Skullcandy Double Agent Wireless Headphone and Music Player - Brown

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 2.4 x 6.7 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014JFY98
• Item model number: MP-640/Brown
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

According to an official dossier, the Double Agent presents a hegemonic threat to headphones as we know them. Any standard SD card containing your big corporate record label-approved, legitmately-purchased content (and other music) can be inserted into this wireless headphone's trap door and rocked like a hurricane. Wireless headphone + integrated content player in one. Who says no man can serve two masters?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it..., August 3, 2009

By	G. Argov - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had been looking for wireless headphones for some time now...I was convinced I'd get a Bluetooth headphone set, so that I could wirelessly play music from my music phone (LG Dare), but I decided against it after reading bad reviews on Amazon that said the Bluetooth set in question frequently lost connections, etc. So I decided to get the Skullcandy Double Agent headphones instead, in order to meet the wireless features without worrying about lost connections.

The Double Agents look cool enough...I really like Skullcandy for putting effort into designing their products. The two things about these headphones that I didn't like were comfort and the use of the SD card. The sound, on the other hand, is subpar when compared to other Skullcandy headphones, but reasonable. I'll explain below:

COMFORT
Maybe I'm spoiled because I got a pair of Skullcandy Skullcrushers in the same order as these, but the Double Agents were not nearly as comfortable as the Skullcrushers. They were tight on my head, and it felt as if the earcups were not fitted correctly (I put on L on my Left and R on my Right, but still felt like something was off...). Not painfully uncomfortable, but not as comfortable as other Skullcandy headphones out there either

SD CARD
A brilliant idea on the part of Skullcandy, the fact that you are wireless since you listen to music off of an SD card can become an inconvenience when you realize there is no 'Shuffle' feature. You WILL get tired of listening to songs in the same order in which you transferred them to your card!

SOUND QUALITY
The quality is sub-par, especially when compared to my Skullcandy Skullcrushers! There is bass, but it's not too strong, and being a big fan of bass I'm not too thrilled with that :-) Either way, I knew I was buying these more for the convenience of being wireless than for awesome sound, so I'm not too upset...

FINAL THOUGHTS
The fact that these headphones aren't the most comfortable in the world, combined with the lack of a shuffle feature can make the Double Agents frustrating. The sound quality, while not up to par with other headphones, is pretty decent considering you're listening off an SD card that frees you from wires (FYI, you can listen to them wired, but that defeats the purpose of wireless headphones!). The battery life is pretty decent (about 8 hours a charge), which means you can take these on the go, only thing that would have made them more useful is if they could bend or fold up.

All in all, these seem like a great concept, but it's almost as if they were rushed out. No shuffle, no foldable design, for a pair of headphones in this day and age makes me wonder how much harder it would have been to include those features! Nevertheless, I don't regret my purchase, so while I can't wholeheartedly endorse, I can say they're not bad if you don't mind the aforementioned inconveniences.

If you're looking to sport a new pair of headphones, I'd recommend the Skullcrushers instead Skullcandy SCS-SCBP3.5 Skullcrushers Subwoofer Stereo Headphones (Black Pinstripe). The Double Agents aren't bad, but they're not that great, either. If you're looking for reliable wireless headphones, though, they are pretty good for the price.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for it's intended purpose, November 4, 2008

By	Dan H "AwesomeSauce" (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews

I like the Skullcandy "Double Agent" for the same reason that I like the iPod shuffle: Simplicity. I can navigate through songs with the tap of my finger, and without fumbling around with the device in my hands and looking at a screen.

That's where the similarities end though. Granted, there are other headphones out there with built-in MP3 players as well, but I believe Skullcandy is the first to bring us this concept in conjunction with comfort and quality. These things feel great. The sound quality leaves a little bit to be desired, but it's still very good for most types of music.

There is ONE oddity about this product that took me a few days to figure out: Once an SD card loaded with songs is inserted into the earcup, what order are they played in? This confused me for a little bit. First of all, there is no "Shuffle" button (which is mainly why I took off a star). This is a feature that many ipod-shuffle-lovers would have appreciated, and it shouldn't have been hard to implement. But they didn't do it. So, do the songs just play in alphabetical order then? Nope, not that either. Not by songs, artists, albums, or anything... no alphabetization. This had me stumped for a while, until one day when I was loading additional songs, and I figured out that tracks simply play in the order that they are added. That's it. If you load a new song, it will be the last track that plays, and the songs will play in the same order one after another until the whole list repeats itself. Interesting to say the least.

Overall I recommend this to people who want a quick, on-the-go music solution that they can quickly slap on their head without fumbling with wires. They feel great, sound great, and with SD cards, you don't have to fool around with any type of proprietary drivers or software.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Skullcandy Double Agent....erh Review, February 18, 2009

By	Jeffrey Lukito "Pop Pop Chicken Pop" (CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased these headphones not too long ago. I did not know that these headphones came with a 1 gig SD card. I already had a 2 gig ready to use, so when my headphones arrived, I tried to use my 2 gig SD card and for some reason the headphones gave off messed up white noise that drowned out my music. So I had to use the SD card that came with the headphones. It worked well after that, but then some music does not play and instead I heard a faint "zip" sound followed by complete silence. Also, the lowest setting on the volume still proves to be too loud for my ears. I don't dislike the product, it's still cool, I just don't use it as much as I had hoped. Ehh...I'm sure there are much better wireless headphones coming out, I'd recommend buying those.