Let's make this simple: these earphones are cheap, great-sounding, and colorful (I picked up a pair of blue chrome).
There's just enough bass to make them good, having no more than it should and no less. However, if you're looking for earphones with really pumping and brain-melting bass, these aren't for you. The mids and highs are very well-defined and music always sounds how it should. For a person with such a varying library of music (rock, electronic, movie scores, metalcore, et cetera) such as me, there are few earphones within this price range that would meet your sound needs more than these (there have been some instances where the earphones can't quite reach a certain note and you hear slight static; but this rarely happens). And I was at first surprised that they were only $29.99 when I bought them. But I later found out why.
The durability is the biggest con of these earphones. The rubber around the L-plug, after a few months, started to deteriorate, and in time even split down the middle.The cord is VERY prone to tangling after being set away in the carrying pouch it comes with considering there's basically nothing except a thing coat of rubber over the wire. That was my first pair, and on my second pair, the same thing happened!
If you're looking for sound isolation, leave this page immediately. The isolation isn't horrible, but it's not at all good. While you're listening to music from a media device, you'd most likely be able to hear another song being played in the background, and this disturbs the flow of music sometimes. Some people might not care as much as me, but I quite like good sound isolation.
Lastly, the in-line volume control. It's just plain annoying. Too sensitive to be practical. It's easy to accidentally slide the dial all the way and blow your ears off, and it's happened to me more than once before. If you listen to anything, I suggest just sliding the dial to max volume and turning the master volume on your device down.
All-in-all, these earphones have an amazing value. That is, if you're willing to deal with the exterior detioration which occurs over time. But these are perfect if you want excellent sound quality for a forgiving price. Just be prepared to replace them, as the cord is flimsy and could easily be cut off.
There's just enough bass to make them good, having no more than it should and no less. However, if you're looking for earphones with really pumping and brain-melting bass, these aren't for you. The mids and highs are very well-defined and music always sounds how it should. For a person with such a varying library of music (rock, electronic, movie scores, metalcore, et cetera) such as me, there are few earphones within this price range that would meet your sound needs more than these (there have been some instances where the earphones can't quite reach a certain note and you hear slight static; but this rarely happens). And I was at first surprised that they were only $29.99 when I bought them. But I later found out why.
The durability is the biggest con of these earphones. The rubber around the L-plug, after a few months, started to deteriorate, and in time even split down the middle.The cord is VERY prone to tangling after being set away in the carrying pouch it comes with considering there's basically nothing except a thing coat of rubber over the wire. That was my first pair, and on my second pair, the same thing happened!
If you're looking for sound isolation, leave this page immediately. The isolation isn't horrible, but it's not at all good. While you're listening to music from a media device, you'd most likely be able to hear another song being played in the background, and this disturbs the flow of music sometimes. Some people might not care as much as me, but I quite like good sound isolation.
Lastly, the in-line volume control. It's just plain annoying. Too sensitive to be practical. It's easy to accidentally slide the dial all the way and blow your ears off, and it's happened to me more than once before. If you listen to anything, I suggest just sliding the dial to max volume and turning the master volume on your device down.
All-in-all, these earphones have an amazing value. That is, if you're willing to deal with the exterior detioration which occurs over time. But these are perfect if you want excellent sound quality for a forgiving price. Just be prepared to replace them, as the cord is flimsy and could easily be cut off.
