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as far as I am aware there is no fm transmitter chip in samsung galaxy s therefore please share all news about available car kits -------------------
there are tons over at DealExtreme
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.fm
they all good, i was using one with my old WM phone
If you can though, it would be better seeing if you can add Aux support to your headunit.
andrewluecke said:
If you can though, it would be better seeing if you can add Aux support to your headunit.
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that is like asking him to buy a new head unit
Not really... Aux can easily be added to some (and I had NO car experience, and discovered it was easier than I thought with my car to wire in a new headunit). Head units cost a ridiculous amount of money for what they are.
Sometimes if you are willing to try to do the work yourself, you will find that adding aux support costs less than some good FM transmitters.
Cheers guys _ going to search net based on yours ideas and update with my choice when purchased and tested.
Over and out.
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Not really... Aux can easily be added to some (and I had NO car experience, and discovered it was easier than I thought with my car to wire in a new headunit). Head units cost a ridiculous amount of money for what they are.
Sometimes if you are willing to try to do the work yourself, you will find that adding aux support costs less than some good FM transmitters.
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I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this. Although the difference between good and bad fm transmitters is unknown to me, you can get workable ones for under 5 bucks on amazon without shipping.
Even assuming anything that price never works, you can pick up a bluetooth speakerphone/fm transmitter for like 30-40. To me, that beats the hell out of taking wire strippers to your car stereo. Especially since you can take an fm transmitter with you when you are in someone elses car at no extra cost.
My preferred fm transmitter is a Jabra SP700. The trick is finding a clear channel, and if you travel more than an hour in any direction, be prepared to retune as you run into new stations. Normally you'll be able to find a frequency that's clean for their daily use. I found that having my SP stock to the dash instead of to the sun visor greatly increased sound quality and reduced interface, so if you cant get perfect reception, try that.
I get near CD quality, although there is some fuzz on the very end (high cymbals hiss rather than crash).
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Protip: You rarely need wire cutters or strippers. I'd be surprised if any cars didn't use a wire harness which allowed you to simply connect the module in between (unless the person who installed your stereo is an idiot, or its a poorly designed unmaintainable car). Many simply connect through the CD stacker jack.
FM tuners work, but, every new car I've seen these days ships with an aux jack anyway. So it's a better option long term, if it's possible. An FM tuner can be easier to install though, if you don't want to learn anything. But messing with the head-unit of your car is something every guy should do once in their life
I bought this one from play.com for only £3 (although its gone up to £4 now).
edit: cant post links but if you type in Wireless FM Stereo MP3 / Ipod Transmitter you should find it.
It works well, the battery life is great. the quality is not perfect but definitely listen-able. (looses some bass).
as a budget transmitter it definitly gets my approval and you don't have to wait weeks for delivery like dealextreme.
I have a 2006 Dodge Stratus and my car has the original radio. Any suggestions on playing music and calls via Bluetooth with having to buy a new stereo?
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Bluetooth FM Modulator, don't buy cheap though!
I've install a couple of these, seemed nice.
Alpine eX-10
But there is a few out there, I would read up on them. Use ebay for a better price.
a454nova said:
Bluetooth FM Modulator, don't buy cheap though!
I've install a couple of these, seemed nice.
Alpine eX-10
But there is a few out there, I would read up on them. Use ebay for a better price.
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Ok thanks. I didn't know the technical name of them.
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I love the Blackberry Audio Gateway. All it does is receive stereo BT, nothing else, and outputs it into the AUX jack in the car stereo. It powers up and down through the cig lighter and car battery, pairs in seconds virtually every time. Only thing I can maybe fault it for is being overly bass-heavy. And it's fairly inexpensive.
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here's the link to the Amazon page and the reviews at the bottom. seems legit to me.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...berry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_cp_e_1
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Apparently the link i gave initially turned out to be a bug in buy.com 's system.
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I love the Blackberry Audio Gateway. All it does is receive stereo BT, nothing else, and outputs it into the AUX jack in the car stereo. It powers up and down through the cig lighter and car battery, pairs in seconds virtually every time. Only thing I can maybe fault it for is being overly bass-heavy. And it's fairly inexpensive.
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I don't have a AUX Jack on the car stereo.
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bighuta said:
http://www.buy.com/prod/wireless-in...ty/q/sellerid/19087894/loc/111/220949521.html
just bought this. Check the amazon version for better reviews but Buy.com has the cheapest price by far.
