Woodees IESW100B Inner-ear Stereo Earphone with Microphone

by Woodees

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.2 x 5 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001U612R8
• Item model number: IESW100B
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 15, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

Prepare for the Experience of Pure Listening Pleasure

Like a well-tuned piano or the finest acoustic guitar, Woodees Inner Ear Stereo Earphone with Microphone from iConnects delivers pure listening pleasure. Woodees feature natural wood housing for deep bass performance, full range timbre and noise isolating inner ear fit.

Solidly constructed, lightweight and ergonomically designed, these stylish natural wood earphones bring out a dense, polished listening experience from your MP3/4 player. And at about half the price of comparable high end earphones, you're getting the best sound at the best price. Give your ears a pair today.

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Natural wood provides superior performance and a sleek look

Wood Sounds Richer

Natural Wood Housing

The most superb musical instruments have always been made from wood because nothing beats its deep bass, rich range of sound and inherent low resonance. We combined the latest high technology design of the transducer (loudspeaker) with the old world splendor of natural wood to create earphones with the perfect balance of performance and value.

Elegant Design

Woodees earphones sound gorgeous. Their unique wood housing provides not just a rich range of audio, but fantastic looks too. Silver accents add a touch of class. Woodees' distinct appearance makes them stand out from the crowd.

Take a tour through the key features of Woodees earphones. Click to learn more

Noise Isolating Inner Ear Fit

Each kit comes with four extra pairs of soft silicone ear buds in extra small, small, medium and large sizes for a customized fit. A more precise fit means less noise coming in from outside to interfere with your music and enhances the Woodees' noise isolating performance, offering listeners a uniquely exceptional audio experience.

Manage Your Music and Phone Calls

Use the lightweight in-line microphone to answer and hang up phone calls, as well as play and pause music. When you have an incoming call, squeeze the mic to pause the music and answer the phone. Squeeze it again when you're finished talking to hang up and resume playing music.

Manage music and phone calls with the unobtrusive in-line mic

Premium Features

In addition to their extraordinary look and fit, Woodees are made of quality parts inside and out.

The cable's soft urethane rubber outer jacket ensures durability, improved flexibility and tangle-free management, and its comfort slide block is adjustable for secure fit. Its multi-strand oxygen-free copper construction ensures the widest frequency response and lowest resistance.

24K gold connections offer maximum signal transfer and corrosion resistance.

The high-strength neodymium magnets produce increased sensitivities for distortion-free high volume levels in a compact design.

Woodees are compatible with smartphones, including the iPhone 2G/3G, iPods and all music devices with a 3.5mm earphone jack.

What's in the Box

• Inner Ear Stereo Earphone with Mic
• Four pairs of silicone ear buds
• Cloth pouch for protection
• Microphone shirt clip

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Technical Details

Transducer Type: Neodymium Moving Coil

Transducer Size: 10mm

Sensitivity: 106dB SPL 1KHz with 1mW

Impedance: 16 Ohms

Cord Length: 120cm (48 inches)

Operating Temperature: -18° C to 57° C (0° F to 135° F)

2G/3G Earphone/MIC Output Connector: 3.5MM (1/8-inch) 4 Conductor plug

Microphone Sensitivity: -58dB

Net Weight: 35 grams (1.3 oz)

Product Description

Wood Sounds Richer. The finest musical instruments have always been made from wood. Like a finely-tuned piano or the best acoustic guitars, Woodees from iConnects deliver pure and natural listening pleasure. Wood sounds amazing¿nothing beats its deep bass, rich range of sound and inherent low resonance. And for your money, nothing beats Woodees. These natural wood earphones bring out a dense, polished listening experience from your mp3 player. And at about half the price of comparable high-end ear buds, you¿re getting the best sound at the best price. Woodees from iConnects.Give your ears a pair today. Compatible with iPhone & 2G 3G Smartphones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value, October 2, 2009

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DanielPC (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Woodees IESW100B Inner-ear Stereo Earphone with Microphone (Electronics)

