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csi24
01-22-2008, 07:28 PM
Hello everybody I know I'm not alone here when it comes to finding new headphones for my iPhone. So after looking at a few choices, some specifically made for the iPhone and some that are not, I've come to these choices:

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 pro- I know they don't have the mic or anything, but some websites say that it comes with a 3.5mm plug and I know that will fit into the iPhone. Or are they lying and will I have to perform minor rubber cutting surgery so it will fit into the iPhone?

Etymotic hf2- These are specifically for the iPhone, but I really don't have the cleanest of ears, even though I keep them extemelly clean. And since they have the filters I'm sure I'll run through the filters provided and I'll see my wallet lit up from all the extra costs. So do you think these are worth it with what I have said about my ears?

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 4vi- These are also specifically made for the iPhone, but they only have one driver in them and I've also read a review that said their not worth the $149 price tag. I've seen them as cheap as $130, but still if I want to pay this much money I might as well go for the UE 5's which aren't that much more

V-Moda Vibe Duo- I have a regular pair of Vibe's from a few months ago, and even though they had thumping bass, I wasn't to impressed with it's clarity.

Wow this is pretty long, so thanks for reading if any of you made it this far. My number one choice is the UE 5's so if anyone has these and uses these on their iPhone's can you please tell me how good they are with the iPhone.

Thanks again and I look forward to reading your responses

bobb-mini
01-22-2008, 08:31 PM
"thumping bass" and "clarity" I believe are oxymorons.

UE should be more "fun" to listen to and the HF2 "class of its own" clarity.

csi24
01-22-2008, 09:07 PM
"thumping bass" and "clarity" I believe are oxymorons.

UE should be more "fun" to listen to and the HF2 "class of its own" clarity.

The V-Moda's were very good headphones, just not what I was looking for. So which UE's do you think I should get for the iPhone, the UE 4vi's or the 5's?

hiroProtagonist
01-26-2008, 07:15 AM
I have the UE5's and love them. There is no mike or switch so you will need to answer the phone the old fashioned way. The jack on the head phone cable does not fit fully into the iPhone, but the UE5's come with a short (about 3") adapter that does fit without modification. The cables are replacable, so there is some hope that you would be able to use the UE4 cables on the UE5. The UE site does not show replacement cables for the EU4 yet, so its possible that they are not replaceable on that series.