@ACustomer@joelmw A Customer that maybe new? Four letter words abound, small minds not so much. We even keep a running tally and promote the “FUCK” count.
We are also very open and embracing of new posters. We love them. But if you do not like snarky, kind, offensive, charitable, foul mouthed, and knowledgeable people it may Irk you more than it should.
We take our freedoms and responsibilities quite seriously - ok, sometimes not
Also, don’t I remember you posting in the past about language here?
edit: Haha…I was right! @sohmageek What’s the matter with your foul
mouth? - or is that the level of English you have learned?
ACustomer said Sun, Jul 15th 2018 at 12:36am eastern
@joelmw If I had a nickel for every time my Bluetooth earbuds died on me or I forgot to charge them, I would have enough to buy the stupid adapter and these headphones… but then I wouldn’t be able to charge my phone!!! GAAHHHH!!!
/giphy bring back the headphone jack
@hchavers Tell you what, I can sell a bunch to you for $20 (that’s over half off your quoted price, as I think even you should be able to see). How do I get them so cheap? Worry not; I got this. And since they’re apparently $50 where you are, you could sell them at a discount and still make a shitload of money (e.g., at 20% off, you’d still make $20 for each one you sold). How about it? You wanna make some money? I’m here for you; just let me know.
Seems like a lot of the bad reviews on Amy mentioned problems from sweat or keeping them in place while working out. Even the bad reviews tended to give them props for good sound.
If I don’t work out, I shouldn’t get too sweaty, so will try a set just for sitting around, and using them mostly for music.
I’m in for two sets - iPhone for my boys, Android for me. I bought a pair of these years ago and they have great sound…and since I am death to headphones (I am always catching wires on things and ripping them), I much prefer to pick up good sound quality for ten bucks and set them aside than have to use headphones that regularly retail for $10 and sound like tin can telephones.
@Tawnyy I learned long ago while using at work to run the cord under my shirt. It’s a bit of a pain, but it usually keeps me out of trouble by way of snagging.
@DVDBZN@nohitwonder It looks like only the iPhone model has a microphone, but sadly not the Android. Is an Xbox compatible with Apple accessories? Probably not.
I’m always on the lookout for cheap/good sounding headphones, but these tonight won’t work for me.
I had wrap around ear headphones before and they hurt me, I must be bigger than average above my neck because I can’t find glasses that fit my head either. I bought these before Christmas and had to use all the XL accessories for these to fit: https://www.jbl.com/great-outdoors-sale/UA+WIRELESS.html
@2many2no@Lighter@therealjrn
I have had cheap third-party earphones that had volume control work with both Android and iOS. I don’t see why that would be a problem for Sennheiser.
Is there an in-line microphone on both of these, or just the iPhone one? I honestly never really use the in-line remote (other than the single button to pick up/stop a call or start/stop music), but I do want the microphone itself.
@Kawa For future reference, you can look at the plug to determine if there is no microphone. Notice the Android version has 3 separated sections of metal on the plug separated by 2 green stripes. That gives a conductor for a ground, a left speaker, and a right speaker (3 conductors total).
The iPhone version has 4 conductors separated by 3 green stripes. That gives conductors for a ground, a left speaker, a right speaker, and one left over for a microphone. This does not guarantee that the 4th conductor is being used for a microphone but the absence of a 4th conductor is practically a guarantee it doesn’t have one.
@cengland0@Kawa Weirdly I have a cheapo 3 stripe (four conductors) earbuds set and the remote works fine on my G5. But it doesn’t have a volume control, just the single button to pause/play which is really handy. Wondering if the “iPhone” one might actually work for my phone in that way, I don’t really care if I can’t fidget with the volume control.
Since I am not phone addicted, I just need to listen to things, not talk or answer a phone call. I keep misplacing my very nice Maximos I got years ago when Woot was really Woot. In for a set of two.
@TOaFK
Latency, having to charge the battery, and sometimes sound quality. Personally, I think it’s a great trade-off for not having to deal with wires, but Bluetooth sometimes doesn’t make it any easier.