I own a number of higher end IEs and cans and have to admit this product (so far) is something I would consider a good value. I bought these because I was looking for a decent sound from an IE with a mic that I could keep in the car and use with my BB while running afternoon errands and such. Believe it or not, that was not an easy task. Most of your higher-end or even audiophile grade IEs do not have a mic. I happen to own both the UE Superfi.5 Pro and the Triplefi.10, but I will not compare these to those as they so cost considerably more and such a comparison will not be fair. The Triple.10 does have a version with a mic, but I was not willing to spend that kind cash on a second pair just for the mic and I would not want to keep such a high-end product in the car. I will keep this review limited to this product. Note: Although this product has four sizes of ear cushions in which to choose, I always use the Comply cushions with my IE because of their comfort and seal.

Good: The wood is a great looking detail that is attention grabbing if nothing else. These are full range 20-20 and the frequency response is very well balanced with all types of music (if you are a bass head, buy IEs with extended bass as these are not for you). They do a great job of blocking outside noise (see note above). At 105db and 16 ohms, they are plenty loud and do not require a lot of power. Others can typically run at 85db and 32 ohms and need more power to make them `shine.' Price wise; these are not particularly expensive, which makes them a good value. As some of you know, you can spend over $1,000 for a set of IEs.

Bad: The diameter of the earpiece is a little larger than others, which may cause discomfort for some users. Mids and highs along with vocals can sound a bit harsh at a higher volume level, but this will vary by source. At low to mid volume levels, music is very clean, balanced and dynamic.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely an improvement over the Apple earbuds, but low-frequency response was not as impressive as I'd hoped., May 22, 2009

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J. R. Lombard (Monterey, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Woodees IESW100B Inner-ear Stereo Earphone with Microphone (Electronics)

First off let me say that I bought these headphones even though the previous reviews seemed a little too overwhelmingly positive-- almost infommercially so, in fact.

After a few hours of listening to them, they continue to improve over when I first removed them from the box-- call it "break-in" or whatever. How's the sound? Well, the highs are crisp, the mid's are solid, but I haven't found the bass response to be earth-shatteringly good. Ironic since the top tab of the product box proclaims in bold letters, "Deep Rich Bass". Perhaps my expectation for the bass-response was set a little high, but if you claim Deep Rich Bass, I'd think that it would be something that you deliver on.

I did try all of the included silicone buds to make sure that I had the right size. I landed on back on the medium's, after trying them all.

Summary: For $69.99, they're a decent value. The sound quality is unquestionably better than the standard Apple earbuds, and the additions of the cable slide and a shirt clip are nice as well. I'll be hanging onto the Woodees for now, but if I found another brand/model that has better low-frequency response (and I will keep looking) I'll probably end up kicking these to the curb.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Broken in just 2 months!, September 3, 2009

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D. S. Lee (New Haven CT) - See all my reviews
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These ear phones sound very nice and are very comfortable. However, I could tell from the start that they weren't going to last. The rubber that connects the cable to the earphone jack is not very sturdy. It looked like the rubber was going to snap if you bent the cord one way of the other. As time went by, it was getting weaker and weaker. In just two months of what I would consider not heavy use (i.e., once or twice weekly), the left headphone stopped working. Another thing about them is the button on the in-line mic felt weak. If the earphone didn't break, or the cable, I would put my money that this would be the next thing to break.

They sound good otherwise. I'm not an audiophile but I don't like tinny sounding earphones. These sounded full.

I wouldn't waste my money though, get some earphones that will last longer then 2 months.

Update: 30-Jan-2010
I got these earphones in June-2010 and as explained above, needed to be replaced in just 2 months. I called and got a RA# and returned them at MY COST. This left me with no earphones for 2 weeks.
In December 2009, the earphones had to be replaced AGAIN! This time, they had to be replaced because of exposed copper wire where the microphone is. This necessitated me having to send them back, at MY COST and be without earphones for 2 weeks.
When the warranty ends, I'm going to have to buy new earphones since I'm sure these will break soon thereafter.