Description
From the manufacturer
Unit 9mm 10mm 10mm 9mm Cord Length 3.6 ft. 3.6 ft. Earpieces Included 3 3 3 3
Item Weight 0.141 ounces
ASIN B003EM8008
Item model number RP-HJE120-K
Best Sellers Rank #609 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #79 in Earbud & In-Ear Headphones
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No
Date First Available March 19, 2011
Manufacturer Panasonic
Charging Time 4 Hours
Item Weight 4 Grams
Units 1.0 Count
Number Of Items 1
Cable Length 3.6 Feet
About this item Note : If the size of the earbud tips does not match the size of your ear canals or the headset is not worn properly in your ears, you may not obtain the correct sound qualities or call performance. Change the earbud tips to ones that fit more snugly in your ear Wired in ear headphones perfect for exercising; with 3 sets of ear pads (S/M/L), Headphones stay in your ears while keeping surrounding noise out Ergo fit Design for Perfect fit Ultra Soft Ergofit in ear earbud Headphones conform Instantly to Your ears (S/M/L ear pads Included for a Perfect fit) Smartphone compatible Panasonic in ear Headphones with integrated microphone and remote are compatible with Apple (iphone/ iPod/ iPad), Android and Blackberry Audio devices In ear stereo Audio tonally balanced Audio with crisp highs and deep low Notes, plus wider frequency response and lively sound quality for recorded audio Extended Headphone cord long, 3.6 Feet cord threads comfortably through clothing and Bags making it easy to connect
Product Description
The Panasonic ErgoFit In Ear Earbuds Headphones RP HJE120 K are the perfect combination of style, comfort and most of all, high quality sound. With three included sets of earpads (S/M/L), you’ll get a custom, comfortable fit that won’t slip out, even while exercising. These black earbuds are a stylish choice, but you can choose from other vivid color options with color matching earbud pads and cord to best complement your style, mood or device. Large 9mm drivers with neodymium magnets along with a wide frequency response and smart ergonomic fit deliver dynamic, crystal clear sound while helping to keep out unwanted outside noise. The 3.6 feet cord threads comfortably through clothing and bags.Frequency Response (Hz-kHz) 20-20.
Doctor S 457337 –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Needs a User Guide
UPDATED REVIEW 1/3/23After using these only a couple of times and securely storing them with my Chromebook, which works fine with headphones, these earbuds developed some intermittent noise playing music on YouTube. I was all set to return them but then last ditch effort, tried smoothing the cord … which was not twisted but a bit bent from original packing … now they work fine again. Go figure……ORIGINAL REVIEWNeeds User ManualI’m using this version with a Chromebook computer.I’ve found the listening sound excellent, better than any of my other headphones. The earbuds are the right shape, are very comfortable, and do not fall out.That having been said, I have a suggestion for Panasonic: Make and include a user manual!The fact that there is no user manual makes it odd that the box has this stated warning:”Before connecting, operating, or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.”The only insert paper is a small sheet with product specs, warranty info, and a blanket warning about hearing and volume of listening.I searched all over the Internet for User Guide, Manual, or Instruction sheet, but no more than the above was found. I think we can safely conclude there is no user manual and no instructions to read for this product and you are on your own.That was a setback when I went to test the mic online.According to the testing sites, the mic did not function. I was prepared to send it back, when I thought to try pressing the button on the mic.Well lo and behold, after pressing the button “to answer calls”, the mic did show up on testing.A second press made the pickup even stronger, as evidenced by playback of the test. The second time, I could even let the mic dangle instead of holding it up.This is just a guess, but this mic button appears to have multiple functions, thus the need for a manual.Reading through some of the currently 200+ reviews that mention “mic button”, people frequently mention using the button to skip songs. The product description says the button is to answer calls.But what all is the mic button supposed to do when using these buds with a computer!?Could the issue some reviewers are saying with the mic not working, or not pick up the voice well, be resolved with an instruction sheet?One star off for this omission.
10 people found this helpful
Damian Vale –
5.0 out of 5 stars
True Blue!!!
I have these ear phones and the sound quality is excellent. So excited to see an updated version in BLUE!!!
