5 comments about H3 Waterproof Headphones.

1. these work great for lap swimming. problem is the ear pieces easily fall out when i put my gear away. i suggest a portable storage container for the headphones to protect them, but it would need to be able to air out. also a good place to store back up ear pieces



2. If you have ever owned a decent pair of headphones, you'll be very dissappointed with the quality of these 'phones. The sound is rather canny and the provided neckband displaces the 'phones out of your ear. They perform better without the neckband.
   
   Given there're not many options in terms of waterproof 'phones, this is the one to get. Just don't expect it to perform at a level of Sony or Koss in ear 'phones.
   
   However, they should not be priced at $45, they're only worth $25 in my opinion.



3. A little uncomfortable at first, difficult to get used to. . .
   But the best feature, is they stay in your ears no matter what.
   And the sound is pretty good, too!



4. They do take some getting used to. Not the most comfortable headphones. But, they do get the job done.



5. The effectiveness of the unit totally depends on your head shape/size. I could individually get each earpiece to seal in my ear canal, but as soon as I let go the configuration of the device would break the seal. It is hard to explain, but in order for the earpiece to be deeply sealed in the ear, the top of the connector has to be angled out, away from the head. This is not possible whether attached to the supplied headband or attached to your goggles. Without being able to seal the earpieces, the device is worthless. Other than that, the idea and the case are great for Ipod Shuffle. Unfortunately, the earpieces are the most critical element and were poorly designed.

5 comments about Sennheiser PX100W Supra-Aural Foldable Mini Headphones (White).

1. I bought these headphones primarily for my iPod and music+games on my laptop. The iPod earbuds arent all that bad but I was ready for something better and after a lot of shopping I settled on a pair of these.
   
   I really didnt want an over-the-ear set and preferred open air even though my old Sony's have seen years of use and still sound great. Because of this however it does bleed noise to the outside and is not so good for environments that might disturb people. Also, it is made with light weight construction that some describe as flimsy. Just treat it like you would a pair of glasses.
   
   They are comfortable and not that noticeable on my head but if they are too high they push against the rim of my glasses behind my ears and hurt after awhile. Once adjusted they fit perfectly. Cord length is just right. Sound quality is very good but dont expect the same as you would get out of a $200 set. It also wont miraculously turn 128kbps mp3's into CD quality but makes the most of what it gets. Obviously you need to crank up the volume on the iPod to drive the bigger speakers.
   
   Lastly, in the end I should have bought the black pair instead. These look perfect with my iPod but stand out like a sore thumb over my black hair.



2. We own three sets of PX-100 (2 black and 1 white). Believe me, there is an audible difference between the black and white models. Maybe the white is different plastic, with a different resonance character. This is just professional conjecture. All I know is something must account for the difference, because I'm sure the drivers are the same.
   
   Anyhow, the black ones definitely sound MUCH better than the white ones. I don't know if that has anything to do with the difference in price, but if you don't just HAVE to have white (for fashion sake or whatever), and if sound is the primary consideration, please do yourself a favor and get the black ones.
   
   I have Sennheiser HD-600's in my studio, and of course they sound better (several hundred dollars does make a difference), but the black PX-100 has about 75-80% of the sound quality of the 600's! They are just a little "warm" in character, but for portable players that can be good thing. In fact, I rip my library to high bitrate .wma rather than mp3 (the mp3 codec tends to be warm itself), and the sonic character of the Zen player with these phones is amazing! But they sound great with portable CD players and laptops too.
   
   I'm buying another black one since my oldest one (which I use every day) developed a short, and one channel doesn't play - but that's due to extremely heavy use over several years!
   
   There's no accounting for taste, I suppose, and some people have some strange ideas of what sounds good. As an audio engineer, I prefer sonic neutrality. To my ears, when the black PX-100 is used with a typical portable audio device (in the typical playback environment), the combination is practically perfect. Considering the price, the light weight and the folding design (which I have no trouble getting right), these are primo phones.



3. The sound quality and design is better than what you might expect for that price yet my pair got a disconnection on the cord near the jack after a month. I cannot use it anymore so I don't think it is the right product if you are going to use it while traveling.
   
   pros
   good design (I find it quite easy to put it into its nice case)
   good price
   
   cons
   too fragile



4. price is awsome and sound is awsome
   i ordered on monday and was shipped on wednessday!!
   excellent shipping!!
   i can't believe i let my ears suffer with those cheap earphones
   love it!!!!!!!