@TOaFK That’s like asking why would anyone ever ride a bicycle now that cars are a thing now. Maybe some cannot afford a car. Then you have to pay insurance and buy gas. There’s a lot of maintenance you have to do with a car that you don’t need to do with a bicycle. Cars will break down on you leaving you stranded in the middle of the road.
Have you ever wanted to use your bluetooth device and then the battery was either, dead, doesn’t hold a charge, or keeps cutting in and out because of either distance or interference?
I’m a believer in the “buy them before you need them” approach, but not this time. I’m not getting another product dedicated to an iPhone. As soon as I find a way to break the contract entitling them to my first-born child if I ever leave, I’m switching to an Android. Bluetooth headphones have been the only thing that I could count on up until now. I guess I should just say goodbye to the kid.
@djgx
If you’re looking for recommendations, I strongly recommend the Pixel phones. Yes, they are expensive, but they will soon come out with mid-price and low-price models. If you frequently take photos, the Pixel 3 (and 3 XL) is widely considered to have the best camera. Just that makes it worth the price.
Package arrived good shape except one of the vinyl bag had contents in plastic bags, all there, the other had some components lying freely with foam pads missing.
I am finally giving these things a try. I think I accidentally ordered the ones for iPhone instead of Android, but they still work as earbuds.
Pros:
+They wrap around my ear, so they do not fall out easily
+They are clear and crisp sounding
+They are ANNOYINGLY Yellow, which makes them easy to see
Cons:
-I have to use the volume control on the phone as opposed to the doodad hanging on the wire
-They are very tinny. Like a lot. Like a car radio from the early 80s with only one speaker in the dash. All treble, all the time.
-They still fall out if I move my head a bunch, like during exercise. This is supposedly what they were created for, but it isn’t working so much.
Moral: These will be in my workout bag, but not in my computer/carry-on bag. I need something of much better sound quality for being on a plane.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
2x Sets of Headphones
Price Comparison
$77.88 (for 2 similar) at Amazon
145 reviews at Amazon
74 additional reviews at Amazon
Warranty
90 day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Surprise surprise. This doesn’t sound like a great deal. Heh
Huh? What? Do iPhones have headphone jacks now?
Mine does.
@haydesigner you must have a model several generations old.
@cengland0 I’ll take, “Why Are These On Meh” for 500, Alex…
@cengland0 Are you thinking Meh customers would buy the latest iPhone? Um, we are shopping on Meh.
Wait. The iPhone one has a lightning jack on the end of it right?? Right??
@sohmageek and the Android one with USB-C?
Looks like these are mostly geared for runners, so not for me.
I’d LOVE to get some that also doubled as a quasi-earplug, to use while riding my motorcycle.
/giphy born to be wild
What, no PURPLE for @Barney or me? !!
These are “clip on”? I see a loop to go over the ear, but no actual clip.
So, no way to get one of each?
@pennstatephil You can get two of each.
The fuck is this shit? Are we barbarians?
@joelmw Why all the four letter words? A small mind trying to express itself?
@ACustomer @joelmw A Customer that maybe new? Four letter words abound, small minds not so much. We even keep a running tally and promote the “FUCK” count.
We are also very open and embracing of new posters. We love them. But if you do not like snarky, kind, offensive, charitable, foul mouthed, and knowledgeable people it may Irk you more than it should.
We take our freedoms and responsibilities quite seriously - ok, sometimes not
Also, don’t I remember you posting in the past about language here?
@ACustomer it’s punctuation around here. Spend a bit more concentrated time here and you’ll either get numb to it or not.
Fuck
@joelmw No, I think that’s just a barb.
@joelmw Oh wait, got that wrong. It’s a fucking barb.
@ACustomer I thought the same fucking thing.
@ACustomer @joelmw @mfladd @sohmageek What the fuck; I’ll bump the count.
@joelmw The proper word to use here is “ferk”, as in “What the ferk!?”
@2many2no @joelmw barbarians at the gates!
Soo…any way you can hook up an iPhone 6s Plus user with a coupon? I promise I’ll be your best friend!
/giphy best friends
Yes, iPhone took away the headphone jack. You’re very smart. In fact we should (yes, should) be using Bluetooth. But there’s this.
@joelmw So, I need a $49.99 adapter to make a $10 headset work.