001jeff –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Working well
Decent quality for the price.
Melody C. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great pair of earbuds
The sound is great, they fit comfortably and the color is cute and eye catching. Small and easy to store, cord is a convenient length. All around very happy with this product
KajNut –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good to have.
I put them in my ears.
Ace-of-Stars –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exceeded my less-than demanding needs
[*UPDATE* at the end] ~[original review]: Here’s the thing: I really did not wish to be in the market for a set of earphones/earbuds or whatever these things are being called these days – but given the fact that I’d grown tired of barely being able to hear spoken-word audio through my smartphone speaker, whether it was during phone conversations, trying to listen to online programs, or hearing GPS directions while motorcycle riding, I decided it was time to invest in a “workable” set of something that could be plugged directly into my ear canal.Given that I’d had no interest in investing in audiophile-grade equipment at the requisite audiophile-grade prices, my main concern was finding something somewhere within that delicate balance of “Quality-enough” at just “Cheap-enough,” and it seemed to me at the time that these just MIGHT have fit that bill: they did have the “Panasonic” name going for them, after all.But even I, who actually WAS trying to “cheap-out,” was impressed with the crispness and clarity, as well as the unexpected comfort, of these buds. Again, they are not anything to go for if you’re looking for Top-of-the-Line type quality or heavy-duty performance… but if all you’re looking for is something simple and basic, and yet packs a surprising amount of audio quality, I can easily imagine less stellar choices. My only rating demerit being in regards to the uncomfortably thin wires which easily snag on things and get annoyingly tangled upon themselves – but hey… ya gits wutz yoo pays for, correct?I’d purchased two sets of these together – the other of which being with the added microphone feature: I’ve yet to test out that second set fully, but the audio output quality on that set matches this one, so there does seem to be consistency in that department.Definitely a “recommend” for someone who does not require much but who still appreciates those little pleasant unanticipated surprises that occasionally accompany such decisions._____[“update” addendum]:After a series of hours’-long phone conversations using the “microphone” variety of these ear buds, I was so impressed with the results that I’m literally right now, as of the typing of these very words, in the process of ordering a SECOND “mic-equipped” set – one to be set aside strictly for “in-house” phone calls, and the other as a “travel set” in case of ever needing to make/receive phone calls outside of the house or while on the road.Still the same concerns relating to the ultra-thin wires, but still strongly recommending for those on a budget or who just want something simple, yet who BOTH are looking for something reliable and of surprisingly good quality.
11 people found this helpful
Priscilla Riecks –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
These are saving my marriage 😂. We can sit next to each other and listen to our own programs on our I pads. They keep the outside noise out. Great product.
Owl –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
Works very well! I normally like the earbuds without the soft silicone part (like the apple earbuds) but honestly these are pretty good and I got used to them pretty fast. Works with the PS4 controller. Great sound quality.The silicone part does have earwax in it sometimes and gets dirty, but overall it’s still pretty good
Camera Matt –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great sound for a low price
These suckers Thump! For this price, I’ve been very happy with the hours of skull rocking bass these provide!
KyleI –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent but not long lasting
I’ve used these for years now and since the first time I’ve bought a pair I always have to replace them within 6months to a year due to cable issues (usually one side will start to become quieter then die out entirely. It’s perfectly suitable for listening to many different music genres and 5-6 years ago this was one of the better cheap iems in the market. Nowadays there are way more options in the $20 range that are more durable and probably better soundwise, which is why my current dying pair may well be my last. It’s just not financially sensible to spend $10-14 once or twice a year when I can spend $20 and hopefully get a year or two out of it (especially since a lot of them have replaceable cables).
EasyTiger –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must be fitted properly to hear bass frequencies
If you’ve been wondering how such a highly-rated product like this can also have one-star reviews stating these earbuds have “absolutely no bass whatsoever” and sound “horribly tinny”, I’d like to offer an explanation.These Panasonics are not designed to be placed in the ears and worn like classic earbuds. If that’s how you wear them, you’ll get nothing but tinny sound at relatively low volume (think 1960’s pocket transistor radio.) These earbuds are specifically designed to fit snugly into the ear, forming an airtight seal. If you choose too small of an earpad and/or don’t push them in far enough, you won’t hear any low-end frequencies. It’s only when you get an airtight seal that the earbuds will instantly come alive with full-range sound and volume.Here’s a quick analogy: Tightly plug both ears with your fingers, close your mouth, and hum the lowest note you can. Now take your fingers away, and notice how almost all of the low end and volume drops out. That’s the difference between a proper fit and an improper fit with these earbuds. Although the acoustic principles are different, these earbuds must literally plug your ears in order to give you the full frequency spectrum. Otherwise they’ll sound horrendous.Unfortunately, Panasonic wasn’t very forthcoming on their product’s packaging about how to wear the earbuds, and I’m certain some unwitting consumers are throwing away perfectly good pairs.As an audio engineer, I can assure you these earbuds, when properly fitted, sound excellent for the price. They’re not audiophile-quality earbuds with the sonic transparency of a $200 pair of studio-reference headphones, and they’re not as ergonomic as a $150 pair of Westones, but for the price, they are an exceptionally fantastic bargain. Do they have a lot of bass? They’re not deficient in any of the low frequencies, but they’re not bass-enhanced earbuds, either, which some of you may be used to. They have a relatively nice, flat bass response as is, but if you want extra bottom end on your music, you’ll want to boost the low end of your MP3 player’s EQ. Fortunately, boosted lows, even the deepest of lows, are handled very well by these Panasonics.As a result of how these earbuds are designed to be worn, they could be uncomfortable for some people to wear for extended periods of time. The earpads are very soft and pliable, though, and I personally don’t experience any discomfort wearing them. Since these earbuds are designed to be wedged into your ear, there are two unique, negative issues to point out:1. Be very careful not to drop your MP3 player, because having earbuds ripped out of your ear canal is not a pleasant experience.2. These earbuds may amplify the sound of your heartbeat when it’s racing during an intense workout. The incessant “tick tick tick” is loud enough that it becomes extremely annoying during quiet passages in the music you’re listening to.In summary, the audio quality of these earbuds, when properly fitted, will satisfy 99.9% of the general population. I would not recommend them for bike riding or street running since they block out ambient noise, and if you’re an audio engineer, you may find them a touch brittle on the high end, but if you need some quality earbuds to tune out the world for a while, these Panasonics are an excellent choice and a phenomenal value.
4,344 people found this helpful
James M. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good sound quality!
These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones that go beyond just getting the job done. If you are still considering, this is the best deal out of a lot of the products I found when searching. They are easily accessible, discreet, and they provide excellent comfort when inserting them into your ears. It makes the listener want to keep them in for the peacefulness. Like I said, I recommend this for earbud shoppers. Very good sound quality is what I focus on and it provides. These earbuds also have a small amount of sound canceling ability which improves the listening experience as well. Thank you Panasonic.These are a great pair of ear buds. I keep them with me whenever I have the opportunity to listen to music mobile because they keep great sound quality whenever they plug in and start playing. When using these, I do not need to turn my phone all the way up to hear them at a good volume which is a very good feature. I have had them for about a month now and my pockets have gotten wet but the ear buds still work so yes they are very reliable. This was a good price for some headphones t
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Nerfbomb –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice basic earbuds
These are good basic earbuds. They do not have an inline button thing. They seem to be pretty good quality construction. The sound quality is also pretty good, not mind blowing, but very good. They seem to be a excellent value for their price. I got them because they are Panasonic brand & under $8. I got the kind without an inline button, because I hate inline buttons. I’m glad that Panasonic is still making earbuds without inline buttons. I hope that these will live up to the quality I expect from Panasonic & last a long time. One thing I noticed about the “ergo” design is that the speaker part on the earpieces are oval shaped instead of circular. I’ve never had any other “ergo” earbuds, so I don’t know if that’s unique or not. It doesn’t seem to make a much difference in fit, but it can make changing the silicon pad parts slightly trickier than on a round one. The rest of the “ergo” design doesn’t seem to be a big deal either. They don’t seem to fit any better or worse than regular “non ergo” earbuds, but with the “ergo” design the ends don’t stick out as much. They do seem to stay in place in the ear better than “non ergo” ones tho.They cost less than most regular “non ergo” earbuds, so I have no complaints about the ergo design.The