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here's the link to the Amazon page and the reviews at the bottom. seems legit to me.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...berry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_cp_e_1
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Ok thank you. I will check it out on eBay. I tend to find better prices there.
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for a decent but inexpensive radio, I have the Clarion CZ-500 in my truck.
It does bluetooth hands free calling as well as A2DP profile for audio. If you use an app like Vlingo on your phone, then you can text hands free as well
There are lots of radios to choose from that support A2DP. I'm suggesting one that I use all the time. There are many others. You can pick up a refurb on ebay for less than $100 I would imagine.
It also has a lengthy USB cord (that my daughter uses ) to plug her iPod touch into and the radio will control the ipod's music player. The USB will not charge the Epic though FWIW.
Hope this helps
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for a decent but inexpensive radio, I have the Clarion CZ-500 in my truck.
It does bluetooth hands free calling as well as A2DP profile for audio. If you use an app like Vlingo on your phone, then you can text hands free as well
There are lots of radios to choose from that support A2DP. I'm suggesting one that I use all the time. There are many others. You can pick up a refurb on ebay for less than $100 I would imagine.
It also has a lengthy USB cord (that my daughter uses ) to plug her iPod touch into and the radio will control the ipod's music player. The USB will not charge the Epic though FWIW.
Hope this helps
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Ok thanks. I seen Dual radios for less than $100. But I don't know how good they are. Clarion is a good brand.
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djg_1982 said:
Ok thanks. I seen Dual radios for less than $100. But I don't know how good they are. Clarion is a good brand.
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Yaaaa, try to stay away from Dual anything... or almost anything from Wal-Mart.
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Stay away from wireless FM. Go inline with the antenna. All wireless is crap. Haven't looked into it, but if you have an input of some sort for a cd changer or xm, there is probably an aux unit that can take advantage of it with a true line in and much better SQ than FM will give.
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http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phone-accessories/lg-HBS700-tone
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http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phone-accessories/lg-HBS700-tone
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How do you like it? I was thinking of picking up either the Tone or Tone+ for my father for Christmas. Audio and bluetooth quality acceptable?
I was thinking the same thing, but although I used my headset with the G2x.
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How do you like it? I was thinking of picking up either the Tone or Tone+ for my father for Christmas. Audio and bluetooth quality acceptable?
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The headset is definitely worth the money. Audio quality is good, no distortion even at high volume, and this thing is LOUD. Best bluetooth headset out there. Be sure to get the HBS-700 and not the 730
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How do you like it? I was thinking of picking up either the Tone or Tone+ for my father for Christmas. Audio and bluetooth quality acceptable?
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I like it and I would recommend it.
Unlike typical behind the ear design, I can put one ear bud on while working. It's very light, and can be tucked under the neck of my shirt. Sometimes I even forget I have it on... Also like that the ear buds got held in place by magnet when not in use, kind of cool.
Sound quality... I am not an audiophile so it's good enough for my use, can't tell the difference anyway.
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I was thinking the same thing, but although I used my headset with the G2x.
The headset is definitely worth the money. Audio quality is good, no distortion even at high volume, and this thing is LOUD. Best bluetooth headset out there. Be sure to get the HBS-700 and not the 730
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I am looking at getting a bluetooth headset and this looks awesome....can you advise why you said not to get the 730 over the 700?
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I am looking at getting a bluetooth headset and this looks awesome....can you advise why you said not to get the 730 over the 700?
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If you look at the reviews, you will see that the range has significantly decreased with the 730. It seems to cut off whenever you walk away from the device. With the 700, I can be like 40ft away with no issues. It's also cheaper, and doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade.
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If you look at the reviews, you will see that the range has significantly decreased with the 730. It seems to cut off whenever you walk away from the device. With the 700, I can be like 40ft away with no issues. It's also cheaper, and doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade.
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cool thanks for the quick response. Mind linking to these reviews? I have since my last post going through all the reviews i can find and all seem to be voting 730 as an upgrade
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cool thanks for the quick response. Mind linking to these reviews? I have since my last post going through all the reviews i can find and all seem to be voting 730 as an upgrade
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Check out their respective Amazon.com pages. The 700 has overwhelming 5 star reviews, while the 730 is much more evenly distributed between low and high scores.
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Check out their respective Amazon.com pages. The 700 has overwhelming 5 star reviews, while the 730 is much more evenly distributed between low and high scores.
