The iPhone User Guide

Let’s be honest, the selection of headsets with microphones for the iPhone are very limited, and if like myself, you don’t like in ear headphones, then you’re pretty much down to 3 or 4 good headsets, all over $300 each.

“Currently, we’re using the brilliant $199 Bose On Ear Headphones available from the Apple Store. Bose also sell a $299 version of the same set of headphones with an inline Microphone, however, this has no ‘answer call/music control button’, so we’ve been reticent to upgrade considering the extortionate price hike.”

However the playing field has changed now thanks to Shure’s fantastic new inline Microphone Adapter for iPhone. The small cable/mic simply plugs in between your iPhone and any set of headphones and makes them an iPhone handsfree kit.

Shure’s core business is microphones, and we were not let down after testing the microphone with the Bose headset. The noise reduction was fantastic, and the wind shield worked well. The button on the device answers and ends calls, and play/pauses music when not in a call. When you are listening to music, a double tap pushes the iPhone forward one track and a triple tap on the microphone button will push the iPhone back one track.

The Shure Music Phone Adapter for iPhone retails for $49, and when paired with the Bose On Ear Headphones, not only gives you the addition of button control, but also will save you $50 (compared to Bose’s own headset/microphone combo) and give you a higher quality, less muffled microphone. If you want to save money, and have the choice of using any set of headphones with your iPhone as a headset, then you need to get a Shure Music Phone Adapter for iPhone straight away!

The only thing that would make this microphone flawless would be the addition of a volume control. Hopefully Apple will add this iPod Touch feature to the iPhone in the next update.

Features:

• Tuned to enhance intelligibility regardless of background noise, this professional-grade Shure microphone uses VoicePort technology to provide superior sound quality and ensure that you hear conversations clearly even in noisy environments
• Control button that offers enhanced functionality and convenience by enabling you to easily make and end calls, – without touching your phone
• Detachable, modular design provides greater flexibility by allowing you to remove the MPA when it isn’t needed -such as at the gym or on a flight
• Sleek industrial design that reflects Shure’s stylish look and feel in a portable package that’s ideal for travel

VERDICT: 98%

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