Drag0n
Headphoneus Supremus
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Ok,so i was in the Mall and wandering around aimlessly enjoying my day off and trying to listen to my Zune > Portaphile > Igrados, but it was very noisy in the Mall and while in FYE i saw the SkullCandy Ink'd IEM's on clearance for only $9.99usd. Ok, i know in general SkullCandy sux, but for some isolation on the cheap, i figured id try it for curiosity's sake, and my IEM's were at home.
So i forked out the money and got a Starbuck's over-priced coffee and sat out in the middle of the mall and hooked up the SkullCandys directly to my Zune.
I was waiting for the plasticy dollar-store cheapy sound to scream into my ears..... but really it wasnt as bad as i thought. (Better than Koss - THE PLUG!!!).
Ok for the usual price of $29.99, theyre over-priced...but for $9.99usd , theyre not so objectionable for a throw-around IEM.
They do nothing great. No exceptional detail, no great soundstage, no extention of highs or lows, i dont hear anything outstanding.....
.....but ya know what? I also dont hear anything bad either!
Theyre not honky, or tinny, or bloated, or muffled per se, and theyre easy to drive, and for what they are theyre kinda balanced actually.
I can play songs anywhere from number 1 to about 9 on my Zune depending on the song and whether i want to hear it as backround music or foot tapping volume, not that these IEM's really get your foot tapping or anything, and they reject noise well.
Also, the wire feels better than the Igrado, even though the microphonics are killer, and theyre easy to insert with my ears. No fighting them for a seal.
Personally theyre worth $9.99, but not $30....but still not half the rip-off of Bose and Bang n Olufsen.
If the full-sized cans sound balanced, i can kinda see how kids wouldnt notice the quality lacking from them, especially if they havent heard better. I do find them less annoying than the Ibuds, abiet less detailed, but at least theyre not tinny and screaming in my ears.
I think ill use these on the boat this summer with my $20 Centon 1gb player for a knock-around that i dont have to worry about, just in case they fall into the ocean.
Oh,,also i must add, they dont have any indication of left or right side!!! Idiots!!! So find a familiar cd and listen and determine which is the right and left and put a mark on it with a sharpie marker or nail polish or something.
So i forked out the money and got a Starbuck's over-priced coffee and sat out in the middle of the mall and hooked up the SkullCandys directly to my Zune.
I was waiting for the plasticy dollar-store cheapy sound to scream into my ears..... but really it wasnt as bad as i thought. (Better than Koss - THE PLUG!!!).
Ok for the usual price of $29.99, theyre over-priced...but for $9.99usd , theyre not so objectionable for a throw-around IEM.
They do nothing great. No exceptional detail, no great soundstage, no extention of highs or lows, i dont hear anything outstanding.....
.....but ya know what? I also dont hear anything bad either!
Theyre not honky, or tinny, or bloated, or muffled per se, and theyre easy to drive, and for what they are theyre kinda balanced actually.
I can play songs anywhere from number 1 to about 9 on my Zune depending on the song and whether i want to hear it as backround music or foot tapping volume, not that these IEM's really get your foot tapping or anything, and they reject noise well.
Also, the wire feels better than the Igrado, even though the microphonics are killer, and theyre easy to insert with my ears. No fighting them for a seal.
Personally theyre worth $9.99, but not $30....but still not half the rip-off of Bose and Bang n Olufsen.
If the full-sized cans sound balanced, i can kinda see how kids wouldnt notice the quality lacking from them, especially if they havent heard better. I do find them less annoying than the Ibuds, abiet less detailed, but at least theyre not tinny and screaming in my ears.
I think ill use these on the boat this summer with my $20 Centon 1gb player for a knock-around that i dont have to worry about, just in case they fall into the ocean.

Oh,,also i must add, they dont have any indication of left or right side!!! Idiots!!! So find a familiar cd and listen and determine which is the right and left and put a mark on it with a sharpie marker or nail polish or something.