5. This is my third purchase of the Sennheiser PX100s (though this is the first pair I've bought in white), and I remain impressed by the quality of the product. I can't speak highly enough about them; they're far better than headphones I've purchased that cost three times the price. Buy them and be very happy.

5 comments about Belkin F8Z055-5 TuneBuds for iPod.

1. I had a hard time finding any tune buds in stores without having to buy the headphones to go along with them. I found these and they work great, plus they come in some cool colors that I have never seen. My headphones continually pinched the insides of my ears but they don't anymore with the buds on. Good buy.



2. Purchased after I lost one of my earbud covers. Works very well. I could not easily find earbud covers in the stores, so this saves time on searching. Add in that the price is right and you have a winner. If I ever need any more, I will not hesitate to buy more of these earbud covers.



3. These covers stay on better than the originals that came with and disappeared from my IPOD. They are a little more difficult to get on but it is worth it since they stay put. Colors aren't that great - a little too neon for my preference, but in this case function is more important than fashion.



4. I love my new earbud covers and I espically love all the colors!
   The price was very competitive and the seller ensured that the transaction was professional and expedient. Great seller and great product.



5. The Ipod buds fit me great as long as I have these for them. ALSO, unlike the ones that come with Ipod buds, these stay on the earbud. Well, at least better.
   Good product!

4 comments about Griffin Tunebuds (white) / Earphones.

1. I recently purchased the Griffin Tunebud earphones for myself and my entire family. They are so much more comfortable than the standard flat disc shaped earphones. For Xmas we got the kids MP3 players so they each received these earbuds too. Perfect size for children's ears as well as adults. Plus, you can't beat the price. I even purchased a few extras just to have backups. Highly recommended!



2. Griffin's tunebuds are excellent in place of Apple's. Apple's would always fall out of my ears whenever I would go jogging or work on the elliptical. Griffin's, on the other hand, have not fallen out once! They come in several sizes (three, I think), and I'm currently using the smallest size which fits my small ears perfectly. I would definitely recommend these to anyone looking for an alternative earbud.



3. The sound quality from these earbuds is truly amazing. They do a good job of blocking external noises.



4. Good product, fits the ears very well, the sound is a bit tinny, but if you have an EQ or bass adjustment, you will be fine.

5 comments about Sony MDR-EX81LP Bud-Style Stereo Earphones (Black).

1. I've owned earbuds previously that wrap around your ears. I like that type of earbud. I was very disappointed in these Sony MDR-EX81LPs. The sound was good, but no matter what I did, the earbuds would not stay in my ear, nor would they wrap around my ear. They were very annoying.
   
   I will admit that although I am an adult, I do have rather small ears. But there is no way to adjust the part that wraps around your ears (unlike other similar ones I've owned in the past). I did everything I could think of to get these to fit properly to no avail. If I wrapped it around my ear, the bud didn't fit inside properly. And if I put the bud in my ear properly, the "wrap around" part was just flopping beside my ear. I really wanted to make these work, but I just couldn't.
   
   I sent them back to Amazon because they were more than $30 and I didn't want to waste my money.
   
   If you have average to large ears, perhaps these earbuds will work properly for you. I was disappointed that there was no way to adjust them. The way they're designed is very unforgiving -- if your ears don't conform exactly to the way these are made, they will not work for you.
   
   I also bought the V-Moda Bass Freq earbuds (which don't have a wrap-around feature) and I am much happier with those. They're realy comfortable and deliver incredible sound.
   
   Additionally I bought some iLuv i301s. The sound they deliver is rather tinny but since they are inexpensive I will keep them as a "backup" pair.
   
   So far, in my quest for decent iPod earphones, I highly recommend the V-Moda Bass Freq earbuds.



2. I had great expectations for this product, earbuds that wouldn't fall out, but I had to return them. The design is faulty, the ear hangers are fixed and should have been made adjustable. When the earbuds are in the ear canal the ear hangers do not rest on the top of the ear and when you position the hangers on your ear the earbuds won't stay in the ear canal. Several people tried them with the same result, in one case, with the earbud inserted in the ear canal, the ear hanger was almost one inch from the top of the ear.
   
