Ultimate Ears SuperFi 3 Studio Noise Isolating Earphones Black
Are you ready to hear the full range of music from your iPod, MP3 player or other personal audio device? The super.fi 3 Studio earphones give you studio quality sound in a unique in-ear design that incorporates pro-style ear loops to keep your earphones in place and a universal fit kit to maximize your comfort and minimize the noise around you. These earphones were specifically developed to offer you a full spectrum of sound to maximize your music experience, much better than the earphones that came with your personal audio player.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Best earphones
These are the earphones you can exercise with; they stay in the ear. So many of the ear buds fall out when walking or running, but these earphones come with an assortment of ear buds to fit your ears – and to stay in place. Best ones without it costing an arm and a leg.
3 Stars Nice when they’re not broken!
I like these headphones a great deal. The only issue is that after a couple of years of service, they both cracked and separated at the cable / case interface within about a month. The fracture was the same shape on both earpieces which leads me to believe this is a design flaw. The neck of the cable where it attaches to the earbud is a weak point, and needs to be beefed up.
Maybe they have strengthened the housing…I dunno. But going forward, I will be looking for another pair of earbuds that are not made of plastic, and/or don’t have an obvious weak point which invites catastrophic failure after a couple of years of light use.
Also be aware that Logitech has bought this company…don’t expect to get a lot of TLC from their support.
2 Stars Had a pair for one year
Ordered an expensive pair of headphones because I work out a lot and listen to music with other activities. These headphones lasted exactly one year and were no better than a $20 dollar pair. My left headphone went out and I can not get it back. So, I am throwing away and going with a cheaper brand. Its really that simple.
2 Stars Extreme disappointment
Clearly a lot of people have good experiences with these headphones or the rating wouldn’t be so high, even Wired magazine lists this brand as a top performer. I wish I could say they were worth the $90 I paid for them, but honestly their performance was far worse than the $20 Sony earphones I have. Maybe I just couldn’t get them seated in my ears properly, and oddly difficult task for something as simple as earphones. To create the ’seal’ they talk about I had to use the biggest cover, and really secure them where it felt like I had dived too deep into a swimming pool. That produced the best sound, which was, in my opinion, still tinny and severely lacking in bass, like an old clock radio. I returned them immediately. A 2-star rating just because, maybe just maybe, my inability to get them in properly was my fault. Presumably, with 3 sizes and two materials, one of them should have worked, but I wasn’t able.
2 Stars great if you can make them stay in your ears
I did a lot of research before choosing these and they got very high ratings for sound quality. I agree that if you can make them stay in your ears the sound quality is excellent. There was not a small enough rubber tip to fit in my ear unless I held them in with my fingers or perhaps I could have worn a vice grip to hold them in. If the tip is not positioned all the way in your ear canal the sound is not good. Obviously having them fall out is not convenient either. The over the ear cord design also was annoying. I bought dennon AH-C551 earbuds instead and they work much better (actually stay in) and come with optional long and short cords which is a nice feature. Beware of the return policy. I did not see anywhere, before buying the ultimate ears, that they are non-refundable. When I complained the seller said they were doing me a favor by giving me a refund minus a 25% restocking fee. When I contacted the seller before returning them for a refund they gave me instructions but did not mention the restocking fee. I didn’t find out about it until after they received my return and processessed the refund minus 25%.
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