Ultimate Ears MetroFi 220 Noise Isolating Earphones

These are quality and attractive earbuds. They have extremely clear sound. The passive noise isolation does work; with these on I either cannot hear other people talking or at most they are extremely muffled. In such a small device, there are many little touches which indicate the amount of thought which went into every detail: The cord is neither too long nor too short and have a thoughtful adjustment slider to keep the Y of the wires from getting tangled. The heft of the individual wires are such that they are neither stiff nor floppy. The mini-jack connector has very little added material around it making it likely it will be useable with any device, probably including the original iPhone with its notoriously small jack. I say probably having not tried this.

The sound is full and rich. I would say it is superior to standard issue iPod earbuds in the bass end. As I type this, I'm listening to a percussion section on Paul Simon's Graceland album, and I can feel the low...Read more

I've had these guys for about a month now and I am using them as my primary headphones. I'd like to think I'm an audiophile, but I definitely don't understand sound like some of the others here on Amazon writing reviews. I do know however, what great sound quality sounds like. I also own a pair of Shure SE430s ($400) as my use-at-home phones, as well as the older E4Cs ($300) which were stolen. I can't say that these are on the same level as the Shures, but I can say that they are about 70% of the quality at about 15% of the price; GREAT value. I also own the Apple In-Ear headphones (the new ones), and can honestly say that these blow the Apple phones out of the water.

These earphones' bass is exceptional. Lows come out of these things smoothly and cleanly. There is never any distortion of the bass. I love listening to songs like "Boom Boom Pow", "Get Buck In Here", any Kanye song, and even a song like "Sway" sounds exceptional with the warm bass that come out of these...Read more

Do you like your music from your iPod to sound sharp and clear with plenty of distinction between the treble, bass and midtones? I think these earphones do an excellent job. The bass comes through nice and strong and the treble has good clarity. I've tried a lot of different earbuds over the years, Sennheiser, JBuds, Sony and Cresyn. I would rate these above those for the richness of their sound and the feeling that they give you of being right there in the studio with the singer or in a symphony hall for classical music.

Music is important to me. I love all different kinds from hip hop to classical and I want it to sound good. The invention of mp3 players with the ability to take your music everywhere was huge for me. My iPod sounded pretty good to me even with the earphones that came with it - until I tried a better set. Since then I've always been looking for something better, something that makes the sound more realistic. I like to be able to close my eyes and...Read more