   Earbuds (I've tried half a dozen different ones) seem to never stay snug and fall out with almost any activity. The sports-type ear hangers stay in position but can have low sound even with the ipod volume set to max.
   Now, I get the fit, volume and sound I wanted using inexpensive Sony MDR-J10 h.ear Headphones with Non-Slip Design (Black) coupled with theUpbeat Audio LLC R234-2 Boostaroo Revolution Amplifier for iPod (Black).



3. Very comfortable, even though I usually don't like the in-ear type of headset. Excellent sound reproduction, with plenty bass and just enough highs. I'd recommend them!



4. I read a fistful of reviews on this site and others before taking the step to buy these. I'll admit the review at ilounge played a great deal in the decision, also.
   
   Right out of the package they were a great fit...for me. The ear loops were not noticeable because of the soft plastic material they are made of. The quality of the sound was outstanding...clear and precise with not too much bass.
   
   I have hard time understanding all the complaints I read about in some of the reviews: No bass, kept falling out of ears, etc. I recommend them with no reservation... but then again, to each his own.



5. I am disappointed after having listened to these Sony earbuds for a while. Very little (if any) bass response and the mid-range seems a bit flat also. It is possible that I have not yet found a proper fit in my ear to experience all these have to offer but so far, I get better sound out of my $10 Seinheissers. If you decide to buy these make an effort to go to a local retailer and listen to them first.

5 comments about Sony Mdrnc22/Blk Noise Canceling Headphone (Black).

1. This is a very good headset, small, good sound & very good price, I can't believe who pays hundreds of $$$ for headsets, because all Speakers lose sound quality overtime.



2. Just returned from Paris & used these with my Ipod. They do not cancel out the noise (evidenced by the 3 year old who cried & kicked my chair the entire 8-hour trip); they hurt my ears; they fell out of my ears; the cords get all tangled up; BUT the sound is pretty good. I'm sending them back.



3. These headphones cancel out noise very well. I take public transit daily and enjoy listening to music. These were exactly what I wanted in a set of noise-canceling headphones. I like the fact that I can turn the noise cancellation on and off and they also run for a long time on a single battery.



4. I was extremely disappointed when I recently lost my MDR NC11's that i had been using for the better part of 4 years. I thought that they really blocked out a large amount of outside noise, but the fit wasn't the greatest as they would fall out of my ears pretty often (I used the largest earpieces available). I searched in vain all over the 'net and finally ended my search by contacting Sony. The agent offered to sell me a refurbished pair of the NC22's for about the same price that Amazon was offering for a NEW pair. When I received the NC22's I really liked that the noise cancelling module had been updated into a more compact unit. The fit and style of earpieces has been tremendously improved. However, the NC22's are lacking the volume controls found on the NC11's. Which brings me to my only real gripe about the NC22's. While riding on the city bus, I could actually hear some of the conversations of the other passengers with the volume at the midpoint. That never happened with my NC11's!! I would recommend these headphones to anyone, but they must understand that the NC22's will not block out all noise.



5. I'm been using this a few weeks now and loving it. I would have given it a 5/5, but the battery life could be a bit better and the battery case itself weighs the unit down and pulls it out of your ears. I use it sitting at a desk though so it's perfect most of the time.

5 comments about Bose® QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones.

1. ok, so the QC3 does reduce the noise levels. i bought mine 2 weeks back, and travelled with them on two 4-5 hour flights. the experience, however, was not exactly what i wished for. like somebody else has put her comments on the earache caused by QC3, i can vouch for it having experienced it first hand. i had traveled enough to say that i never had any issues before this, even when i was traveling with no earphones/earplugs.
   it might be coz of the fact that my ears are overly sensitive, quite possible. but for people like me, wearing QC3 on a long flight could be quite a really bad experience (the reason i persisted for hours with the earphones was that i wanted to make sure). i returned them 3 days back. when you goto the store and test them, make sure that you are absolutely comfortable with the pair, if you feel even little uncomfortable, believe me, it would be a lot worse in the actual flight due to the simple fact that you would be wearing them for long hours.
   
   if you have no issues with that, then you would find QC3 making your journeys a lot quieter for sure. on that front, the headphones do their job as advertised. my point of giving them two stars is the very facts that they were totally useless for me, coz the side effects i described, and i have to waste money in shipping them back (i moved to san antonio where there is no bose store).



2. I ordered the Bose Q3 because of all the good reviews I read online. The main purpose I purchased them was to cancel out all the office noise- mostly people on the phone or just plain chatting in office cubes next to mine. So the noise canceling feature was the driving principal here. In the office it did mute some things, like the click of the keyboard, the hum of the air conditioning vent, and it did soften most of the ambient noise. However, I could still hear those annoying chitchat conversations in the cubes across and even a few down from mine. Honestly, for $350 bucks I was looking for almost dead silence. Maybe my expectations were too high. I never tired them on a plane or listening to music, so I can't comment on that. So I returned them to Bose without any problem.



3. The Quiet Comfort 3 is a must for the frequent traveler. Try the QC2 first, because you might prefer over the ear as opposed to on ear. It gets wearisome after 3-4 hours, but take a break and you'll be glad you purchased these. The lesser expensive brands will end up costing a lot more in convenience and ear rumble!



4. I didn't intend to buy the QC3s, I was perfectly happy with the QuietComfort 2 headphones I had owned for just shy of 3 years, and used for hours almost daily at work. Unfortunately, about a month ago, the left earcup began cutting out, and a few small bits of plastic began flaking off where the earcup attaches to the headband. Naturally, I emailed bose, expecting a quote to have them fixed (they obviously weren't under warranty anymore.) I was told that they were not user or factory serviceable, but I would have the option to receive a new pair of QC2s for $50 or QC3s for $150 - an opportunity I jumped on. I've had them for about 2 weeks now.
   
   When I originally dished out the $250 for my QC2s, I swore I would never switch back to an on the ear headphone... but I've since changed my mind. I now realize that I liked what I perceived to be better sound isolation; but the QC2's design really doesn't seem to do much in the way of noise cancellation, because the QC3 is undoubtedly quieter. Wearing these turned on without listening to music makes almost any kind of continuous, undertone-like sound around you disappear (like a fan, or office sounds, or a plane engine), while making everything else quiet enough to ignore (like phones or crying babies.) Add music and you can literally enter another dimension (which can be good or bad, especially at work.)
   
   Why do I now prefer the QC3s to the QC2s? I think it's just a preference thing - some people will always like one, some people will always like the other. Personally, I prefer that the QC3s feel a little cooler and a little lighter since there is less actual contact with your ears/face.
   
   With regard to physical quality, I think Bose makes a great product, well worth the cash. That being said, my old TriPort headphones and the pair of QC2s I mentioned above both had the same flaw - the plastic that makes up most of the headphone's structure seems to be prone to eventual stress fracture. I was so good to my headphones... always kept them in their case, was careful to never apply pressure in the wrong direction, but both pairs I've owned thus far have succumbed to the same problem. While the plastic breaking wasn't why I got rid of the QC2s, I could tell it was just the beginning. The fact of the matter is that all headphones are bent just the littlest bit out of their natural position when worn correctly, and this constant pressure is just enough, over time, to cause failure.
   The people at Bose were so easy to deal with, so helpful, and gave me such a great deal, that I'm only more likely to stick with bose headphones, because I feel like I'll be taken care of (even though the QC3s appear to be made from the exact same type of plastic.)
   
   My only gripe is that I prefer being able to use a standard AAA battery in the QC2s. Sure, the battery on the QC3s really does last around 25 hours as advertised (in my experience), but I fear the day I'm stuck on a plane with a dead battery. I'll probably invest in a second rechargeable battery.
   
   So, which should you buy? I think that your preference for an on the ear or around the ear version is what matters most. Aside from the QC3s stronger noise canceling capabilities and rechargeable battery, they have comparable audio quality.



5. Just bought my QC3 yesterday and wanted to share my thought process. For starters, I'm an average consumer. No specially trained ear and not using it for studio purposes. I care about quality, sound and look. I live in NYC and the noise from the subway, traffic and city life were enough for me to buy a pair of noise cancelling headphones. Went with Bose because they are a premier name and brand. I know that they stand behind their product. Plus, you can always find retailers who carry the products so you can test them out in the stores before buying etc.
   