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Yeah, the reviews might be different on other sites. But I've trusted Amazon for the past several years.
Was considering these for running. Any inputs on that front? How secure are they? I have heard chafing and irritation due to the band? Also, how is the isolation?
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Was considering these for running. Any inputs on that front? How secure are they? I have heard chafing and irritation due to the band? Also, how is the isolation?
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I'm a very active person, and I pretty much ALWAYS have these headphones around my neck. I love running with them, especially since they're water-resistant, so sweat isn't an issue. The only thing which is weird is when you're trying to bench with them on. They don't do to well when you're lying flat on your back. It's manageable though.
These headphones isolate sound very well. I sometimes can't even hear cars honking at me while I'm running.
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I'm a very active person, and I pretty much ALWAYS have these headphones around my neck. I love running with them, especially since they're water-resistant, so sweat isn't an issue. The only thing which is weird is when you're trying to bench with them on. They don't do to well when you're lying flat on your back. It's manageable though.
These headphones isolate sound very well. I sometimes can't even hear cars honking at me while I'm running.
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Are these available in local BestBuys or Target? That way, if I don't find them to my liking, I could easily get a refund
Yep, as the title says, I found a good pair of headphones with mic that you may like, it's nothing new, but nothing that I could find in the Nexus 4 forum either...
Here it is! "Sony MDR-ZX300AP/L" made specifically for Android phones (according to Sony's website).
Weird side note: they are OMTP (according to Sony chat representative), and AFAIK, Nexus 4 is CTIA, so I decided to grab a CTIA<-->OMTP adapter, which only inverts the 2 cables that differ from CTIA/OMTP, funny thing is, when I connected the headphones with the adapter, they worked perfectly (also tested the mic), then I decided to give it a try without the adapter... guess what... they worked too (plus mic)! WTF they were not supposed to work....
Anyway, I decided to share this finding to you, I have to specify that mine is the latest revision (AFAIK) from Nexus 4 *White*, so I'm totally clueless if they changed something in the hardware to make them compatible with both CTIA/OMTP...
I also paired the headphones with a computer adapter, so now I have a computer headset (mic works too!) "StarTech MUYHSFMM 3.5mm 4 Pin to 2x3 Pin 3.5mm Headset Splitter Adapter - F/M"
Final notes, mic quality is 4 out of 5, not the best, not bad, there are other color(s) available, definitely sturdy and yet comfortable pair of headphones, build quality totally explains the price (it can be either good or bad, depends of your point of view, very good IMHO)...
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Yep, as the title says, I found a good pair of headphones with mic that you may like, it's nothing new, but nothing that I could find in the Nexus 4 forum either...
Here it is! "Sony MDR-ZX300AP/L" made specifically for Android phones (according to Sony's website).
Weird side note: they are OMTP (according to Sony chat representative), and AFAIK, Nexus 4 is CTIA, so I decided to grab a CTIA<-->OMTP adapter, which only inverts the 2 cables that differ from CTIA/OMTP, funny thing is, when I connected the headphones with the adapter, they worked perfectly (also tested the mic), then I decided to give it a try without the adapter... guess what... they worked too (plus mic)! WTF they were not supposed to work....
Anyway, I decided to share this finding to you, I have to specify that mine is the latest revision (AFAIK) from Nexus 4 *White*, so I'm totally clueless if they changed something in the hardware to make them compatible with both CTIA/OMTP...
I also paired the headphones with a computer adapter, so now I have a computer headset (mic works too!) "StarTech MUYHSFMM 3.5mm 4 Pin to 2x3 Pin 3.5mm Headset Splitter Adapter - F/M"
Final notes, mic quality is 4 out of 5, not the best, not bad, there are other color(s) available, definitely sturdy and yet comfortable pair of headphones, build quality totally explains the price (it can be either good or bad, depends of your point of view, very good IMHO)...
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You can always upload, can't you?
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You can always upload, can't you?
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I'm completely a noob (here at XDA), but, I uploaded the photos to my photobucket account and when I used the image insertion feature, there was a warning message saying no external URL links until the 10th post...
hulkmxl said:
I'm completely a noob (here at XDA), but, I uploaded the photos to my photobucket account and when I used the image insertion feature, there was a warning message saying no external URL links until the 10th post...
