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Only recently has the left one finally started dying.In short: They're decent-sounding, yet stood up to over three years of rough use. They passed with flying colors. They've been tangled and untangled, tossed into backpacks, stepped on and tripped over, tugged and yanked around.
It's nothing amazing, but good for casual listening or gaming. Like I said, it's not special, but it's a "good cheap pair."The reason why it gets four stars is because they're DURABLE. I got these as a gift from someone who randomly grabbed it and I'm glad they chanced upon this pair.
I've owned my pair for several years now. A good durable pair, perfect for stuffing into pockets in case the need for headphones arises. Bass is lacking (duh), but doesn't sound tinny.
Highs are alright, mids are decent.
Slight emphasis on the low end but its not too bad. The Sony has clearer (much less smeared) highs and sounds more musical giving a sense of air/sound stage. Get those, don't waste your ears on these. I compared a bunch of low price earbuds using my daughters 1st gen ipod, my sons zune, and my recently acquired 2nd gen touch with consistent results for all earbuds tested.This model has splashy smeared highs that after some amount of listening is fatiguing. Don't know what the folks who praise the sound of these are listening to, but then also I can't fathom why budwieser is the most popular beer.The Sony MDR-E828LP was the best sounding headphone of the bunch I tested by quite a margin.
The sound was inferior. And one side was a foot shorter than the other. I returned the item for a prompt refund but was dismayed when there was no acknowledgement of the obvious defects; on the contrary, I was told that the sound was superior.This was an annoying experience to say the least. This item was shown with a mechanical wind-up device. When I received it, it had the usual airline type earpeices -- no windup.
Better than any I've ever tried, including Koss, Sony, Maxell, and the knock-offs. Better sound than the Apple buds which come with the iPod.
There's no way anyone can possibly listen at audiophile level in that environment. For the most part, however, they stay where I put them and I hear every note, every instrument and every song perfectly. Why oh why do people spend $50, $80, even $100 for earphones. On the earphones themselves, I could not get the foam pads to stay on and they consequently do not lock in place 100% of of the time. The coil device to store the cord is a waste when you can simply wrap the wire around your iPod or MP3 device. For the very sane sum of $15 or so I get very decent sound. Okay, this is not audiophile sound, but I'm walking the streets of New York City where noisy vehicles and nearby conversations constantly intrude.
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