   First, sound from the noise-cancelling versus regular headphones were astonishing. Really superior sound and QC'a literally create a small sound vacumm and reduces background noise dramatically.
   
   Second, between the QC2 and the QC3, go for the QC3 and here's why, for $50 more, you get:
   1) NEWER PRODUCT - the satisfaction of knowing that you bought the latest technology to date
   2) GREENER - you are getting a rechargeable battery (vs. triple A's that costs money to buy and constantly replace... not to mention, tossing batteries isn't environmentally friendly). QC3 also comes with the charger, that's plus the cost of not constantly replacing your battery is worth more than the $50
   3) WEIGHT - QC3 is lighter than the QC2
   4) COMFORT - It doesn't go over your ear like the QC2 (great for people who wear glasses). Plus even without the over the ear design, the QC3 still creates a vacumm to block out noise without the headphones being so large that it will press against the frams of my glasses (hard to cope with when you are on a 12+ hour flight)
   5) LOOK - the shape of the QC3 looks better around your head. Look carefully, the QC2 has this unattractive slight bulge where the headpiece sticks further out than in the QC2. For a girl like me, I thought the QC2 made it look more masculine, bulky and "street tough". The QC3 definitely has a more streamlined look
   
   I bought my QC3 from the Bose store in SOHO. Without the benefit of speaking to their reps and trying the products, I probably would have just bought the $125 regular headphones (which is why I'm sharing my review with you all who may not have a Bose store where you are). These are pricey but an investment. I'm really looking forward to creating a sanctuary for myself and tuning out in my QC3's.
   
   After using this product a bit longer, if there are any negatives, I'll be sure to provide an update.

5 comments about Sony MDR-EX71SLA Fontopia Bud-Style Headphones with Case (White).

1. I am so unhappy. I ordered my headphones and did not get them. I sent a request to have it resent. I noticed that somehow it was going to an old address and I let them know that it was wrong. The billing was correct but the shipping was wrong. I got an email saying he was resending it but it was again to the wrong address. I sent a request to correct it immediately but it still never came. I sent another email telling them I had not received my items and wanted my money back. This has been over a month now and I still do not have my items or my money back. Please help me to get my items or my money back. I will find my headphones somewhere else.
   
   On a scale of 1 to 5 I rate this vendor a -2.
   
   Debra Leazenby
   10120 Holder St
   Buena Park, CA 90620
   713/366-5641



2. I've been using these headphones with my Sansa mp3 player for about a year and they are great. The adjustable ear-inserts make them comfortable for almost anybody and produce much clearer, crisper sound than most ear buds. The extension piece is also very useful, just long enough to listen comfortably, with a little slack, while the player is in my shirt pocket or on an arm band.
   
   I like them so much I bought a pair for my mom for Christmas to go with her new iPod. She loves them too.
   
   These are much better than the knock-offs which Apple sells at its stores, and cheaper too.
   
   My only complaint is they are so good at isolating sound that I can't hear people talking to me when the music is playing. Though that can be a plus if you're in a noisy environment alone.



3. The sound in these headphones is absolutely amazing. Only thing I've heard better are my Sony studio monitors that radio DJ's use.
   
   The bad part is the cord. If you're running and have an MP3 player on your waist, the stupid mid-way connector bounces like crazy, causing your left ear to get tugged on with every step. I have to hold the connector so the earplug doesnt get yanked out of my ear from the stupid connector.
   
   I'm going to buy an armband, which should fix the problem, but I just feel like there had to be a better way of doing this.



4. These headphones produce incredible sound, however, as other customers have pointed out, the wiring in the product is not up to par. Having bought a new mp3 player, I wanted some nice headphones that didn't cost alot, and these seemed like the perfect solution. And they were, until after a little over a week's light usage the left ear-bud died mysteriously, and I have yet to discover the cause. For a few days I could remedy the problem by tapping on the ear-bud whenever the sound cut out, but now I can't find any solution to the problem, so now I have a pair of good quality headphones for one ear...



5. I purchased these ear buds a few months ago and they are not bad for the price. I enjoy falling asleep to soft music and the small size of these ear buds is ideal for that. I found them comfortable to wear even with my head lying on top of the ear buds. I found the wiring to be somewhat cheap in construction and the lower frequency to be the quality of that of less expensive models. I am not as concerned with the lower frequency issue while I am falling asleep, but I would definitely recommend other ear pieces for daily music listening. In hind sight, I would have purchased something else.
   
