After playing more with the headphones, I found, at least for me that the medium sized tips work wonders! You admittedly do have to jammem pretty deep in your ear canal to get the best effect though. Notice I said jammem! I didn't say crammem! There is? a difference. Then under settings, Playback, EQ, I got it set on base booster. You have to remember there are 3 drivers in each ear peace, a tweeter, a whoofer, and whatever would go for your mids, so over all I'm really impressed. Don't let the look of them fool you, you're gonna look at the things and say jeez, ear buds with a mike and cilicon tips, big deal, why the heck $79. Trust me, play something through them, and you'll know why! I'm still breath taken at the sound. It isn't bose by any stretch, no, but! it's still incredible!
I'm gonna try these things in my computer and see if in the mike jack I can make it work. I'll let ya know. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <s.how...@verizon.net> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 3:37 PM Subject: Re: IPod ear phones with mike and remote > > Thanks Chris, that is what I suspected on the fit and recording > ability, but still they sound very nice. I think the voice memo was > just that, a way to record notes to yourself, but well wishful > thinking. :) I believe there is an accessory from Griffin or some such > company that does what I'd be interested in, but I have to go out and > do some digging again. > > tnx, > On Jul 3, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Chris Gilland wrote: > >> >> I've not played enough to really comment, with these, but you get 3 >> different size cilicon tips that you can change out. So, yeah. >> They seem >> to fit pretty well. The only thing I don't like is they feel kind a >> like >> they'd fall out, even though they don't seem to do so no matter what >> I do. >> >> I think you'd be fine. The only drawback I can say with these is if >> you're >> wanting to soundscape, or record things in your surroundings, like a >> class >> lecture etc. don't even attempt. These seem to only work at what is >> real >> close up to the mike. >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Scott Howell" <s.how...@verizon.net> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 12:40 PM >> Subject: Re: IPod ear phones with mike and remote >> >> >>> >>> Thanks for the description and operation of these. I wish they could >>> record in stereo, that would be quite a handy feature. :) The one >>> thing I would be curious about is how well they stay in the ear. I >>> have two sets of ear buds here and one is made by Sony and they were >>> about $20, but what makes them nice is they don't sound to bad, but >>> they have like a loop your ear fits through, which holds the buds in >>> place better. The other set I have normally sells for $150 and is >>> made >>> by Schur, but I got them for $50 and was using them as in-ear >>> monitors >>> when I was playing in a band. They actually fit slightly into the ear >>> canal and the way they are designed, they are held in by the ear >>> leather if you will-the ear itself. Do these fit well and not quite >>> likely to fall out? The one thing I like about the Sony pair is you >>> can even eat and all the jaw flexing won't unset them and the Schur >>> seem to be that way, but I've only drank stuff with them in. >>> >>> tnx, >>> >>> On Jul 3, 2009, at 10:59 AM, Chris Gilland wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Just wanted to write in to say that I just got the IPod/IPhone >>>> cilicon >>>> tipped in the ear ear buds with the remote/mike combo. Though I >>>> have not >>>> played with it much, I did want to say, the sound quality is just >>>> out of >>>> this world amazing. The stereo seperation is unbelievable. I >>>> wanted to >>>> give a few tips though for those who may be thinking of buying it. >>>> >>>> The microphone and remote actually are about a fourth of the way >>>> down the >>>> cord from your right ear piece. If you feel on the side of the mike >>>> facing >>>> away from you, once they're in your ears, you'll feel two little >>>> bumps. One >>>> on the top and another further down toward the floor. This is your >>>> remote >>>> volume control. The way I do this is take your thumb on your right >>>> hand to >>>> grap the back of the mike/remote and then use your index finger on >>>> the >>>> button and squeeze. Apple told me that it is not a button it's >>>> actually a >>>> little indention you tap on, but they are actually incorrect on >>>> this. You >>>> do? actually have to push. Now, in the middle between those two >>>> buttons, >>>> there is a big kind a flat little indention, not sure how to >>>> describe