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I knocked an email over to Paul at Shure UK to query what’s happening with Shure’s uber-wicked headphones and support for the rather annoying deep-bevel iPhone headphone jack.
Paul confirmed there’s a Shure MPA (’music phone adaptor’) coming out at the same time as the iPhone in the UK — it’ll be in the Apple stores (good news) and it’ll also be in Carphone Warehouse shortly afterwards — retailing for around £40.
Excellent. I’ll have one of those.
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£40? Really? For an extension wire to fit the recess? What else does it do?
Posted by Ben Smith on September 21st, 2007 at 11:32 am.Ah, no sorry I should have been more precise, I think it’s a whole headphone set, not just a wee bit of wire.
Posted by Ewan on September 21st, 2007 at 11:35 am.It’s a cable with an in-line microphone and button that replaces the cable section of your existing canalphones. Since only the high-end Shure headphones have this mid-cable connection it’s obvious who they are aiming this product at.
£40 is a bit much, but I’ve been very impressed with both the audio and build quality of my Shures so I don’t doubt that it’ll be a top-notch product.
Posted by Dan Lane on September 21st, 2007 at 12:47 pm.40 pounds. To use the headphones of your choice with a 300 pound phone. Excellent?
Posted by Carlo on September 21st, 2007 at 5:15 pm.Details and pics here: http://gigaom.com/2007/09/27/iphone-shure-mpa/
It’s an adaptor with a replacement microphone built in so you can use any headphones. I suppose that justifies some cost, but not why they cost US$40 v £40 - even with additional sales tax in the UK, that’s a hefty transatlantic mark-up!
Posted by Ben Smith on September 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm.