Overview
Shure Microphone Music Control Cable for Smart Phone
This accessory cable transforms your detachable Shure Earphones (SE215, SE315, SE425, SE535, SE846) into a stereo mobile headset, providing inline microphone and controls.
This cable does not come with the guide-wire that comes on the standard cable.
Integrated microphone for clear audio and inline control functionality for answering/ending calls without touching your phone
Two-Year Limited Warranty
Specifications
CBLM Specifications
iPhone 3-Button Mic Cable
- Play music - Click the center button once
- Pause music - Click the center button once
- Change volume - Click the volume up (+) or volume down (-) button to increase or decrease the volume
- Go to next track - Double-click the center button
- Go to previous track -Triple-click the center button
- Restart current track -Triple-click after 6 seconds
- Fast-forward -Double-click and hold the center button
- Send/End Call - Click the center
Android 1-Button Mic Cable
- Answer/End Call - Click the center button once
Reviews
Customer Reviews
Summary of Customer Ratings & Reviews
16 out of 24 (66%) reviewers recommend this product
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Agree with previous reviewers in that by using this cable (when compared with the buds that come as shipped with no phone controls) one loses the wire reinforcement that goes over the ear and conforms to the ear which helps to hold the in ear phones in place. Otherwise the cable seems fairly robust when compared to my old (non-Shure) ear buds and the sound/volume is fine. Shure should make this cable more similar to the stock cable.

Generally, I agree with the reviews that state that this cable is flimsier than the stock cable. However, the convenience of (1) having the mic and control on the cable (2) being able to replace the cable for a fraction of the cost of the earphones greatly outweighs the cons. Cables are always the weakest part of any earphone, and this solution has been the least expensive alternative for the best sound. I've replaced the cables 3 times now (twice under warranty), and I find the cables start to fall apart after about 1.5 years of hard use by me. I also tried the Westone replaceable cables, but the Shures work better: the cables stay firmly on the earpieces. I almost lost the earpieces on the Westones several times because they fell off the cables.

Like the idea and intended use of this product. Does not compare to the quality of other Shure products, but does work as described. Cables are too thin and I really miss the wire reinforced cable that goes over the ear and conforms to the ear which helps to hold the in ear phones in place which are one of the main reasons I really like my Shure 425 earphones, besides the incredible sound. The volume up and down buttons could be bigger and more pronounced. Pros: Cons:

Cable is easy to replace with the old cable uhmm only down side the mic cable is not as thick as the none mic cable wears out if your are not carefull with the cable very quickly .... Pros: easy to switch out mic features easy to uses mic also sounds decent ... Cons: Not strong enough and little expensive ...
The first of these accessory cables lasted for two months before the signal became intermittent at the 45 degree angled jack. One channel began to drop out regularly and finally, the signal would only stay consistent if I did not allow the cable to move at all. Of course, this is not practical. The cable was replaced under warranty, but the replacement began to exhibit the same signal shorting after just two weeks of normal use. I have been extra careful with the replacement, thinking that this might be a weak point with this cable. I use the cable with my iPod Touch, usually with the iPod in my jeans' rear pocket and I always remove it when sitting or bending. The other shortcoming for this accessory is the difficulty associated with the over-the-ear design that other reviewers have mentioned. It is too stiff and doesn't complement the ergonomics of the Shure earphones that is supposedly designed for. The control buttons work well and are the only reason I can imagine that anyone would want to try these. Pros: Cons:

I use this with my iPhone 5 and it works as well as the Apple product. It makes it easy to listen to music/podcasts, access Siri to read texts, etc. Great addition to my 425's. The connectors are very tight. Pros: ease of use Cons: nothing

This product perform extremely well with the Shure SE535. The controls work to perfection. Great device. Pros: The effectiveness of the controls Cons: The plug is fragile, and can break.

Work as stated Pros: Easy to use Cons: Should come stock with the Shure buds. A bit to lenghty
This is the third pair of Shure earphones I have purchased, each time going for the more expensive models. But, the phone cable I purchased in addition to what came with the earpieces has been incredibly disappointing. I replaced the cable within a couple of months because the rubber cable started splitting and ran apart for several inches. So, I purchased a replacement phone cable. Within two weeks that one too had split apart. What was even worse though, was how everyone I was talking to on the phone complained to me they could hear every little noise. I couldn't fill a glass of water while on the phone because my family members thought I was in the middle of a waterfall. And not to exaggerate, but at one point my mother and sister said to me, "what are you doing?" because the sound was so deafening to them. I was simply standing still and breathing. I couldn't turn my head one side to the other while driving without drowning them in loud scratching sounds. I wonder how many clients and coworkers I bothered with this extraneous sound, who were probably being too polite to tell me they couldn't hear me. I love the earpiece, but have reverted to using Bluetooth because even THAT sound filtering is better than this cable. That says a lot... I don't want to buy a replacement cable every month just to use the earpieces. It is unfortunate that I am now not necessarily recommending the Shure product anymore, simply because of a cheap cable. Pros: The earpieces themselves are phenomenal (SE425) I have been able to get excellent sound isolation Cons: The phone cable quality and flaws Clearly the cable wasn't meant to be bent over the ear because this is where the cable ripping seems to start