it. >>>> It kind a feels totally flushed. It's virtically right between your >>>> volume >>>> up and down. This is another button that serves a few purposes. If >>>> you >>>> push it one time, that is your play/pause. Kind a like you hitting >>>> the >>>> wheel in the middle. Now, if you double tap it like a double click >>>> real >>>> fast, just go, tap tap, it'll move you to the next track. If you >>>> tripple >>>> click it: tap tap tap, It'll go to the previous track. >>>> >>>> I'm not sure if you can do this when the IPod's hold switch is >>>> engaged. I >>>> would think you could, but I'm not sure. >>>> >>>> Another thing definitely worth noting is that from what I've read on >>>> a few >>>> reviews, the volume remote does *not* work with the IPhone. Don't >>>> ask me >>>> why, but... >>>> >>>> The other thing I haven't yet tried is in the main menu of the IPod, >>>> I don't >>>> know if you actually can use the up and down keys to scroll like >>>> with the >>>> click wheel. I don't think you can, but I've not honestly tried. >>>> >>>> OK, now, for the voice memo feature. I'm gonna step you through >>>> this but >>>> just know, I'm doing this based off the IPod Nano 4th Gen. It could >>>> be >>>> different depending on what model you have, and I guarantee! it'll >>>> be >>>> different with the IPod touch, although I hardly know anyone on here >>>> who'd >>>> have that being we're all visiually impaired for the most part. >>>> >>>> OK, the end of the cord is a standard 8th inch. Now, having said >>>> this, >>>> don't try plugging it into a mike jack on a pc tower. I somehow >>>> dono if >>>> that would work. I don't think it would. I guess it's got like a >>>> 4way >>>> conductor in it. Anyway, once you plug it in, even if it's on hold, >>>> your >>>> IPod is going to power up, and you'll be in your main menu on >>>> music. You'll >>>> hear this if you have the voice sinked down, which you should. Now >>>> if you >>>> scroll clockwize on the wheel, not the remote, I mean the actual >>>> click >>>> wheel. You're gonna see another menu option that says voice memos. >>>> This >>>> won't be there unless you have these special headphones. Don't try >>>> plugging >>>> a regular mike in, it won't work. I already tried. So, click in >>>> the center >>>> of the wheel on select. ok, now you're gonna have a menu. >>>> Basically the >>>> first time you do this there'll only be one option. That'll be >>>> start >>>> recording. So click on that. >>>> >>>> Now, you're recording and have a few things you can do. the voice >>>> isn't >>>> gonna speak at this point so hear me out. >>>> >>>> If you click the wheel in the center like selecting an option, >>>> that'll >>>> insert another chapter every time that you push it. >>>> >>>> To stop recording, you got a few things you can do. First, click >>>> the >>>> menu/back part of the wheel, so bascially push at 12:00. Don't hold >>>> it in, >>>> just push and release. >>>> >>>> Now this isn't gonna read, but you're at a menu. If you have the >>>> clicks set >>>> to come through your ear phones, which by default they are, then you >>>> can >>>> count clicks. >>>> >>>> Basically, you have resume recording, pause recording, delete >>>> recording, and >>>> stop and save. >>>> >>>> So just brush your finger clockwise until you hear no more clicks, >>>> then hit >>>> select in the center. Boom, it saves. >>>> >>>> OK, now to play it: >>>> >>>> Go back to your main IPod screen. >>>> >>>> Scroll to voice memos again. This time yeah, you'll see start >>>> recording but >>>> if you scroll down, now! you'll see something that says recordings. >>>> Go in >>>> there and you got delete all, or if you scroll down, you have all >>>> the >>>> recordings. Click on the one you want, then you have things like >>>> label, >>>> play, delete, etc. Now be aware, when you sync your IPod, look in >>>> your >>>> sources list. There's gonna be a playlist called voice memos >>>> that'll get >>>> created. >>>> >>>> Also, anything that you sync from your system down to the IPod as a >>>> voice >>>> memo, be aware that will not be under recordings in your voice memos >>>> screen >>>> on the IPod. What happens is, when you sync a memo to ITunes, it'll >>>> remove >>>> it from the recordings screen under voice memos and whipe it off the >>>> IPod. >>>> Now if you resync it, then on the IPod, you'll then wanna go under >>>> music >>>> from the main IPod menu, then go down to playlists, and finally >>>> voice memos, >>>> and there they'll all be. >>>> >>>> I hope that this helps someone thinking of getting these ear phones. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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