Ultimate Ears Logitech 600vi Noise-Isolating Headset - Dark Silver

These are great headphones right out of the box, give them some burning in time and they are excellent. The sound is well balanced with much detail. You will hear instruments you didn't know existed in a given track. Listening to music will be like a discovery expedition. I love these headphones. Usage: I bought these mainly for listeing to music on my iPhone or iPad. I wanted fantastic sounding headphones that also allowed me to take a call here and there. However, phone talk and workout is not the primary purpose for them. Comfort: They are the most comfortable in-ear headphones I own. I also own UE Super.fi 5 and some cheap Panasonics. Although I have not slept with the headphones in my ears, I did use them to watch a movie while laying on the couch, ear on a pillow. My ear did not hurt. Phone Usage: Here is were these headphones fall a bit short, at least for me. While I can hear the person on the other end cristal clear, I hear myself talking just as well, which, for me, is an odd thing. This would be true for all in ear headphones not just these. So if you want earphones mostly for talking on the phone, in ear phones may not be the right choice. Build Quality: The build is OK, not great. While the Super.fi 5 feels very sturdy, these are more plasticy, but they do not look like they would fall apart easily, like the Wooddees for example. Since I will not use these for workouts etc, they should be fine for my purposes. Other: The cable is not as noisy as I feared it would be. I owned the Woodees 100V Vintage for one day and their cable was extreme. Every movement of the head and every touch was clearly audible. When I put the cable of the UE 600vi over the ears the cable noise is very minimal to nonexistent and does not bother. My Super.fi 5 and my Bose MIE2i have better insulated cables. Like with all in ear headphones you will hear when you walk, eat, drink etc. Conclusion: These are fantastic headphones which I use to listen to music and the occasional phone call. I love the balanced sound of them. The bass is just right for my taste and the music I listen to. If you however like to listen to bass heavy music you might be dissapointed. For phone calls and walking around I prefer my Bose MIE2i. Music sounds good with them, not great, phone call quality is really good and I like that I can hear my surroundings when I walk around. They are also quite comfortable to wear.

Great price for really good sound, very comfortable, lots of extra ear pieces and quality feel

Very good set of headphones, especially for the price I paid. I'm not a particular expert on audio equipment so my opinion is hardly a professional one, but purely on my impressions. First off, I did quite like the sound quality. Top notch compared to the lower price range sony headphones I've lived with for the last year or so. Mid tones and highs sound great and very well balanced with the only fault being the low end. Bass is not really a strong suit for these although its only an issue for those electronic or techno lovers where pumping bass is a priority. I'd steer clear of these if bass is something that you're after. Build quality isn't half bad although there were corners cut. Mostly plastic body on the actual earbuds and the wire feels quite cheap. In my opinion they were comparable to the wire on my $15-20 sony buds. Its not particularly bad build quality but for a product that normally retails for over a hundred, I would expect more. All in all, these are very good headphones for anyone who isn't craving epic bass and isn't too clumsy. I'd hate to have these things break with an accidental snag or careless toss.

