http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/ Engadget Comments for Bose intros IE2, MIE2 and MIE2i in-ear headphones, only charges an arm for 'em http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6cS92ZfChA]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
They'd be terrible because of Bose. They suck at making IEMs. Monster has at least released the half decent Turbines and the very good Miles Davis Tribute Turbines.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
You would get crappier (is that a word?) quality at even higher prices and you can read about how great hey are while you flip the pages of scientific american or gq]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
They might be ok, but the street consensus from people who actually sample audio products from a range of makers over on headfi and other places seems to be that bose often costs more for less sound than competitors. And the reason most people give favorable reviews is that they are coming from much worse, but if they tried X/Y/Z brand they'd be much better off and get more detail.

Personally, I picked up the Klipsch S4 iems as they were generally rated around the top sound quality to be had under 100 bucks. But like most things, people often go for branding over merit (where I define "merit" as sound quality first and foremost over apps... on what is primarily a music player first and foremost.. but lets focus on whether it has apps !! >__< , (read ipod nano over sansa clip, ipod players over the sony/cowon players)]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
You people can hate all you want, but I have the previous version of these earbuds, and they sound absolutely amazing. They're priced competitively given what similar-sounding earbuds are priced at, too.

I'd love to see any review comparing these to bargain earbuds that found any bargain earbuds anywhere near the sound quality of these as one poster alluded to.

Bose has plenty of bad products. These aren't one of them.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
You would get products that are over priced and no better than the competition. You know, a new version of Apple.]]>Aug 17th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/What would happen if Bose and Monster merged?
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What if Apple joined - it would be like a gangbang - iFeel sorry for the customer.]]>Aug 17th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
It might be good. But, for that money, I'd rather go for headphones from Etymotic Research.

Any informed audio enthusiast knows how it goes :
Better Off with Something Else]]>Aug 17th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/They'd be a marketing driven company sort of like... oh I don't know, Apple?]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
They do not have the best sounding equipment. There products aren't garbage but I don't like how they try to pass themselves off as the epitome of sound quality when there are so many better sounding products out there for the same price or even less. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
As they say: fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

Any Audio Engineer or even Audiophile worth their salt will buy a brand once, and if it doesn't live up to their expectations, never buy it again. It's as simple as that, when you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on equipment that sucks, your not going to risk it twice because "they might be good... THIS time".

In short, nothing you can say will make BOSE any less hated among those in the know, go away fanboy.]]>Aug 17th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
FANBOY?! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA -- gasp -- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! All I stated was that the previous version of this product was good and a fair deal. If you were a true audophile, you'd know that instead of basing your opinion on generalizations. Go to Head-Fi if you don't believe me -- even people who hate Bose will admit that the Triport IE is a good earbud.

Maybe next time you start calling someone a "fanboy" you should read all their preceding comments. I clearly stated Bose has plenty of bad products, but that these were the exception.

But, hey, go ahead and be a mindless zombie. Go ahead and hate a product with no actual experience with it. You only make yourself look like a fool.]]>Aug 17th 2010 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 18th 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
Seriously, I love Bose sound, but their build quality is just horrible with their headphones. Falls apart in 1-2 years, with very light use. Too bad they were the best sounding earbuds I've ever personally experienced.]]>Aug 23rd 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/I had the old in ear model (They broke, and Bose UPGRADED me to their better set of headphones. Thumbs up to them.) But anyway, my main complaint with their sound quality is that the highs weren't clear enough, just decent, and they offered near NO sound isolation. Hopefully they've rectified those issues.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
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Which didn't make as much sense. (although still probably true)]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
Is that the best you can do? My home theater system begs to differ. For the money, bose 301s are some of the best sounding speakers on the market. ]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
You're being blinded by the brand.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/I've actually never seen any tear-downs of the Bose 301s...
Those are the bookshelf speakers they sell...

It's definitely true of the cubes. The only thing big they put into those are the magnets.

I used to have a pair of Bose headphones that sounded good and were extremely comfortable. They didn't sound nearly as good as my Sennheiser 595 Headphones... but they were still nice because they didn't blair out all the sound they made and were the most comfortable headphones I'd ever owned.

Truth-be-told... Bose makes about 600% profit on every Home-theather-in-a-box system they sell... It makes it a bit hard to trust them.
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A claim that the Bose 301 are one of the best sounding speakers out there for the money is a claim that can only be made with a straight face by a Bose owner.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
Clearly you haven't owned other speakers, because otherwise you wouldn't be saying that. The majority of Bose products are vastly overpriced and vastly overrated. For example: their trickery with small speakers that produce "big" sound is present in my 30-year old Zenith TV, and it sounds just as good. Before making blanket statements about Bose being the best on the market, maybe you should try some other products on the market.]]>Aug 17th 2010 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
Bose is a privately-held company and you don't know anything about their profit margins. I call shenanigans.]]>Aug 18th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
Which headphones did you own? I decided to give their current models a try about 1.5 years ago when I was hanging around a store that sells them. I couldn't believe how bad they sounded, even compared to my friends cheap pair of Skullcandy headphones (which are actually ok, just lacking severely in the highs). They certainly didn't come anywhere close to my pair of Grado SR-80i or Etymotic ER-6i, both of which can be found for much cheaper than the Bose headphones.

]]>Aug 18th 2010 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
only idiots would buy these when there are so, so many better options out there at these price points (x > $50). UE, NuForce, Shure, Etys.. the list goes on.

craptastic indeed.]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Volume control? That's not a good idea for any headphone, unless it's an external amp.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://bit.ly/cvdjiI]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Beware of BS.

IEMs that actually isolate will cause less hearing loss than using any other headphones. "Earbuds" are non isolating speakers that sit in the outer ear. These can cause hearing loss because they do not isolate noise and music has to be played over the noise instead of being isolated from it.]]>Aug 17th 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Had a pair of the previous generation. Although they sounded ok, I kept losing those stupid ear-buds. Switched to a pair of Sure SE210 and have never looked back.]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Oops, Shure SE210]]>Aug 17th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/Aug 17th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/bose-intros-ie2-mie2-and-mie2i-in-ear-headphones-only-charges/
$99 portable music
$30 phone and portable music (? probably wrong - should be $129)
and $129 Apple tax and portable music (maybe $159)

Something seems wrong there.]]>Aug 17th 2010 6:00PM