Customer Reviews

Panasonic RP-HV162 Portable Earbud Headphones with In-Cord Volume Control

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These are great earbud headphones. I bought these along with the Aiwa HP-V600 ($20) so I can qualify for free shipping. These earbuds have a much larger sound stage than the Aiwa. This is especially apparent when listening to classical symphonies. While Aiwa had much more Bass and was more efficient to drive (more sound/volume setting), the soundstage was small and muddled. It sounded like the entire orchestra was crammed in your bathroom. This was worsen because the Aiwa also picked up tiny details (the Panasonic also did too but to a lesser extent). This additional detail combined with a small sound stage gave an impression of excessive noise.

One thing about the Aiwa was that it fit better in your ears. It also shielded out background noise better.

One complaint about these headphones is that they are BLACK, not the GOLD color as pictured. The black color looks so Ordinary.

The bottom line is: If you want loudness and lots of Bass and you don't listen to classical or acoustic stuff, get the Aiwa. For classical music, especially if your player has a bass boost, get the Panasonic.

Granted, earbuds aren't the best way in the world to listen to music, but they *are* extremely portable and discreet. These headphones fit snugly into your ears (no more feeling that they'll fall out at any moment!) and don't feel unnecessarily clunky/heavy. I can wear these for several hours without feeling like I need to take them out.

As with all buds, they do leak sound, don't give you superb sound for low bass/high treble, etc. But the sound quality isn't bad fod buds, and they certainly are more comfortable than any other buds I've tried.

That's my first experience with ear buds, but I think they are great for portables. I am using them with my notebook and if I compare with my old Sony MDR15 - BIG DIFERENCE!

Sony's sound is weak, only mids, no treble and the bass is hearible only if you press drivers to your head.

Panasonic sound is very clear, only the bass is little weak, but stable, independant from head and bud's possition.

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Take precautions before purchasing it if you want a carrying case!

You need to ask each seller if they have these earbuds with the carrying case shown in picture; mine doesn't comes with it! Amazon mistakenly placed these pictures for all RP-HV162 and rarely they comes with this winding case.

I couldn't decide which headphones to order, so I bought these headphones, as well as Sony MDR-E828LP Fontopia Earbuds, JBuds Hi-Fi Noise-Reducing Ear Buds JBDW, and Koss SportaPro Stereo Headphones 155475. All models were less than 20$ each and got good reviews.

After testing them, my conclusions are:
The Panasonic and the Koss are the best, and much much better than the Sony and the Jbuds. The frequency response of both the Panasonic and Koss is 20-25K while Sony is 20-22K and Jbuds is 20-20K. Frequency response is not the only specification to consider when buying headphones, but it is one of the more important ones.

When comparing the Panasonic and Koss - Koss are designed differently (on the ear vs. earbud) and it affects the sound, but I was surprised the sound wasn't reacher compared to the panasonic. I think Panasonic has a slight edge, as they are cheaper. But they have totally different styles so it is a matter of personal preference too.

btw - In the product page of the Panasonic, the headphones are shown with a carrying case, but mine came without. I didn't care for the case, so I didn't mind.

I received these earbuds after having purchased some extremely sub-par buds from Sears. I expected the same level of quality (since the cost was very close), and was most pleasantly surprised!

I want to order another set for my granddaughter, since she just received an iPod and was complaining about the earbuds they ship with.

If you like music, get these pair. If your serious about sound and quality of the music, go for a full sized. These headphones I bought because they looked so cool. They were well priced, and the quality was crisp but not full. It didn't have full bass and treble to the sounds, but had very crisp music. The only bad thing about this was I got a headache after listening to these for more than half an hour. It could be all earbuds becuase they are right in your ear, or it could be just these ones because they don't have the bass to balance out the treble. ....

I've barely had these headphones one week and already the right earbud has gone out!I love the volume control and they are comfortable, but it defeats the purpose if you're only listening to the music in one ear!

The sound is a lot like an old transistor radio speaker: muffled, tinny, weak. There are headphones and earbuds out there that will do a much better job for you.

Pros:
- Earbuds fit comfortable in ears
- Earbuds don't have any foam or rubber covering to get lost. I always lose the foam or rubber pieces that cover the earbuds I've previously owned. These are just a simple plastic but are still comfortable.
- Cord is a good length. Not ridiculously long but long enough for using with my laptop.
- Sound quality is decent. Not amazing, but not bad enough to bother me.

Cons:
- Cord has to be wound up manually. This isn't so much a con as it is a misunderstanding I had about the product. I thought it came with something that the cord winds up into for some reason. It's just a plain cord so I have to wind it up myself, but this is pretty standard for earbuds in this price range.

Overall a good product, I would recommend it if you just want something simple.