ULTIMATE EARS METRO.FI 170 EARPHONES

Ultimate Ears Metro.fi 170 Earphones

We are no longer selling Ultimate Ears earphones with replaceable cables.

Have you purchased a UE earphone from us in the past?

If you have purchased an Ultimate Ears earphone with replaceable cables from us in the past, we will be glad to offer you a very aggressive discount on a set of new earphones that do not have replaceable cables. All you have to do is send us an email telling us which model you are interested in buying, with your name and billing Postal Code so we can verify your order history and authorize the special discount on Westone, Shure, Sennheiser, Audeo, Monster, Denon or any other brand we promote.

Please send an email to this address: Info@FMASolutions.com or (CLICK HERE)

and we will reply back with a very attractive discount for an upgraded set of earphones from any of the other manufacturers we work with. Please include the model you are interested in getting. Listen to your personal soundtrack as you commute, run errands or do whatever it is that makes you "you." With a lightweight design and three different-sized silicone ear-cushions that let you pick your fit, the MetroFi 170 is comfortable enough to put them in and forget them. Get seriously clear sound that doesn't need to blast your ears in order to hear every note, or every car horn.

Features

Three different-sized silicone ear-cushions: You'll get just the right fit for your ears.
Secure fit: Durable and designed to stay in place so they'll keep up with you on the go.
Authentic sound quality: Hear your music, clearly and cleanly.
Compact, hard case: Pocket-sized carrying case protects your earphones and doesn't add bulk or drag to your day.
Right = red: Color coding makes it easy to see which ear is which at a glance.
Compatible: iPod? MP3 player? Laptop? Your earphones are ready for anything with a 3.5 mm jack.

Metro.fi 170 Package Contents

MetroFi 170 earphones
Pocket-ready hard case
Soft, Silicone ear-cushions (S, M, L)
Instruction manual

Overall Rating for Ultimate Ears Metro.fi 170 Earphones

(based on 1 review)

Decent earphones for the money...

By Pepijn from Tilburg, NL on September 16, 2009

Bought these as a 'hard use' set of earphones, for those moments I don't want to take any risks with my Westone UM3X, like when riding my bike or outdoors in bad weather. I won't compare the two, as that wouldn't exactly be fair.
The listening tests I based my opinion on were done with 2 music sources:
- Sansa Fuze 8GB digital audio player
- MSI Wind netbook, running Foobar 2000 with the Asio4all plugin sending the output to the earphones through a iBasso D2+ headphone amp-dac connected via USB.

Test tracks used (all in FLAC format):
- Juno Reactor - Pretty Girl
- Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance Chapter IV
- Pink Floyd - Wish you Were Here
- Loreena McKennitt - Neverending Road
- Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe 4
- Alex Megane - Can I Get A Witness
- Dire Straits - heavy Fuel

I found the 'soft silicone' earpieces rather firm compared to those from Shure or AKG. I needed to use the small size, while I usually get the best fir with medium. The medium sized just wouldn't stay put.

The sound is ok, there's quite a bump in the bass and the mids tend to drown each other out at higher volumes. But you can crank up the volume quite high before distortion becomes noticable. While the soundquality isn't the best there is, it is certainly acceptable for earphones in this price category.

The build quality is good, although there's no stressrelief at the usualbending points. The wire is thick and rubbery and seems of decent quality. The manual states that it's suitable for both cable down and over-the-ear wearing. But the wire is so stiff it will pull the earbud out of your ear when worn over the ear with incorrectly sized earpieces. Once fitted properly, this problem doesn't occur and the over-the-ear way of wearing does help a lot against cable microphonics.

All in all quite nice for the money. For many people this will be a huge upgrade over the buds that came wit their mediaplayer. For others it can serve as a decent back-up or 'hard use' earphone.

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