SayNoToPistons
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Last week I brought a pair of "Skullcandy Ink'd" IEMs from my campus bookstore. My Ipod earbuds broke when I dropped my ipod in the rain that day (EEEEK!). It was a temporary pair of IEMs anyways so I figured that I'd spend a measly 7 dollars on a pair in white and see what this whole new fad is about. I remember seeing them sell for over 15 dollars at Bestbuys. so I thought it was a fairly good deal when I saw them on the rack labeled "$6.99".
I proceed to open the package to find a flimsy pair of IEMs. Two pairs of rubber tips fell onto my lap. One pair in small and one pair in large. The pair of tips on the IEMs were medium.
I grab my scratched Ipod Nano and plug these flimsy IEMs in. When It was time for me to put them in my ear, I noticed that there was no "L" and "R" labeled on the IEMs! Were they mono IEMs?! Nope, just Skullcandy finding a bad way to cut cost in production, perhaps more examples of poor engineering or possibly both.
I pressed play and I was smacked with the worst sound from cans that I actually paid for. Muffled mids, boomy and exaggerated lows which overwhelmed both highs and lows. The highs were scratchy and raspy.
The IEMs were also uncomfortable. THe large tips didn't fit, the medium tips hurt the canal of my ears, and the small size also hurt and the IEMs simply fell out if I moved my head too much. I also noticed a heavy cracking of the cone when I inserted the IEMs into my ear. I'm pretty sure the pressure is causing the cones to punch in and slowly pop back out when the pressure is evened out, the sound wouldn't come back on until the cones were done "popping" back into the original position. The poor engineering keeps stacking on.
I figured out which was left and which was right through my laptops output and marked L and R with my swissarmy knife on the back of the IEMs.
The rubbery tiny cable would twirl around itself and cause everything to tangle. Within 3 days, the wire next to the connector began to tear. I brought the IEMs on Monday morning and by Wednesday morning the cheap material used for the cable began to show its cheapness.
DUring the morning there were sudden mutes every now and then. I thought it was my ipod but it wasn't. By lunch, I saw the rubber tearing apart right behind the connector and exposing the thin wires inside. When evening came around, the IEMs were ready to go into the trash can. there was a 2-3mm tear behind the connector and the IEM's were basically silent unless I kept fiddling with the stupid wire.
Next morning, I went back to the bookstore and found a nice blue pair of JVC Marshmallows for $9.99. I quickly snatched them up and noticed a great improvement in sound and build quality. I'm actually glad that I trashed the Skullcrappies within three days. Never wasting money and time on them ever again, I'm happy with my JVC Marshmallows and will probably buy another pair because they seem to be great everyday IEMs for commute and school especially for $9.99.
/end rant LOLOL
I proceed to open the package to find a flimsy pair of IEMs. Two pairs of rubber tips fell onto my lap. One pair in small and one pair in large. The pair of tips on the IEMs were medium.
I grab my scratched Ipod Nano and plug these flimsy IEMs in. When It was time for me to put them in my ear, I noticed that there was no "L" and "R" labeled on the IEMs! Were they mono IEMs?! Nope, just Skullcandy finding a bad way to cut cost in production, perhaps more examples of poor engineering or possibly both.
I pressed play and I was smacked with the worst sound from cans that I actually paid for. Muffled mids, boomy and exaggerated lows which overwhelmed both highs and lows. The highs were scratchy and raspy.
The IEMs were also uncomfortable. THe large tips didn't fit, the medium tips hurt the canal of my ears, and the small size also hurt and the IEMs simply fell out if I moved my head too much. I also noticed a heavy cracking of the cone when I inserted the IEMs into my ear. I'm pretty sure the pressure is causing the cones to punch in and slowly pop back out when the pressure is evened out, the sound wouldn't come back on until the cones were done "popping" back into the original position. The poor engineering keeps stacking on.
I figured out which was left and which was right through my laptops output and marked L and R with my swissarmy knife on the back of the IEMs.
The rubbery tiny cable would twirl around itself and cause everything to tangle. Within 3 days, the wire next to the connector began to tear. I brought the IEMs on Monday morning and by Wednesday morning the cheap material used for the cable began to show its cheapness.
DUring the morning there were sudden mutes every now and then. I thought it was my ipod but it wasn't. By lunch, I saw the rubber tearing apart right behind the connector and exposing the thin wires inside. When evening came around, the IEMs were ready to go into the trash can. there was a 2-3mm tear behind the connector and the IEM's were basically silent unless I kept fiddling with the stupid wire.
Next morning, I went back to the bookstore and found a nice blue pair of JVC Marshmallows for $9.99. I quickly snatched them up and noticed a great improvement in sound and build quality. I'm actually glad that I trashed the Skullcrappies within three days. Never wasting money and time on them ever again, I'm happy with my JVC Marshmallows and will probably buy another pair because they seem to be great everyday IEMs for commute and school especially for $9.99.
/end rant LOLOL
