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V-Moda Vibe Duos and the iPhone 3GS

Published on July 30, 2009 in music and Tech. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

So I have a set of v-moda vibe duos (I have an older version than in the link) that I have used for a long time with my 1st gen iPhone. I love them for music when sitting around or traveling. The audio quality and depth of the bass is just amazing.

I recently upgraded to a 3gs and sadly they have lots of odd issues with this phone. The volume randomly jumps around and it will also start voice control at random.

I sent a message off to v-moda support and received this response:

Jake,

We apologize for the inconvenience you have experienced. The newest iPhone has updated hardware that might not support all of the functionality on the Vibe Duos. We will have a compatible model coming out soon with an upgrade/exchange option available. If you have any other questions, please let us know.

Rock on,

So I guess I’ll wait a bit and see when something comes available. I think it’s awesome that they are planning an upgrade\exchange program. Hope it is reasonable.

UPDATE: They have stated these new models should be available some time this summer.

5 Responses to “V-Moda Vibe Duos and the iPhone 3GS”

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  • Ocell
    July 30, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    That’s strange. My Vibe Duos have been working fine with my 3GS. I do have their most recent version I believe, but not this new version they’re talking about releasing. I’ll have to pay more attention while I’m using them and see if I’ll need to make the update. Thanks for posting about this.

  • logicbomb
    September 20, 2009 at 6:36 am

    Did you ever get working Vibe Duo headphones? I also had the same model as you (i.e., the ones that look like this http://media.obsessable.com/media/2008/11/17/300/v-moda-vibe-duo.jpg), and was having the same problem with my 3GS. I also contacted V Moda and was told they would be releasing a compatible model some time later in the summer. Did that ever happen? I handed down my old Vibe Duos to my wife, who has an iPhone 3G.

    • kitch
      September 20, 2009 at 8:17 pm

      So my girlfriend has a 3G and a newer set of Vibe Duos. I tried my old model on her 3G and they worked perfect. I also tried her new model Vibes on my 3GS and that did work. So I guess any current model Vibe Duos would work with a 3GS. Very Strange.

      I tried once more to use my old model Vibe Duos on my 3GS and it worked better than I remember. Just couldn’t use the inline control button, but otherwise it seemed to behave ok.

  • Zev
    October 8, 2009 at 8:56 am

    Same problem. Vmoda + iPhone 3GS. It’s obviously the headphones because this problem only arises when using them (as opposed to other headphones). This really makes me angry, as those headphones weren’t cheap!

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