me too - I bought a pair recently and love them!

Patti Robertson

On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:39 PM, Prokic Roger wrote:

> I recommend the ZAGG Smartbuds.
>
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> Roger Prokic
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> On Nov 16, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Dawn <dawnmfb12@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello group,
> > I'm having a heck a time finding a quality set of headphones with
> an inline microphone and phone/music controls.
> >
> > I would like the audio to be of a good enough quality for
> listening to a wide range of music. Audiophile quality is not
> necessary, but tiny, tinny speakers are not cutting it.
> >
> > Speaker quality has not proven to be the biggest challenge,
> though. After trying five different sets of headphones, each one of
> them had the same problem--the mic is too low on the wire, too far
> away from my mouth/jaw for it to pick up my speech well. For the
> person on the other end to hear clearly, I have to either put my
> chin to my chest or hold the mic to my mouth, obviously defeating
> the handsfree intent.
> >
> > I was trying to stay relatively inexpensive but am willing to
> entertain more costly solutions if it means good headphones with a
> useful mic. Wireless or wired.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
> > Dawn
> >
> >
> >
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Dawn wrote:

> I'm having a heck a time finding a quality set of headphones with an
> inline microphone and phone/music controls.

This is an area where you get what you pay for. The only sub-$50
earbuds I've found that sounded decent were from Sony, but they are
earbuds only, no mic and no controls. I have not found a phone set
from them. Note that I'm only talking about wired sets, I have had
generally lousy results of one form or another from BT headsets.

> I would like the audio to be of a good enough quality for listening to a
> wide range of music. Audiophile quality is not necessary, but tiny,
> tinny speakers are not cutting it.

Then you are looking for something that costs at least $50. How much
more than that depends on how good you want the sound.

> I was trying to stay relatively inexpensive but am willing to entertain
> more costly solutions if it means good headphones with a useful mic.
> Wireless or wired.

Do you care about bulk? One of my wired headsets is from Shure, I
don't recall the model number but I got it via Apple. Great sound,
both in and apparently out (out, at least with my Blackberry anyway),
inline controls and mic on one of the earphone wires positioned so
it's just below my chin and it has a clothing clip to keep it in
position. However, because the control block is rather large (for the
headphone type) it doesn't wrap small enough to fit in the pocket I
want to carry my headset in. So I only use it at home.

For a more portable unit, I have one of the less expensive VModas,
with the rubberized wires. It doesn't sound quite as good and
sometimes the other end has problems hearing me, but it does wrap up
nicely. I previously had a VModa Vibe II, with the cloth wrapped
wires. That one sounded good in and out with my old iPhone, but
didn't physically last because the wires are poorly designed: the
cloth wrapping frayed and came apart at the jack, exposing the wires
underneath.

Better sound in than the VModa is Kipslich (sp?). However, I have no
idea how its mic is, as I've only used it with an iTouch. The
control/mic block is at the Y split which dangles against my chest.

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