually are worth what they cost unlike all their other products.
kshiuan said:
Beats are the most terrible headphones on earth besides a blaring megaphone. Why on earth Monster! It's silly, but Monster professional buds are expensive, but actually are worth what they cost unlike all their other products.
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Even the product turbines are over priced in my opinion. Sure or klipche give the best bang for buck from my experience especially with memory foam buds rather than rubber. Loose the background noise and you don't need to play at full volume. Also I think they both have a much broader sound without being over based like monster head phones. It's all very well having good base but there is no point if the mid and top are flat.
Just got my One X+ today on AT&T. Does anyone notice how bad music sounds from the speaker when the phone is face up on a desk or flat surface?
Flipping it over produces a much cleaner sound, but it is unrealistic to have the phone screen down while playing music (screen can get easily scratched). What's the deal here - design flaw?
Also, music and videos from the default player play silently even with the volume up. Anyone else have this issue? I had to use another media player to get sound output - default htc sense music app did NOT output any volume on my mp3s!
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Just got my One X+ today on AT&T. Does anyone notice how bad music sounds from the speaker when the phone is face up on a desk or flat surface?
Flipping it over produces a much cleaner sound, but it is unrealistic to have the phone screen down while playing music (screen can get easily scratched). What's the deal here - design flaw?
Also, music and videos from the default player play silently even with the volume up. Anyone else have this issue? I had to use another media player to get sound output - default htc sense music app did NOT output any volume on my mp3s!
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The answer is incredibly simply, when it is face up the speaker is blocked/covered by the surface and moreover the sound reverberates off of that surface. What do you want speakers on the front?
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Just got my One X+ today on AT&T. Does anyone notice how bad music sounds from the speaker when the phone is face up on a desk or flat surface?
Flipping it over produces a much cleaner sound, but it is unrealistic to have the phone screen down while playing music (screen can get easily scratched). What's the deal here - design flaw?
Also, music and videos from the default player play silently even with the volume up. Anyone else have this issue? I had to use another media player to get sound output - default htc sense music app did NOT output any volume on my mp3s!
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I've seen cases out there with kickstands.. that might help you
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The answer is incredibly simply, when it is face up the speaker is blocked/covered by the surface and moreover the sound reverberates off of that surface. What do you want speakers on the front?
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Don't be silly, I know that. I am saying that many phones account for this in the design, and project the sound accordingly. This thing sounds like a tin can when face down. Do they expect us to lay the phone screen-down to play music?
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Don't be silly, I know that. I am saying that many phones account for this in the design, and project the sound accordingly. This thing sounds like a tin can when face down. Do they expect us to lay the phone screen-down to play music?
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I'd venture a guess that they don't assume people are going to play music through the tiny ass speaker on the back of a phone in general. I mean it's got BEATS!
This is one area that Apple got it right...stick the speakers on the side or bottom of the phone so they aren't covered when the phone is on a table/couch/lap whatever. It just makes sense. Even if they used the earpiece cut out and stuck two speakers in there (one for calls and one for tones) that would work. Anything but flat on the back.
Moral of the story...don't listen to music on the crappy built in speaker. It's going to sound bad regardless of how the phone is held/set down.
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I'd venture a guess that they don't assume people are going to play music through the tiny ass speaker on the back of a phone in general. I mean it's got BEATS!
This is one area that Apple got it right...stick the speakers on the side or bottom of the phone so they aren't covered when the phone is on a table/couch/lap whatever. It just makes sense. Even if they used the earpiece cut out and stuck two speakers in there (one for calls and one for tones) that would work. Anything but flat on the back.
Moral of the story...don't listen to music on the crappy built in speaker. It's going to sound bad regardless of how the phone is held/set down.
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Would never think to use a smartphone as a boom box, lol!
dbdynsty25 said:
This is one area that Apple got it right...stick the speakers on the side or bottom of the phone so they aren't covered when the phone is on a table/couch/lap whatever. It just makes sense. Even if they used the earpiece cut out and stuck two speakers in there (one for calls and one for tones) that would work. Anything but flat on the back.
Moral of the story...don't listen to music on the crappy built in speaker. It's going to sound bad regardless of how the phone is held/set down.
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To be fair, Nokia was placing the speakers on the side of the phone, in their N-Series smartphones, long before there was an iPhone. (I know you didn't mean it this way, but I get a little tired of Apple getting credit for so many things that they did not invent.)
