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Rivet Stereo Earphones / Headset (iPhone Compatible) | 
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| Brand: Rivet
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  91 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 4.2 x 1.6
MPN: 00-91890-02
Model: 00-91890-02
UPC: 875506001246
EAN: 0875506001246
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| Features:
| • | iPhone-compatible headset lets you listen to music and receive calls at the same time | | • | 3.5mm plug works with many phones and all MP3 players | | • | Lanyard-style cord means a comfortable and secure fit | | • | Noise-isolating design maximizes sonic clarity | | • | 3 sizes of earbud gel tips for any size of ear |
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Product Description
Designed to fit the unique iPhone headphone/headset jack, this item combines hands-free convenience with superior sound quality, allowing users to listen to their music and talk comfortably. Users can enjoy their favorite music in premium stereo sound and simply press the one-touch answer/end button to accept incoming calls. The music mutes automatically and will resume when the call ends. The Mobile Stereo Headset features a lanyard wearing style that lets you adjust the cords to your desired length and store them tangle-free.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 86 more reviews...
So-so sound, clunky button... wait for a better set July 31, 2007
38 out of 38 found this review helpful
I am one of the many folks who find the iPhone earbuds unwearable, so I went to my local Apple Store (hi, Oscar at The Domain!) and purchased the V-Moda Vibe Duo Earbuds (iPhone Compatible) in-ear headset. Fantastic sound quality, but there's no button. I didn't think I'd miss it that much--I don't get a lot of phone calls--but it turns out that I use the "pause" and "skip" function a lot more than I thought I did. Waking up the phone and unlocking it was getting inconvenient so, with regret, I returned the Vibe Duos.
Then I saw folks in an iPhone forum saying that the first third-party earbuds with a button were out. The Rivet earbuds (which, I notice, have lost their ten-buck discount since last Thursday and are now selling at full pop--too bad!) are indeed fully compatible with the iPhone.
I like the lanyard arrangement--they've done a neat job with that. Here's how it works: the bottom of the Y junction that you see in the photo is a fixed connector point. Above the mic button, there's another connector, but this one slides. To start, you slide it all the way to the top (up to the earbuds). Put this (large) loop over your neck. Now pull the earbuds back through it (slide the slider back down), making the loop smaller, until the cords are a comfortable length to reach your ears. The moveable slider sits at the back of your neck, so that even if you take out both buds, you still have the cord (between the two sliders) around your neck like a necklace. The clever part is that that moveable slider is actually split into two pieces. When you take the set off, you can slide the top half of it all the way back up to the buds, making them less tangle-prone, while leaving the bottom half at the proper setting, making it easy to maintain the correct loop-length adjustment. Cute!
Unfortunately, it seems to me that the quality of the speakers themselves is not that good. I've tried all three sets of inserts, so it's not that. The sound is no better than the Apple buds, and significantly poorer than the V-Modas. Also, the button/mic casing is huge (1.5" long) compared to the Apple or V-Moda, and the clicker is a little more difficult to manage... it's a small button recessed into the large casing. Sometimes I try to click it and, in trying to grasp it, wind up double-clicking instead. Lastly, there's no case or pouch to store your buds when you're not using them.
Long story short, for twenty bux they're okay--I'll continue to use them, if only because the Apple buds are downright painful to me--but as soon as V-Moda or Ultimate Ear come out with a set with the button, I'm switching over.
Edited to add: Wow, they've gone up ANOTHER five bux since I wrote this (six hours ago). At twenty they were just about right; at thirty-five, ehhh... I'd wait another few weeks for the V-Modas with button, which are due out in August.
 Oh Yeah! December 31, 2007
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've had Shure e3c's, lusted after the 4c and 5c models. This isn't a Shure sound. It is however every bit as good as the original ipod ear buds. For me, they are better as they are canal style which means I can block out outside noises. Also the original ipod ear buds do not fit my ears at all.
What I truely love about these, and what makes them different is the cable. The cable is a lanyard style, which means it goes over your head and the buds go up to your ears from behind. This means that even if a bud falls out, they will stay around your head. Also, if you need to pull them out to talk to somone, you can just let them dangle around your neck till you put them back in. Awesome.
Also, the cable is the thickest I've seen of any earbud, and has a braided material around it that serves two purposes. First, they rarely tangle. Second, it is a much better insulator for sound being carried via brushing against the cable.
If you want the best sound out there, there are better choices. If you want very good sound, and a very reasonable cost (I lose earbuds in my travels all the time). Then I highly recommend these.
Not Bad At All July 25, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have had this for less than a day but the quality of sound is better than the ear plugs that came from Apple. The arrangement for the cords takes a bit of getting use to but even in a windy setting - the onset of a dust storm walking across a college campus - the person on the other end could hear me fine. What was impressive is for the cost the sound quality is excellent. I can hear the difference between a digitally produced song and one that I have taken from old records or tapes. For the price this one is hard to beat. It makes me wonder why some of the stuff coming out is prices around $100 for the same thing.
Lastly, the earbuds are far more comfortable than the origins from Apple, but I quickly converted to the smallest size so that should say something about the difference in comfort for those of us with smaller ears (or at least I get the feeling I must have small ears because the Apple earplugs are painful with use of more than 20 minutes.)
 Not worth it April 9, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought these headphones about a month ago and it's already broken. The left earbud sound has been cut already. Also, when you're walking or making slight movements, you can hear the cord hitting against you and it messes with the sound of what you're listening to.
 Great fit one-ups iPhone originals. Set EQ to "Small Speakers." October 8, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm an Apple fanboy, but I dislike their earbud design because they will not stay in my ears. That's the only reason I began to look for a replacement set. When I heard this headset positively reviewed on the "Today in iPhone" podcast, I thought I'd give them a shot. The lanyard style of the Rivet, though annoying to "put on," is a far superior design to Apple's iPhone headset. Rivet's silicone earbud covers are comfortable and, most importantly, stay in my ears. The microphone/clicker works just like Apple's but is a bit heavier, though you cannot feel this difference because the lanyard style distributes the product's weight around your neck rather than on your inner ear (like Apple's). The Rivet headset is not expensive compared to many others. For that reason you will not get a pleasing bass response. However, I found that setting the iPhone's iPod EQ to "small speakers" reduces the blown subwoofer sound effect of these inexpensive yet innovative earbuds. The poor base response (not too important to me) is the reason I gave 4 out of 5 stars.
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