Ultimate Ears: Pretty Ultimate (Super.Fi 3 Studio)

Some months ago I got myself a pair of Ultimate Ears brand Super.Fi 3 Studio headphones.  I took pictures meaning to do a blog post about them, and here it finally is.

Packaging shot:

First a word of caution:  In-ear headphones are a personal preference.  They literally stick into your ear canal (they are often called canal headphones).  You’ll get amazing bass, and a really good sound isolation, but if you don’t like the feel than in-ear headphones are not for you.

On to the Ultimate Ears!  The first thing that set these headphones apart from previous ones that I have used is how they fit around my ears.  They stick into my ears, which I expected, but they wrap around my ears and slide comfortably down my neck.  I have found that this reduced strain on my ear canals, and is over all more comfortable than the expected drop of cord from my ear canal in front of my ears.  The length of cord that wraps around my ears is also re-enforced with a flexible metal so that I can fit the wires around my ears and have them fit perfectly from then on.
 

The package also includes several interchangeable tips.  The gray one is foam, the rest are latex.

The package also includes little cleaning device that I didn’t get a picture of.  The device looks like a needle threader, but a bit more stylish.  It’s function is to remove the ear wax from inside the earphones.

As for the sound quality, it is fantastic.  I mentioned earlier that in-ear headphones get great bass, and this is true of this pair of headphones as well, but the Super Fi Studio 3 get a fantastic range all around.  I remember listening to one song a while ago (I will fill it in if I remember what it was), and hearing imperfections in the recording.  I highly recommend any Ultimate Ears headphones to anyone who wants great sound.

A side note: My experience with Ultimate Ears customer service has been phenomenal.  I had a problem with another pair of headphones made by another company, Rivet, which was bought by Ultimate Ears in the time between when I got the Rivet headphones and when they broke.  Ultimate Ears was prompt in their reply emails, and the customer support representative was able to help me get a replacement set.  (Since the Rivet headphones were no longer available, Ultimate Ears gave me a discount on the ones I have now.)  Ultimate Ears was recently bought by Logitec, however, so I don’t know if their customer service is still that good, since I’m not familiar with Logitec customer support.

The take away: If you love music, get a pair of Ultimate Ears.

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Audio, Entertainment, Headphones, Music, Reviews, Ultimate Ears
29 September 2008 comment TrackBack-URI