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[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
Hi to all,

after some web googling, i decided to make a good but reasonable step and purchased the Shure Se110 (black like The Stone).

Not only the quality is stellar with respect to the standard headset, but it is pretty easy to wear and in particular the FM radio works very well!

The sound is pretty loud and incredibly balanced. they don't crackle even with the highest dynamic ranges...

It has only one defect, in some respect: you don't hear anything anymore, so make a good life insurance when you walk your dog...;)
[Touch HD Accessories] tnyynt:
When at home I use my Technics RP-F290 and while mobile I use my Sennheiser CX300.
[Touch HD Accessories] blackb1ade:
I use these [BOSE] - found them to be excellent

http://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/home-en...o-headphones/bose-on-ear-headphones/index.jsp

I see there is now a version designed for use with mobile phones - has a mike and some controls built into the lead
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
These will blow your head off

If you are an audiophile and want the best sound and build quality in the world regardless of the price :

WESTONE 3

Shure SE530

Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10

DENON AH-D5000

AKG K 701

Grado RS-2

Sennheiser HD 650

Denon AH-D2000

Ultrasone HFI-2200

Monster Beats by Dr. Dre

Sennheiser IE 6

Bose® Mobile On-Ear Headset

Bang & Olufsen Earset 2​

;) I VOTE FOR WESTONE 3 ​
[Touch HD Accessories] lipa47:
I've got Shure E2c for my "in move" devices. They sound quite good and didn't cost a fortune :)
[Touch HD Accessories] Guus_:
I'm looking for a quality in-ear headset in the pricerange(with the same audio quality of course) of the Sennheiser IE6, but with a small microphone in it, like the original HTC-headset.

Is something like that in the market that is compatible with the HD? (so just for the 3.5mm output, no bluetooth)
[Touch HD Accessories] lipa47:
http://store.shure.com/store/shure/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/categoryID.12165900
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
google for:

WESTONE 3

Shure SE530

Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10

Sennheiser CX 380 Sport II

Sennheiser IE 6​
[Touch HD Accessories] Guus_:
Thanks for the reply's!

@lipa47: The Shure's look great! Does anyone know how the SE210MPA sounds compared to the Sennheiser IE6? And how is the cable quality in therms of durability? I see that the Sennheiser uses kevlar cable's.

@Nobelove: Sorry but i don't see any microphone's in those models?
[Touch HD Accessories] justin0679@gmail.com:
Hey, how are you?

My advice to you would be to think about the HTC RC W100 wired remote control. You simply plug it into your device and its 3.5mm stereo socket means you can plug in any headphones you like. The sound quality from the mike is superb. It allows to control the volume, Forward/rewind, answer/end calls etc...

With regard to headphones, I use x3 types. I have a set of the latest Bang & Olufsen ear set phones which clip over your ear and are comfortable. I use them while cycling/jogging in London – I can answer the phone while on the move + can still hear ambient traffic noise even when listening to music/radio on a reasonable volume...

For flying I use the very excellent noise cancelling Sennheiser pxc350's - I thought the 450's were a little too flashy and not worth the extra cash for the button to talk to the air hostess...

I also have a set of the much smaller noise cancelling Sennheiser pxc250's which are very good - the noise cancelling works fine but not nearly as good as the 350's.

I have done a lot of research into this subject and would say spend money on your headphones. Also, no matter how clean you keep your ears, putting the in-ear phones in place after using them the previous day is not always the most pleasant experience.

I hope this helps.

Rgs,

J
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
here you go

Sennheiser MM 50 iP

and for the rest you can use this adapter or use HTC RC W100 as justin advised.

and to answer your Q. Sennheiser IE6 is much better in sound quality
[Touch HD Accessories] Guus_:
Thanks for the great reply's! I love this forum :)

In the last few hours I've read a lot of mini-reviews on the Shure's; half of them were negative in therms of durability and sound-quality(compared to other high-end in-ears). So the Shure's are off my list.

The HTC RC E100+Sennheiser IE6 looks like a great combi if the cable wasn't that long. The cable of the IE6 is 1.2 meter... :mad: So I think that I'll order the IE6 without the microphone, too bad that there isn't a good high end solution for this subject from Sennheiser... The Sennheiser MM50 are too low-end for me.

btw. The HTC RC W100 has been replaced by the RC E100. From what I can see is the only difference that the E100 got an headphone included.

Edit: I've just found the Etymotic Research HF2: http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/hf2.aspx

Does anyone have experience with this brand? It's completely new to me, but it looks like an great option.
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
If you are an audiophile and a first classer who cannot accept or go for any less than spectacular audio and Brilliant sound stage then stick with this list

WESTONE 3

Shure SE530

WESTONE 2

Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10
[Touch HD Accessories] lipa47:
I can say that I went through Sennheiser: mx400, cx300, px200, px100, and I finally sticked with Shure E2c. I use Sennheiser HD580 in home and I can say that in terms of durability and quality (cable etc.) those E2c are pretty good. Well maybe newer models are not that good :( By the way output in HD is not that good, there is lot of hiss.
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
Have any one tried the Sleek Audio SA6 In-Ear Earphones ???

How do they compare to WESTONE 3 and Shure SE530 ???
[Touch HD Accessories] Laurentius26:
I do own the Plantronics Voyager 856, excelent bass!

You can use the BT headset mono or stereo by clipping of one earpiece.
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
Sorry, but I need to write here something that is very, very, terry annoying to me!! I'm an really audiophile type (music is my profession) and therefore I have ultimate ears super.fi 5pro. I love these earphones and until now I had no problems with them. Now I have a Blackstone and I was looking forward to it, because of having the 3.5mm jack. Now, the point is that I'm extreeemely disappointed with the soundquality of the Blackstone!!! I tried several players (wmp, htc player, coreplayer, mortplayer, pocket player) and so far the pocket player seems to be the best for music. But still I'm very, very upset with the crappy bass!! If I enable the bassboost, then I have extremely bad sound quality. Its just horrible... So, I cannot use any equalizer, because the device is just not capable of playing it in that sense. Can I do here anything? Is it possible to have at least a little bass? Because if I just let it without equalizer, its a good, clear sound, but without any bass... Its ok for my classical stuff (although I'm also not really happy with the silent passages), but for dance/techno its not "hearable"... (I know, its a strange combination, just don't ask;)). So, what can I do? I don't expect sound as my real mp3-player, but I can't belive that the sound is so much worse than on my previous nokia e51, which was a absolute business-phone... Just incredible for me..... Please help me, I'm very sad about this... Greez, cad^^
[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
Hi Cadenza, any improvements with the HTC equalizer? did you try the TOUCH HD Tweak options, that apparently is releasing the 100 dB limitation and therefore could improve the capacity of modulating the basses? Which are the differences you see by using coreplayer? thanks a lot, i have to say - at much more modest level - that with my Shure Se110 I also feel a modest bass power for contrabbasso (i listen to jazz music), while being very good with bass transients.

A comment: pay attention to activeSync and windows media player. On top of the ripping parameters, there are CONVERSION parameters during the tranfer PC--> HD that could kill you . After some trials, i was able to rip & transfer 320 Ksamples MP3 and it was a whole different story than with "default settings"....Otherwise, use Exact Audio Copy but it is much less user friendly.
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
Hi pzucchel,

I'm sorry (or happy) to say that it seems that my HTC-Equalizer doesn't work. I mean, I cannot activate it in this box in the right corner ("enable"). So, I don't know why, but in my rom its simply not possible, I tried it many, many times. So, my last hope lies in this, getting it to work... And about the limitation, I don't know where to fix this, because the advanced config tool 3.3 doesn't show this option to erase this limitation:( if you could tell me where I find the registryentry, than I'll do this for sure, btw its extremely important for me!! But I searched really long time here in the forum and didn't find anything with the keywords "audio limitation" or anything similar:( coreplayer is in my opinion and with my earphones (!, can be different with others!) worse than pocket player. I'm speaking only about the sound quality, I don't care about the GUI!!! So, for me, pocket player does the best job in therms of music playback, but still much to low in my opinion... If thats the case, then I'll need to carry my mp3-player round with me... Thats sad:( because I didn't want to carry it anymore and I repeat, I understand completely that the sound cannot be as good as in such a specific player, but I want something that comes near to it, and I was surprised that the HD has worse audio than the e51. That was my big, big, big shock!! I can live with the sound of the e51, but not with the sound of the hd currently. I hope I can improve there something... Greez, cad^^
[Touch HD Accessories] DoGGToR:
Hey there,

some of you mentioned the htc e100/w100. But it comes with the mini-usb plug. So there's no use for it with the Blackstone. I have it and I tried but it says "sorry pal, use the 3.5 plug." :D

Anyone knows about a similar rc headset for the audio jack?

tnx
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
In expansys website and some threads that I came across few days ago were discussing this issue as in some devices may require a driver for this audio accessory to function correctly. If you experience any problems, then you may need to download the driver from here, once the driver is downloaded, the file name needs to be renamed to zip.

but as an alternetive you can use this adapter

hope that helped :)
[Touch HD Accessories] NOBELOVE:
check out this cool hi-tech sets and post your comments.

It seems like all AKG Mini production line comes with a built in mic, and the wireless option as well, can someone confirm?
[Touch HD Accessories] vangrieg:
Unfortunately, it didn't - setup ends with a notice that the latest driver is already installed. When I plug in a extUSB headset though, a warning pops up saying that USB Audio is not supported.
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
Can someone confirm that this adapter is working properly with the Blackstone? And which one should I buy, the 2b or the 3c? I'd buy this, but I want to know for sure that its working. And it has only pick up phone-button, it has no skip-track or volume-buttons, hasn't it? Though its something good for the begining, its a compromise.. Thanks for that! Greez, cad^^
[Touch HD Accessories] PelloG:
OK...i tried the HD with Pocket Player, my philips in ear phones (about 50 €) and the HTC bass boost option and i liked it and I hear only hiphop, so bass is very important for me.

But I miss a remote control :(
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
Yes, thats really good news!! The problem is that I just cant activate the HTC-Equalizer, I really don't know why... I can't enable this box up in the right corner to make it "on". But I hope I'll solve this problem, if anyone has any ideas, please tell me!! Because if this Equalizer works good, then it would be great and I complain no more;) greez, cad^^
[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
Hi Cadenza,

I don't have THE answer, but I noticed that you cannot activate the equalizer if you don't have the headset plugged in (a windows pop ups)....do you confirm that it's also true in your case? Maybe the headset detection is not working correctly on your device...can you try with the standard headset? do you have a 2 poles 3.5mm jack? maybe you tried to install SRS WOW?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=355913

i think to remember it didn't work correctly in my case...

maybe just try to reinstall the htc audio booster it (at your risk...) or hard-reset...

http://rapidshare.com/files/119770803/HTC_Diamond_Audio_Booster.cab
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
Thank you very, very much for your help, pzucchel!! I'll try this out, for sure, and its true, SRS WOW was one of the first things I installed on my HD (really cause I'm a audiophile...). But I played also with it long time and its not good for me:( So anyway, I wanted to erase it, but I didn't until now. So, I keep you informed if that worked!!! Thank you!!!!!
[Touch HD Accessories] bigdean:
I bought the shure MPA-3C and I'm using it with shure and m-audio inears.

It works very good for me. I tested it with a friend of mine an he was very surprised with the sound of my voice. He told that it was very good and he couldn't hear any difference.

Cheers Bigdean
[Touch HD Accessories] Strus:
Can You confirm for me - If I will use iPhone type jack like in sure MPA-3C, does everything work as it should ?
[Touch HD Accessories] cadenza:
I have to say THAAAANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Its just awesome, I deinstalled the SRS WOW and now I have incredible, really incredible audio quality!!! Full of extreme bass, just awesome!!!! Please @ ALL!!!: DONT'T install the SRS WOW on your HD!!! Its very, very bad, even if its not enabled, your sound quality is extremely poor and sillent!!! So, really thank you pzucchel!!!! Many greez, cad^^
[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
happy it worked. is the output of the touch hd worth a top quality headset? i have the shure se110 and i was wondering if i could profit for better ones....plmk
[Touch HD Accessories] bigdean:
I can confirm, that the MPA-3C is working properly. With the button next to the microphone, you can take calls and you can also hang up. That is all I need and the people I call, confirmed to me that the sound of my voice is very good.

