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(More customer reviews)I got these ear buds after i thought i lost my Phillips ear buds for the same price. I saw that it has "Extra Bass" so I'd thought I'd give it a shot. First thing I noticed is I can hear almost nothing with them on without even playing sound through them, which is almost scary considering a fire alarm would go off and you would never know. LOL, anyways, unlike alot of other ear-buds that claim to boost bass, these are the first I've used that actually do so and do it well. You get bass...a LOT of Bass! so much bass that it can muffle the other mids and trebles in anything you're listening to. For me, this is no problem. I use them listening to Electronica or Metal and I am a happy camper. But when I would watch movies or other videos, the unnecessary bass would make it sound like whoever talking was wearing a mask or talking through a tube. I've only had them for 4 days, so its very possible that problem will go away once i break them in (most ear bud suppliers recommend that you 'break-in' the headphones by playing sound through them for 24-hours or so of use.) Another plus about these are the extras that come with them (3 different size ear plugs and a carrying case) at least thats what came with mine. The cord itself is actually flat, thick, and pretty slick; a nice change of pace if you remember the hassles of trying to untangle your old ear buds that seemed to purposely catch on everything and knot-up into intricate labyrinths of cord, just to spite you.... Okay, so let's review
PROS:
UBER BASS!!!!!!
Extra ear sizes and carrying case
Flat cord with non-grip surface to prevent tangling
good angle to keep from falling out of ears
Isolates about 90% of noise
CONS:
Bass can muffle the overall quality of sound
weak treble and mediocre mids
big and bulky compared to most headphones, may-or-may-not fit in your tight-jeans pocket
In conclusion, great headphones just depends on what you're looking for. If you want to listen to Breaking Benjamin in a fetal position on your bedroom floor, these are the ear buds for you! If you listen to anything that doesn't shoot for big bass (like some Acoustics, bubbly pop or smooth jazz) then I would rather go with the phillips $30 ones which have a much smoother high-end. Overall if you're not looking for big bass, then don't waste the money, and if you want studio-quality buds (an oxymoron, IMO) that play everything and anything in pristine quality, then keeeeeep looking. Personally, I love them because they do exactly what they say they do
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