   Pros
   -comfortable
   -crisp high frequency audio
   -reasonable price
   
   Cons
   -Poor Low Frequency
   -Cheap wiring and construction
   -Case is kind of lame.

5 comments about Koss KTXPRO1 Titanium Portable Headphones with Volume Control.

1. Gotta love 'em - sound great, don't notice them when wearing, comfortable on the ears, carry a great range of sound especially hearty bass for the metalhead in you! I don't like the "behind the neck" or buds type and tried a bunch of headsets before this one and it's my favorite - worth alot more than the price that's for sure.



2. Koss KTXPRO1 Titanium Portable Headphones with Volume Control
   
   
   I just have to chime in here - These phones came to me with much anticipation on my part for $[...], free 2-day shipping, thanks to a 30-day free trial of AmazonPrime.
   
   I've read every review I could get my hands on, so I knew about the fit issues, reduced and/or less exaggerated high frequency response compared to the KSC75 clip-ons (which I already own, and just ordered another pair for work), etc. just so you know a little about where I'm coming from. Here's the other thing you need to know about me - I'm cheap. I have been known to step over a $[...] bill to pick up a dime, in some of my less-lucid moments.
   
   But, enough about me, you're reading this to find out about the quality of these phones. However, there's a story behind my evaluation, you see, I first ordered the KSC75 sport clips, because of their fame from head-fi.org to which I proudly belong, never really intending to use the clips, because I already had a cheap portable performer in the V-Moda Bass Freqs. So I knocked off the clips and glued them to an old Sony headband, for use with my Gateway PC w/ Sigmatel audio chip (for those who are interested), and although I didn't notice it at first, they seemed to develop a warbling in mids and highs even with uber-media player Foobar2000-decoded flac files (which I'm not sure is important with the advent of directsound-dominated WinVista) at high volumes, but I wasn't sure if this was due to the modification, or a product of my integrated sound chip, but I promise I will update/edit this as soon as I have a chance to break in my new KSC75s.
   
   I can tell you that I have thus far (2+ listening hours, during which I have seen the soundstage and dynamic range open up like a May flower) been unable to duplicate this warble in my brand new KTXPRO1s (which, for those of you who've done your homework know, shares most if not all of its driver design with probably at least a half-dozen other Koss products, including the KSC75, Sportapro, Portapro, etc?). I'm sure that warbling is not the correct term, but then I'm an audiophile only insofaras I'm a lover of high fidelity sound as I know it. I can also say that although I was a bit worried about the subdued highs upon first listen, it seems to have really balanced out in the last couple of hours and I must admit I have a tad bit of high freq hearing damage from my years in the Air Force.
   
   I'm gonna try to wrap it up here - I've been jamming to Steely Dan for abut 3 hours now and the sound just keeps getting better. I have a hard-to-fit melon-sized head and I'm experiencing no fatigue whatsoevever - forgot the blue rubber thingy was even there. The reported lack of treble, I think, is actually the absence of accentuated/exaggerated/fake (OUCH!) treble, and - I'm detecting a much better handling of sound leakage compared to the KSC75, probably also related to the treble issue via the (semi-closed?) design. I just had my daughter, who has a much smaller, normal-sized head, try them on (for the second time). She got a good fit, shook her head around - I watched them not move. I don't know what else to say, except these sound better than the Bose in-ear and over-the-ear tri-ports I bought last year (I had a windfall) and returned. I will update, as promised. I plan to give my new KSC75s (Look for this upcoming review by Yours Truly, as well as a Creative Zen review) a good workout with my new eBay homemade CMoy headphone amp. Bottom line is, if you're a miser like me, but crave good quality sound like women love chocolate, get off your a _ _. You're gonna wanna buy these.
   
   AND, if Amazon offers you a trial of AmazonPrime, take advantage of it. You can set it up not to auto-enroll after the trial, thus foregoing the worry of your credit card getting charged. Honestly, I'm getting spoiled from the free 2-day shipping, no minimum spending amount deal. Either way, it's made a life-long customer out of me.
   
