Reviews for Logitech UE 900 Noise-Isolating Headphones

As an experienced in-ear headphone user, I am disappointed in the UE900. I really found the sound signature detailed, warm (but not too warm) and almost balanced (slight V-shaped, but not to its detriment). However, from a design POV, I can't recommend it. For one thing, I absolutely detest the memory wire on the cable. No matter how much I fooled with it, I could not get it to stay in the crease of the backside of my ear. That was annoying enough, really. They just felt like they were not secured.

In a related issue, I am not a fan of the swivel cable connection (sent back the Shure SE425s in part for the same reason). Why anyone finds it necessary to design a $400 IEM with the swivel cable is beyond me. I experienced some early issues with sound cutting out, but even when I finally figured it out, I was not happy with the swivel idea. Not only is it another potential moving part to go bad, it also eliminates the option of a different cable (although UE cables are not standard, even the two-pin ones).

Also, as the other reviewer noted, the insertion depth is pretty shallow, which is comfy, but also gives one the feeling that the tips are sliding out of your ears the longer you wear them. It's sort of illusory, but being used to customs (JH5s). When you combine the shallow insertion with the memory wire, they just don't feel snug on your ears/head.

When on the go, I like a snug over the ear cable, good isolation and most of all, an IEM that is not going to keep distracting you from the music, which is how I found the UE900s. A real shame, because they do sound very good.