last pair of earbuds I had were “fake brand” earbuds from a local store that cost $15 (“on sale”) & stopped working after about a month. I don’t beat up my earbuds, I just use them on my PC, I don’t tie the wires in knots or pull on the plugs or stomp on the earpieces or anything like that. Yet it seemed like every time I got new earbuds they would cost more & break faster.I am sick of earbuds that have an inline button thing. I never use the button things. I don’t even know why they are there, they don’t seem to do anything. Yet it seems like every pair of earbuds simply must have them now. Some claim to have a microphone built in. I have no use for that, I use these to listen to my PC, not talk on my phone & my phone has its own mic anyway, why would I need one on an earbud? Some claim to have volume controls. I have never gotten any of these so called volume controls so do anything useful, I press the button, it does nothing; even if they worked I have better volume controls on my PC.My only experiences with inline buttons are negative. The last few pair of earbuds I had owned all stopped working because the tenuously soldered wires in the button parts broke. And the wires are too thin & the PCB is too tiny & fragile to try repairing. (I did intend to re-solder the broken wire, but two others – there were four in total- broke off just from me handling the PCB, the wires all looked the same & with no way to tell which wire went to which corner, I gave it up. It was not worth the hassle of dealing with a tiny part, seemingly designed to break at the slightest provocation)My conclusion is that the button things are built in as deliberate weak points of failure. Inline buttons are a blight to earbuds.
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Michael C –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very comfortable…great sound for the price
I recently lost my earbuds while traveling and where looking for replacements. I had been using a pair of JVC HAFX66 which I absolutely loved as well as my Apple earbuds which were only used for phone calls. So the search began looking for a set of earbuds that hopefully could solve my previous use of two different sets of earbuds to handle music while working out as well as being able to use it for phone calls. I am cheap when it comes to earbuds since I tend to lose or destroy them on a somewhat regular basis, so I try to spend under $30. I have a similar rule for sunglasses for the same reason.To note, my preference is for bass heavy sound. I listen to just about anything from rap, country, rock, classical, and anything else in between. It doesn’t matter, I like bass.I was able to compare directly side-by-side the older M6P, M6, M7P, and the RP-TCM125.**MEE M6PI have had these since 2010, but had never used the MIC on them. I just used them at work and at the gym for music for many years. These were very bass heavy which I liked, but not quite as bright in the mids and highs. For the price, these could not be beat at the time. I am pretty sure I paid under $15 for these.+comfortable+decent sound quality+bass heavy+stayed put in my ears+included carrying case-tips came off easier than I would have liked (I have newer M6 that seem to not have this issue)-cable failure in one pair (many years of use and abuse)-MIC voice quality (far end stated I sounded muffled)-MIC issues on iPhone6 (lots of popping, clicking…remember this is a 6 year old set)**JVC HAFX66I had owned the JVC HAFX66 since around 2011 and had gone through 2-3 pairs due to either losing them or getting them run through the washer/dryer accidentally. It appears they are no longer available as well as I would like something with a MIC on it.+very comfortable (used them for background music on a 12hr flight)+sound quality was more balanced the the M6P (strong bass, but mids/highs were smoother)-no MIC**JVC HAETR40 Extreme Sports Pivot Motion FitThese were my first replacements to try since I could pick them up at a local store. In the end, I ended up returning them mostly due to the lack of bass. If these had been cheaper, I probably would have kept them as backup since they were quite functional and comfortable.+fit good+very clear sound quality+MIC worked, no complaints from the far end about my voice quality+short cord+included cord extension-short cord (was almost too short, but then too long with the extension)-lack of bass….serious lack of bassThe lack of bass is what ultimately doomed these for me. The bass was lacking so much, it was like they weren’t seated properly within my ear…yet they were. I really wanted to like these.**Panasonic RP-TCM125These were ordered based upon reviews I found for best bang for your buck. These were just to be music earbuds since they don’t have a MIC. I have not used these yet while exercising so unknown how well they will stay put. For sure, these are the most balanced sounding out of all of the earbuds I have so far. These overall seem to me to have the best all around sound.+comfortable fit+sound quality is wonderful (voices are warmer, bass is still strong)-cable seems to be pretty cheap, weak (reminds me of the cheapo dollar store ones)**MEE M7PI was still looking for a proper earbud with MIC that can do it all. The price was right and my history with MEE was good so why not.+fit good+good sound quality (bass not as strong as M6)+stay in place while running+comes with carrying case+MIC worked, no complaints from far end about my voice quality (while sitting still)-MIC was popping or dropping out when I was up and moving around (I have a support ticket open on this)**MEE M6I went ahead and also purchased a set of M6 since I pretty knew I would like these.+fit good+stay in place no matter the activity+sound quality decent (strong bass, but mids and highs aren’t as powerful)+comes with carrying case-no MICSo all of this….which pair do I use the most? The M7P will end up in my laptop bag for sure for travel purposes…but more than likely I will end up using the M6 the most since I know it stays put while running.
