JVC HAFX33B Marshmallow In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Black)

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4 x 2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IS1ZZI
• Item model number: HAFX33B
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Jvc hafx33b black inner ear headphones.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a lot of good things to say about these little guys.., May 4, 2007

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Gavin Hadley (Avon, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC HAFX33B Marshmallow In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

I have been on an ear-canal headphone buying spree lately. Not the big boys, just the ones in the $20-30 range since I'm skeptical of the return-on-investment of spending mega bucks for something driven by an iPod. For true critical listening one must go another route entirely....my opinion. Anyway, these headphones are about as good as anything in this price range and even, perhaps, a significantly higher range. The quality of construct is very high and the cables are not those tiny, flimsy things that constantly tangle. They even have a cinch that you can adjust under your chin. Better than the Sony MDR-EX51LP, the Koss Plug and the Creative EP-630 (build quality...not sonics). Of the aforementioned ear buds, had I known what I know now, my purchasing would have stopped here.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent For the Money, November 6, 2006

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Amnon Lock "Grand Poobah" (Lawrence, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC HAFX33B Marshmallow In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

I just purchased these buds tonight on 11/6/06 for $20. As soon as i got into the car, I quickly plugged them into my iRiver H120 mp3 player. For reference, I currently own the JVC HA-FX55, HA-F120, Sennheiser CX300, and Audio Technica ATH-CK7. First, just a note, my HA-FX55 took at least 20 hrs to burn in and so this review may be premature. I'm going to leave them playing overnight and I'll ammend this review if anything changes.

First the cosmetic stuff: These headphones are super comfortable. The foamies are a good size and do a nice job making sure they sit tight in your ear. Also, the colors are very nice. The blue has a slightly sparkly hue and is in 2 tones. Finally, there is a single round wire (instead of the connected double wire) which feels like it is well made. There is a very small amount of microphonoics but it is much less than in some other phones I've tried. Last, the cord is a Y cable and not a J like the FX55. I prefer the J but it's not much of a problem here.

Onto the sound: To put it simply, I am not impressed. The phones are very bassy and that serves to drown out the pretty decent highs. The mids are there but once again overshadowed by the abundance of bass. (Similar to the Sony EX71) I think these headphones have potential but I can not recommend them over the HA-FX55 which can be had online for around $23. After using these, I quickly switched to the CX300 ($40) and then to the ATH-CK7 ($75). The price increases actually makes sense since the other headphones (especially the CK7) sounded far far better than these. I am not forgetting that these are 1/3 of the price, though.

I would recommend these to poeple who find other IEMs uncomfortable. JVC calls them "Marshmallows" for good reason. Also if you like your music very bass heavy, you may want to give these a shot. Third, if you are very active and need a pair of cheap buds that ban be jostled and jolted these seem like they'll fit the bill. Then again, I've only had 'em for about 3 hours. Hope this helps y'all.

PS, I also saw them in green and pink.

Edit: These canal phones have really come alive after about 20-30 hrs of use. Consider my review to be 4.5 stars!! They are certainly the best canal phone deal for the money, especially if you like bass.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible value, February 6, 2007

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Joseph M. Walker "Mike Walker" (Boomer, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC HAFX33B Marshmallow In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Black) (Electronics)

These JVC 'phones represent an incredible value. Bass response goes all the way to the "bassment", mids are clear, and octave to octave balance is pretty good for an inexpensive 'phone (i've heard expensive ones that were much worse in this regard). Highs are slightly too bright for my taste (I always prefer audio gear to err on the mellow side of neutral). Still that's why God invented equalizers...a slight rolloff on the highs makes this dirt-cheap 'phone sound like a million bucks. I should know...I've been involved in radio, audio production, and studio ownership for more than 30 years. I own, and have used, some of the best headphones made.

I couldn't recommend them more highly!