Headphones
Maximo iMetal iM590 -Platinum White
Not often do we hear an in-ear headphone so tonally balanced at this pricepoint, but the Maximo iMetal iM590 nails it. A well-designed product, the iMetal iM590 has fabric cabling, a great array of eartips, sliding cord keeping the headphones secure with cabling routed behind the neck, a killer hard-sided case, plus a 2.5mm smartphone adapter -- all provided in the superb iMetal accessories kit. The iM590 earphones seal securely within the ear canal just like an earplug, thus providing solid isolation from outside noise intrusion.
Check the "mic'd" versions of the iMetal for smartphones & iPhones, the ipHS5. OR the recent Maximo iP595 model for iPhone.
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Product Features:
- Very well balanced sound from a headphone of this type/price.
- Great isolation from outside noise with these ear-canal headphones.
- Also available in black.
What's In The Box:
- Eartips - 4 pair
- 2.5mm Smartphone Adapter
- Dual-Plug Airline Adapter
- 2-ft Extension Cable
- Cord Shirt Clip
- Hard-Sided Carrying Case
- User Guide Manual
Applications:
All we can say is WOW! The Maximo iMetal iM590 are amongst the best-sounding in ear headphones we have ever heard priced under $69 -- and they're waaay under $69! The iMetal are truly an astonishing value given their near reference-grade audio performance. Expect rich, full, well-balanced bass response and cleanly extended detailed highs with a non-fatiguing timbral presentation that is smoothly even-toned up and down the entire frequency range. 9mm neodymium drivers ensure accurate and clean high-definition of even very complex music. The iM590's strong isolation/noise-blocking ability effectively factor out environmental ambient sounds for maximum listening privacy even in the noisiest of settings. Great price for a great product all in-ear listeners will definitely enjoy.
The platinum white Maximo iMetal iM590 offer an all-metal earpiece construction and modernized streamlined looks along with a complete selection of variously sized proprietary eartip sleeves that assure a nicely comfortable in-ear fit. The all-metal earpiece housing serves to eliminate any housing vibration artifacts for absolute minimum distortion. The cloth-braided earphone cord extends about 4 ft and a useful 2ft extension cable is provided along with a full array of plug adaptors for smartphones and airline systems. The hard-sided clamshell carrying case provides secure transit for the iM590 earphones during your travels.
And please don't forget the truly excellent 2-year manufacturers' warranty is standard on all Maximo products purchased at HeadRoom since we're a fully authorized Maximo dealer. In the rare event of any eventuality with your iMetal headphones, Maximo will stand behind them for a full 2 years! The Maximo warranty department contact information is linked below.
Maximo warranty support / defective earphone replacement request form:
http://maximoproducts.com/sdata/rmareq.php
The iMetal iM590 Platinum White is also available in a cool black color.
Specifications:
- Wireless: No
- Balanced: No
- Noise Cancelling: No
- Sensitivity: 100dB
- Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
- Headphone Type: In-Ear
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 30 Ohms
- Detachable Cable: No
- Cord Length: 6ft
- Isolation: -12dB ~ -20dB
- Bluetooth: No
- Microphone: No
- Driver Type: Dynamic
- Cord Type: Straight Y
- Coupler Size: Small
- Ear Coupler Type: IEM
Average Rating
Posted by friend2dawgs from Chicago, IL on 2011-03-25
Recommend Product: No
Pros: Fit for me was good, low price
Cons: Lacking low end and sub-par details
The sound was good but not great. Like others, I found the bass to be thin and lacking in dynamics. The lack of low end is especially pronounced at low volume: they simply sounded tinny.
On the knit-picky side, the form function seems to have been overlooked at multiple levels. The case is ridiculously impractical and very girly: it looks like a make-up case. The ear tips are not marked in any way to indicate their size so it’s near impossible to tell large from small. The earbuds are also near impossible to distinguish left from right. They are marked with white type on silver in about 6 pt font. And the woven cord, while cool looking now, is a dirt magnet. (used them while walking the dog and managed with just a little mud on my fingers leave a gritty smudge on the cord that won’t come clean.) I imagine that with day to day use riding buses and planes etc., these things will look pretty grimy very quickly.
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Posted by brad from Northern Arizona on 2011-01-24
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Good isolation, impressive sound (particularly low end), price can't be beat
Cons: Sometimes hard to get a good seal, impractical carrying case, concerned the cable may someday fray
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Posted by vermonter from Waitsfield, VT on 2011-01-20
Recommend Product: No
Pros: Comfort
Cons: Cord easy to get snarled, died in 5 weeks, no bass
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