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J. Cash –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Third Time Buying
Third Time Buying, great quality and last a long time – (if you don’t have pets prone to chewing on stuff they shouldn’t).I’ve had my fair share of cheap earbuds that you could say ‘play music’ and you have to max out volume to hear anything, and these by far are the most bang for your buck. Fantastic Sound quality, great noise cancellation, and very comfortable.I will say at first it took me a bit to get used to the ergonomic little gel inserts, with me coming from ‘hard’ headphones, but it’s definitely been a great change and elevate the sound and noise reduction.Something that’s really nice that I hadn’t realized, is the 90 degree angle headphone jack – I have backup headphones everywhere that have the straight insert and even after a couple days of use *those* quickly deteriorate and you’re put in a state of ‘oh god is only one ear about to function’. But *this* has the angled one and it definitely improves the lifetime of the earbuds – I get up and down and move a lot with work, and again, these have a good amount of durability.Quality of sound and bass is extremely noticeable between these and like skullcandy or pick-me-up headphones from a gas station.Better than other “basic earbuds” and love the range of colors ! 🙂
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Knights Of Ren DiscipleKnights Of Ren Disciple –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Get the JVC Gumy headphones instead!
**TL/DR BELOW****UPDATED REVIEW BELOW**I just have to say WOW, I had to spread the word on these guys. I am super impressed with these earbuds. If you told me that I could have a pair of earbuds that sounded great, did not distort any sound, were comfortable, looked decent, and they were only 8 dollars, I WOULD SLAP YOU AND CALL YOU A LIAR!! I would be severely mistaken however (and arrested), as I am dead wrong.I had read reviews on a couple of different websites that these were the El Dorado of earbuds under 50 dollars. Some were so brave as to exclaim that these were the best earbuds under 100 dollars. I then found 33,000 reviews on Amazon with the overwhelming majority saying that these are THE best cheap earbud to get. These brash claims caught my attention, and as a gadget guru and headphone enthusiast, I had no choice but to succumb to the lavish price of 8 dollars.For those interested in a breakdown: these come with three sets of eartips, which I had to play with because I could not find the right size at first. Making sure you have the right size ear tips in is CRUCIAL, because it will form a seal around your ear and you will be able to isolate and block external noise better, hear the music louder and clearer, and the bass will be more prominent. I have had these for a week so far and have used them for a multitude of things. I’ve watched movies, listened to music while mowing the lawn (these were sufficient at for drowning out most noise), worked out with them, and used them for playing games. The best things I would recommend them for are for just casually listening to music and watching movies. This is my general test on how good headphones are: Play Rage Against the Machine and see if I can get pumped up on the bass, then play I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles and see if I can hear George Harrison twanging away on his guitar over Paul McCartney’s overpowering bass. These definitely beat a lot of over the ear headphones that I own. The sound is balanced and I could hear everything almost exactly like the original audio recording. They also had a reasonable audio level and got as loud as I needed them before I hit the highest setting.I would not recommend these for working out, as they just kept falling out of my ears and distracting me while I was running.I also would say that these are not an acceptable headphone for FPS or multiplayer gaming, as you really need an over the ear set to amp up all the noise in the game and help give you directional listening. I could not pinpoint footsteps / etc. with these earbuds as well as with my Audio Technica and Polk Headsets. Also, you need a decent mic for voice chat and this model does not have a mic. Generally though, these are worth it for everything else mentioned.So, here I am. Telling you to get these. Get them now. Don’t hesitate.**TL/DR: 8 Dollar headphones, why you not buy?****PRODUCT UPDATE 08/14/16** 5 stars dropped to 3What am I doing up at 1247am on a Sunday? One may answer that I am at a club having a great time, or watching a movie with my fiance, or having a sleepover with my family, but the answer to that question is none of the above. I am awake at this hour as your sworn headphone avenger, to tell you not to buy these headphones. You should buy these headphones instead:
JVC HAFX5B Gumy Plus Inner Ear Headphones -Black