@joelmw If I had a nickel for every time my Bluetooth earbuds died on me or I forgot to charge them, I would have enough to buy the stupid adapter and these headphones… but then I wouldn’t be able to charge my phone!!! GAAHHHH!!!
/giphy bring back the headphone jack
@hchavers While still ridiculously overpriced for what it is, it’s actually $9 at both the Apple store and Target.
@jdude727 @joelmw nice cans!
@hchavers Tell you what, I can sell a bunch to you for $20 (that’s over half off your quoted price, as I think even you should be able to see). How do I get them so cheap? Worry not; I got this. And since they’re apparently $50 where you are, you could sell them at a discount and still make a shitload of money (e.g., at 20% off, you’d still make $20 for each one you sold). How about it? You wanna make some money? I’m here for you; just let me know.
/giphy have I got a deal for you
/buy --color Android
Seems like a lot of the bad reviews on Amy mentioned problems from sweat or keeping them in place while working out. Even the bad reviews tended to give them props for good sound.
If I don’t work out, I shouldn’t get too sweaty, so will try a set just for sitting around, and using them mostly for music.
@phendrick Sorry, this deal contains 2 unique items and I’m not sure which one you want. You can review how to pick one, or just try ordering from the checkout page.
@mediocrebot Isn’t Android a color?
/giphy shocked-jubilant-kiss
@mediocrebot [blush] oh giphy…
I’m in for two sets - iPhone for my boys, Android for me. I bought a pair of these years ago and they have great sound…and since I am death to headphones (I am always catching wires on things and ripping them), I much prefer to pick up good sound quality for ten bucks and set them aside than have to use headphones that regularly retail for $10 and sound like tin can telephones.
@Tawnyy
Sounds like you can use some Bluetooth earphones.
@Tawnyy I learned long ago while using at work to run the cord under my shirt. It’s a bit of a pain, but it usually keeps me out of trouble by way of snagging.
Anyone know if these can be used with an XBox?
@nohitwonder
Does your Xbox have a headphone jack?
@DVDBZN Yes, but I just realized that these don’t have a mic, so I’ll just have to wait for the next offer.
@DVDBZN @nohitwonder It looks like only the iPhone model has a microphone, but sadly not the Android. Is an Xbox compatible with Apple accessories? Probably not.
@2many2no @nohitwonder
I don’t think either model’s volume control will work with Xbox. Mic should work, though.
You know what would be great to hold your phone steady while you plug in these headphones?
Yep, Some
Day 109: Meh face Pop Sockets
@deathbynoodlez @reclaimercube
@haydesigner @SKostohryz
I can use this at the office to drown out the contanst interuptions. Who wants to talk on the phone all day anyway?
There’s only one thing I need less than another set of headphones, and that’s an USB A to B cable. Lucky for me, I got 8 said cables in my irk.
Not today, Satan. Not today
Lol, 48% of the reviews on Amazon gave these 2 stars or less. Quote several of them “painful” to wear.
{Mod edit - took name/location out of screenshot}
@GLaDOS ouch. Anything over 10% 1-Star is cause for concern.
… BTW, you buy a lot at a time on Amazon.
@RedOak Heh, I often use the shopping cart instead of lists or save for later.
@GLaDOS I too use the shopping cart for items to price-watch… but I move them to “save for later” where they disappear from the count.
Then every visit to the shopping cart shows price changes for those items.
I’m always on the lookout for cheap/good sounding headphones, but these tonight won’t work for me.
I had wrap around ear headphones before and they hurt me, I must be bigger than average above my neck because I can’t find glasses that fit my head either. I bought these before Christmas and had to use all the XL accessories for these to fit: https://www.jbl.com/great-outdoors-sale/UA+WIRELESS.html
I don’t understand why there are two different models. Aren’t most earphones compatible with both?
@DVDBZN Yeah, but they’re not compatible with each other.
@2many2no @DVDBZN Or either.
@2many2no @Lighter Or individually.
Actually, @DVDBZN, many iphone earbuds on-board controls don’t work on Android.
@2many2no @Lighter @therealjrn
I have had cheap third-party earphones that had volume control work with both Android and iOS. I don’t see why that would be a problem for Sennheiser.
