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Hello everyone. I just recently had to purchase a new (third) pair of these headphones after about 2 years of use. My first pair of these headphones died after the cord near the headphone jack became loose, and my current (second) pair died after 2 years of use (the right earphone has stopped working.) I think these headphones are great for running and working out (I know some people have issues keeping them on, but I haven't had a bad experience with them.) The sound quality is surprisingly good for a pair of affordable headphones--they offer a deep, rich bass; clear, sharp mid-ranges; and decent trebles. They can also be very loud and I often use the lowest setting on my listening device, which saves energy/battery life.
One advantage to these headphones are that the loops that go around your ears allow you to adjust how much external noise you can block. If you want to focus/concentrate on what you're listening to, you can push the earbuds into your ears. If someone's talking to you, or you want to be more aware of your surroundings, you can have them hang more loosely in your ears--great for listening for traffic or other things while running.
During my extensive usage of these headphones, I've come into a few problems and am willing to offer my solutions to you so you can get the biggest bang for your buck.
1. Avoid losing sound channels. Let's face it. The wires fore headphones are brittle and often enough they bend and break way too easily. One solution for that is to tape the cord around the headphone jack for added stability. I used scotch tape, but I'm sure any tape will do. This will almost completely nullify the experience of one headphone dying due to an exposed or breached cable/wire and it literally adds MONTHS to your shelf-life. I didn't think about this trick until I purchased my second pair of headphones, unfortunately, but it really made them last (two years.)
2. If you're an avid runner or you work out hard like me, your headphones may randomly seem to reduce in sound quality or stop completely. I found when my sound quality was reduced, I had some earwax blocking the channels on one or both of my earbuds. By taking a can of compressed air, or a toothpick, you can clean out the pores in your earbuds and have the sound working again as though the headphones were brand-new. You can also blow into them manually or suck out the earwax that way, but I don't recommend it since it's not very effective.
I really like these headphones and they've become my personal headphones of choice. They do all I need them to do and they're really affordable, especially if you use the longevity-increasing tips I mentioned above. As a result, I give these headphones a 5/5 in quality.
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| connectivity tech | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | On Ear | On Ear | In Ear | Over Ear | In Ear |
| connector type | — | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack | gold-plated ipod/iphone-compatible plug | 3.5mm Jack |
| headphones jack | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | type-C | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
| cable feature | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Wired |
| control type | — | Volume Control | Volume Control | Call Control | Volume Control | Media Control |
| material | Plastic, Rubber | Plastic | — | Silicone | Rubber | Plastic |
| model name | MDR-AS20J | 76865 | 76865 | Headphone wired | 0 | SHS3200BK/37 |
| frequency range | 2.2 Hz - 20,000 Hz | 20 - 20 000 Hz | — | 20 Hz - 20 kHz | 16 Hz - 20,000 Hz | — |
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