Why? Because I was a bit over zealous on my initial review. At the time of writing the original review, I had not found a suitable alternative for a cheap and reasonably decent sounding pair of headphones. But – just like all politicians, at some point when you make a public statement you have to back track when you’re mouth was moving faster than your brain.I bought the JVC Gumy headphones from Best Buy a few weeks ago and I was intending to test them side by side with the Panasonic Ergofits. I noticed some immediate improvements that the JVCs had over the Panasonics. One was that the gummy seals for your ear are a lot more comfortable. secure, and provide a much better seal than the Panasonics did. The next improvement was the mic and control button(which the upgraded ergofit has, but you shouldn’t go without it). The most important feature that the JVCs have over the Panasonic is its performance. When I listened to One More Time by Daft Punk on both headphones, the Panasonics were very level all around and there was nothing spectacular that stood out. When I used the JVCs, my ears exploded with delight from the much better bass response it had. I have been using the JVCs for everything since then and I haven’t looked back.
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Davy Gravy –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great price, sound, microphone; option to fit smaller ears!
I love these earbuds so much. They are inexpensive enough to replace if need be, and I think the sound quality is really good. I don’t like too much bass; some expensive earbuds have a muddy, excessive bass amplification. These provide sound that is clear and rich, for classical, pop, whatever. Everyone I talk to with the mic says it’s good quality sound. I use the smallest size ear bud option that comes with it and I love that it is a snug fit in my ears, which I can’t get with airpods, because I have a smaller ear canal than most people, I guess. I hope they never stop making these. I have to use an adapter for my iPhone but that’s okay with me because I love these so much.
J. Gaita –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievable!!! But Not Centaur Proof.
Before you read this review I can save you a lot of time. Buy these. However if you want more info than that you can read on, but keep in mind this is not an in depth review on how these buds are technically. I could get into frequency range before and after break in with pink noise and all kinds of other crazy crap, but I’m not going to bore you with that. You might be able to find that type of review in one of the other 1900 five star reviews. I’m just going to give you, what I hear, aside from the voices. But seriously, you can save yourself a lot of time by just buying them. C’MON THEY’RE ONLY $6. Okay, waste your time if you want. Read on if you must. But you’ll probably be disappointed.I normally don’t write reviews because English is not my first language… bad English is, but on these I just had too. Let me start out by saying before these I had an awesome pair of Bose In Ear Headphones, the old ones. They cost about $100. I did not pay for them. Someone else who is dumb did, and then further proved their lack of intelligence by giving them to me. Actually, they were a, very generous, Christmas gift I got a few years back from the company I work for. Those ear buds were awesome, but like everything else I love, they died. I did manage to get several years of good use out of them, and I treated them like a red headed step child. The fact they lasted as long as they did only goes to show that Bose makes quality stuff. Well, now that I think about it, for $100 maybe they should have been impervious to damage by human means, or possibly even mythical means. I’m going to say it, they should have been Centaur proof.So after what I refer to as the “Great Loss of 2010.” I then went on a search for a decent pair of replacement buds, in the $20 range; because as is proof by how I treated the Bose ear buds, I shouldn’t be allowed to have nice things. I tried many different types of replacement buds from different manufacturers. I’m not going to list them all because I don’t have that kind of time. I will say through all my testing that 50% were just okay, and the other 50%… well I would rather have listened to the final death rattle of a puppy. A really cute and sweet looking puppy. You know, the ones you see on the TV that make you feel guilty for not donating to the ASPCA.Well, after losing yet another pair of the okay ones, how I had those Bose for so long I have no idea, I needed a replacement and decided to try a different brand. I went again to the internet and performed the search, “good cheap headphones for someone who should not have good things.” I hit enter, the search results came up, and clicked on a link that appeared to be a tech review site and let me tell you… they are really good at disguising porn sites to look like normal sites in search results these days. So after seeing something that I will never be able to unsee, I came across the Panasonic RPHJE120S and figured for $6 on Amazon I’ll give them a shot. I’ve wasted $6 on far worse.They arrived the day before I ordered them, as