Customer Reviews

ProTone m100 In-Ear Earphones (Black)

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is the best headphones ever.
Much better than Creative EP360 and large bundle too: Neoprene carrying bag, three in-ear size adapters, jet-adapter.
I used the neoprene bag to carry my Creative Muvo Tx Fm 1GB with the headphones.
They fit my ear perfectly and cancel almost all background noise.

Pros:
Design, weight and build quality (very durable).

Cons:
No cons.

Edit: After 5 years, I still use it everyday.

Well I've never heard the "bump" Andrew talks about, and I use these phones extensively. Perhaps it was a bad set? They have great sound.

It is true that the right bud cord is longer than the left. They call that an asymmetrical design, where the right bud cord wraps behind the neck meaning the primary cord goes down the left side of the body rather than straight down the middle like even length symmetrical phones. This is said to prevent snagging of the cord. I'll admit it works for me.

I got these a year ago as a replacement for a similarly-priced pair of Sony earbuds that broke. They are my favorite earbuds I've used yet (though admittedly I've not tried anything much more expensive). They sound great! A coworker claims the sound is better than a pair of $150 Shures he tried. And they block outside noise so well that I use them to mow the lawn and at work when I have to cut or drill rock. The "bump" noise has not been a major issue for me. Added bonus: they come in black! I have a white pair right now, but will eventually order black ones so they don't turn brown.

But there are a few things preventing me from giving them the coveted 5 stars. First, they slip out of my ears quite easily when I'm sweaty, so I'm often shoving them back in. This makes it near impossible to run in them (I do still use them on the exercise bike during the winter). Annoyingly, the cord is slightly too short sometimes. I'm 6'1, not too tall, but the cord still won't reach to the bottom of some of my jeans' pockets. So the weight of my Nano sometimes pulls the left ear out. If the cord were four inches longer, this problem would not exist. After a year, the rubber around where the cables go into the ear buds themselves is starting to fray and is certainly no longer the original color.

Bottom line: I would recommend these earbuds highly if the problems I described don't apply to you- if you're shorter or can put the music player in a shirt pocket, and if you won't run with them. They reproduce music very accurately for the price, and I plan to buy them again when my current pair gets too grungy.

If you like the hear the bass, this is your headphone. Mutch better them others expensives phones. Great bass and verry good mid and hi frequency. I have 3 others in-ear phones (Etymotic, Creative and Philips) and this is the best.

Great price for the superb sound quality. I have used at least 30 different types of headphones, and these are by far the best earbuds I've come across.

I really enjoy these on the bus. They easily cancel out obnoxiously loud conversations, people talking on cellphones, the general rattle of the bus, honking etc without an issue.

My job requires me to spend hours upon hours in a datacenter, where there are thousands of servers running in combination with massive AC units - loud, never-ending white noise is the result. These earbuds reduce the ambient noise significantly enough that music can be played at a reasonable level - no more blaring just to hear the music.

(As an added bonus - with the headphones in and while the music is paused or between songs, I've heard high-pitched computer beeps I would not normally hear, thanks to just the seal on the earbuds cutting out the background noise.)

I give 5 stars - Sound Quality is more than excellent, headphones provided with multiple buds to allow for best fit/comfort, convenient carrying case easily holds an iPod with the headphones; throw your ID and CC in and you have a quick wallet. Sturdy - I've dropped the earbuds and 'almost' stepped on them many times, they are still solid and crack-free after all my abuse.

Since I bought mine last year, the 1 problem I've had so far is the 1/8" jack connection with the cable is becoming only slightly temperamental, but has not worsened since it started about 3 months ago. This issue is purely caused by my own personal abuse - I am very very hard on technology, and haven't met a cellphone I can't crash.

My biggest fear: They will stop producing these, and I will have to return to the dreaded headphone hunt once the 2 pairs I have wear out.

I travel extensively for work and find myself using these Razor m100's most of the time and leaving my Shure SE210's in the bag. The Razors have a very good sound, not tinny and not too muddled like some low end earbuds. They win out over all when it comes to comfort. Their tiny size and super-soft rubber plugs make wearing them for several hours on a long plane ride no problem at all, whereas with the more accurate sounding Shures I find myself getting fatigued after 30min to an hour of use due to the firmer rubber plugs.

For the price, this is a dandy little product. My purpose was to have comfortable earpieces for a very long flight in which movies were my main form of entertainment. These earphones worked just fine. With multiple earbud sizes to choose from, I was able to use the right ones for my small ears. I wore them for an extended period of time and there was no discomfort at all. I also appreciated having the two different-sized plugs and the nice little carrying case! However, while these phones worked great for movie sound, I noticed they were a little lacking in tonal quality for music. I like to hear all the highs and lows in my music and, well, these phones are just not the same as the big spiffy headphones I use with my sound system at home. Still, a good product.

This item is great...I have very small ear canals and other earphones hurt the inside of my ears...These are great for that problem and they are also a very good product.

These are comfortable in ear headphones. With a great sound (solid lows, and sweet highs, average mid) these are the best sub $100 in ear headphones that I have tried. I would say that they are the most comfortable I have tried aside from the newest shure 5 series in ears. the cord doesn't tangle easily but the right ear cable is longer than the left which is my only complaint. They also fit in the iphone which makes indispensable. Don't buy sony's at the same price or lower, these work great for working out and casual listening.
(The other review that noted the noise from the headphones has a point. but I don't think it is different than any others that I have tried, to me it is a non-issue.)

These are the most comfortable in-ear headphones I've ever used. Good sound quality, comes with some goodies, they look good, and they work great. Get one.