Most Helpful Customer Reviews
|
|
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Speaking As An "Audiophile", December 23, 2008
This review is for those of you who see all the consistently high reviews on this product and wonder if it its really as good as all that (high sound quality, noise canceling, do they really stay in, etc). I have only had these for a short while, but I will be as detailed as possible based off my experience so far.
I am using these with iPod earphones. They do make them sound a lot better, and they DEFINITELY stay in your ears, no matter how you move your head. You can even tug on the earphones (a bit) and they stay in. However...if you're anything close to an audiophile, i.e. you like incredible sound, these don't increase sound quality to that point. I have tried various EQ settings on my iPod Touch (maybe the most satisfactory being the "loudness" or "hip hop" setting for bass and sound quality), and these still basically sound like earphones...very good earphones, but earphones nonetheless. They don't really compete with even headphones like neckbands from companies such as Sony, etc, and so on if you like bass and high-quality sound. This is not revolutionary in that aspect. But they do make earphones sound better and do seem to add SOME bass. Volume is also not an issue--your mp3 player is probably at least as loud as before with these.
And they also do a decent job of knocking out noise from the outside. I doubt you could go on a very noisy subway with many people near you talking and the sound of the train and these totally cancel those sounds out, unless you play the music at the top of the volume. I can turn the TV up to a volume I watch it with my fan on and still hear the TV distantly. And you definitely can't sit with just the earphones on with no music and block out noise. But you don't have to turn things around you nearly all the way down with these.
Perhaps the one area where these buds really do stand out is how they fit on earphones and remain in your ear. They are very snug but not uncomfortable. You don't have to keep pushing them in your ears like you do even with earphones that do kind of fit your ears, i.e. the Philips Virtual Surround Sound buds I have. I haven't tried to exercise with these in yet, but I have no doubt they would stay in. This is, by far, the best thing about these earbuds. Second best thing is how they don't seem to leak what you're listening to anywhere near the same degree as earbuds and headphones normally do, even if you're playing something pretty loud. Third is how they come in tiny ziplock-like bags, so you can use those to take them with you or to put them up when you're not using them...which makes it easy to keep up with them, keep them from getting on dirty surfaces, etc.
Bottom line: If the main reason you're looking to buy these is struggling with traditional earbuds staying in your ears, you should definitely get these. If you're VERY serious about great sound quality/bass, I'd stick with headphones. As someone who is somewhat particular about how great phones sound, I would use these on the go, at work/when I just want to have "background" music playing, working out and things like that, but not when I really want to sit and hear music at its best. For noise canceling, I'd say it depends on how much noise you're trying to cancel out. Maybe for normal noise levels, these are just fine.
--
I have now tried these with the Zune earphones, and I like these even better with those than with iPod earphones, particularly with the iTouch EQ on "R&B." The sound has a bit more clarity.
|
|
|
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT, January 27, 2009
I was looking forward to getting these as typical earbuds will not stay in my ears when simply walking. My review is as follows (and my ears are hurting as I write this):
1. They should tell you that there is a "5" and "6", which in theory would suggest that there is a "1" through "4"; however, this maker of this product has such a poorly designed website, you can't even be sure about their product offerings.
2. the smaller "5" is still too big
3. If you like listening to your music through what seems to be a "sock", then this product is for you!! It definitely deadens the sound. It makes up for it a little bit by blocking out most outside noise, but the quality of what's being pumped in is less-than-impressive.
4. If you don't mind ear-fatigue within 15 minutes, then these are for you!!
As disappointed as I am to say it, this is a STRONG "Do NOT Buy!". I will try to return them if at all possible. Otherwise, they're going in the TRASH. That's correct...they're that bad.
|
|
|
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the JBuds, February 4, 2009
I have been searching for earbuds that would fit my small ears for YEARS. I figured these would work because they're "tapered" AND come in 2 sizes. Well, they didn't fit. Neither size would stay in my ear. Save yourself the trouble and pay $6 more for the JBuds. They fit!!!
|
|
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews
|