Okay, I am an audio junkie. I LOVE sitting for hours listening to a wide variety of music. I have a thumping home theater with 70-inch TV and seven speakers, five of them have powered subs built in. I love sound. If I had to give up a big screen or big sound I'd take a 27-inch TV with huge sound over a huge TV with only the dinky built-in speakers for sound. Yeah, great audio is THAT important. I'm also an earbud junkie. I NEVER give my wife a hard time over her shoe collection because my earphone collection is well, almost as big and just as expensive. It started with me looking for the "ultimate headphones or earphones" and a monster was created. In my nightstand I currently have a set of Klipsch S4is, Shure 535s, Shure 215s (broken cable), Shure E3cs, cheap Sony buds, Bose QC15s, Ultimate Ears 500vis, Apple's new Earpods, Apple Dual Driver In-earphones, Sennheiser HD 280 Pros, Klipsch x10is on in the mail and on the way and these new UE 600vis. And this doesn't count the ones I've sold on eBay or given away to my brother or friends. Yeah, it's a sickness. Truth is I find that every pair of ear/headphones that I own provide a distinct listening experience that makes listening to the same songs over and over different each time. Voices and instruments all have unique nuances that are hidden or highlighted by the medium in which they are presented to the listener. The earphones are all so different that it actually makes it fun to "relisten" to songs over again to see if I can pick out the differences. So, if I have a $500 pair of Shure se535's, why the heck did I buy a pair of Apple Dual Drivers? Why buy a $70 pair of UE 500vis AND a $80 pair of UE 600vis? Because I've noticed something, none of them are perfect. None. Shure's have great sound that require a lot of power to realize their full potential. Seriously, imagine my disappointment when I realized that the 535s hooked up to an iPhone sound only moderately better than the 215s, not four point five times better. BUT, when hooked up to a Denon receiver (one of the old, good ones not the cheap Best Buy versions) they sound AMAZING! Ten times better. Guess what, I don't sit in my home theater four feet from my receiver listening to music with earphones and I bet you don't either. We use earphones to listen to music on our pocket devices. Yes, some people haul around portable amps rubber-banded to their iPods...but do you? No. Also, I love having in-line iPhone controls. It's so convenient! I hate digging my iPhone or iPod out of my pocket to skip songs. A new requirement of mine is that all my earphones have in-line controls and have you seen Shure's answer to the in-line controls? They should be ashamed of themselves. My idea of great earphones are ones that sound great plugged into your run-of-the-mill iDevice or Android. Currently I've been spending a lot of time with my UE 500vis. They are comfortable, have iPhone controls and sound really good. Not se535 good but better than average a great for listening to music while grocery shopping. I recently pulled out the 215s and was surprised at the how much cleaner they sounded but the bass was really lacking in comparison. Then the left ear went out. Stupid connections. Shure needs to fix that. I went back to the UEs and was again impressed with the fullness of sound but began to realize that they were mellow but not über clear.. So with a little discretionary money to spend I decided to buy my way into awesome sound with iPhone controls and pop for a pair of UE 900s! Yeah! BUT, I read this great review that talked about how bulky they were and how they couldn't be worn for long periods of time with out ear pain. Hm, my se535s were like that. I paused and decided to buy the UE 600vi set I'd been eyeing AND a pair of Klipsch x10i for the price of the UE900s. Once the 600s arrived I spent about two hours listening to them and swapping them with other sets to compare. No matter the set, I always like the foam type seals, like Comply or Shure (black olive or yellow foam) so I used the included Complys. After that initial session, I let them burn in all night and the next day to see if it helped. Some say that balanced armature earphones don't benefit from a break in period. I disagree. The 600s initially sounded good but had a noticeable distinction between highs, mids and lows. Plus, the low were disappointing, even for earphones that are supposed to be lacking in bass. Overall, I wasn't impressed. After breaking them in at high volumes for 24 hours my opinion changed. The sound smoothed out and the bass deepened. Both good things. I repeated the same comparison exercise the next night and noticed the amazing detail these earphones offer. The bass still wasn't as full as the UE 500vi or Klipsch S4is, but it was way better than the Shure 215s or the Apple Dual Drivers. Let's stay with like products for a moment. The UE 500vi is a really well rounded set that will make most music lovers very happy. They are mellow sounding phones that smoothly transition from all three ranges without any gaps or drop offs. But, they lack crystal clear clarity and they aren't terribly dynamic. Also, those drivers need power. It takes a higher volume level to get the 500s to output the same sound levels as the 600s. The sensitivity of the 600s was surprising. Where the 600s lack in bass, they make up in clarity, almost a clear as my Shure E3cs but with more low end. I listened to ADELE singing Set Fire to the Rain and wow! Her light vocal rasp sounded light and airy and I could hear the little clicks of her tongue and lips lightly smacking on her teeth as she enunciated her words. Yeah, they are that clear. I read where some people think that the 600vis reveal too much detail. I can see why they wrote that but I like that detail. In Rihanna's Stay, there is a really cool digital bass note that rolls off at the end of Mikky Ekko's chorus that stands out with the 500s but get's lost with the 600s but if you haven't heard Rihanna or Adele's voices through Shure E3cs or UE 600vis you're missing a real treat. Seriously, you need to try it. Tanya Tucker sings a song called "What's Your Momma's Name?" The chorus has great harmony with a guy singing a cool bass line but its hard to hear it in the UE600s. The se535s blow it out, shoving the deep bass voice in your face. It brings a smile to my face when I hear it but I had to really pay attention to hear it through the 600s. How about compared to the popular Klipsch S4i. The S4i has been a disappointment for me from the beginning. I was expecting great bass and terrific detail but got neither. They are closer to average in each category. Plus, they broke very early on. One of the phones came off the cable when pulling out of my ear. Klipsch replaced it for me, but still. After burn in and hours of listening I feel like the Klipsch are really good middle of the road earphones. In comparison, the less expensive UE 600vi offer something unique and special. Crystal clarity that rewards the listener to details otherwise missed. Right now I'm listening to Don Henley sing the last resort off of the Hell Freezes Over album and when the crowd applauds at the beginning it sounds like I'm in the room. Also, the piano stands out more this time around. Want to hear something cool. Try the Carpenters "Tryin' to Get That Feeling Again" and when you get to 1:53 you'll hear Karen turn the page on her sheet music. Also, at 1:50, right before the page turn, listen to her vocal cord vibrate together at the word "again." It's magic, especially through phones that showcase the details like the 600s. In conclusion, here's what I think. The UE 600vis are what I call specialists while the UE 500s are all-rounders. The S4is are over rated. The Shure se535s are over-priced, cheaply-built power hogs that don't really give you your money's worth in a mobile environment. If you are looking for a set of earphones that have iPhone controls and enhance the normally subtle nuances in voice and instrument, you may be interested in the 600vis. But if you're not an audiophile and want a good, all-around, mellow, easy-to-like set that hides imperfections and has decent bass, the 500s are a better choice for under $80. Remember, looking for the perfect earphone is like searching for the perfect pair of shoes. Every pair matches something specific and every pair has it's best use. Stop looking for perfection, reach into your night stand drawer and swap earphones from time-to-time. You'll find it's like looking at a sculpture from different angles. Each earphone will showcase something different from the same song allowing you to enjoy your music, again and again, as if hearing it for the first time. If that helps you justify buying the 600vis, for crying out loud, for only 80 bucks get them. You won't be sorry.