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There should be a manage attachment's section when you post to attach/upload pics. I guess if you uploaded them, you probably are on a diff computer? But it's fine. Thanks!
kpjimmy said:
There should be a manage attachment's section when you post to attach/upload pics. I guess if you uploaded them, you probably are on a diff computer? But it's fine. Thanks!
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No its his account he hasn't even posted 10 posts yet that's why.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
No its his account he hasn't even posted 10 posts yet that's why.
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Oh I thought you can always upload but new members couldn't post links until after 10 posts. My bad.
By the way if you want good IEMs:
Westone 2/UMX 3
Klipsch S4/X10
VSonic GR07 BE
Atrio MG7 Pro
I can name a lot but those 4 are good and price wise not too expensive.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
By the way if you want good IEMs:
Westone 2/UMX 3
Klipsch S4/X10
VSonic GR07 BE
Atrio MG7 Pro
I can name a lot but those 4 are good and price wise not too expensive.
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Jesus, you must be quite the audiophile.
By "not too expensive" I was expecting to find something not too much more than the meelectronics stuff.
Guess the S4 is reasonably priced
ziddey said:
Jesus, you must be quite the audiophile.
By "not too expensive" I was expecting to find something not too much more than the meelectronics stuff.
Guess the S4 is reasonably priced
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the S4 is great, have a pair and love them.
Thinking about moving up tho...
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Jesus, you must be quite the audiophile.
By "not too expensive" I was expecting to find something not too much more than the meelectronics stuff.
Guess the S4 is reasonably priced
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Haha when it comes to quality and sound I go for the good stuff. That's actually least expensive when you compare them to 300+ they do fairly great and for the Price you can't beat them.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Haha when it comes to quality and sound I go for the good stuff. That's actually least expensive when you compare them to 300+ they do fairly great and for the Price you can't beat them.
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You can consider yourself an audiophile if you start spending more than $100dlls on headsets/accessories to listen music... I'm not saying it is negative!, just pointing out that there is certain price threshold where people with an educated ear need something better than the average $30-$50 headsets... (audiophiles )
For mere mortals such as me... this headset is very good, I'm still able to distinguish a weak spot in a range of frequency but I'm ok with that, bass is also a little weak for my taste but there is no microphone version of the XtraBass variant of this headset...
Talking about headsets, it surprised me to find out how other people prefer/user other more expensive headphones in their cellphones, poor DAC cannot even power such a high impedance! they need a FiOS amplifier to power them up... gosh... talking about obsessions...
There is a good reason of why many headsets/headphones have weak spots or poor bass, and this is obviously because they were designed to power up from weak sources (such as your cellphone's DAC), of course newer cellphones have improved a lot in this department allowing users to throw higher balls on the park (S4 by example)...
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For mere mortals such as me... this headset is very good, I'm still able to distinguish a weak spot in a range of frequency but I'm ok with that, bass is also a little weak for my taste but there is no microphone version of the XtraBass variant of this headset...
Talking about headsets, it surprised me to find out how other people prefer/user other more expensive headphones in their cellphones, poor DAC cannot even power such a high impedance! they need a FiOS amplifier to power them up... gosh... talking about obsessions...
There is a good reason of why many headsets/headphones have weak spots or poor bass, and this is obviously because they were designed to power up from weak sources (such as your cellphone's DAC), of course newer cellphones have improved a lot in this department allowing users to throw higher balls on the park (S4 by example)...
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LOL, I am no audiophile. I just like my music to be clear and hit bass nice and crisp. But I do have the V-Moda M100's in my collection lol. I use that on my N4 mostly, but I use the M100s on my N7 and laptop at home.
When I want in ears, my go to ones used to be the Sol Republic Amps HD. Great headphones for the price and are tangle free. I just got some Munitio NINES 9mm in ears and the bass just blows me away. I am not a bass heavy listener, so I had to lower the volume on a lot of my devices lol. I gave my wife the Shure SE215 clears for a flight recently and she thanked me because she needed them when on a flight where there were a bunch of minors on a flight without parents and of course were loud. The lady next to her asked if how she could deal with all the noise and my wife said...what noise? I had my headsets in. They were clear so you can hardly see them if you aren't looking so that is a plus lol.
Bottom line, there are lower end headphones like the google ones, or sony ones that do the deed well on its own. I am not saying they shouldn't be used, far be it. I say try it and if you are happy, then that's all that matters right?
