 "Definately the good stuff here..." | 2008-10-06 |
| - Reviewed By mneub |
| First, the thing does exactly what it's supposed to do: Allows the use of high quality headphones and phone functionality with your iPhone. Mission accomplished, if not a bit on the pricey side. Shure has a good warranty, so I'm fine with paying a bit more if it means I'll be able to use them the life of the phone. And yes, the one-click pause, two-click next song and three-click back a song work perfectly...maybe even better than the origninal earbuds.br /br /So why 4 stars? For these reasons:br /br /1. While not the fault of the adapter, my Shure E3c earbuds have a really long cord. Really long. This puts the mic very far away...unless you do some creative wrapping or cutting and soldering (tempting if not for a $180 set of earbuds)br /br /2. When using the excellent E3cs, which block out much of the ambient noise, I can't hear myself talk thru the headphones! I don't know if this is part of the Apple head set or not, but it's a little unnerving.br /br /But would I recommend it? Absolutely. It's an imperfect solution, but the perfect solution really wouldn't help me here...I don't want to replace a nice expensive set of earbuds. Shure making iPhone specific set with the mic in a similar place as the OEM would be the perfect solution. br /br / |
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 "Great iPhone 3G Accessory" | 2008-09-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMJQ7OOXH1W6B |
Even it may be a little over priced, this device is a great accessory. I use the Music Phone Adapter with SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones.
While on my tractor, I can listen to my music & when a call is recieved, the music fades out & then the phone will ring. Push the button on the Adapter & talk as usual. When the phone call is finished, the music picks up right where it left off. If you want to skip a song, do a "double click" on the button & the song will skip. People that I have talked to on my iPhone say that they cannot tell that I'm not talking with my phone up to my ear.
It's really easy to use & it serves it's purpose well. Hopefully you my review will help. If you have the money, spend it on this product, you won't be disapointed. Shure products have some of the best support of any company online. |
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| "Shure MPA-3C delivers what it promises" | 2008-08-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3SJL8B6AKEPI4 |
When I got my iPhone and tried the included earbuds with microphone, I knew it wouldn't be the solution for me. Earbuds never stay in. I usually use set of behind-the-neck stereo headphones when walking or on the bus, but also have a Bose noise-cancelling headset as well.
I researched the alternatives and, based on what I read, decided to go with the Shure even though it was the most expensive of the 3 alternatives I looked at.
The Shure MPA-3C delivers great sound to the headphones. I have asked people I am on the phone with about the sound quality of the mic and all have said it is good. The switch on the microphone works as promised -- one click to pause or resume, two clicks to skip to the next song.
The plug is angled and does not stick out far from the iphone. I have had no problems carrying my iPhone in a pants pocket and have at no point had any worries as far as the plug goes. A couple of the alternative products had much longer plugs.
The microphone is a little heavy and droops when hooked on a shirt collar. To solve that, I got a second cord clip for the headphone cord. This allows me to secure the microphone in two places and hold it inside the collar where it is less obtrusive. (Shure, should add a second clip to the MPA-3C package.)
The excess headphone cord issue is easily solved with headphones, just wrap the extra cord around the headphones and secure with a twist-tie. You can't do that with earbuds.
Good job, Shure. |
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 "Cord too long; mic is ok, expected more from Shure" | 2008-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By mdolan77 |
| I expected a bit more from Shure. The cord is way too long and the mic is only so so. If I had to choose over again I'd probably look for other options. |
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| "Great Add-on" | 2008-08-14 |
| - Reviewed By jarodwinters |
| I use the phone adapter with my Blackberry Pearl, and it works very well. Callers tell me that my voice comes through loud and clear, even in noisy environments. And, of course, I can use my choice of headphones, which happen to be Shure also, allowing me to hear my caller as clearly as possible. As other reviewers have commented, the only awkwardness is the amount of wire. But, I've experimented with a couple different methods of cinching up the extra wire - keep in mind that it's the wire from the headphones, not the adapter, which ends up being the extra wire - and it's not so bad. |
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 "Terrible mic quality... can't use outside of really quiet areas" | 2008-08-12 |
| - Reviewed By nathan3181 |
| I can't use this product unless in a quiet space, like my apartment or office, which totally defeats the purpose. The idea is to talk hands-free when you're walking down the street, but people cannot hear me at all over the noise because the mic seems to be ultrasensitive and omnidirectional. Soooo annoying! I can't count the times I've scrambled to unplug the headphones from my iphone because someone is shouting that they can't hear me over the din, even when I'm on relatively quiet streets. I love my Shure SE310 headphones and have no choice but to use this adaptor because the headphones alone cost hundreds, but the Apple microphone on their freebie phones are better than this $40 piece of crap. |
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 "Didn't hold up for long." | 2008-08-11 |
| - Reviewed By celery23 |
| This is a great idea, and it worked perfectly... for about 3 months. After that, it just got flaky, sometimes working and sometimes not. First, the microphone stopped working, so I had to scramble to pull out the headphones and yank it out of the phone when I realized the other person couldn't hear me. Then the button stopped working, and would only advance songs or stop/start playback after pushing the button multiple times. And of course, it didn't malfunction until it was too late to return it. Now granted, I use the thing all the time (at the gym, at work, in the car), but it still seems like it should last longer than 3 months... :( |
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| "Adapter Lets you Forward Songs Too" | 2008-07-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A25KR9CMA7A48I |
When I first researched this product I could not confirm anywhere whether it acted like the Apple iPhone earphones in allowing you to forward to the next song with a double-click. Well, as it turns out, I bought a set and confirmed it myself.
This is one of the only iPhone adapters I know which will not only let you answer and reject calls, but also will let you forward music to the next song in iPod mode.
Also, like Shure earphones themselves, it uses a thick heavy duty wire which does not tangle easily and is rugged enough to handle daily use (and stuffing into my pockets).
Overall an excellent product. Recommend highly. |
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| "It does the job, but isn't great." | 2008-07-02 |
| - Reviewed By rdicker |
It is hard to get a connector between earphones and the iPhone wrong. At it's most basic level the cord allows you to connect the Shure E3C-N headphones to your iPhone and it does the competently. Since the E3C-Ns has a removable extension cord using the iPhone adapter just requires swapping one for the other. It seems like it would work with other headphones, but I didn't try it.
The adapter has a small plug allowing it to fit, unmodified, into the recessed jack on first gen iPhones. This is only a minor offering since 5 minutes with an X-Acto knife gets you the same result using the standard cord. Other iPhone specific features include a microphone and a button to pause/unpause music and answer calls. I didn't find any difference in sound quality between this and the standard cable.
Why only 3 stars? The microphone hangs pretty far away from your mouth and that makes picking up your voice a bit harder. It comes with a clip that helps, but people say they can hear me better on the standard iPhone earbuds. This is forgivable except for the fact that for what it is, I find the cable to be very expensive. 30-40 USD felt a bit steep. At half that price you're looking at a 4-star review. |
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| "Sweet little plug" | 2008-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By netdance |
It's every bit as well built as you'd expect for the price. Yes, you need to deal with the cord issue, but that's pretty much unavoidable.
The switch is nicer than the one on the standard Apple buds, too - easy to find and switch. |
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