PDAToday.com Reviews Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 Pro

[Rocco Augusto]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pdatoday.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ultimate_ears_superfi_5_pro/' target='_blank'>http://www.pdatoday.com/index.php/weblog/comments/ultimate_ears_superfi_5_pro/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"After reviewing a large number of earphones, my ears were looking forward to a rest until I heard about a small company that specialized in making earphones for professional musicians and engineers. The comments I heard were so good, that I had to check them out. The high-end, custom Ultimate Ear products are used by an impressive list of the top musicians and engineers in the music industry. "</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/augusto-2006.06.16-ultimate.ears.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />For $249.99 those headphones not only should be spectacular, they should also wash my dishes. ;) In all seriousness though, these do appear to be impressive. There accessory kit alone, which comes with the headphones, goes to show you how serious the company takes sound. Even if you don't buy a pair this is still a good review to read :D

[Mark Kenepp]

I would love to get a good set of earphones (or headphones) but $249.99 is a lot.

Tell you what, I will come over and do your dishes if you get me a set of these earphones :wink:

[Mike Temporale]

I would love to know how many pairs they can sell at that price. Really, $250 is a lot of money for earphones.

[edgar]

My wife was sick and tired of trying $20, 30, 40, 50, $60 headphones/earpieces and finding none of them that did good noise block or noise cancellation for her work commute (Ipod Vid)

She ended up buying $179 Bang and Olufsen headphones and never looked back. She is ecstatic. If you are a real connoisseur then you should buy quality.

But try out different sets, you really can hear a phenomenal difference. Her headsets on a plane provide perfectly clear sound, even when behind the engines. Repetitive noises like trains, planes, old ladies droning on about their grandchildren are all muted. What's weird is they are not sold as noise cancelling, but they sure seem to be doing something because they do a great job in noisy environments. (they aren't earbuds either, so its not that)

That's my .02

[Rocco Augusto]

If you are a real connoisseur then you should buy quality.

pfft, well call me a wino because im happy with my cheapo $2 headphones that came with the phone ;)

[edgar]

Wino. Mr Boone's Farm Straw Berry Hill!

[Mike Temporale]

My wife was sick and tired of trying $20, 30, 40, 50, $60 headphones/earpieces and finding none of them that did good noise block or noise cancellation for her work commute (Ipod Vid)

She ended up buying $179 Bang and Olufsen headphones and never looked back. She is ecstatic. If you are a real connoisseur then you should buy quality.

Absolutely. If you are a connoisseur, you're going to want top quality. But does top quality really mean $200+ Especially when it comes to portable players. There are a lot more elements that you can't control with portable players that makes me wonder if you're really getting what you pay for. I've no doubt that B&amp;O headphones are better, but are they $150 better?

[Rocco Augusto]

im just wating for the day we get on the ball and create a little chip that goes in our brain that lets us just listen to the music in our head ;)

[Jerry Raia]

im just wating for the day we get on the ball and create a little chip that goes in our brain that lets us just listen to the music in our head ;)

Just as long as they leave the damn Media Buttons off our heads ok?

[Rocco Augusto]

im just wating for the day we get on the ball and create a little chip that goes in our brain that lets us just listen to the music in our head ;)

Just as long as they leave the damn Media Buttons off our heads ok?

they can put them in our wrists ;)

[tabi13]

Imagine my shock considering that at 100 quid, I bought my SPV C550 on Orange PAY as you go with 512mb miniSD card for much less than that

[Kris Kumar]

I don't know about this set. But I was thinking of shelling $$$ for the Bose noise cancelling headset or something similar, so that I can use my Smartphone while mowing the lawn. ;-)

But $250+ for a regular headset is a little extreme, I will only go upto $100.

[Mike Temporale]

I will only go upto $100.

If I had a need, I guess that's as high as I would go. Unless we're talking real stereo headphones. I would go a little higher for a good set of those. Maybe $175 or so.

[Jerry Raia]

I paid 175 for my Shure earphones. Honestly they aren't worth the price but they are more comfortable than the usual ear buds.

[edgar]

*Edgar keeps poking Jerry in the nose until He finds Madonna Dance Dance*


BTW, I'm in Kiev - and besides some kinda cool Nokia (N90 video works well but is heavy) phones there was nothing good in Amsterdam :(

[Rocco Augusto]

i want a pair of bluetooth stereo headphones. hopefully the new rom will include the profile :)