Works great. Good value! Pros: Streamline. Convienent controls. Cons: Nothing
One of the great features of the Shure In Ear Monitors is the replaceable cable and the ability to use his Shure iPhone Cable with all of the Shure SE series sound isolating IEMs. Unfortunately this specialty cable falls short of the high standard set by the stock cables that come with Shure IEMs. The iPhone cable seems well made and it is probably as good as any ordinary iPhone remote cable, with a good compromise between compact size and usability of the controls. The play button is easy to find by feel, the volume buttons less so. The mic is ok, but not great. I can't speak to the cable's durability having only had it two days, though I suspect they will break at some point just outside of the molded rubber at the IEM connector because that is the one place that has no strain relief even though it takes most of the strain. For me it all comes down to this: cable has a fatal and inexplicable flaw, which is that it is not designed for over the ear use the way the stock cables are. That is the reason I'm giving it low marks. The thin cables not only lack the stiffening and reinforcement near the IEM connectors found on the stock cables, the iPod cable uses a right angle connector rather than a straight connector, making it difficult/impossible to use the cable over your ear. Shure IEMS, even the entry level single driver SE215s, are designed for over the ear cables. For the SE series IEMs, cable comes out the top. This is a crucial point and one of the many differences between most pro-style IEMs and "earbuds." Standard iPod earbuds, for example, have the cable come out the bottom and use the weight of the cable to pull straight down and help keep the ear buds hooked in your ear. But when you use the Shure iPod cable, the cable hangs from the top of the IEMs and over the side, because of this the weight of the cable tries to lever the IEMs of your ear. That is bad design. There is another reason to use over the ear cables, which is to reduce cable handling noise, or "microphonics". When you put sealed IEMs into your ear and attach a cable to them you create something like a tin can telephone, the kind where you stretch a string tautly between the bottoms of two tin cans, with someone talking into one can and another person listening at the other. The IEMs because like the tin can and you hear every physical rub, vibration and bump of the cables. Wearing the cables over the ear. There are a number of ways to reduce microphonics. One is to wear the cables over the ear, which reduces the transmission of the sound the way putting your hand on a guitar string does. Another is to use a clothing clip to keep the upper cables away from your body where they'll hit you or your clothing. But, since these cables are not meant for over the ear use, nor do they come with a clothing clip, they suffer greatly from microphonics, which makes it harder to hear your audio and defeats one of the purposes of noise isolating IEMs. All sealed IEMs suffer from microphonics to one degree or another, especially some of the high end Etty IEMs. But for Shure to make it worse by going from the stock over the ear design to straight hanging is a bizarre choice for Shure to have made. Lots of cable noise makes it harder to hear your audio, and to hear the outside (which you do to some degree, you want it cleanly attenuated, not covered by cable noise.) The isolation of my Sure IEMs combined with cable noise is such that I didn't notice a three alarm fire across from me nor all of the responders (including numerous pumpers and a hook and ladder), police or the crowd. That might sound like just good isolation on the IEMs part, but it wasn't just that. Good isolation would have just been attenuation, and I likely would have noticed a 3 alarm fire across the street, even if attenuated. But with all the cable noise from the hanging cables, I didn't--a kind of disturbing confluence of audio+isolation+handling noise. (Granted, I might have missed the fire even with just audio and isolation, but the handling noise on top of that made it even easier to miss. (Please check your IEM instruction manual for the warnings on the potential dangers of isolating earphones in general.)) I had high hopes for the convenience and utility of this cable and I will still use them to one degree or another, but I'm putting the stock cables back on for now. Pros: Easy to use play/pause button by feel. Mini-plug is narrow enough to work through many iPod touch and iPhone cases. Works with Shure SE series IEMs Cons: Volume buttons harder to use by feel than play/pause button. Lack of over the ear design and lack of clothing clip or cable slider increases cable handling noise ("microphonics") Lack of over the ear design along with right angle connector that attaches to the to the top of SE series IEMs means weight of cable has a tendency to lever IEMs out of your ear (they don't fall all the way out due to the tight seal of the foam/rubber flanges, but it is annoying and bad design.) Fairly heavy cable combined with lack of strain relief at the IEM connectors may lead to early failure of the cable.