Amazon has awesome shipping, especially if you are a Prime Member. I grabbed my Zune, no I don’t have an IPOD because I believe Apple, and the late Bea Arthur, are trying to kill me. I put in the buds and selected a track to play, expecting either okay sound or sound so bad that I would black out and wake up naked in a quarry with a dead rodent in my mouth. The latter has only ever happened to me twice in my life… three times tops… four at the most… possibly every Friday. Once my selected track started playing I was just amazed, to find my neighbor on his roof trying to fix his satellite dish in a t-shirt, pair of boxers, rubber rain boots, and a tool belt, with no tools in it, unless you count him. The sound out of the ear buds was awesome too! Clear highs, nice bass, just great frigging sound. It sounded like the puppy was right in the room with me. Then I turned on some music and was further impressed. Initially the highs in certain songs seemed a bit, too high, but over time the buds broke in to be just pure awesome. A $6 dollar pair of headphones that competed with those $100 Bose buds I had. Don’t get me wrong, Bose is Bose, but to even approach sound quality on par with those Bose buds in a $6 pair of Panasonic’s is damned amazing. But be warned, these buds ARE NOT Centaur proof. I checked. They are fairy resistant though.I have also found them pretty comfortable, and they stay in my ears pretty well. I have fallen asleep with these things in. I did an experiment in which I tried to give myself night terrors using audio. It worked, I have never felt the same since. I may have also released something that can only be described as pure evil into the world. But like I said they were real comfortable and stayed in my ears even when I woke up screaming and thrashing about.Maybe if you are insane, or a complete audiophile, or both, because they usually go hand in hand, you can pick apart these headphones. I have friends who are audiophiles/insane/schizophrenic and they can find issues with even the best audio gear. If you are looking for a good set of buds to use in everyday use that have great sound you really can’t beat these. My first pair of these I had for about year, and then I lost them. I actually think I know where I left them but promised I would never go back… DAMN YOU NEBRASKA! I just bought 2 more pairs and just got done making sure the they worked and thought to myself; “I have to review these, they deserve it. Also, I need to teach Amazon a lesson for giving me an outlet to share my opinions.” I believe this is the first product I have ever reviewed on Amazon and if you have read this far you can probably see why. I’m an idiot.If you need ear buds… get these. If you don’t need ear buds get them. Hell, if you don’t like them you are only out $6. With almost two-thousand 5 star reviews, including this one, it’s a pretty good sign that these are in fact good buds. If you don’t buy these it’s a pretty good sign that you are in fact an idiot. I would know, we can spot our own.Yes, I have read the bad reviews, that’s what I do. I research a product to death and then look only at the bad reviews to see if the complaints really seem valid or sane. This may sometimes scare me away from perfectly good products like the Nokia N-Gage, HD-DVD, and reusable toilet paper. But sometimes, especially with bigger purchases, I really want to feel sure after ordering the product, that I have made a huge disastrous mistake. However, that being said, I have no idea what happened to some of the people that left bad reviews for these. Maybe they got defective buds, or they are really picky audiophiles, but having heard them myself I can’t agree with those reviews. I also don’t agree with the law of gravity or that 9/10 of the law involves possession.I have also beat the hell out of my first pair of these buds. I used them for everything, airplane, car rides, while I was cleaning around the house, and in the gym. Occasionally I have used these as a leash for my dog, and in two instances these saved my life from demons, that live in my head. Apparently head demons hate death metal, but absolutely love smooth jazz. Strange, I know. Seriously though, in the gym these things got ripped out of my ears a whole lot of times and they still kept working. Like I said, in the end I lost the first pair, but they still worked great when I lost them.I’ll finish on a serious note and stop joking around for just a bit by saying this, at the end of the day everyone’s hearing and preferences are different. You can hate something that I love and vice versa. That’s just how it is. So in the end there is no guarantee, but if you do the math and you even count the 3 star reviews as bad, only 19% of everyone that bought these did not like them. The other 81% like me… nothing but love baby. These things sound great, fit in my ear comfortably, they stay in my ear pretty good, even when I am at the gym, and seem pretty durable.See, I told you could have saved a whole lot time if you would have just bought them, but you needed to keep reading.
