Product Description

Hit the streets with high fidelity audio. The Creative ZEN AURVANA In-Ear Earphones are premium earphones that significantly reduce up to 90% of ambient noise. Ergonomically designed, the ZEN AURVANA In-Ear Earphones completely transforms your listening experience. Powered by efficient Balanced Armature drivers, the earphones are acoustically tuned for exceptional audio performance.Main Features:Precise Audio Reproduction: Balanced Armature drivers deliver pristine audio performance just like those found in...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17274 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Creative Labs
• Model: 51MZ 0270 AA00 0
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, .3 pounds

Features

• Compact and lightweight Creative TravelSound® 200 is the perfect portable palm-sized speaker with built-in high precision Titanium micro drivers to deliver crystal clear audio playback

Manufacturer's Description

Hit a new high in music

Hit the streets with high fidelity audio. The Creative Aurvana In-Ear Earphones are premium earphones that significantly reduce up to 90 per cent of ambient noise. Ergonomically designed, the Aurvana In-Ear Earphones completely transforms your listening experience. Powered by efficient Balanced Armature drivers, the earphones are acoustically tuned to provide exceptional audio quality.

It's so good, you will find it hard to turn your music off.

• Precise audio reproduction: Balanced Armature drivers deliver outstanding audio performance, just like those found in professional music recordings.
• A secure and comfortable fit: Shield out unwanted noises with specially contoured silicone rubber earbuds that is hypoallergenic and durable.
• Block it out: AuraSeal™ noise-isolation technology ensures you enjoy your music in maximum noise-isolation and comfort.
• Works with ZEN and all other MP3 players: For outstanding audio quality, the Aurvana In-Ear Earphones is the perfect complement to any MP3 player.

Indulge in comfort
The Aurvana In-Ear Earphones comes with earbuds in three different sizes. Made of soft contoured silicone rubber for extra comfort, you're guaranteed of a perfect fit.

Adjustable fit
Change the length of the cables with the cable-fit slider. Made of special materials to reduce microphonics, this lessens unnecessary disturbance when the cable gets brushed against clothing.

Take it onboard with you
Lie back and enjoy clear audio performance in the comfort of your plane seat. By isolating ambient noise, such as the humming of the airplane's engine, enjoy your favorite in-flight movie or music in top audio clarity. The included airplane adaptor fits perfectly into your seat socket.

Handy tool, easy maintenance
Keep the Aurvana In-Ear Earphones in pristine condition with its own cleaning tool, which comes packaged with the earphones.

A mini suitcase
Carry the earphones conveniently with you everywhere in this compact and sleek travel case. The integrated cable management unit ensures neat, tangle-free storage while the silicone rubber base prevents accidental slippage on table tops.

Aurvana Balanced Armature driver

1. The AuraSeal™ noise-isolation technology immerses you in your music by blocking out up to 90 per cent of ambient noise. This is nearly twice as effective as leading noise-cancellation headphones.
2. Ergonomically designed, the soft contoured silicone earbuds ensure a secure fit and are comfortable to wear for prolonged periods of time.
3. The double-injection moulded enclosure comes with high-gloss finishing for durability.
4. Its ultrasonically sealed enclosure delivers distortion-free audio and weighs only 13g (0.46 oz), making it the lightest set of earphones in its class.

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Customer Reviews

Brilliant But Blited
I completely agree with all of the previous reviewers; the sound quality is top of the range, yet be prepared only to experience this for less than a year.

I've owned a range of in-ear headphones over the years, everything from the basic - and terrible - ipod in-ear, to sony's mid range and the shure ec2's. Out of all of these Creative's were the best for overall sound quality, and by some margin! The Shure's gave the "purest" sound in the mid to high range, however, for base they're hopeless, giving far too much emphasis upon the high end tones. The apple and sony lacked any depth to their sound, although they had the opposite problem to the Shures' of too much base. Creative have managed to get this balance just right, according to my ear. There's a great depth and warmth, showing a mastery of the mid to high range, with base that simply adds to anything you're listing to, rather than you craving more (the Shures') or distracting you from the song itself (apple and sony). All things being equal, I would recommend these headphones on sound quality with no hesitation, whatever the budget!

But alas, the build quality is in opposition. After about 10months I experienced exactly the same "crackling" problems as the majority of the other reviewers and am writing this review as I'm in search for a new set. It's incredibly frustrating as Creative clearly have gone to great length to produce such great sound, yet seem to have forgotten to invest in durability...so close, yet so far Creative!

However, the reason why I'm able to talk with experience, having consumed a good number of in-ear headphones, is because all of them have lasted for about 10-12months! I've always taken care. Increasingly so with each successive "replacement". Yet they've always had a similar limited shelf life. And, interestingly enough, with every single pair, the problem has always focused upon the connection with the jack - as other reviewers have mentioned. So, it could well be the case that this (10-12months) is a "normal" life expectancy for a frequently used in-ear headphone, regardless of make and price range!

So, to conclude, assuming that most in-ear headphones only last for about 1 year, then these Creative headphones are indeed a very very good pair to consider, offering a market leading balance of sound for the price range.

Great till the broke few months later
I bought these not long ago and they worked like a treat with my Zen Vision M. I loved the sound, and like some comments here, you just need to fit them in your ear properly to get the perfect audio from them. The boosters really help with that. The trouble is they broke really quickly which I'm disappointed at because I look after my things. Ie make sure I pull them out from their jack rather than tugging on the wires to pull them out a socket, but despite my being careful the sound out of one earphone has gone due to a deterioration in the wiring where the jack meets and the cables that lead to the earphones. For the price I paid I would have expected them to be a little more robust. Shame now I have to look for another pair

Good but not robust enough
I have a Zen Creative Sleek and as I found the original earphones were uncomfortable after relatively short periods of use I thought I would treat myself to some quality inner ear pieces. Well now I realise that price does not always mean quality, when these arrived I was impressed by the packaging and general presentation of the product they come with an array of size plugs which are easy to change and were remarkably comfortable and easy on the ear good news so far! The case that they come with is `cheap' and quite frankly useless and unless you go on a `packing course' you will never have the patience to get them in and close the lid so to save frustration you may as well bin these straight off.
The sound quality was great I heard detail in the music that the originals had missed by a mile they were extremely comfortable and blocked a good amount of ambient noise. Like many inner ears though any significant movement of the head or touch the cable and these sounds like you are chewing with your fingers in your ear..... So I should imagine these are not for the gym! The overall feel was great and I was pleased until the right one started to distort and this soon degenerated into a crackle.... Being only about 12 months old and seeing as I take care of stuff like this I was extremely disappointed that a product of this quality and cost should last for such a short time.

So in brief...... Great whist they lasted, but I will not waste any more money on creative product if that means I have to effectively take out a 12 month subscription to keep myself in earpieces. So onward and upward as I surf Amazon for something that will not only deliver on sound and comfort but will hopefully give me better service.