By no means am I an expert but I enjoy listening to music and have had some experience working a sound board. So I feel like I can tell the difference between very good sounding headphones and average sounding ones. I have to say that I "burned" these in for about 100 hours so far using white noise, pink noise and various frequency sweeps. I also ordered the Klipsch Reference S4i headphones that came out about a month ago and burned those in the same amount of time. Now this is only my opinion and I feel that every person is going to have their own preference on how they want the headphones to sound. Comparing these two made me realize this. The S4i's had a much stronger lower range, that to me almost muddied the music that I was listening to. Hard to explain but it seemed a bit overpowering. They sounded really good but it was much different from the 600vi's. The 600vi's low end was just right to me. Nice and tight without being overpowering. Again, it's gonna be a preference thing. Let me put it this way, with the S4i's, when I was listening to Bon Jovi's "Never Say Goodbye", Journey's "Don't Stop Believin" or even Linkin Park/Jay Z's "Numb/Encore", the main vocals felt like they were in the middle or at the back of the stage. With the 600vi's, the vocals sounded like they were front and center. It's not to say the vocals on the S4i were bad but will be a preferential thing for people. I enjoyed the 600vi's vocals and can make out each and every word they were singing/rapping. I could also hear all the other instruments very clearly and nothing overpowered anything else. As some reviews out there say, the 600vi has a very neutral sound. Honestly, the best way I can describe the 600vi's is that it literally sounds like your in the recording studio with the band!! I don't know how to explain it and it may be a bad thing for some people but I love how it sounds. Ultimately, you'll have to listen to them to really decide if the sound is going to be to your liking. To me, the 600vi's are simply amazing headphones. I love the way that these sound. Also, the mic on it works very well. I've used on several hours of phone calls and everyone said that they couldn't tell I was using an external mic. The controls work as they're supposed to - a little smaller control unit then I'd like (prefer the S4i controller), but they work just fine. Best set of in-ear armature headphones I feel you can get in the price range. If you're on the fence, you should try them out. I'm pretty sure you're going to love them! I tried force myself to love the S4i, because I liked the design a little better, but after going back and forth, I kept going back to the 600vi's. Hope this helps anyone that's unsure about these. I think they're very under-rated and I always seem to find so much more info on the S4i's.