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LOL, I am no audiophile. I just like my music to be clear and hit bass nice and crisp. But I do have the V-Moda M100's in my collection lol. I use that on my N4 mostly, but I use the M100s on my N7 and laptop at home.
When I want in ears, my go to ones used to be the Sol Republic Amps HD. Great headphones for the price and are tangle free. I just got some Munitio NINES 9mm in ears and the bass just blows me away. I am not a bass heavy listener, so I had to lower the volume on a lot of my devices lol. I gave my wife the Shure SE215 clears for a flight recently and she thanked me because she needed them when on a flight where there were a bunch of minors on a flight without parents and of course were loud. The lady next to her asked if how she could deal with all the noise and my wife said...what noise? I had my headsets in. They were clear so you can hardly see them if you aren't looking so that is a plus lol.
Bottom line, there are lower end headphones like the google ones, or sony ones that do the deed well on its own. I am not saying they shouldn't be used, far be it. I say try it and if you are happy, then that's all that matters right?
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You are damn right, you gotta use whatever makes you happy, if it costs more than $100dlls.. the heck with it! buy it for the sake of happiness.
Since my vz note 4 didn't come with earphones, can someone recommend me some decent earphones (in black if possible) that has compatible mic and vol controls? I'm not an audiophile, so I'm not looking to spend a lot. Whatever that doesn't break down quick and has good audio for music/podcasts. Also, does anyone know the model number of the earphones that came with the note 4 for other carriers? Thanks.
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Since my vz note 4 didn't come with earphones, can someone recommend me some decent earphones (in black if possible) that has compatible mic and vol controls? I'm not an audiophile, so I'm not looking to spend a lot. Whatever that doesn't break down quick and has good audio for music/podcasts. Also, does anyone know the model number of the earphones that came with the note 4 for other carriers? Thanks.
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Sennheiser MM30G
I love these, you can't beat the value for there price of 20 bucks and they are 400% better then the included Samsung headset. They fully support volume , next/previous song and Answer/Hangup call (actually they are designed specially for Samsung). Great sound, great value, can't find a better fully supported headset for this price:good::good::good:
Any earphones are better than the included ones. I use Sony mdr 10 rbt for listening to music, plantronics voyager legend for most calls and meetings and also listening podcasts and I use plantronics backbeat fit for workouts.
marleyb said:
Sennheiser MM30G
I love these, you can't beat the value for there price of 20 bucks and they are 400% better then the included Samsung headset. They fully support volume , next/previous song and Answer/Hangup call (actually they are designed specially for Samsung). Great sound, great value, can't find a better fully supported headset for this price:good::good::good:
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Thanks, I'll look into them. If you took out the silicone pieces, are the parts where the audio come out the same dimensions as the oem Samsung earphones?
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Any earphones are better than the included ones. I use Sony mdr 10 rbt for listening to music, plantronics voyager legend for most calls and meetings and also listening podcasts and I use plantronics backbeat fit for workouts.
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I'm coming from the gs3 earphones and heard the recent earphones are better so I thought I'd try them out. Thanks for your suggestions, but I am not looking for anything BT or over the ear type devices.
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Thanks, I'll look into them. If you took out the silicone pieces, are the parts where the audio come out the same dimensions as the oem Samsung earphones? .
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Without the silicone the Samsung OEM are a little bigger (in picture white is Samsung) but for me they fit much more comfortable then the Samsung. Oh and as with most earpieces it comes with 3 sizes of silicone earpieces small, medium and large. I just looked up my invoice, I paid 20 euro for them here in the Netherlands, not 20 USD, so prolly you will by able to find them for 30 USD
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Without the silicone the Samsung OEM are a little bigger (in picture white is Samsung) but for me they fit much more comfortable then the Samsung. Oh and as with most earpieces it comes with 3 sizes of silicone earpieces small, medium and large. I just looked up my invoice, I paid 20 euro for them here in the Netherlands, not 20 USD, so prolly you will by able to find them for 30 USD
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I am currently using the earphones that came with the gs3 and none of the different earpieces fit me properly. Every time I moved my head, they would fall out. I am using different adapters and was hoping they would fit on the MM30G. If there isn't that much of a size difference, I think they might work. Yeah, I was going to ask where you got it for 20 cause I can't find them for that price. Closest I can find is like almost $60usd. Appreciate the quick replies, man. If I can find them for around $30, I just might get them. I will still look for some different earphones til then.
