do these headphones satisfy these criteria: heavy, crisp bass clear, well-defined treble and mid-range most importantly, a snug, light fit where your ears don't get tired and it's not obvious that the things are in your ear not looping around the ears doesn't affect sound quality

Quote:  thanks very much for the detailed help!   with reference to darker sound signatures, what do you mean - I'm very interested!

I love music. And I don't just care about the music - I care about how it sounds. Clear vocals, crisp beats and bass with a nice "thud" are what I want, and I never like one to override the other, for all levels to be in balance. A devoted ambiance, electronic and chilled acoustic music fan, I...

Ah well it's all irrelevant now, true to form the Skullcandy earphones just broke. Shame that I just decided I preferred them. damn

I'm very confused, because I just spent over £100 to get my new black Diddy Beats earphones and having tested them (and burnt them in for the entire night) they don't really seem any different from my Skullcandy Ink'd earphones. In fact, my Skullcandy can go MUCH louder, are much more of a slim...