Cheers Bigdean
[Touch HD Accessories] peare:
I had been looking what to use with Touch HD, I ran into this thread. Thanx, but I have a concern. I used the Shure MPA-3C with my Iphone 1st gen. Standart 3.5 earphones were not compatible with Iphone (they were a bit short in the jack or loose I dont know) and I had to buy this adapter along with a Shure SE 310 or to use with my old Sennheiser. I sold the adapter with Iphone and since any 3.5 earphones fit into Blackstone there should be a difference here. Am I missing something. Standart 3.5 was not compatible with Iphone and they are compatible with Touch HD. How come we are using the same adapter?
[Touch HD Accessories] bjashton:
HTC support have confirmed to me that the Touch HD does NOT support audio through the USB and therefore is NOT compatible with the RC E100.

My Touch HD contained a accessories leaflet which included this. You might want to check yours as if it does you would have a reasonable grounds for expecting this to work and therefore returning it now that you have confirmed it doesn't.

J
[Touch HD Accessories] neonplasma:
Any headset with better radio antenna?
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
some advice

Guys, I could really use some advice.

The earbuds mentioned here are mostly a bit too expensive for my simple ears. I spent an evening browsing the web and these are reviewed as the best ear-buds with mic. Please comment...

Shure SE110 or SE210 with music phone adapter

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 4vi or 5vi (or Metro.fi 200vi)

Etymotic HF2

Skullcandy iPhone FMJ

Shure music phone adapter with Sennheiser CX300/400/500 or MX75
[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
i have the westone3 since a month, but i will need another month to find the right words to describe them...

:eek::eek::eek::eek:
[Touch HD Accessories] Cheesy Dave:
I use a Sony-E bluetooth stereo adapter: HBH-DS190 - with the Sennheiser CX400. Great combination and I often use the Sennheiser direct in the headphone socket when I don't need the bluetooth. Although the Sennheiser comes with an extension cable I don't use it as I find the cable long enough to reach the HD in my shirt pocket.

I don't think the HBH-DS190 is available now - try the DS200 or DS220 instead.
[Touch HD Accessories] Arthenik:
I'd like to try a BT headset for a change, but so far, I am undecided. I thought the S9-HD could be nice, but after hearing that ears get sore from listening to music for an hour, I'm not so sure.

I want to listen to music, so great audio quality and decent battery life are important, they should be as "low profile" as possible (S9-HD was good in that regard) and I'd really like to get rid of wires.

Does such a headset actually exist?

Thanks for any tips :)
[Touch HD Accessories] pzucchel:
i had the Se110: pretty good for the price, a bit weak on basses so it depends on music. highs are high volume, but are not crystal sounds / i don't know how to explain it. and if you raise with audio booster basses and highs then you start feeling that the mids have lower volume... the wires to the headsets are very solid, but the consequence is that if you jog or walk you hear a lot of microphonic sound through the cables.

I noticed all this when i moved to the westone3....sigh...how can i explain it in words? to start with: i forgot about audio booster, i never used it anymore. Now if i don't hear some frequencies, it simply means that the authors didn't want you to hear them....
[Touch HD Accessories] ntkille:
Another headset/music control question

I've read this thread carefully and quite few others but still, I am not really sure what to go for.

I have HTC Touch HD.

What I would like: a wired stereo headset with mic and some controls. The desired controls are:

1. answer/hang up a call - a must

2. next (music control) - very desirable

3. volume control - nice to have

If the control part and the actual phones are 2 different parts, it's even better, as I can go for better quality phones.

So far the real alternative that is suppose to work with HTC Touch HD is Shure MPA-3C but it has only answer/hang up control (at least confirmed). A skip/next track function is something that I miss dearly since I sold my iPhone.

Does anyone have a suggestion, preferably confirmed working with Touch HD?

