Comments on: Ultimate Ears super.fi 5vi Review

By: grootjet

grootjet — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:58:55 +0000

Beware when buying these. I’m on my third pair now after they keep shorting out and the right earphone won’t work anymore… They seems to have the same problem as VModa, except that they cost more.

I can’t fault the sound quality which is excellent, but for this amount of money, I expect them to be working longer than 6 (and than 2) months.

Unfortunately, I can’t get my money back but thankfully, UK law dictates that there has to be a 2 year warranty on these consumer products…

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By: Martin Dufort

Martin Dufort — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:41:43 +0000

Finally decided to get these earphones and they arrived today. What a HUGE surprise compared to the VModa Vibe I had.

The sound definition is much clearer and the overall balance (treble / bass) is 500% better.
Thanks for enticing me into getting those… Super purchase.

L8er – Martin

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:56:34 +0000

I have had the Super.Fi 5 Pro for two years now and I am very happy. The Pro have replaceable cables and the new type UE is providing is very solid and can easily be straightened out. I believe they now use the same quality cables for all their in-ear phones. Also, the company is great in supporting their product, you can get a cust rep on the phone and talk about problems (if there are any) and get working solutions or replacement parts quickly (and for free in my case).
Joe

By: beng

beng — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:17:17 +0000

As straight as you'd expect really? It's made of the same material as 90% of headphone cords. No issues from my end.

By: John

John — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:44:38 +0000

Ben,

Does the cord stay straight? I am also thinking of getting these after seeing them on Engadget, but if I am going to shell out $150+ then they may as well be perfect.

Thanks,

John

By: beng

beng — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:53:21 +0000

Martin,

I have only been using them for a couple of weeks, but they seem pretty robust. Good molded connectors everywhere, including the join between the split ear cords and the main cord. They also come with a small hard carry case. It's a bit fiddly to coil up the cords to fit in the case, but it does offer good protection. It also doubles as a good way to carry the extra compressible earbuds if you want to swap between those and the silicone ones depending on the environment.

Ben.

By: kleinman

kleinman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:06:39 +0000

Any comments on durability and construction for these as I'm also looking at potentially getting them to replace my current VMode Vibe model.

Thanks – Martin