Looking for high quality earbuds or earpiece, with a microphone, advice from audiophile humbly...

im not sure if this is helpful but

a. the quality of bluetooth headsets isnt as good as wired ultimately

b. you are allowing your girlfriend to have lots of microwaves blast directly into hear head right next to her ear for hours on end for weeks or months.


my paltry advice is to stick with wired. Im also after the same thing for my phone and perhaps when on the tablet late at night

Why not just get a better mic? It would seem redundant to buy another set of the same earbuds, simply for the mic. Then again, they are GREAT earbuds for the money. Up to you, but I'd be worried she'd be like, "Don't I already have a pair of these?"

Then again, she if she DOES really like the S4s, you know she'll appreciate the S4i.

For wireless, maybe something like bluetooth headphones? Maybe something like the Moto S11-Flex would be doable? I can't comment on sound as I don't have experience with them. Just brainstorming.

Good luck! Hope she likes what you pick out for her.

I have the S4i earbuds and the mic is not really that good, I don't recommend getting them just for the mic, they do sound pretty nice for the price, better than my $200 Monster Turbines.

What is your girlfriend going to use the headphones for? Music? Gaming? Just talking over Skype?
Is she OK with full sized headphones?

HiFiMan RE262s.. go go go
and probably a protable amp to go with them... Fiio e6 will fit the budget

oh..nvm...you wanted a mic

anyways, the klipsche suck.

If HiFi and wireless are of equal worth to you, I strongly recommend Apt-X compatible devices. Bluetooth is the only option that is truly portable, and bluetooth audio quality is horrid. That is, until Apt-X was created. Apt-X adresses compression issues with bluetooth and presents a solution for even true HiFi gear.

Wireless Hi-Fi buds with a quality microphone probably won't happen for you. Hi-Fi buds with a quality microphone might, though, so I'd recommend picking up the Apt-X HTC stereo clip and a small female-female 3.5mm jack to go along with a Hi-Fi buds/microphone combo if you can find them. Personally, I'd recommend headphones, but if she hates over ears I suppose it's out of the question.

I picked up a pair of Sennhieser 550-X travel headphones, and they're simply amazing. They're a true HiFi set in terms of audio quality, perhaps matching something around the $400 range (not including an amp, which is one reason I feel the price is good on these.) With the HTC Stereoclip (Apt-X reciever) and the Creative BT-D1 (Apt-X Transmitter) I've converted my phone, PC, headphones, and car/home audio system completely to bluetooth and it sounds fantastic and it's all interchangeable. Not to mention the 550-x has a great microphone with good background noise reduction, so I can use it for phone calls and gaming.

If you can find a quality buds/mic combo, and a small female-female 3.5mm jack, she'd have the same compatibility (if her phone is Apt-X ready.)
Edited by Mookster - 11/11/12 at 4:55am