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These don't really fit well in the ears, like others have said. Also, the audio isn't especially clear (especially base and midrange), which for the price they go for is a shame.
I do use my earphones almost every day so they go through a lot of use but if your careful they may last you longer. Also with the wire hardening on my first pair you can hear the thumps of the wire hitting anything from your hand to your chest in the earphones (very annoying).
Although my biggest problems have come with the wires. I've gone through 2 pairs in a little over a year and each time the wire had damaged and it disrupted the sound.
The sound quality for these earphones are really good. With both earphones I had they had begun to get worse with the winter season coming around as the wires hardened, making it easier to break.
The wires are thick and if you tend to roll your earphones to pack them away they'll eventually conform to that shape to and make it more difficult to unravel and use comfortably. These earphones also don't fair so well in the cold.
Overall really good sound just may not last as long as you'd like. The thick and stiff wires also don't make them so great for running or gym usage.
All the included eartips were too large for me, and if you don't get these buds placed snug inside your ears, they will sound tinny. These earphones are tuned too much toward the high end. A workaround is the EQ setting on your iPod. These earphones should perform well at the normal setting, especially at this price point.Initially, I thought it might be a problem with fit. I noticed another reviewer found all the eartips too small, so I guess you can't please everybody. When set to "Small Speakers," these earphones sound quite good, since that setting effectively reduces the highs and boosts the lows.
I discovered the smaller eartips from my Maximo 490 earphones fit the Metros, so I ordered some replacement tips off eBay. In other words, too much treble, not enough bass. But I found another workaround. "Treble Reducer" was the next best setting. But that's neither here nor there. With the smaller tips, I get a nice, snug fit, but the treble-heavy sound quality persists when set to "normal" EQ mode.
But earphones at this price point should have more fit options.
I paid $60 for these and have had them maybe 3 months. The cord is also very stiff and the buds(phones themselves) are quite heavy. Much better bass, and great stereo effect that makes you feel immersed in the music, not distant like another reviewer said of the metro 2s. There is little to no low end on these things but im not a bass head so that was okay. You'll be much happier. Then they started to slip out of my ears more and more. At first i liked them, the sound quality was always just okay. I just purchased the Sony MDR EX-75 earbuds for half that price and the sound quality is amazing.
Next, the left bud got really faint, so much so you could barely hear it unless you cranked the volume would make the right one blare into your ear. Not good. Save yourself some money and just buy some Sony ex75's. The only thing nice about the metro 2's is the small leather velcro case.
Seriously. Once they came, I couldn't wait to return them. With all the hype surrounding Ultimate's earbuds, I couldn't wait to get a pair of the Metros and try them out with my new iPod Touch. the stock earbuds that come with all iPods provide a far more satisfying musical experience. I should have heeded an earlier review noting the "tinny" quality of the Metros. They are indeed tinny, with no strong "fullness" to create a sense of being immersed in the music - instead you seem to be strangely detached from the music like you're listening to it through a tin can at the end of a string. Save your money. Perhaps the more expensive Ultimates with more than one driver will perform better, but the Metros are thoroughly expendable.
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