Anyway, it's true that a lot of phones position the speaker on the back so that the curvature of the phone creates a small megaphone effect. My Nexus One is actually louder and clearer with the back (and therefore speaker) facing down. At least this works on hard surfaces.
I don't like to listen to music this way. But for podcasts and news I do it all the time. I'm planning to get a One X+, so I hope I can do the same. I suppose I don't really need to see the screen when I'm listening to something like that. But the scratching issue, with the phone sitting on the screen, seems real. (Despite claims to the contrary, Gorilla Glass 2 does scratch.)
cb474 said:
To be fair, Nokia was placing the speakers on the side of the phone, in their N-Series smartphones, long before there was an iPhone. (I know you didn't mean it this way, but I get a little tired of Apple getting credit for so many things that they did not invent.)
Anyway, it's true that a lot of phones position the speaker on the back so that the curvature of the phone creates a small megaphone effect. My Nexus One is actually louder and clearer with the back (and therefore speaker) facing down. At least this works on hard surfaces.
I don't like to listen to music this way. But for podcasts and news I do it all the time. I'm planning to get a One X+, so I hope I can do the same. I suppose I don't really need to see the screen when I'm listening to something like that. But the scratching issue, with the phone sitting on the screen, seems real. (Despite claims to the contrary, Gorilla Glass 2 does scratch.)
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I just see nit picking here. If listening to music or whatever u listen to and u CHOOSE to use the rear speaker, invest $10 in a screen protector and another $15 on a slim case that allows u to place the phone screen down and it will sit on the case, not the screen. Now if ur too OCD for a case then the screen protector will still he just fine. Again, why people aren't using Bluetooth headsets or even a Bluetooth device in one ear to listen to whatever they're listening too is beyond me. To be honest I think this device has a great rear speaker at high volumes and the whole idea behind a speaker is for SPEAKERPHONE, which it serves very well and crisp.
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I just see nit picking here. If listening to music or whatever u listen to and u CHOOSE to use the rear speaker, invest $10 in a screen protector and another $15 on a slim case that allows u to place the phone screen down and it will sit on the case, not the screen. Now if ur too OCD for a case then the screen protector will still he just fine. Again, why people aren't using Bluetooth headsets or even a Bluetooth device in one ear to listen to whatever they're listening too is beyond me. To be honest I think this device has a great rear speaker at high volumes and the whole idea behind a speaker is for SPEAKERPHONE, which it serves very well and crisp.
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Gee, thanks for the gratuitous critique of how I like to use my phone. What happened to if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all? I really don't need to be told, unsolicited, how to use my phone or what sort of case to get, if any. People have different prefences. And no one wants to be preached to by someone else about how their way is better.
Anyway, I find the built in speaker on phones (like my Nexus One) useful for some purposes other than speakerphone. I'm thinking about getting a One X+, so why shouldn't I be concerned about how well it's speaker phone works, comparatively? I don't want to take step backwards. It's a reasonable discussion to have, to learn more about the One X+.
Nah nothing wrong with the speaker sound, it doesn't sound tinny in any way and in fact all my previous smart phones in my Sig haven't sounded tinny either.
My Nokia brick before my n95 had what I would call a "tinny" speaker some 8/9 or so yrs ago.
The hox+ has a rear amp so try higher quality bitrate music, a 128kb to 256kb mp3 doesn't cut it any more for eg.
Also a gnex would be a step back in all categories as well as software imho to be sure, no need to squabble just do the side by side test before u buy.
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Hello everyone, I'm going to upgrade my set of headphones in the next week and have narrowed it down to the Klipsch Image S4A's and the Shure SE215's. I wanted to know your guy's opinion on which ones are going to give me the best bang for my buck.
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Hello everyone, I'm going to upgrade my set of headphones in the next week and have narrowed it down to the Klipsch Image S4A's and the Shure SE215's. I wanted to know your guy's opinion on which ones are going to give me the best bang for my buck.
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I have the s4a's and I love them to death. I had beats tour in ears before and they are way better then the beats. Oh, and welcome to the site
Where did you get your S4A's from? I found them at best buy on sale for $80. I was thinking of getting them for a week then returning them and getting the SE215's so I can compare the two. And thanks I've been around for awhile but I never posted before until now.