Thanks in advance
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
Thanks everybody for the advise. I bought the Etymotic hf2 and i'm very pleased with it. Don't need to spoil my hearing because the sound isolation is very good and when the ear canal is properly closed the sound quality is also superb. Also, the microphone is actually at mouth-height, which is quite rare. Down-side is that it can sometimes twist away from your mouth so the listener hears more background, and it is rather wind-sensitive when i'm on my bicycle. But this is design choice, which to me is still an advantage.

The touch hd simply supports only one button, regardles of the (iphone compatible) headset you connect. The touch hd decides on the function of this button depending on the context. Perhaps it's possible to reprogram the function but it's still one button. If you want more controls, buy a bluetooth headset
[Touch HD Accessories] adelamare:
Vmoda

I went for Vmoda Vibe Duo's and they sound really great anf are very durable too with all metal constuction and wrapped cables.

Sound great too.
[Touch HD Accessories] ntkille:
Thanks for that information.

Does it mean that the (only) button will be used differently in different applications? What i mean here is the same button is used to answer/hang up a call and while in media player, it's used as "skip/next" button?

If yes, is it valid for Shure MPA-3C? Any others?

Thanks.

P.s. with a BT headset, how's the music quality, I've read quite many dissatisfied cases...
[Touch HD Accessories] danum:
I am not an expert by any means, but I am pleased with the Motorola S9s. They come with 2 different sized ear buds that not only tailor user comfort, but also to get a better fit to channel the audio into the ear.

Some of the dissatisfied posts I have read stem from the use of the wrong bt profile. Hands free is poor quality to listen to music. Configure to use both "hands free" and "wireless stereo" under bt settings. The audio will switch from one to the other when calls are received or made.
[Touch HD Accessories] ntkille:
I think I need to ask my question differently as I understand now the headset's button's default action is to dial last dialled number (doublepush). So far I have not seen any effect of a singlepush. Is there any singlepush result?

Anyways, is there any way to make media player (either built-in or any 3rd party) to "program" single/double/triple push of the button to skip/next function?
[Touch HD Accessories] alfa:
stupid question but is there someone who tried one of the nokia headset whit 3.5mm jack???
[Touch HD Accessories] kjt57:
I only need a basic pair of in ear phones for music and answering calls/Microsoft Voice Control

Has anyone tried the Ultimate Ears Metro.fi 150vi Earphones? Advertised in UK £31.....:confused:
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
Sounds to cheap to be true.
[Touch HD Accessories] kjt57:
I realise these are a farely basic model, I found them here

http://www.handheldaudio.co.uk/page..../images/ue_53x21.gif&root_name=Ultimate+Ears

Just wondered if anyonehad used them and if they would work OK with the HD
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
Still a bargain

http://www.in-earshop.nl/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4&sort=20a&language=en

I'd just buy them and try them. The future and value of Ultimate Ears buds is a bit unclear since the've become part of Logitech, at least to me...
[Touch HD Accessories] tobi1984:
anybody has experiences with the sennheiser cx 95 in-ears as i just ordered them...
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
I got a reply from the htc customer service about the usage of headphones.

Dear valued HTC customer, [...] we hope that the issue has been resolved and that you were pleased with the service provided. We have been advised that the department responsible for manuals are considering adding a guide for the use of the headset. The button on the should be used for answering calls and hanging up calls. When not in a call, the button should be used for voice dialling. [...] Best regards, Europe customer support team HTC Corp. Global Service Division
[Touch HD Accessories] kjt57:
I bought the Ultimate Ears Metro.fi 150vi Earphones. The sound quality and fit are very good for the price. The build quality is also good. The downside they will not work with Microsoft voice control.. If you want to make a call you have to use the phone. You can answer and end a call however.

Has anyone found a good set of earphones with mike that will work with Microsoft VC, around £30-40?
[Touch HD Accessories] ntkille:
I have found this software, AE Button Plus available here: http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php

I hope it can remap the button functions, have not yet tried it myself. Is there anyone out there who got the headset button function remapped with it or any other software? If yes, please share how.
[Touch HD Accessories] pizzaman79:
According to this thread it's not possible. Besides the question has been asked before, and the lack of response to it is perhaps ominous.