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For times when I don't need sports headphones, I'll probably use buds. These are my backup pair when I can't find other headphones. For sports, the ones where the little speaker fits sideways into the ear seem to work better for me. These fit snugly and are reasonably comfortable for extended periods but the earpieces get sweaty and cumbersome during long workouts. I was reasonably impressed with the bass compared to the other 3 or 4 on-the-ear headphones in this price range I've tried.
This helps when you want to rest your head against a headrest on a plane.Finally, the design of these headphones also placed some emphasis on style. Now fits snug, with no chance of them slipping off. They wrap around the back of the neck, rather than the back of the head like most other headphones. Headphones appear to have been built with sturdy parts and construction. Color combination (Grey with small orange reflector), along with it's "Street Style" is unique and stands out in a subtle way. However, bass quality is crisp and has been able to play certain songs containing heavy bass without any of the crackling that I used to hear in prior headphones that cost twice as much.Comfort: In the beginning, a bit tight around the ear. The wire feeding into the headphones have been reinforced at the speaker connection so that it doesn't come loose (which is what happened to my last pair of Sennheiser PMX60 Headphones after 2-years of regular use).Sound quality is above average, but doesn't stand out from all the rest that would allow me to give it 5 stars. But the headphones seemed to have molded itself to my ear after about 4-5 uses.
If you need a more durable pair of headphones, keep looking. When I listened to music, the vocals were harder to hear than the music. Yes, the ears pinch a little bit at first, but they loosen up after a while and are actually really comfortable.If you need a simple pair of behind-the-neck headphones for occasional use, these are great. I wear my headphones about 8 hours per day and am constantly taking them on and off. The sound quality was great at first, but significantly declined after about a year. As a result, they only lasted about 2 years. I've had to turn the volume up full blast to hear my podcasts.
And along with everyone else, they hurt. I have to put the headphones on and THEN put my glasses over them and even then its just too much stuff behind my ear. I also wear glasses sometimes and they are impossible to wear with my glasses.
I read all the reviews and thought, "oh well, they look pretty good" but now that I have them, I dont think I would buy them again. However, I use these more when I'm sitting at a desk. I bought these headphones to replace my old pair of behind-the-head headphones because the wire connection wore down.
I can't wear them for too long because they hurt my head. After wearing them for about an hour, I have to take them off.Overall, great if you aren't wearing them for too long with the purpose of running; bad if wearing them for longer periods of time.but at least the sound quality is good. I bought them mainly for the purpose of working out AND for when I'm doing school work sitting at the computer.
I've worn them running and they are great for that because you can remove the pads to wash them --my face/ears do get sweaty-- and they don't move or bounce around at all and have reflectors which is really great for running outside.
My head is on the small size for a male adult and they fit me great. The sound quality is great and stay comfortable even after several hours of use. I don't like headphones messing up my spikey hair, so these headphones are perfect. You can run with them and not worry at all about them falling off.
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