[hexiumvii]

How are these with sound isolation? I'm currently using sony ex55, which are pretty decent, though i'm starting to mostly listen to podcasts/radio so don't really care about sound quality, i need it to block outside sound like the UE/Shures do.

 

[necropimp]

i doubt you'll gain anything in the isolation department over the ex55... the j2s isolate about as well as my EX71

alternate tip options might make a difference...

also i can confirm EX71 tips fit the J2s perfectly (so any tips known to fit on the EX71 should fit on the J2s

 

[necropimp]

after a little over 48 hours of running pink noise through them i detect no noticable change... gonna let them sit with some musicfor a while

 

[Taikero]

I left the same pair of JBuds J2 with a bunch of different burn in files over the weekend (frequency sweeps, pink and white/radio noise, etc.). Listened to it. Detected a slightly favorable change. However, these still sound absolutely dreadful without massive EQ applied on the high end. They're simply far too mid heavy.

The good thing about them is that they respond fantastically when tweaked. With a little iZotope Ozone magic, they now sound like $80-120+ IEMs instead of $20 dreck. Granted, you can't take Ozone with you since it's Winamp only, but it sure is amazing what you can do with DSP software.

I also wanted to mention I pretty much have forgotten I'm wearing these. They're rather light and comfortable.

 

[necropimp]

never got a reply beyond the automated response but myfreebies just arrived

 

[J.D.N]

Ive tried contacting JLab about getting some in the UK but never get a response. Anyone know if there is a specific person i should try to talk to?

 

[Taikero]

Quote:

Originally Posted by necropimp /img/forum/go_quote.gif never got a reply beyond the automated response but myfreebies just arrived

I still haven't received mine or a response since the 4th.

 

[Hooran]

Same here. But then again, my original pair that I ordered haven't arrived yet either, so I'm hoping that maybe they'll arrive the same time or the free one arrive not too long after the first one.

 

[tonov12]

I never received any response either other than the automated one. I actually had to send my receipt again just to get the auto response. I sent my original on the 1st of Dec. I've already received the original order from amazon but nothing from JLab yet. The auto email said they were going to ship everything on the 13th. So I should get them sometime this week.

 

[funkyfetus]

I received my free pair today. I placed the original order on 12/8.

 

[The Other Allen]

Ordered mine on the 7th and received my free pair today in Virginia from Arizona. Only contact with JLabs was when I forwarded my Amazon receipt to them and their automated e-mail response back to me.

 

[mclovin24]

What are some comfy foam to use with the jbuds? the jbuds hurt my ears after 1 hr of use. any recommendation on the foamy to use it with?

Thanks

 

[average_joe]

Updated review:
I have burned my original pair in for about 40-50 hours and they have really smoothed out in the upper end. These things definitely are NOT good for trance/house/electronic IMO. EQing them to try to get good bass response results in major distortion in the bass.

They are still mid-forward, but with EQing, they now sound better then my other (cheapie) IEMs for other music I listen to (Queensryche, Eric Clapton, the Eagles, etc.). The shrill highs are gone! I have a pair for my wife and she listens to Country and pop, and they sound good for that (EQed). The bass is OK when EQed for non-bass heavy music.

They are not the most comfortable (the V-Moda bass freq is the most comfortable I own, I think because it has a longer stem). All-in-all, not bad with a BOGO deal.

 

[346L3]

What makes you say that they are bad for trance joe? Is it because of the bass or the highs? I havent finished burning in mine yet, well technically they are my brothers, mine have not come yet. Anyway if they turn out to be that unsatisfactory, Ill just use them as a gift instead and return the regular jbuds. I do have to say though that they are definitely better than my cx300s and that gives me something to think about since I mostly listen to trance.

 

[lqv2015]

Can anyone compare these to Skullcandy Ink'd. I like the SC but I think I need to upgrade.