The Los Angeles-based earphone producer V-Moda has been reputed for creating stylish and high-performance headsets for mobile phones and portable music players. Since 2006, V-Moda has come up with funky cool models that have a price range of medium to high. These babies are not your everyday earphones, for that price, they really are something else.

In July 2007, shortly after the debut of the iPhone, V-Moda released their Vibe Duo earbuds, made especially for Apple’s wonder phone. The headset plug is tailor-made for the recessed jack of the iPhone, which many have complained to be incompatible with other earphones. These earbuds come with 32 inches of cable, and an additional 12 inches at the Y-junction before the earpieces. The earbuds have clear and black silicone fittings to hold securely in the ears.

The cable of the Vibe Duo earbuds is covered with synthetic cloth fiber, much like that of nylon shoelaces. This makes the cord rather tangle-proof. Plus, the black and chrome design of the earbuds are perfect for anybody who’s after class and style. When not in use, you can place your Vibe Duo buds in the carrying pouch included with the purchase.

The Vibe Duo buds has a built-in microphone so you can take voice calls, too. There is a function button for answering and ending calls, plus you can control the music player of the iPhone through the Vibe Duo. There is also an attached shirt clip for the microphone. Audio quality is great for all music genres, according to critics. Though the microphone was sensitive enough to capture background noise when calling, quality of voice calls were still superb.

V-Moda is planning to release an improved version of the Vibe Duo, with a plug that will make it compatible with other mobile phones and mp3 players besides the iPhone and the iPod. As of the release, the Vibe Duo earbuds cost about $100. Many iPhone owners were not exactly psyched by the price of the earbuds, having shelled out $499 to $599 for the iPhone already. So far, there is no announced date as to the release of the new Vibe Duo earbuds.