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 Sound ok for the cash, but overall poor build quality July 16, 2010
PLW
These earphones actually sounded pretty decent (not as good as the Etymotics that my dog ate, but good overall). The issue is the build quality. The connection where the phone cords go into the mic completely fell apart in 6 months. I'm an adult,I really didn't use them that much, and when I did, it was riding on the El going to work in Chicago. Never used them for working out. They just completely fell apart.
 piece of junk May 25, 2010
Puneet Gupta (san francisco, ca)
I have had cheaper headphones feel more comfortable and sound better. the ear buds are so uncomfortable and I don't have small ears, if I am having issues god help other people and they did not last long, within weeks I could hear from one side only. stay away you have been warned.
Close, but not quite there. March 5, 2010
h dub
I've heard quite a bit about the MetroFi line of headphones, and I looking for a decent sounding set of relatively inexpensive headphones for my iPhone, and these looked to fit the bill. The sound quality of these are great; good range and clarity. It's the actual design and construction that do these headphones in.
These headphones come with a number of eargels: three standard single flange eargels of differing sizes, and a couple of double-flange eagels, one small and one large. I don't know if it is the material that eargels are made from, the size, the actual form of the gels or a combination of any of those, but none of these eargels fit. I can get them into my ear, and it feels as if they'll stay in place, but they don't. I've used numerous in-ear monitors and in-ear headphones, but this is the first time I've had a pair that refused to stay put. I'd rather not have in-ear headphones that I constantly have to re-adjust. Using eargels from other in-ear headphones alleviated the problem, but not totally.
My second issue is with the cord. The cord is so thick and stiff, that any movement of my head or the cord contributes to the earpieces not staying in place, even with better-fitting eargels. In cold weather, it is exponentially worse. The stiffness of the cord caused it to fray at the sleeve where the cord meets the plug. They still work, but it's only a matter of time before they give out.
Finally, the inline button and mic. The mic is fine, no real complaints there. The control button is fat and bulky and gets it the way. You have to be conscious to not hit the button when you're on a call (otherwise, you'll be hanging-up on a lot of people). I also find myself hitting it inadvertently while listening to music, or when I'm putting the phone with the cord into my pocket.
Other than sound quality, these are just all around poorly designed, and I cannot recommend these. My overall rating is a little generous; if I could, I would give the Ultimate Ears MetroFi 200v headphones 2.5 stars instead of a full 3 stars.
 Lasted 8 months February 27, 2010
Rene C. Myers (Boston)
I bought these last June, knowing that the apple headphones make my right ear hurt. These were fantastic...until about two weeks ago, when the plastic coating on the wire (close to the plug), tore out, exposing the wire. I broke out some electrical tape, but that just slid around on the wire, and made it difficult to fully plug in the headphones. Because of that, the wires got damaged, and only one side (right) works.
Fortunately, I bought these for $20-$25, but if I had paid full price (it was around $80 at the time), I'd really be furious.
Worked fine for 5 months January 21, 2010
Chris Borek
These were a huge improvement over the stock headphones/mic that came with my iphone. I paid the $75 and was quite happy with the longer, beefy cable and the ability to answer the phone while listening to music. Well.... today the mic simply stopped working....
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