Inexpensive headphones with media controls

[rhasselbaum]

I'm looking for a pair of inexpensive headphones with media control buttons (play/pause, previous, next, etc.) that I can use for workouts with the Droid X. Wired or wireless doesn't matter much to me, but I don't want to pay a lot because they'll probably see some abuse. Any recommendations?

 

[shobe]

Posted this in the other headphone post, but you can't go wrong with Skull Candy Inked / Mic'd headphones. I got mine for $20 from Dicks Sporting Goods. They sell them through the Skull Candy website too

 

[rhasselbaum]

Posted this in the other headphone post, but you can't go wrong with Skull Candy Inked / Mic'd headphones. I got mine for $20 from Dicks Sporting Goods. They sell them through the Skull Candy website too

Do these have media controls? Doesn't look like it.

 

[bamfsig45]

Not sure youre going to get media controls on wired headphones like you want. Most that I have seen are made for the iPhone/iPods and control volume/pause music/answer call. I have a set of Beats by Dre that have the controls on the wire but it only calls the last person I dialed, doesnt control volume or anythiing. Probably best bet are bluetooth headphones. I have heard that Bose have a set that work with any phone, but then again they probably are not cheap.

 

[shobe]

The mic button will pick up or end calls, but it will also pause the song with a single push and with a double, it will skip to the next song. I wear these under my helmet all the time and that's all I really need. The sound isolation is really good so I don't have to adjust the volume to drown out noise and the only control I need is to skip a song or stop. Basic, but works just fine.
The specific model I'm talking about is below...only I got the black and blue pairs.
Smokin Bud Purple/Red

 

[rhasselbaum]

I ended up going with the Motorola S305, which someone had recommended on another thread. It was only a few bucks more (with free shipping from Amazon), and it is wireless and has a full set of media controls.

So far works great! My only complaint is that the media controls sometimes affect the wrong application, but that's a software problem I'll have to sort out separately.

 

[johnlgalt]

the S9 HDs can now be had for ~$50 and they definitely fit the bill all the way around - including a mic for communication to boot.

$50 may not be considered inexpensive, but considering the headphones originally listed for 3 times that, I'd call it a bargain for the sound quality and performance of the headphones.