[Verizon Droid Charge] KarateExplosion6:
All right. I've been using these bad boys daily for ten days now and my impressions are very positive. The ear buds feel like quality, even the wire. They come with a small Klipsch carrying case that has a velcro strap to keep the wire coiled nicely and to stow your extra in-ear fittings as well as the mic clip. The earbuds are super comfortable and there are various sizes of fittings so you're sure to find something that works for your ears. Also, they do a nice job of cancelling out a lot of noise, but leaving just enough so that you'd be able to hear things like a car horn or the screetching of breaks of a bus, etc.

Sound quality is amazing. Probably even better than I expected. With Voodoo sound on Froyo, the Bass Boost is incredible. Lots of lows. Even without Voodoo Sound, these sound great! Probably the best sound/noise cancellation/comfort combo you can find with mic for under $100.

Additionally, I have used the mic to place calls and receive calls. I've done this in high wind. At all time, I've come across clear and had no issues with my parties hearing me, whether I am using the mic clip or not. I do have a minor annoyance though... You don't hear yourself talk within the earbuds, so I was always wondering whether the person I was speaking with could hear me or not. Pissed me off at first, but you do get used to it.

The Android app that Klipsch has developed to control these is pretty good. Basically, you can set actions for single-clicking the one button on the mic, double-clicking, and triple-clicking. You cannot set Long-Press, as this always is used to increase the volume--this works with Voodoo Sound enabled too, just like it would with the regular volume buttons.

I do have a FEW issues with these guys. 1) I've found the click speed to be hard to control. Sometimes I double-click and it's registered as a single-click. Same with triple-click. There are options to adjust the click speed in the app, and you can even customize it by clicking so the app picks up your individual speed, but I still have issues... 2) You can only INCREASE the volume by long-pressing. Pain in the ass. I guess their thinking was, you'll get to a level you want and then stay there or Mute. 3) You can only set a maximum of 3 audio actions within the app (Note: Call controls can't be changed, so don't worry about them... when a call comes through, you're always able to answer it, mute, unmute and hang up).

What I do like about the app is the ability to set a default music player. I've got Pandora set to default and it works great. By default, single-click is set to Play/Pause, double-click is Track Forward, and triple-click is Track Back. Since there is no "track back" in Pandora, I was able to set triple-click to "Voice Command" and I'm able to make calls using voice command, etc. It's pretty awesome.

If I could change anything about these earbuds, I'd add two more buttons to the mic area, dedicated to volume up and down. Then I'd add the ability to assign specific actions to Long-Press Volume-Up/Volume-Down/The Center Button. This way you'd have dedicated volume, but be able to assign three more tasks (probably Voice Search, Voice Command, and Redial).

All and all, for $99, I think this is really the way to go. I've done a bunch of research and think this is the best earbud/mic combo currently available for Android. Plus, the app can always be updated and improved. So you should get continuous software updates for these guys, improving functionality.

I won't give these guys a 10 out of 10, because I think I could improve on the design... but I will give them an 8.5 or 9 out of 10 because I like that the app can be improved, enjoy the comfort and sound quality, and think it's the best option available for Android. Plus, $100 is a good price for what you get, IMO.

In sum: I'd recommend you purchase these if you're in the market.

P.S. I have an iPad as well and use these on that all the time too. The buttons don't work, but the earbuds function identically for audio.