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 Best iPhone Earphones and HeadphonesLast updated January 26th, 2010
We test and rank the best iPhone earphones and headphones since 2008.
We used to feature other models here, but as they fail the test of time, they get Xed. Many had good quality microphones and the sound was good, but unfortunately most of the "all-in-one" solutions we tested, the microphone button failed within a few months (sometimes a few weeks) and some are pretty large names in the industry. Our lawyer advised us to simply not mention them here so if you are wondering why model A, B or C are not here, it's not because we didn't test them, but because they have some major QC problems. Among the current models we recommend, as an "all-in-one" solution -- meaning microphone attached to the cable, the new Revision 2 Audeo Phonak PFE122 and PFE121 made the top of our list. If you don't mind a bit of extra cable to deal with, the Westone earphones combined with the Smart Talk by Griffin were by far the best solutions. We tested them for background noise level, caller voice clarity, comfort and fit, durability, customer support of these manufacturers and sound quality of the earpieces. Although not an "official iPhone headphone solution" I have been finding myself listening to my calls with my Westone 3 and talking on my iPhone mouth piece directly (like you do with the speaker ON position). The new SOLO over the ear by Monster (Dr. DRE) are also good however I think most people will be too self-conscious of wearing an almost full-size headphone to take calls on their iPhones, unless you really cannot tolerate in-ear earphones.
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So you've contracted iPhone fever. You carry on your body - or somewhere close to it - the coolest personal communication device known to man, the coolest personal communication device ever invented (so far). You. Own. An iPhone 3G. Doesn't your iPhone deserve a set of high-end in-ear earphones to complement its total coolness? Oh heck, who are we kidding - don't you deserve them? Possibly not, but you know you want them.
Check out our selection of high-end in-ear earphones compatible with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.
Already own a pair of high-end in-ear earphones for your other portable player and want to hook them up with your 3G? The solution's simple and ridiculously affordable. The MPA-3C adaptor is available for less than $40, the Smart Talk for less than $20!
Want recommendations? We tested more than a dozen iPhone solutions, and the results were so bad that we decided to bundle our own solution: combine the reliable Westone earphones with the Smart Talk. We already knew how reliable the Westone 1, Westone 3, UM2 and UM1 were. All we needed was to find an inline microphone that would work with the iPhone 3G (it works with the 3GS as well but no "talk-back" feature) with no problem. The Smart Talk lets you take an incoming call, end it, skip your music forward and backward.
In the earpiece part, Westone's cable design along with its remarkable comfort and fit are simply unbeatable. So I decided to make it my own solution after I purchased my iPhone back in January and recently upgraded to the 3GS 32GB (white, yeah!). I use my Westone 3 which plays music like nothing else (as in no comparison -- it leaves the Triple-Fi in the dust -- some companies totally ignore the human anatomy). With the Smart Talk, the call gently fades in and I decide to take the call or not by pressing the button on the Smart Talk. Here we tested the Shure MPA-3C and the SmartTalk add-on accessories: iPhone Headphones and Inline Mic Solutions Showdown.
Conclusion: The most reliable solutions we have found are the Westone 3, Westone 1, UM2 and UM1 combined with the Smart Talk accessory.
Many of the other "iPhone ready" earphones with the built-in mic failed very early in the game. One model, that we would rather not disclose (don't worry, you won't find it on our site!), failed within one week and it sells for $189 elsewhere. Another one made by the same company, the "mic button" fell off. These were all brand new items that we tested. Everything that sucked got Xed from our site. |
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