   So, who am I working for, Koss or Amazon? Hah ;-)
   
   --Quick update: I have been using these phones for well over a week now, and I have only been further impressed by them. They are, believe it or not, far superior to their "sibling," the KSC75 sportclips. I don't know where the "experts" stand on this, but all I can say is there is a strange irregularity of sound in the mid to high range of sound on the KSC75s (two units frome two different suppliers) that is nowhere to be found on the KTXPro1s. I don't know if it comes from the difference in enclosure or other build particulars. That said, I can now see the concern revolving around the fit of these phones on various shapes and sizes of heads. Personally, I had to bend them outward above the vertical adjustment to wear them comfortably for long periods of time. I have a big head. And I feel I have to constantly check the diagonal, floating adjustment to get good sound. Makes me wonder if the slightly more expensive PortaPro/UR40 family of phones wouldn't remedy these problems. But notwithstanding this, I would find them superior to the KSC75s any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Honestly, I have to have a totally different eq setting for these two phones on my new Sony NWZ-A728 player, which, obviously precludes me from reviewing the Creative Zen, as I had planned - it simply wasn't an option for me, under the (warranty) circumstances. In short, minor fit issues were not enough to prevent me from wallowing in the stellar sound quality of these budget phones.



3. These headphones are great! They are very clear and quite comfortable to wear. That extra strap on them really does keep them from moving/shifting. The volume control is very convenient as well. This is my second pair because I broke the plastic arm on the first set (which I still use).
   
   I did not hesitate for a second to buy these same headphones again. They are the only headphones I can wear without having to constantly "refit" on my head everytime I move around. (I use the broken pair in the rain; and, still, they continue to give me great sound!)



4. I have spend over 500.00 this year for phones but these are perfect for great sound and far better than i expected. I think you'll need to spend 100.00 buck to get better.
   
   Hard to beat unless you are tone deaf.



5. So my Sennheiser HD 595 phones developed a hiss in the left speaker, and the warranty has expired. I was so down for a week it was actually kind of sad. I just listen to these things all the time. I am a headphone geek and an audiophile. So I pull these out of the bottom of a box. I had purchased them two years ago for the wife who never used them. I hooked them up to my headfive headphone amp to listen to a podcast. When it ended, it jumped straight to music - and I was blown away. Listen: these are 15 dollar headphones that totally hang with Grado 60s, Sennheiser portables, etc. They destroy crappy skullcandy headphones and overpriced sony phones. If you are a poor highschooler wanting something that 'gets' music, these get it. Channel separation is great on these little things. I cannot believe the bass quality. There is a midbass hump but I think the midrange is richer than some have suggested in other reviews. Will send out the Senns to get fixed, but I won't be crying about it in the meantime. Yes, that is amazing as the Senns are 300 dollar phones.

5 comments about Apple In-Ear Headphones- M9394G/C.

1. I bought these to replace the ear buds that came with my iPod (those really hurt my ears!). These are much more comfortable, and I like their music quality, but they constantly slip out of my ears when I run. For a normal pair of headphones for walking around/commuting, these are great, but they're definitely not for exercise. I'll be investing in another pair that wraps around my head.



2. Yeah, I read other reviews that described specific ways you lift the top of your ear to secure the earbud in your ear to make it stay in, but my ears are small and these just won't stay in while I am running. I am bummed, because the sound is really good, and otherwise, I like them.



3. I bought them to replace a great pair of Sony's that sound great but have a poor cord design that has to go around the neck. I bought these an the Apple store and they are terrible. For those who have no trouble with them staying in your ears that's great but for me even using the smallest tips they not only don't go in far enough they keep popping out. They will be returned post haste.



4. I purchased these to try to see if they might offer a more snug fit than the ones that came with the iPod. To my disappointment, the fit is about the same. But,the real shock was the poor sound quality. I compared the original phones with these many times, but this product sounds painfully tinny, and has very little full base and mid-range. Despite adjusting the iPod EQ to many settings, I couldn't get rid of the tinny sound.



5. I bought this product so I can avoid outside noise. However; compared with the set of headphones that came with the unit, this headphone is inferior in sound. The speaker is much smaller and you lose quality, especially bass. Better to stick with something on line that comes with the unit that is larger in speaker size.