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Closest I can find is like almost $60usd. Appreciate the quick replies, man. If I can find them for around $30, I just might get them. I will still look for some different earphones til then.
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29.95 canadian and free shipping not sure what the exchange rate to USD is
http://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-In-Ear-Headset-Samsung-Devices/dp/B00HSJRT7I
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29.95 canadian and free shipping not sure what the exchange rate to USD is
http://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-In-Ear-Headset-Samsung-Devices/dp/B00HSJRT7I
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Damn, with the exchange rate, it would've came out to about $26, but amazon.ca wouldn't let me ship those to my address. Thanks though.
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Thanks, I'll look into them. If you took out the silicone pieces, are the parts where the audio come out the same dimensions as the oem Samsung earphones?
I'm coming from the gs3 earphones and heard the recent earphones are better so I thought I'd try them out. Thanks for your suggestions, but I am not looking for anything BT or over the ear type devices.
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The build quality is better but the sound quality is not good. I started to use them first because they look ok and I was expecting them to be better but when I put on the backbeat fit for a workout I just understood how bad the sound is on the included earphones and how much of the music is lost. I am not an audiophile but I can notice obvious differences. And this is compared with bluetooth headphones which supposedly do not have as good sound as wired headphones.
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The build quality is better but the sound quality is not good. I started to use them first because they look ok and I was expecting them to be better but when I put on the backbeat fit for a workout I just understood how bad the sound is on the included earphones and how much of the music is lost. I am not an audiophile but I can notice obvious differences. And this is compared with bluetooth headphones which supposedly do not have as good sound as wired headphones.
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Ohh...I guess I can ignore the newer OEM earphones then. I always wanted a wireless headset cause the cords always get caught on something. Only thing stopping me is that I just know I'll forget to charge them up. Do the bluetooth headphones eat a lot of the phone's battery?
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29.95 canadian and free shipping not sure what the exchange rate to USD is
http://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-In-Ear-Headset-Samsung-Devices/dp/B00HSJRT7I
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Do you know if these headphones have different length wires for each ear? So you can put one of them behind your head. I recently got some popular Chinese ones that were recommended here. They sound great, but I really miss the behind the head wire feature.
Wooba99 said:
Do you know if these headphones have different length wires for each ear?.
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Nope, wires are same length for left and right
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burntrat said:
Ohh...I guess I can ignore the newer OEM earphones then. I always wanted a wireless headset cause the cords always get caught on something. Only thing stopping me is that I just know I'll forget to charge them up. Do the bluetooth headphones eat a lot of the phone's battery?
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I use mostly bluetooth headphones and I do not see it impacting the battery a lot but overall I am not so happy with the battery life of om Note 4 (910C model). Maybe because I have skype, lync, good and other stuff running all the time...
I also use the sennheiser mm30g... Only thing with them if you listening to music on full volume you need good quality audio, using Spotify definitely notice the difference between different audio bit rates... Also they have a great mic as I use it a lot and stock Samsung ones are junk imo for voice calls
I have these and love them.
burntrat said:
Thanks, I'll look into them. If you took out the silicone pieces, are the parts where the audio come out the same dimensions as the oem Samsung earphones?
I'm coming from the gs3 earphones and heard the recent earphones are better so I thought I'd try them out. Thanks for your suggestions, but I am not looking for anything BT or over the ear type devices.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4YD2P6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Jay birds are one of my favorites
You could try the Etymotic MC2 and HF2 models, which are made to be compatible with controlling Android phones. They have them at Etymotic website but also on Amazon.
Will give you a heads up that while these are nice my experience is that, for heavy users who dont baby these things and keep them a bag and all that, they get beat up after a while - the cords fray. But the sound is pretty good.
The jaybird bluebuds x are hands down the best earbuds I have ever used. Absolutely love them.
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falcons2 said:
The jaybird bluebuds x are hands down the best earbuds I have ever used. Absolutely love them.
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Yeah, I just got them and really like them too. I bought them from Amazon but interestingly, this showed up on the Amazon site page for these in the last day or two:
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Item Under Review
While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the item, the way we are shipping it, or the way it's described here. (Thanks for the tip!)
We're working to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
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http://www.amazon.com/JayBird-BlueBuds-Sport-Bluetooth-Headphones/dp/B00AIRUOI8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Thanks for the late suggestions, but I ended up getting the sennheiser mm30g because that was suggested the most. I might look into the jaybirds in the future, but they are too expensive at the moment.