Saoshyant
Headphoneus Supremus
In our everlasting hunt for the cheapest earbud that offers a good sound, sometimes you're willing to take a risk because something is just so cheap that you figure why not give it a shot. At $0.75 USD shipped, I figured I'd be willing to give https://www.aliexpress.com/item/In-...h-Line-3-5mm-Stereo-Colorful/32682034722.html a try. It just arrived so figured why not give it a listen.
The good aspects are as follows: The color options, a fun looking cable, what is most likely a unique shell design, feels relatively comfortable, vocals actually have some life in them so not dull to my ears but don't expect miracles, it's not treble heavy by any means and is most likely slightly treble shy, it's so cheap you could lose it (or choke a man to death and get rid of the evidence) and not be out any money at all.
The bad aspects are as follows: That cable's microphonic enough that I can hear the cable brush against stubble so easily you feel the desire to keep your head still, I'm fairly sure it's treble shy so some instruments didn't sound right on initial listen, it's bass is anemic nor does it respond well to a bassy EQ to the point where you can hear vibration from the shell itself due to design and not something loose inside.
It's a good listen for vocals at least, and not bad with a lot of instruments at all, so perhaps decent with orchestral/classical music. Finding anything good about a 75 cent earbud is a bonus in my book. At least then it has a use! Now I just need to find myself a sub $9 USD dap that's not horrible so I can jokingly post about my $10 USD setup. Really, it's probably not far off from the worst earbud I've heard in awhile, but I also do my best to point out the good aspects of whatever I use so I keep in mind what it's suited for. Sorry Portishead, this earbud is about as well paired to your music as going deaf. Beck however? Actually an enjoyable listen with the Sea Change album from a couple test tracks I did with it.
The good aspects are as follows: The color options, a fun looking cable, what is most likely a unique shell design, feels relatively comfortable, vocals actually have some life in them so not dull to my ears but don't expect miracles, it's not treble heavy by any means and is most likely slightly treble shy, it's so cheap you could lose it (or choke a man to death and get rid of the evidence) and not be out any money at all.
The bad aspects are as follows: That cable's microphonic enough that I can hear the cable brush against stubble so easily you feel the desire to keep your head still, I'm fairly sure it's treble shy so some instruments didn't sound right on initial listen, it's bass is anemic nor does it respond well to a bassy EQ to the point where you can hear vibration from the shell itself due to design and not something loose inside.
It's a good listen for vocals at least, and not bad with a lot of instruments at all, so perhaps decent with orchestral/classical music. Finding anything good about a 75 cent earbud is a bonus in my book. At least then it has a use! Now I just need to find myself a sub $9 USD dap that's not horrible so I can jokingly post about my $10 USD setup. Really, it's probably not far off from the worst earbud I've heard in awhile, but I also do my best to point out the good aspects of whatever I use so I keep in mind what it's suited for. Sorry Portishead, this earbud is about as well paired to your music as going deaf. Beck however? Actually an enjoyable listen with the Sea Change album from a couple test tracks I did with it.