Thread: skull candy earbuds > ipod earbuds

£8 Sony pair from Argos for me, very good sound quality (that is, for the earphone's I've bought in the past), on par with an Olympus pair that was also very good whichcame bundled with a voice recorder.

I'll never pay more than £10 on an earphone, because I always, always, lose the sound in one or both ears usually within months or within 1-2 years in every earphone and headphone I have bought. Every single one (expect my current Sony pair). Any ideas why? Even my wireless headphones I use at home play out of one ear only unless I twiddle the volume slider to exactly the right position (and that seems to change on a week by week basis).

It's appalling, really. Are earhones just not built to last? I feel as if they are a continual investment for me.

/rant

I dunno, IDX, I tend to have the same problem though. These Skullcandy 'buds are still awesome, though! I finally broke down and bought a new MP3 player, a Creative Zen 16GB, and the sound quality is way better than my old one. The Skullcandy 'buds really bring that out, too. The highs and mids especially blow my old player out of the water.

I'm a fan of Skullcandy. For the price they're awesome. That's important for broke college kids (like me).

People are idiots. I sell the stupid factory ipod earbuds. They cost like less than 5 bucks to make but are sold for 30 dollars. People actually overlook good earbuds for this crap? Just 'cause you want to stick with what your already familiar with? People are idiots BTW. Nuff said!

Hold on, got some more. Everything that a manufacture makes, has accessories (Like earbuds). These accessories are CRAP! The manufactures wants it to be crap because it cost less and they dont have to pay more for it, in return more profit for them. SO........ Anything else is better than factory crap. Replace this CRAP with something GOOD! Got it!

People are idiots!

Originally Posted by Identity X

£8 Sony pair from Argos for me, very good sound quality (that is, for the earphone's I've bought in the past), on par with an Olympus pair that was also very good whichcame bundled with a voice recorder.

I'll never pay more than £10 on an earphone, because I always, always, lose the sound in one or both ears usually within months or within 1-2 years in every earphone and headphone I have bought. Every single one (expect my current Sony pair). Any ideas why? Even my wireless headphones I use at home play out of one ear only unless I twiddle the volume slider to exactly the right position (and that seems to change on a week by week basis).

It's appalling, really. Are earhones just not built to last? I feel as if they are a continual investment for me.

/rant

I get the same problem... maybe it's because we never splurge for the high quality brands?

I currently have a Radio Shack generic brand of DJ Style headphones and the left ear cuts out constantly. I have to fiddle with the wire and the volume control and keep my head perfectly still if I want full sound. It's pretty lame.

I got a pair of these a while back. Even before I lost them, they were overated. Yeah, they're better then the iPod buds, but that's not saying much.

They hurt in your ears, and I tried using the different kinds of sizes it came with. Not to mention they fall out after anything more than a quick walk.

Originally Posted by Elis D.

I get the same problem... maybe it's because we never splurge for the high quality brands?

I currently have a Radio Shack generic brand of DJ Style headphones and the left ear cuts out constantly. I have to fiddle with the wire and the volume control and keep my head perfectly still if I want full sound. It's pretty lame.

Sounds like the wire is fractured. With cheaper headphones with wires are less quality, thus more likely to fracture causing intermittent sound, unless you stay still.

I got me some Senhheiser HD25 headphones, excellent quality, could do with the wire being longer though http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/icm.n...ones_dj_502103