Perfectly fulfills my needs of on the go music enjoyment. Works with Siri on iPhone 4s ! Pros: Build quality Lengthy cable Cons: Volume switch could be a few inches lower
First the good: The mic sounds good, so I have been told. The not so good: The cable running from the split to the headphones is much thinner than the stock cables. The jack seems to be of a lesser quality than the stock cables. There is no over the ear sleeve as is on the stock cables. The connectors to the earbuds have an incomprehensible elbow in them that makes it impossible to get a complete over the ear run on the cables. Very annoying. The volume buttons work sporadically but the middle button works great. The obvious scaling back of certain things to make up for the cost of the added electronics is very disappointing coming from a company that prides itself on quality. Had the price been $15 instead of $60 I wouldn't have such a problem with this cabling. It is truly not worth the money. Pros: Sound fine Convenient Cons: Uncomfortable cheaply made volume buttons work some of the time terrible design in the connectors Not worth the price

I have used the cable bascially 24-hrs a day (I sleep with music on) and it performs well. The controls work with my iPhone 4 for both calls and iPod. Callers have noted better sound than with my bluetooth headset and I don't miss the cable free feel. Pros: solid build good controls (well built and just work) Cons: Cable tangles more than some other types. Would like a clip to hold both headphones together for when I only use on earphone.
have used this cable from the beginning and works fine on the technical side. but the ear loops/reinforced cable that come on the original cable is much better and comfortable. i'm just experiencing that because after a year of use the cable of this music phone cable is just worn out and the copper is even visible. so if you plan on using this cable extensive, keep in mind that it will last only for a year and hasn't the comfortable wear the original cable has. Pros: remote control Cons: - cable - fit - only in black
the cable button doesn't work even if the mic does work, it have start with the - button, then the + and "action" button. Pros: Cons:

Love it living and running a large co in ny it's a must to be hands free, this is a reliable and useful product , I rate this as a met for any one that must stay in touch that can use there hands Pros: Cons: Need a sleeve to slide when rapping up or unwrapping

This iPhone chord with control for phone answering volume and track advance is what you need if you want to get your iPhone to be able to take a call while using Shure 535 SE HEAD PHONES the chord changes out very easy and the quality of Shure is there. Control works great phone call easy and clear. Pros: Ease of connecting to ear phones. Cons:

Got these with my Shure 425. Pros: Replaceable cables Cons: A bit long

Easy to use. Allows for calls to be heard on headphones with great sound. Pros: Cons:
I bought this along with a pair of Shure SE535 to use with my iPhone 4, and unfortunately I think that there are more negatives than positives. At first touch I was a disappointed, the wiring feels and looks kind of cheap especially after seeing and touching the Kevlar coated wiring of the SE535. It's too bad that the cable only comes in black, I would have liked to see a transparent version to go along with the clear SE models being released of late. One of the new features of the SE535 is the conformable ear loops but if you use this cabling you lose that feature. It's not all bad, as it looks much better than the previous model (thinner, feels lighter and much more streamlined) and if you pickup this PLUS model you get volume controls. Since the remote/mic is no longer the joining piece between the earphones and the rest of the cabling the remote is now placed higher up and you won't have to worry about whether you need to speak louder or get closer to the mic to talk. As for the mic quality, it's alright no problems on the other end and hearing conversations isn't bad. Bottom line: using this cable does provide me with some benefits over using the stock cabling but it has its trade-offs which quite frankly I think should not be the case, it should add to what is already a great package not take anything away especially if you pay extra. I would still recommend this product but just make sure you weight the pros and cons. Pros: - Much better looking than the model it replaces - Microphone is higher up - Works great with voice control Cons: - No longer comes with shirt clip - Only available in black - No conformable ear loops - Will not fit with official Apple bumper - Wiring seems sub-par compared to bundled earphone cables - Since controls are now in-line there is no more upper wiring adjustment nub

Hello, I had originally ordered the one for the one for the iphone which did not work with my phone I then ordered the non -iPhone one and had the same problem as it would not pick up the call with the answer button. It does say it works with most phone I have an Android ADR-6300 HTC which was on the list so I was hoping it would be able to answer calls. I decided to keep it because the voice is loud and clear with no back ground noise people never know I am on a headset. I will be upgrading my phone to the HTC-REzound which comes with Dr. Dre beats and a mic but I will try my sure with these and see which one is better. The detachable cable on the shure is helpful. Pros: clear sound no back ground noise speak quietly with no problem hearing removable cable strong cable Cons: ear buds not as form fitting as original cable as on the ear piece no loop push to answer/talk does not work on Android HTC

