Entered CNET Catalog: 03/04/2009
SKU: KPHK0040
Manufacturer: Phonak AG
Manufacturer description
Audéo PFE with microphone is compatible the iPhone and other mobile digital devices with a 3.5mm stereo jack. Use Audéo PFE with microphone with your mobile phone or personal digital assistant. The microphone is equipped with a convenient button that allows you to pause your music to answer incoming calls. Audéo Perfect Fit Earphones offer crystal clear, luscious sound. With easy-to-replace passive audio filters, the frequency response can be adapted to your individual listening preferences. Audéo Perfect Fit Earphones are developed by the leading manufacturer of hearing systems so that they offer all music lovers a perfect, comfortable fit.Product summary
The good: The Phonak Audeo Perfect Fit Earphones offer a unique design that fits securely and comfortably; sound quality is great; and there are a lot of extras in the package.
The bad: The Audeo Perfect Fit Earphones' bass may not be thumping enough for some.
The bottom line: The Phonak Audeo Perfect Fit Earphones are an excellent choice for anyone looking for clear and balanced audio, a secure and comfortable fit, and a useful array of extras. All in all, they're a great value for the money.
User opinions
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Precision Swiss engineered earphones
Pros: High end, clean accurate sound.
Comfortable to wear for hours at a time (tip: use the supplied foam tips).
Very well made anti-tangle cabling (the best I have seen on an earphone).
Ability to change sound signature by swapping acoustic filters.
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Cons: Bass response is not powerful (bass is well defined and accurate, rather than boomy).
They are almost perfect!
The sound quality rivals many of the big boys and walks all over the Sennheiser IE series and Bose in-ears. The PFE digs out all the detail in your music you are missing with inferior earphones.
Phonak have indeed got the in-ear fit perfect with the PFE. The earphone just sits in your ear, with no wait on the ear canal. The over-ear cabling is very clever. I'd never heard of Phonak, but doing my research it seems they know a thing or two about the ear (over 60 years developing hearing aids).
The sound quality is exceptional, with loads of detail and accuracy. Bass response is on the light side with the fitted grey acoustic filters, but by swapping to the black acoustic filters it's more chunky. I've since upgraded to Phonak's new green acoustic filters and the bass is now powerful (in fact I'm not sure if I prefer green or black filters).
The PFE 112 is very nicely made, with a durable earphone body and robust cabling that has some kind of tough coating to protect it (according to posts on head-fi.org they recently revised the cabling).
If your upgrading from cheaper earphones (e.g. Sennheiser CX300) the sound quality will blow you away!
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