2009 model headsets…Leave it to MEH to sell decade old technology…and bad ones at that…
@fastharry What’s 2009 about these?
@fastharry @jmbunkin
The wire. /s
@jmbunkin thats when the reviews are dated…
Is there an in-line microphone on both of these, or just the iPhone one? I honestly never really use the in-line remote (other than the single button to pick up/stop a call or start/stop music), but I do want the microphone itself.
@Kawa For future reference, you can look at the plug to determine if there is no microphone. Notice the Android version has 3 separated sections of metal on the plug separated by 2 green stripes. That gives a conductor for a ground, a left speaker, and a right speaker (3 conductors total).
The iPhone version has 4 conductors separated by 3 green stripes. That gives conductors for a ground, a left speaker, a right speaker, and one left over for a microphone. This does not guarantee that the 4th conductor is being used for a microphone but the absence of a 4th conductor is practically a guarantee it doesn’t have one.
@cengland0 @Kawa Weirdly I have a cheapo 3 stripe (four conductors) earbuds set and the remote works fine on my G5. But it doesn’t have a volume control, just the single button to pause/play which is really handy. Wondering if the “iPhone” one might actually work for my phone in that way, I don’t really care if I can’t fidget with the volume control.
Since I am not phone addicted, I just need to listen to things, not talk or answer a phone call. I keep misplacing my very nice Maximos I got years ago when Woot was really Woot. In for a set of two.
Why would anybody want corded headphones when Bluetooth is a thing now.
@TOaFK
Latency, having to charge the battery, and sometimes sound quality. Personally, I think it’s a great trade-off for not having to deal with wires, but Bluetooth sometimes doesn’t make it any easier.
@TOaFK That’s like asking why would anyone ever ride a bicycle now that cars are a thing now. Maybe some cannot afford a car. Then you have to pay insurance and buy gas. There’s a lot of maintenance you have to do with a car that you don’t need to do with a bicycle. Cars will break down on you leaving you stranded in the middle of the road.
Have you ever wanted to use your bluetooth device and then the battery was either, dead, doesn’t hold a charge, or keeps cutting in and out because of either distance or interference?
@TOaFK Preach, @cengland0! Very apt!
@cengland0 @therealjrn @TOaFK Unless it’s Bluetooth, then it’s aptX.
Which one of these would you buy to use with a Vita or Switch? Does the volume control work with either?
@forty2j In general the “Android” model is more likely to work with all non-Apple devices.
I’m a believer in the “buy them before you need them” approach, but not this time. I’m not getting another product dedicated to an iPhone. As soon as I find a way to break the contract entitling them to my first-born child if I ever leave, I’m switching to an Android. Bluetooth headphones have been the only thing that I could count on up until now. I guess I should just say goodbye to the kid.
@djgx
If you’re looking for recommendations, I strongly recommend the Pixel phones. Yes, they are expensive, but they will soon come out with mid-price and low-price models. If you frequently take photos, the Pixel 3 (and 3 XL) is widely considered to have the best camera. Just that makes it worth the price.
@djgx @DVDBZN Also check out the OnePlus 6T
Does iPhone have a 3.5mm jack still?
@Tystix Only the old iPhones unless you use an expensive dongle that converts your lightning jack to a headphone jack.
@Tystix Mine does.
Amazon reviews are awful. Sorry Meh, not today
Package arrived good shape except one of the vinyl bag had contents in plastic bags, all there, the other had some components lying freely with foam pads missing.
I am finally giving these things a try. I think I accidentally ordered the ones for iPhone instead of Android, but they still work as earbuds.
Pros:
+They wrap around my ear, so they do not fall out easily
+They are clear and crisp sounding
+They are ANNOYINGLY Yellow, which makes them easy to see
Cons:
-I have to use the volume control on the phone as opposed to the doodad hanging on the wire
-They are very tinny. Like a lot. Like a car radio from the early 80s with only one speaker in the dash. All treble, all the time.
-They still fall out if I move my head a bunch, like during exercise. This is supposedly what they were created for, but it isn’t working so much.
Moral: These will be in my workout bag, but not in my computer/carry-on bag. I need something of much better sound quality for being on a plane.