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(More customer reviews)Starting about six years ago I embarked on the quest of finding good, portable sound reproduction. I've chewed through everything from the oft recommended Koss KSC75s and Portapros to the top of the line $400 UE Triple.fis. I learned a lot along the way, most notably that due to the thinness of cords, plugs, and connectors used on portable headphones, that whether you spend $20 or $200 they will last about the same time under the same usage pattern. So, after spending over $1400 over these past six years, after all those hours of research, all those models, etc., these approximately $10 wonders are my mainstay go-to headphones.
I use my iPod on the go a lot, as in multiple hours a day, every single day. What I have learned is that the average lifespan of ANY portable headphone, regardless of cost, under my care and usage patterns averages around 6-9 months. I'm not rough, far from it, but the amount of cable flexing that takes place under that many hours of use (as well as the nigh inevitable occasional snag on a door knob) inevitably results in a failed headphone cord sooner than later.
For the money, clipons are the best portable solution I have found. It's just much easier to make a decent speaker driver at the scale of a clip on than it is at the scale of earbud or IEM. I'm getting comparable sound quality from these $10 clipons as I got from over $100 ATH-EC7 earbuds, the best sounding earbuds I ever found, as a comparison.
These clipons are lightweight, comfortable, and fit very well for non-strenuous activity (as one previous reviewer noted, they are not for jogging, but that pretty much goes for all clipons without an adjustable clip). It takes many hours on my ears before they become uncomfortable, and by then I ought to be taking a break from listening anyhow. The sound quality is excellent, maybe not UE triple.fi or ATH-A900 excellent, but those are headphones that cost around $300 (and in the case of the A900s aren't even portable), and these slimz cost around $10. Because they're so cheap, I keep a spare set unopened in a drawer ready to go at all times; they're just a fantastic deal in my opinion.
Some people have criticized the cable, this is an unfair criticism for the price. These pretty much have the same quality cable as almost all sub $20 portable headphones on the market (and the ones that don't have this style cable are usually worse). They tangle no more or less than any earbud, IEM, or clipon I've ever used, and I've used a lot of them.
Last, I want to address some of the misconceptions in some of the reviews about these headphones: Yes, they leak sound, so doesn't every single open driver headphone in the world. Yes, they let in external noises, so doesn't every single open driver headphone in the world. Headphones come in four basic types: open cans, closed cans, earbuds, and in-ear monitors (or IEMs). In general, open cans provide better sound quality for the same money as other choices. They don't keep out external noise, and they do leak sound to your surroundings. They're not good choices for noisy environments or where you will disturb coworkers if you play your music loudly. However, these are not flaws as it is inherent to the design. If you need to keep out external noise when you listen, then what you need is some sort of IEM or full sized closed cans. If what you really need to do is avoid leaking sound to your surroundings, what you need is something other than open driver based headphones.
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Ultra Slim Housing .38-Inch Earphone / 30mm Driver Unit / Secure And Comfortable Fit with Ergonomic Designed Ear Hook / Black Deluxe High Gloss
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