Skullcandy SC-FMJ/9mm/Pink Full Metal Jacket 9mm Earbud (Pink)

by Skullcandy

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OYHMRG
• Item model number: SC-FMJ/9MM/Pink
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

Designed for Active People

Skullcandy has been producing high-quality earphones since the beginning. Premier action sport athletes from all over the world have come to recognize that the vast selection of headphones, earphones, MP3 players, and handy accessories that they put out have a combination of quality and style that is unmatched. Rest assured, however, you don't have to be named Terje Haakonsen or Steve Caballero to rock their earphones—Skullcandy prides itself on delivering top quality earphones that are durable, stylish, and affordable. With headquarters in beautiful Park City, Utah—a mecca to many outdoor enthusiasts—they ensure that all their earphones meet the demands and rigors of those with active lifestyles, their staff included. While their ear buds have come to achieve widespread appeal in the mainstream market, they still remain true to the needs of their core customers. At Skullcandy their mission is clear— to offer high-performance audio equipment (headphones, earphones, MP3 players) to the fast-paced, constantly evolving world of action sports and beyond.

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Quality Sound with Urban Style

Available in a variety of colors

Hear Your Music Loud and Clear

The Full Metal Jackets are just a representation of the quality and style they put forth in their earphones. Designed to knock your socks off, the 11-millimeter speakers will knock your shoes off too. Not only are these headphones loud, they are crafted to have outstanding frequency separation, crystal clear, mids and highs, and enough bass to rock your world.

Walk and Talk at the Same Time

An aluminum-braided cord comes standard on most colorways, so dish out the abuse. Additional features are the Comply foam tips for additional sound quality and a satin travel bag for those on the go.

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Product Description

The Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud Pink 9mm has a streamlined alloy casing and is fully loaded to provide Direct-to-ear high fidelity acoustic sound!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SERIES 1!!!, March 31, 2009

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StompySan - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Skullcandy SC-FMJ/9mm/Pink Full Metal Jacket 9mm Earbud (Pink) (Electronics)

Pros:
Bass frequencies are ridiculous!
Nifty little carrying pouch thing.
Different size ear inserts (which are really handy!)
Stickers.

Cons:
SERIES 1 (read below to see why this is bad)

Alright. When I bought these, I thought "Ooh, sweet deal! $23 for a pair of FMJs." I even paid for express shipping. I thought I was getting the best of the best. I thought I was getting the most current earbuds too. I thought since they were new, they would be BRAND NEW. Well, guess what? They weren't. Currently, the SC-FMJ series 2 are the most current. THESE ARE SERIES 1! There are multiple problems with the series 1s that it seems people have just been a little touch and go on. I am going to tell you everything you need to know about them.

Differences between the series 1 and the series 2:

Actual Speaker Size
The series 1 has a speaker size of 9mm, while the series 2 has a speaker size of 11mm, giving a overall better sound.

Frequency Range (VERY IMPORTANT)
The frequency range of the series 1 is only 18Hz to 20kHz. The series 2 can go 2Hz lower than that. This gives an overall fuller sound.

Overall sound balance problems (BIG PROBLEM)
The series 2 FMJs sound nothing like the series 1. With the series 1, there is a weird balance between bass and highs. Mids are fine. Bass is WAY overbearing the highs. I enjoy having nice, crisp sound, when instead I am getting horrible bass clipping (not due to any EQ; turned off and it still did it).

No foam inserts
Now this isn't a problem with me, considering I still have some of my foam inserts from when I bought my TiTaNs, but some people might want these, and the series 1 does not come with them.

Actual wire
In the series 2 FMJs, you can see that the wire for them is a special type of aluminum foil, reducing noise generated by the cable. The series 1 has those cheap rubber cables, causing a loud noise if you move the cable much.

So why am I telling you all of this? So that you will know. Just go on Skullcandy's website and look yourself. Prove to yourself that these are not the best. I would highly recommend you wait to buy these until you can verify that you can get series 2 earbuds at this price. But if you really want them, they are not too horrible. They are sure as heck better than any INK'D or Smokin' Buds offered by the same company.

Tested on:
iPod 5.5g 30GB
EQ on Electronica and off
MP3s encoded in 320kb/s bitrate; Lossless WAVs

Sanyo home receiver and PC
VLC Media Player
EQ on Techno and off
CDs, MP3s encoded in 320kb/s bitrate; Lossless FLAC and WAVs

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good sound, bad sound..., February 24, 2009

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Anonymous (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Skullcandy SC-FMJ/9mm/Pink Full Metal Jacket 9mm Earbud (Pink) (Electronics)

Comfortable fit and good bass sound, but, I agree with the one-star review that said the sound of the cord vibrating through your ear bones when walking/running/working out can drive one to distraction. It really can. But when listening while sitting still (on the train, at my desk), the sound is fine. Glad I did not pay full price or I would have returned.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dang! These things are GREAT!, March 26, 2009

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Martin E. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Skullcandy SC-FMJ/9mm/Pink Full Metal Jacket 9mm Earbud (Pink) (Electronics)

I bought 2 pairs. One for my wife and one for me (pink because of the super low price). Hope no one sees me wearing these - Ha Ha. These produce a super solid sound. Couldn't beleive the bass! Fantastic! I have had no problem with the cord vibrating sound on the ear bone while music or audio is playing. Can be heard if there is no audio playing (this is true with all earbuds). These are very well made of aluminum, very small (much smaller than they appear in the picture) and light weight. The cord is good quality, quite long and really great with the volume control built into the cord (wouldn't own a pair without it - don't have to control volume from the stereo device). I use the medium silicon ear piece and my wife uses the small. Seals into the ear canal perfectly and stays in place until we remove them. Our HP laptop has 2 earphone jacks so we can watch a movie together and control the volume seperatly (If your laptop has only one jack buy a cheap 3.5 audio splitter to plug into the jack and plug the FMJs into it - you'll be good to go) (The FMJs are perfect for this with GREAT stereo sound). We also use them for our individual cell phones (BlackBerry Curve for me - LG Lotus for her - had to buy a short 3 ring stereo audio 3.5mm female to 2.5mm male audio adapter for her LG due to her cells 2.5mm earphone jack) to listen to mp3 music and watch full length movies I have loaded onto the 8 gig micro SDHC memory cards in each phone(both have large screens). The stereo sound quality is truely wonderful. Don't pass up the opportunity to own a set of these 9mm Full Metal Jacket earphones at this amazingly low price (retail $60. and well worth that price) especially when the Skull Candy company offers such a great warranty - they will replace if they fail and 50% off even if you break them (though if you take decent care of them I don't think that would be easy to do). They come in retail package with a nice quality small white zippered carry case with built in inner pocket and 3 sizes of changeable silicon ear pieces for a good ear fit. Great deal on Amazon (about 1/3rd retail price). Free shipping was much quicker than they say it will be! (Love them though it will take a real confident man to wear the pink color in public! I'm 60 plus years so I don't think anyone really cares what color I use! Remember I bought this color because of the Great price compared to any other color offered at the time of purchase. So please try to understand if you see me in public!! Thanks)