When a few of my friends asked me casually, "Hey chc, what's your next review?" a while back, I answered without much thought. "The Maximo iMetal iM-590 earphones," I answered without much hesitation. Later on, I noticed that there are two particular ideas that stood out when I finally decided to give it a little more thought. Firstly, it's interesting (To say the least, anyway) how people call me by my screenname in real life, and that I actually answer -- not only that; it happens pretty frequently too. Secondly, this is my fourth consecutive audio equipment related review since my Radius Atomic Bass article I've wrote since late April this year! From the latter statement, this can be expanded into two additional associated ideas too haha. Firstly, I'll admit I've been very lazy and slow with regards to writing reviews compared to, say, last year. Secondly, I noticed whether it's by chance, or by specific interest, I have been focusing specifically on portable audio equipment ranging from the highly regarded by us and excellent V-MODA Vibe II earphones to the emerging Eagle Arion iDock iPod speaker system. Nevertheless, despite the fact it's a pain in the arm for me -- literally -- to write each audio review, it's actually a lot of fun and very satisfying to test lots of new earphones often and sharing my thoughts with you, the reader. The reason behind is because I personally like to spend a lot of time writing the test results. Two years ago, when we reviewed the Maximo iMetal iM-390, we were very impressed by its excellent price to performance ratio. When I witnessed the release of the latest Maximo iMetal iM-590 earphones recently, I was more than excited to test it out; and Maximo was glad to provide me with an evaluation unit. Therefore, after a month of rigorous testing, let me present to you the Maximo iMetal iM-590 earphones -- and see what MSRP $59.99 can bring you.