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That the Ultimate Ears 700 earphones can be so small and yet sound so good is close to magic. That they're also priced lower than the competition is practically sorcery. Read full review

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By Hugo Jobling
Reviewed 29 September 2009
Updated 05 February 2011

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Ultimate Ears 700 Noise-Isolating Earphones details

Value: 9/10
Sound Quality: 9/10
Overall: 9/10

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£129.99

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Orinj

10:08 AM on 29 September, 2009

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It's good to have comparisons made with other products in a review but the Shure 420's seem to be mentioned in every other paragraph as the product these UE700's should have been.

That said, I'm tempted to get another pair of ear phones and these could be the ones for me. I use Sennheiser MX560's at work (noise isolation isn't suited for an office environment), Sennheiser CX95's at the gym and Etymotic Research hf2 iPhone Stereo Headset with my iPhone on the way to work.

The problem I find is that while the hf2's are great for the iPhone to I can make and take calls, they have no bass. It's a problem as I mainly listen to dance music. The CX95's sound much better but their annoying two-part cable is a nuisance.

I much prefer having earphones that can hang over the back of your neck, so if you can do that with these and they have a standard length cable and sound great (with bass) then I'll consider them.

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11:05 AM on 29 September, 2009

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I mention the SE420s five times by my count. Given they are the best dual-driver 'phones I've ever listened to, comparison is only to be expected. Like I said, these are smaller, lighter and arguably more comfortable to wear for extended periods of time while still sounding almost as good so the Shure's aren't necessarily better. You could wear these down the back of your neck if you wanted, weirdo ;)

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Jim

1:04 PM on 29 September, 2009

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A word of caution to anyone in the UK purchasing Ultimate Ears products. I own a pair of UE SuperFi 5 Pros, and after 18 months of ownership the cables had oxidised heavily and one of the 'phones has lost most of its bass output. Ultimate Ears did not even reply to my emails and as it is not a UK registered company I have no recourse. I will buy Shure in future as the aftersales for these products is non-existent in this country.

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4:08 PM on 29 September, 2009

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@Hugo, Thanks for your response. I used to think it was weird having one earphone looping around the back of my neck but I found it so useful for when I needed to remove one earphone to listen to someone. It doesn't fall down and get tangled up as the cable rests on your shoulder. It also stops both earphone cables from clinging or touching your face and around your collar when you're walking. This in turn reduced cable 'click' noises spoiling your music as mentioned in your review (though you were refering to over the ear, which is indeed weird).

Can you clarify whether one earphone has a longer cable than the other so it can loop around the back on your neck?

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Mark16

8:02 PM on 29 September, 2009

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Jim, I'd might say the same about UE, but they were bought by Logitech recently, and their customer service has been excellent to the point of making me sound like a shill. I had UE SF5 Pros too, and in my case the socket for the removable cables broke (ironic!). The shop I bought them from refused to do anything, citing 'physical damage', and said that UE's US arm agreed. However, I contacted Logitech, who replaced them with no quibbles with the UE700s reviewed here. This is not the first example of excellent service I've had from them, and I suggest you contact Logitech directly and see if they're willing to help.

Hugo, how did you find they compare to the others in terms of maximum output without distortion (esp. with heavy bass)? They seem to fall a little short of the UE 5 Pros in this regard (although the fit is miles ahead).

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8:07 PM on 29 September, 2009

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Orinj, the cabling is symmetrical (and a little short for me - 1.2m overall).

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1:38 PM on 1 October, 2009

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Mark, do you have contact details of the department within Logitech that you dealt with? Thanks.

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1:56 PM on 1 October, 2009

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Mark, I just called Logitech and they won't do anything about it, so my advice would be if you want to spend £149 on junk then buy Ultimate Ears.

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scotty

1:41 PM on 9 October, 2009

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the best earphones I have used are the shure se310s... would these show much of a difference?

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2:06 PM on 9 October, 2009

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..and is there anywhere in the UK that even sells them?

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