Reviews for RHA MA450i Noise Isolating In-ear Headphones with Mic

I've finally found headphones that fit (and actually stay in) my ears! A lot of headphones that I've used in the past become uncomfortable after wearing them for only a few minutes, but that definitely doesn't happen with these. One of the things that I like most about this product is the fabric cast around the cord/wire; I'm not always completely careful with my headphones and so they usually break quite quickly, but the protective coat around the wire prevents the headphone from breaking or stretching.
This is the first pair of in-ear noise insulating headphones that I've ever used and I wasn't entirely convinced that the in-ear headphones would be as effective as the larger sound cancelling headphones, but these definitely are. They also are very convenient to use out in public because even if you are playing loud-ish music, not much of the noise escapes and you won't bother anyone around you!

The sound performance of these headphones was great, but I also wanted the functionality of the microphone for phone calls - I conduct much of my business on the go. A number of times I was told that the caller on the other end of the conversation could hear an echo. I replaced the original set that I purchased and was still told the same thing.

I'm not quite sure why this is happening but I have to return these headphones, the echo issue cannot be tolerated. Unfortunate, the sound quality is pretty good through the earphones.

I also found the "rustling" cords very annoying. I think I got around this problem by switching the rubber tips (i.e., the parts that stick in your ear) to smaller ones. They're less tight in my ear and this seems to reduce the noise. Note that the earphones come with a set of ~12 rubber tips and they're not all the same size.

Having gotten around this problem, the sound is really good and deep, and the sound insulation is quite good.

Bought these to exercise with, bad idea. When the cables to the ear pieces bang around while jogging, you can hear it in your ear and it's so loud and annoying, you forget there is music playing. Totally and completely worthless and I'll be returning them to the Apple Store ASAP!