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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
ASIN: B000SSSUG0
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| Customer Reviews:
 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.
 Excellent product April 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very pleased with these headphones.. they are exactly as promised - very comfortable and good sound. Can't find any real fault with them at all. Highly recommended.
 Not worth the money March 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been looking for iPhone-compatible earphones for a while, since the included Apple earphones keep falling out (must be something odd about my ears). I didn't want to give up the microphone and the v-moda duo (with mic) are backordered, so I figured if these were originally $30-$40, I'd give them a try. Unfortunately, the sound quality is nowhere near the Apple headset -- it's resonant, kind of like a telephone, there is little bass (and what there is is boomy and... resonant) and there is *no* detail. For $10, it's not worth the trouble to return them and I'll use them as a spare pair, but I wouldn't recommend these to anyone. You do get what you pay for.
Poor Audio Quality :( March 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm VERY disappointed in the sound quality of these!
I bought these as a back up set for my iPhone earbuds. Many reviews on Amazon (and elsewhere) said that they were at least as good sounding as the stock iPhone/Ipod sets. This is just not true. One of the things Apple is great about is having a certain quality standard. Being somewhat of an audiophile, I can tell you that the Apple earbuds are a very good base standard for general listening quality. Don't get me wrong, there better sounding headphones and earphones/earbuds out there. But in my experience there are not that many "great values" to be had: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! (i.e.My Shure E3s sound way better than the standard Ipod issue, but at $179 they certainly should!)
Anyway, as far as these Rivet lanyard style iPhone compatible earphones are concerned, I was intrigued by their lanyard design, as well as the fact that they had a cloth covered cord; a characteristic of some "high-end" audio cables. I love in-ear style earbuds and already own two pair of Shure ear monitors (the older E1 and the aforementioned set of the E3s). There seemed to be more than a few good reviews. Some of the negitive reviews I read seemed to be written by folks who just had an unlucky experience or just didn't seem to know any better.
So being an educated consumer, I seized the chance to get them on sale when Amazon lowered the price to $9.44. "What a bargain!" I thought; the original price was $29.99 (incidentally the exact same price as Apple's stock iPhone/Ipod replacement headsets). Many of the other quality after-market brands of iPhone compatible earbuds are priced $90 and up. So, with shipping my total was about $15. But when I tried these Rivet earphones for the first time, I felt as though I'd thrown $15 right in the trash. They have a very narrow, thin sound that I would expect from set of free airline headsets, or earphones that you'd find at an "All for a Dollar" store. The cloth covered cord causes distracting "rustling" sounds that transmit right to your ears; VERY DISTRACTING! So much for the "quality "of the cloth covered cable. ...and good luck trying to talk on the phone with these, no way! The cord rustling would require you to stand perfectly still in order to hear the caller.
Well, at best it can be said that opinions about headphones are very personal. You really have to try them to be sure, and that's hard to do. But please take it from me, if you care about sound quality (even a little bit) these are not for you!
 Affordable... Decent replacement March 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am no audiophile, but I found the sound on these earphones at least as good as the original earbuds that come with the iPhone. I like the lanyard as I find myself needed to pull out my earbuds frequently. They are left in convenient place for a geek like me to return to listening. Plus, in the car, I can easily keep one earbud in for phone calls.
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