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Member Reviews: PL50 In-ear Headphones

Positive Reviews

JxK

A good value -- with some caveats

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By JxK

Pros: Comfortable (incredibly so), small profile, excellent imaging, no microphonics, decent build

Cons: Mediocre isolation, best with after market tips

Note: the star ratings are not absolute, but instead relative to its street price at this time (~$55)   The pl50 represent a good value in budget IEMs, provided you like its particular sound signature and quirks.   The pl50s have a tiny form factor. They are easy to insert and remove, and are more than flat enough to lie down in. Needless to say, they are among the most comfortable IEMs available on the market.  Build quality is also fairly good. The strain reliefs are well made, and they actually included one on the Y-split. They are durable enough to take to the gym, although I still wouldn't abuse them. There are a lot of accessories thrown in, but the stock tips aren't...
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randomkid

Great for the price

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By randomkid

Pros: Great overall balance, comfort

Cons: build quality

Firstly i would like to thank Tony at SoundMAGIC for supplying me with this sample, I will try and write as honest a review possible. All opinions expressed are my own, this is a subjective review, and others may not agree. I used the PL50 with small Shure Olive tips, as i find them more comfy. Gear used: IPod Classic 7G 160gb > SoundMAGIC PL50   Specs: Transducers: Micro balanced armature Frequency range: 15hz-22khz Resistance: 25ohms Sensitivity: 109db at 1khz/mw Max imput power: 20mw Cable length: 120cm Weight: 8g Pros: Comfort, overall sound balanced Cons: Not the most realistic tone, build quality may be an issue in the future.  ...
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Negative Reviews

jcotteri

Lasted me three months

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By jcotteri

Pros: Cheapish

Cons: Terrible quality

  These and the PL30 are terrible quality buds, I went through both of them in less than 8 months. Both times they failed they left me in an awkward position where I really needed earbuds for working. Thus I would rate these as highly undesirable as I prize reliability and quality most.    I would not waste your time with these..     Highly disappointed   ...
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LukeV

Good while they last

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By LukeV

Pros: Very Comfortable, Decent Sound.

Cons: Not very durable, bad customer support, Ugly.

I've seen three pairs of these earphones in one year and each pair has been faulty. The first pair lasted a few months until one of the speakers suddenly decided to stop working.   I made the mistake of contacting customer support to get a replacement. After a couple of weeks they sent me a replacement which was faulty out of the box. One of the speakers simply did not work.   After a few weeks managed to get a hold of customer support and explained to them what happened. They said they will send me another replacement once they receive the faulty set they sent. So I sent them back and I had to wait for a couple more weeks until they received the earphones, constantly having to...
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More Reviews

mrAdrian

Great IEMs - I like them very much

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By mrAdrian

Pros: Mids and imaging, lovely vocal sounds

Cons: Not so much of the mainstream bassy sound

pl50s were actually my first pair of proper in-ears and I love them very much! There was one point when I was disappointed about its bass cause I got myself a pair of sennheiser hd202, but then little fiiO amp gave it life again   I like the comfort especially, wear them before sleep and often find myself tangled by the cable the next morning haha. They never break tho - unlike others said. I guess I am amongst the lucky users   OK something that might sound funny but definitely worth a try. Put the foam tips on oppositely, I read this in another forum. I want proof of this too but to me they sounded a lot better suprisingly! You HAVE TO TRY IT. then let me know how...
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paddy567

Great value

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By paddy567

Pros: cheap, astonishing sound for price, reasonable isolation

Cons: isolation middling, odd tip size, reasonably microphonic

These are astonishingly good value for the price. Build quality is much better than you have a right to expect, and the sound is equally so - though mids are promoted at the expense of highs and bass. Great phone as a gift to someone getting into iems, a back up pair of phones, or for phones in high stress situations (gym etc) that you can't expect to last.   Be aware that the tip size is a bit funny - smaller than UE's, larger than Shures. Isolation is reasonable, not fantastic.   Update: I have now used my Shure olives w/ PL50, rather than the supplied foams, and microphonics have markedly decreased.
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