[Gilly87]

My opinion: You should grab the fix, review them for posterity (since I doubt many on this site will ever give them a chance), then return them for the 50/50s

 

[Gilly87]

They also come in bud style for iBud converts...scary, people "break out of the box" of iBuds and are shuffled blindly into skullcandy... ;_;

 

[Manyak]

My sister has a pair of Smokin Buds. I didn't know the sound of agony until I heard them.
 
Lol ok maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but they really are terrible, and you couldn't pay me to ever use them again.
 
Since it's all store credit and it's not like you're going to get cash back, you might as well go for FMJs.

 

[Gilly87]

 

FMJs are noticeably worse in overall sq than almost all of their other models. If FMJs even cross your mind I would say go for the Fix, if you really want to pay extra for something...
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My sister has a pair of Smokin Buds. I didn't know the sound of agony until I heard them.
 
Lol ok maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but they really are terrible, and you couldn't pay me to ever use them again.
 
Since it's all store credit and it's not like you're going to get cash back, you might as well go for FMJs.

 

 

[Manyak]

You mean that there's something even worse than Smokin Buds? lol
 
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FMJs are noticeably worse in overall sq than almost all of their other models. If FMJs even cross your mind I would say go for the Fix, if you really want to pay extra for something...
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[Gilly87]

Yes. The best overall sound of their lineup goes to the ink'd with a mic (for some reason these sound better to my ears than the normal ink'd) or the titans. FMJ and Smokin Buds are about at a tie, depending on just how much bass bloating you can tolerate for larger quantity, and the regular ink'd and their lower end models are total, complete and utter crap.

 

[Manyak]

That was supposed to be a rhetorical question, but thanks for clearing it up
 
Though I'd still group the smokin buds into the "total, complete and utter crap" category. I couldn't even last a whole song with them on.

 

[balalaika0]

Hahaha @ beach ball ... I may get that. Thanks for all the replies guys. Gilly, I see what you did there to the SC rep. He fell right into your trap!