I got these from Amazon. Truth be told, I was a bit skeptical due to lack of reviews at the time (positive or negative). But I was ordering my Crossfade LPs [they good or bad, is an entirely different discussion], and the price looked nice so I grabbed them anyways. For $25-30, I have to tell you that they are a steal.
Just so you know, I've had the following:
Some older Sony Walkman in-ear headphones
Sony MDR-EX50
JVC Marshmellows
JVC-FX35
Samsung in-ears
Nokia in-ears
Audio Technica ATH-M50x
American Audio HP-550
Panasonic RP-HTF600 S
V-Moda Crossfade LP
Pioneer DJ600S
Beats in-ears (or HTC in-ears, look the same to me)
FannyWang DJ 3000s
Although the Audio Technica and the American Audio remain to be my go-tos for desktop usage, LPs for the street, these BassEQs are pretty damn nice. No in-ear pair that I've had stands equal here. A lot of you out there say that they are not bassy - I mean come on. They outsmart my Sony EX-50s by a huge margin. The only major thing they lack is probably RATTLING MY EARS that I get with headphones. But that's not an apple to orange anyhow, so it's ok.
They are pretty tight on the bass. And it's immense. Anymore would be bass-head standard, which we shy away from mostly anyhow. It's very controlled - something that closed-design gives you without asking. The mids and highs are decent, though they MAY sound a bit damp to many, since these will not have that crystal-clear high or mid note.
In-fact, I'm surprised by the sound-stage. It's pretty nice. I can game, watch movies or talk to someone. I amped them (with an E6 as well as an E07k). They didn't distort. They didn't shake. There is no loose vibration. Everything is tight. They're pretty good un-amped anyhow (on the Samsung S5 or HTC One M8)
As with most V-Moda gear, sometimes they get tight with extended use. Because of the excellent isolation, they sometimes make you too aloof of the world around, and do have some subliminal pressure within the ear [the Crossfades press a bit tight sometimes, but I've gotta give V-Moda a huge + for noise isolation across their products in general].
Now I would like to make a note here to everyone, not to pass these as IEMs. They aren't; they're EXCELLENT earphones. I believe they are colored, and not quite flat. Although sometimes I do find them very close to IEMs. In fact, I put on my American Audios in one ear and these in the other and I swear I couldn't differentiate in anything. ANYTHING, despite the fact that the American Audios are flat as ****, and can pass for studio-monitoring. Either they're so f'ing good, or I'm getting older now. Either way, I was impressed.
Overall, for the price, I believe they are fun, and definitely worth having. I don't really use a lot of in-ears, but I was in a constant state of being some every now and then. After owning these, I look at sooooo much stuff on shelves in stores, but keep asking myself what I'm missing here, and why should I buy this SONY or PIONEER or X.Y.Z.
The answer? Nothing. These have really suspended my further purchases of in-ears. And it's been almost two years now. I must say, I am very, VERY content. Buy them.
Just so you know, I've had the following:
Some older Sony Walkman in-ear headphones
Sony MDR-EX50
JVC Marshmellows
JVC-FX35
Samsung in-ears
Nokia in-ears
Audio Technica ATH-M50x
American Audio HP-550
Panasonic RP-HTF600 S
V-Moda Crossfade LP
Pioneer DJ600S
Beats in-ears (or HTC in-ears, look the same to me)
FannyWang DJ 3000s
Although the Audio Technica and the American Audio remain to be my go-tos for desktop usage, LPs for the street, these BassEQs are pretty damn nice. No in-ear pair that I've had stands equal here. A lot of you out there say that they are not bassy - I mean come on. They outsmart my Sony EX-50s by a huge margin. The only major thing they lack is probably RATTLING MY EARS that I get with headphones. But that's not an apple to orange anyhow, so it's ok.
They are pretty tight on the bass. And it's immense. Anymore would be bass-head standard, which we shy away from mostly anyhow. It's very controlled - something that closed-design gives you without asking. The mids and highs are decent, though they MAY sound a bit damp to many, since these will not have that crystal-clear high or mid note.
In-fact, I'm surprised by the sound-stage. It's pretty nice. I can game, watch movies or talk to someone. I amped them (with an E6 as well as an E07k). They didn't distort. They didn't shake. There is no loose vibration. Everything is tight. They're pretty good un-amped anyhow (on the Samsung S5 or HTC One M8)
As with most V-Moda gear, sometimes they get tight with extended use. Because of the excellent isolation, they sometimes make you too aloof of the world around, and do have some subliminal pressure within the ear [the Crossfades press a bit tight sometimes, but I've gotta give V-Moda a huge + for noise isolation across their products in general].
Now I would like to make a note here to everyone, not to pass these as IEMs. They aren't; they're EXCELLENT earphones. I believe they are colored, and not quite flat. Although sometimes I do find them very close to IEMs. In fact, I put on my American Audios in one ear and these in the other and I swear I couldn't differentiate in anything. ANYTHING, despite the fact that the American Audios are flat as ****, and can pass for studio-monitoring. Either they're so f'ing good, or I'm getting older now. Either way, I was impressed.
Overall, for the price, I believe they are fun, and definitely worth having. I don't really use a lot of in-ears, but I was in a constant state of being some every now and then. After owning these, I look at sooooo much stuff on shelves in stores, but keep asking myself what I'm missing here, and why should I buy this SONY or PIONEER or X.Y.Z.
The answer? Nothing. These have really suspended my further purchases of in-ears. And it's been almost two years now. I must say, I am very, VERY content. Buy them.