Aiwa HP-EC101 Ear Clip Headphones (Black/Carbon Color)

by Aiwa

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006AMRV
• Item model number: HP-EC101
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2002

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay less and get great sound, February 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Aiwa HP-EC101 Ear Clip Headphones (Black/Carbon Color) (Electronics)

As I know this is another version of Aiwa HP-EC1 selling in Asia.
They are cheap but give you great performance.
With this cheap headphone you can hear full range of music instruments with high clarity, good bass, exceptional spatial effect and it cover nearly all sound frequencies.

I have test HP-EC1 with many kind of music from Classical to Russian pop.
This headphone is well respond, you can hear every instruments in Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" and it is the right headphones that can bring you to dwell in Asgard to observe those Aesir untill the Ragnarok come.

On Chinese Ancient instrument "Gu Qin" I was surprised with its ability to reproduce subtle sound of instrument and every effect of artist's finger technique including those "artistic noise".

For piano music such as Shubert, Liszt, Ravel or Beethoven this headphone perform fairly well. The sound can be considerably a bit too thin. (I compare it with Audio-Technika headphone which is much more expensive anyway)

On pop music, it is perform very well on those I tested -> Highland, Gubin, Viagra, Malikov etc. with stunning sound.
Also nice sound on "Neoclassic Heavy Metal" from Yngwie and "Hard Rock" from Europe.

There are some points to concern, first, this headphone's design is strange -> you should leave air gap open between headphone and your ear. This give you good sound but the sound also not as loud as other headphones of the same class.
Second, since you have to leave air gap so it use the foldable clips to clip it to your ears. This make this headphone harder to clip to the correct position.
Third, the version sold in Asia, some were made in China. Even they were manufactured under very strict Japanese quality control but I used to saw one that got problem with its housing that can give resonance noise on some frequencies. This problem is easily handle by just pressing the housing to make sure they are firmly fixed together. Anyway it is annoying.

Last word, this is really cheap but best headphone in the market. It is one that I recommend to my friends.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy, September 6, 2003

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J. Jech (Minnetonka, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aiwa HP-EC101 Ear Clip Headphones (Black/Carbon Color) (Electronics)

For the cheap price these headphones can be purchased, they are a great set. Very good sound, but more importantly for me, extremely comfortable!

These are by far the most comfortable headphones, and they sustain comfort over long periods of time. I have yet to wear them to the point where my ears start to ache -- I'm not even sure that such a time exists.

The design is ingenious. Less significantly, they look pretty cool. The sleek black ear pieces are pretty small, and are very easy to slip on. Since they have no plastic band connecting the two earpieces, as would your typical headphones, they are very easy to wear in bed or in a tall-headrest chair.

I rated the product at five stars -- there are certainly better headphones on the market, but from what I've seen and experienced, these are by far the greatest value for a low-priced set.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, what a deal.., November 27, 2004

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davdidit6 "davdidit6" (Los Angeles,CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aiwa HP-EC101 Ear Clip Headphones (Black/Carbon Color) (Electronics)

I had a set of Aiwa headphones that came with a player I bought 7 years ago. Didn't know how good they were till I broke them. I tried some others and luckily was able to return them, so off to the internet I went. Found these with good reviews and I bought them. WOW what a deal. For a low price set of headphones these ROCK! Great bass and I am hearing sounds, in songs I have never heard before. As for my first ear clip-on headphones, I hardly notice them. They stay on great and don't move around at all. Better comfort than any headphones or ear pieces I have ever had. Great price, super sound and great comfort, what more could I ask for. In this price range nothing beats them.