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(More customer reviews)[Edit: See comments for 3-month update. Spoiler: they're broken already, and I'm avoiding this company in the future]
Bought these for my iphone since they're one of the few earbuds that have the microphone and control button. I have a pair of Bose headphones (these were to be my every-day-on-the-subway headphone), and they sound just as good (slightly different sound balance -- a lot crisper on the low end). Microphone and button work fine, and sound isolation is actually pretty good -- they makes the Boston subway tolerable.
The problem I have with these is everything else. They have an awful "stethoscope effect" -- casually tapping the wires sounds like someone's beating on your ears. Forget about walking with these -- you hear your every step, plus a thumping every time the wire bounces against your shirt. Don't even think about working out with them. They don't fit well and always fall out of my ears (none of the three sizes are particular effective). These ones have a very simple ear molding design, and it's not that effective. The shape of them is also awkward -- the wires come out at an angle rather than straight downwards (see picture), and this makes wearing them under a hat actually painful (I live in Boston... we get some cold weather here).
Basically these sound great, but have horrible usability. Good product if you will just be sitting around all the time, but if you plan on doing any movement with them, forget it.
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The Metro.fi 150v has all the great features of the Metro.fi 150 but also features integrated voice functionality and is specifically designed for use with the iPhone (and other mobile music phones with the same headset jack). A miniature high performance microphone allows for hands free phone calls. An in-line multi-function button answers and ends calls and controls music/video on your iPhone. The Metro.fi 150v has excellent acoustic speaker technology, making it the best single value in-ear speaker product on the market at this price point. The Metro.fi 150v's comfortable in-ear design provides noise isolation that reduces ambient interference and enhances quality of sound. The body has a small and lightweight yet durable form factor for the active lifestyle. Accessories include three single flange silicone ear tip sizes: small, medium and large, and one set of dual flange silicone ear tips along with a pocket ready hard carrying case. Product specifications are single, high performance, dynamic speaker, 106 dB SPL/mW at 1kHz input sensitivity, 16 Ohms nominal impedance, 46 inch cable length, 1/8 inch (3.5mm) gold plated stereo plug, 20 Hz-20,000 Hz frequency response, and 16 dB of noise isolation with omni-directional microphone with -40dBV/Pa at 1 kHz sensitivity.
