Avarage at best, Not worth more than $20
I've had a lot of headphones in my day, ranging from $5 sony walkman headphones to my current set of $250 Klipsch X5, and when my Klipsch file went due to wear and tear I had to get another pair while I'm waiting for the Klipsch warranty to replace them for me.
These seemed like an adequate replacement in the mean time but they're really not. A few problems with them are:
- TOO BIG, they just feel bulky. The cable is too thick and rigid and all the plastic in-ear tips are much too big, I'm lucky I had smaller ones left over from my X5's that I could mount on them otherwise they would have been unusable.
- AWFUL CASE, this plastic case that's suppose to hold my headphones broke the second I opened the box, now it doesn't stay shut anymore and it's pretty much useless. To the trash.
- LOW QUALITY, the sounds quality is very unimpressive, you can tell you have a bad set of headphones when they decide to boost up the bass and give you that fake "full" feeling, but when you get down to it, the audio range here is about the same as your average iPod headphones.
If these were $20, they'd be a nice deal. But for what they're selling now, FORGET ABOUT IT.
2010-02-15
Comfortable
Ordered these as I needed a replacement for my broken ear buds.
They were comfortable to me and sound is great with noise cancelling.
They stay in place as I jog and/or workout which have been tough to find surprisingly. I did find too they were noisy from movement when the wire touches something but someone had mentioned to wrap it around your ear once. Silly looking but that does the trick. I haven't used the mic yet since I use it for my iPod.
2010-01-27
Expected more at this price point
Not significantly better than the bundled headphones from my iPhone 3G. Sound quality is actually a bit muddier. At least this is an in-ear isolating fit, so it will be better than the stock earbuds in a noisy environment.
Should also mention the button. Placement is good, but the button has a bit of "travel" to it, and the spring action is not super fast. As a result, it is sometimes hard to double-click or triple-click fast enough to skip songs forward/backward on the iPhone.
Stiff cord transmits a lot of rustling noise to your ears as it rubs against your clothes. Logitech recommends looping cord over your ear to avoid this. That does work, BUT it places the mic up by your ear, so you cannot take calls this way.
This was a gift, so I will keep it. If I had paid for them, I would have returned them. Absolutely expected more at this price point.
2009-12-29
Very pleased overall and highly recommended though I wish the jack was a bit more robust
After wearing out my stock iphone headphones I decided to look for a replacement. I had heard that there were headphone/mic combinations on the market that sounded much better than the stock headphones but I had a hard time finding the right pair for me.
I wanted:
- A reasonable price under $60
- Improved sound over my Iphone headphones. (I had no idea how much improved the sound would turn out to be)
- Good microphone quality
- Button to skip songs and answer calls
- Durable and compact
- Slim profile so they would fit under my winter hats
These headphones came through for all of the above. I had never owned the in-ear type but I was pleasantly surprised that they are comfortable, don't fall out easily and block out external sound well. The sound quality is excellent and it feels like I'm now hearing the full range of my music. Of course a pair of $200 headphones might be slightly better but in my book that's overkill for portable headphones. The microphone quality sounds excellent and my wife thinks I sound better than when I'm just talking through the regular phone mic. They are durable (very important to me) and fit well under winter hats.
Cons:
I wish there was slightly more reinforcement on the sleeve above the headphone jack. It's actually quite fine but in the long run there's a lot of wear on this part so who knows if it will ever wear out.
2009-12-25
