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Question: 90 degree connector? I received my MEElectronics m9 from Amazon today and notice that it has a 90 degrees connector. The product description on the official website say it's 45 degrees, as it's also shown on the images and video reviews. Does anyone else noticed this too? Hopefully it was just a redesign and not a counterfeit.
Document: This is my first review of a product on Amazon so please bear with me. I felt compelled to add my two cents worth to the list of reviews. I was drawn to the M9s based on price. I had a small budget but judging from the product description, MEElectronics would deliver more than my money's worth.I opened the box and accounted for its contents. I put the earbuds through their paces out of the box with over a hundred hours of burn in time.
This is first time I am writing a review on amazon and unfortunately it is due to my disappointment at these earphones. The pair I received was definitely defective. One of the earphones had almost no sound coming from it (very muffled), whereas the other one was fine. I have bought much better earphones for 5 bucks. I always read reviews before buying things an amazon. And decided to ignore the negative reviews for this product. Big mistake!
I went to school for audio engineering many years ago so some people would say I'm a sound snob. I'd agree with them. I'm extremely picky on the sound I expect from any item from computer speakers, to surround sound to my MP3 player. After the third paid of my apple headphones died I decided to do some research on best affordable ear bud headphones. After reading a few different reviews on Sony MDR-EX75 and Sennheiser I noticed a review on the MeElectronics M9 headphones on cnet.com.
I just received the M9's in the mail today from Amazon...HOLY CRAP do these things sound good. Even better than the NuForce NE-6's I had (returned them due to one of the speakers not sounding right after a couple days.) It sounds like there are 4 12in. subs around me wearing the M9's. I cannot recommend these enough, especially for the price.EDIT: I recently lost the set I came to love, and purchased another set.
I suspect this is due to the cable tie it came wrapped in was too tight and left kinks in the cable. Strain reliefs are present and do their job. The plug is the same as the 45 degrees.Comfort: Good for the most part. The only time I notice any discomfort is when wearing the M9 inserted deeply the housing puts a little pressure on the outer ear canal. Of course, this is solved by wearing the M9 with different set of tips.
Though, this also means you now have 2 sets of out-of-synch volume settings - your device (i.e., phone) volume and the position of the slider. On my Samsung OEM earphones, the volume control are clicking buttons which directly control the volume of the main unit.- 3.5mm plug is bent 90 degrees and this I like.
I didn't have a great experience with these, but I'm not tossing them. The first thing I noticed is that they sound a bit 'tinny' to me. I also decided to try them out on the treadmill and noticed immediately that I could hear my footfalls through them somehow. It was the strangest experience I've had with headphones! If anyone knows how to avoid that, please let me know.With that being said, I'm keeping them as backup pair, but don't plan on using them on a treadmill again.
Could it be that I received the proverbial lemon? Perhaps with the outage in the right earbud, but not with the sheer qualitative inferiority of the product. Other, more recent reviews are beginning to establish its substandard quality. Back to JVC.
The package also includes extra tips, which can be safely stored in the case along with the headphones.I received the headphones from Amazon in just a couple days as guaranteed. (Prime member). The headphones arrived in their unopened packing with all contents ready for usage. The headphones are dynamic and over time will have more improved sound -- so use them a lot!Overall complete satisfaction.
Great packaging as well, comes with everything you'd expect a high end pair of headphones to come with. This company is very generous for offering this amazing product at such a small price. I definitely recommend this product to anyone; from the professional musician to the occasional music listener. Great job MEElectronics you've gained a lifer!Steve G.Lost Autumn[...]
Answer: UPDATE: I was able to contact the manufacturer by phone, and the customer service rep told me that the 90-degree plug and new packaging are part of a recent redesign. The new design is supposed to improve durability in the long run. I was told that the new M9s had only begun to ship out a few weeks ago, and that the images on websites like Amazon, Newegg, etc. have not been updated yet (apparently, the official MeElectronics website hasn't either, but whatever...)So fear not, you have not received a counterfeit product. The headphones have indeed been redesigned with a new 90-degree gold-plated connector.