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- Sound quality Lacks severely in the bass department. Very tinny.
- Design and form factor They're your basic, no frills headphones. I liked the understatedness of them.
- Comfort They stay in my ear, but doesn't give me a headache like the ones that go into your ear canal.
- Noise isolation These are not in-ear, so not much sound isolation.
- Durability They lasted me more than a year and I abused them pretty bad.
Detailed review
Let's be real. You're not looking at these headphones for the stellar sound quality. You want these type of headphones because you don't want to spend a lot of money and you know you're going to abuse the hell out of whatever headphones you end up with. If that's your price range and use case, these headphones are going to be fine for you.
I always end up losing my earbuds, step on them, or tug on the wire too hard and kill the sound in one of the ear pieces. If you anticipate these types of things, then these are a worth investment. You can pick it up for less than $15 and you won't be heart broken when they stop working.
The sound isn't great, but it's acceptable. If you just listen to podcasts, these are just fine sound-wise. If you really care about hearing deep bass, you should probably pass on these.
As for comfort, I'm the type of person who can't really use the in-ear earbuds. After 20 minutes, I start to get a headache, so I strongly prefer these headphones that rest in the external part of your ear and not your canal.
I always end up losing my earbuds, step on them, or tug on the wire too hard and kill the sound in one of the ear pieces. If you anticipate these types of things, then these are a worth investment. You can pick it up for less than $15 and you won't be heart broken when they stop working.
The sound isn't great, but it's acceptable. If you just listen to podcasts, these are just fine sound-wise. If you really care about hearing deep bass, you should probably pass on these.
As for comfort, I'm the type of person who can't really use the in-ear earbuds. After 20 minutes, I start to get a headache, so I strongly prefer these headphones that rest in the external part of your ear and not your canal.
good review!
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