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I have the S4a's and I like them a lot. Great sound quality (I've tried numerous earbuds from Sennheiser and MEElectronics), multiple tips to fit your ear, carrying pouch. They suggest you use the Klipsch Control app in the Market. I don't know if anybody else with these can comment - unfortunately when I double-click the inline control to try to skip tracks, it will also redial the last called number on my phone, which of course isn't what I want to do. So I actually don't use their app and instead just rely on stock functionality to use the button to play/pause with one click, and I use the long-press-volume mod in MeanBean ROM to skip tracks.
S4 hands down. I had them and loved them. However the audiophile bug bit me and i upgraded to Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 and a Fiio E7 amp lol
another vote for the s4's. I have the reference s4's. I find the quality to be just as good as (with a slightly less prominent bass) my $200 sennheisers.
Theyre not the s4a version, but its the same hardware without the mic and button. Occaisonally they go for under $50, but you can usually find them from $50-$60.
The trade off of the s4a's would be the added bulk, which isnt much, but its enough to get caught on something or snag your jacket, for the functionality of a mic and a single button. I occaisonally find myself wishing i got the s4a's, but i love the slightly slimmer design on the regular ones.
Another reason i went for the reference s4's is because they comes with a little tin box (severely dented now), the size of an altoids can. I'm not sure why it appealed to me so much, but i liked it better than the s4a's accessories.
Can't go wrong either way. They're nice and durable too, but you should keep them in whatever tin or pouch comes with it.
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I have the S4a's and I like them a lot. Great sound quality (I've tried numerous earbuds from Sennheiser and MEElectronics), multiple tips to fit your ear, carrying pouch. They suggest you use the Klipsch Control app in the Market. I don't know if anybody else with these can comment - unfortunately when I double-click the inline control to try to skip tracks, it will also redial the last called number on my phone, which of course isn't what I want to do. So I actually don't use their app and instead just rely on stock functionality to use the button to play/pause with one click, and I use the long-press-volume mod in MeanBean ROM to skip tracks.
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The double click redial issue only started after jellybean. I tried on my gf's EVO which still has ics on it and works fine. Maybe it related to sense
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I can't speak for the Shures, but I had a set of the Klipsch S4's and liked them a lot, in spite of a couple of small faults. They sounded great, as long as I was sitting relatively still. Walking or running, there was a lot of cord noise transmitted and the cord itself was heavy enough to pull the buds out my ears when it was bouncing around (a little clip solved that problem). And yes, I know how to pick the right tips to get the right (tight) fit in my ears. Also didn't like the long-ass straight plug - I prefer the right-angle plugs because I tend to put my phone upside-down in my pocket.
After a cat chewed through the cord on my S4s (he's no longer with us...), I picked up a set of the Ultimate Ears 350 and couldn't be happier. Better deep bass extension without being muddy, better fit, and right-angle plug. Plus I think they're generally cheaper.
Well my Shure's came in yesterday and I haven't found anything to complain about yet. They sound amazing compared to the $20 Sony earphones i had before. The sound isolation is really good on these. With the volume only half way I can't here anything else whatsoever.
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I just got some the klipchs this week as well. Also upgraded from a cheap pair of sonys.
These things rock!
Heads up for anybody looking to buy some S4a's. Just got this email today from Amazon. $40. Never heard of Woot but they look legit. I bit the bullet for a pair.
http://www.woot.com/offers/klipsch-...ic+-+camp1&utm_source=Amazon&utm_medium=email
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spursdude said:
I have the S4a's and I like them a lot. Great sound quality (I've tried numerous earbuds from Sennheiser and MEElectronics), multiple tips to fit your ear, carrying pouch. They suggest you use the Klipsch Control app in the Market. I don't know if anybody else with these can comment - unfortunately when I double-click the inline control to try to skip tracks, it will also redial the last called number on my phone, which of course isn't what I want to do. So I actually don't use their app and instead just rely on stock functionality to use the button to play/pause with one click, and I use the long-press-volume mod in MeanBean ROM to skip tracks.
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I used the s4a's currently using the s4a2's (the new and improved version). These are by far the best ear buds I ever owned and much better than the beats brand. The control app is s*** because it crashes sometimes when the phone is asleep (meaning, no sure control when phone is asleep) BUT there are other, much better control apps out on the Play store. They are expensive but if you treat them well, they will last a long time.
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I've had two pairs of the klipsch s4. Could really feel the lows but distorted on the highs. I still would buy another pair though. These are legit
My s4a's are solid, they've essentially replaced my larger cans.
I wholeheartedly recommend them for anybody looking for a solid pair of headphones. Sure they're not 25 dollar headphones, but they don't sound like 25dollar headphones...
I hope you enjoy them