Most people listening to the Shure series are used to high quality audio, sent right to their ears via high quality cable. I own the 530PTH and the 535, but ruined my 535 cable within weeks - to my great surprise, as it feels sturdy and strong enough. I therefore ordered this replacement cable, but would not urge anyone else to do so, unless you are listening to relatively cheaper Shure earphones. The material used feels rather cheap and the cable flimsy. Pros: Plugs in easily to your earphone Cons: Production material Overall product feel
Merchant Response:
Thanks for the review! Yes, these cables are indeed thinner than the regular stock cables that don't have the microphone. We don't know why but that's how Shure decided to have these done. Thanks again for the clarifying this to all of our visitors.

flawless, works as intended, everythings clear, no real background noise blocking but everyone could hear me clear, only had minor issues in full blown wind Pros: Works as advertised Cons: not too stellar in wind
Question & Answers
Questions on Shure Microphone Music Control Cable for Smart Phone
Questions on CBLM
i have the se215's and my right earphone keeps cutting in and out. i figured out its a loose conection between the cable and the earphone. how should i go about fixing this? sounld i order a new cable or do u think the problem is in the earphone itself? also can i order a single earphone if thats the problem?
- Tech Support answered:
- Try switching the cables (left and right). If the same earpiece fails, it's not the cables. In which case you would need to file a warranty claim with Shure at 1-800-516-2525.
If the failure is now on the other earpiece, you can simply order a new set of cables here:
www.earphonesolutions.com/smart-phone-shure-mic-cable.html
Thanks!
Does this cable work with siri on the iPhone 4S? More specifically, will I be able to use the middle button on the controls to activate siri?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, I successfully utilize this cable with my iPhone 4S to activate siri. Also, I have found this product to have a good service life. I have been using my Shure cables since about mid June 2011. In the past I experienced early failure (five weeks or less) with the control buttons on similarly priced phone cables.
Is this product also compatible with iPhone 4s?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes.
I want to order the Shure SE535 but I want to be sure the standard cable will fit my iPhone 4s. Will it?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, these will fit the iPhone 4S. Make sure you push the plug firmly all the way in when inserting it into the iPhone 4S audio jack.
Some cases may prevent the plug from going all the way in. In that case you may experience problems but it's really a problem with certain cases. If that happens you will need to buy a different case that doesn't stop the plug from going all the way in.
Is there loss in sound quality when using this cable (Shure PLUS Music Phone Cable for iPhone, iPod and iPad) compared to the "standard" cable without control?
- Tech Support answered:
- No loss in sound quality have been reported yet.
WILL THIS CONTROL SKIP AND GO BACK SONGS ON A MINI IPOD WITH NO CONTROLS?
- Tech Support answered:
- No. To control that model of iPod that doesn't have controls you will need a special cable. Schosche makes a mini cable / adapter like that.
Will this also work with android phones and MacBooks?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, just make sure you select the Android version.
Will this work with Shure SE110 earphones?
Thanks.
- Tech Support answered:
- No. This cable works only with the new SE models with replaceable cables (SE215, SE315, SE425 and SE535).
I bought this with my headphones. Is this cable under warranty also? It is not even 6 months old and has quit working right?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, the cables are covered under warranty. All you need to do is contact Shure directly at 1-800-516-2525.
Will this work with windows phone?
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, it has worked very well with both my Samsung and Nokia Win 8 phones.
What is the length of the cable itself?
- Tech Support answered:
- The cable is 145 cm (57") long.
Is this cable kevlar lined like the stock cable?
- Tech Support answered:
- These cables unfortunately do not have the same quality as the stock ones and do not have the Kevlar like these: http://earphonesolutions.com/shreca.html
What is the warranty on the cables? The rubber covering outside the cable is deteriorating and I can see the thin bare cables within on both sides.
- Tech Support answered:
- The cables have a 2 year warranty. For warranty replacement please contact Shure at 1-800-516-2525
The product detail page does not list the SE846. Does this work with this model? If not, is there one that does?
- Tech Support answered:
- Sorry we have not included the information yet; yes, the iPhone cables are compatible with the SE846.
Is this product compatible with Shure SE 846
- Tech Support answered:
- Yes, the iPhone cable works with the SE846.