saintmagician
New Head-Fier
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Hey, wondering if people here can help choose an in-ear headset (i.e. in-ear headphones that have a mic).
I've previously used basically stock headset that came with my phone, or something in the range of $15 from ebay. Hoping to invest in something a little better now. I spend about 1-2 hours a day listening to music or talking on the phone with the headset.
I've had a look at the "Basic Guide to In-Ear-Canalphones" thread and the "Multi-IEM Review" threads, both really helpful. But I am still feeling overwhelmed by the amount of choice available.
My criteria:
- around $100
- good mic sound
- shirt clip
- works with android phones.
At the moment I'm looking at Etymotic MC2
Which would cost me $120 from official website ($20 shipping to australia), or $90 from a hong kong seller on ebay. Not sure if it's worth going for it on ebay, is the warrenty through etymotic still honoured if I'm buying through ebay?
Any thoughts or suggests on similar products that would be cheaper/better?
Lastly, regarding buds for in-ear buds. The last pair I had, I used plastic buds, but never managed to really get the right size. When i buy packs with three different sizes, I use the L but it's slightly too small. For sets with four sizes, the L is too small and the XL is defintely too large =S
I heard foam buds are more confortable. How well do universal-size foam tips fit? The problem with size dependant foam tips is that they seem expensive, and postage to australia from most websites is expensive, they're also no cheap varieties on ebay, which means it'll be really expensive to try sizes until I find the one that fits. With Etyomotic for example, there are "small foam eartips", "large foam eartips", and "black foam eartips" which I assume are the universal size one.