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Great Mazinga –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Janitor stole my buds. Now I’m looking for a good replacement.
The janitor recently stole the pair of Skullcandies I usually left at work. I wanted a good music listening pair to replace them. I recently bought several “cheapish” ear buds, one 20 dollar set, and a set of JVC flat headphones recently. I couldn’t decide based on reviews alone, so tried several different options. I know it was silly. I should have just spent it all on one “nice” pair, but I thought it would be fun, and it actually was. Besides, why give the Janitor such a big target. ;p I also discovered different roles for the buds I bought. They nearly all have a place in my collection. :] Win win.I’m no audiophile, or sound professional. Evenso, I bet I’m like a lot of you. I want nice sounding music to accompany my day while quieting the environment. I hope these comparisons will be helpful so you don’t have to buy a bundle of buds, and can maybe zero in on a set or two that will serve your tastes best. I enjoyed comparing and contrasting, and actually noting quit a bit of difference.The buds/phones I tried areiLuv iEP322ORG [orange] in-ear Ultra Bass ~6 dollarsPanasonic RPHJE120K [black] in-ear ~6 dollarsYamaha EPH-20Bu [supposedly blue but actually purple] in- ear ~20 dollarsJVC 10HAFC earphones ~3 dollarsJVC “Flats” on ear headphones black ~12Skullycandy “Ink’d” in ear buds ~15 [already owned, but in for comparison]Sentry Wind-Ups in-ear buds ~5 dollarsiLuv:I chose the orange iLuv’s because it was the cheapest color on Amazon. I enjoyed their sound overall. They are the most bass heavy of the group. However, they leave the highs and mids a little neglected. They also reduce ambient sound decently, so you can focus on what you are listening to. So while these are not the most balanced, your teen will probably love the sound. They are also on the “loud” side. Even at minimum device volume these came in the loudest. As such, I will probably put these in with one of my DS systems’ carrying cases. It will be great for those, and be on hand so I won’t have to scrounge around for a pair, when I want to hear the game and not my wife’s TV programs. These also won’t be my work or walking pair, because they don’t look very adult [again, your teen will probably love them], and they produce the second most “cord noise” in the group from the cords rubbing on your shoulders or clothes while you are walking or exercising. If I had nothing else to compare to, I think I’d have been very happy with this set.Panasonic:The Panasonics were probably the quietest of the group. Sound is relatively balanced, with no real extremes. Bass seems light for an in ear bud. They are now my go to bed buds. I can put my device on minimum volume and easily go to sleep. The iLuvs and Skullcandy were too loud to be comfortable on both my phone media player and iPad mini’s lowest setting for sleeping. The Panasonics are also small enough, that they weren’t uncomfortable for side sleeping. These also produced the least cord noise from movement, so should be good to walk, exercise in. Noise reduction was decent and reduced my wife’s snoring several decibels. This might not be so great for outdoor exercise, where you may want to hear your environment for safety. I may even get a second set or carry mine back and forth so I can walk at lunch break in these, since I have a protected area to walk [no cars, etc.]. The lack of cord noise really makes the difference here.Yamaha:I was curious about what I would get by going a little upmarket. Granted it’s not much of a jump at “only” 20 dollars. The Yamahas were probably most similar in sound to the Panasonics or JVC flats. They had a good all around balance and were more full than the Panasonics. Bass is not prominent, nor is it missing. They sound best with Classical music in my experience. On the down side, they were advertised as “blue”, but Yamaha’s idea of blue is very clearly Purple. It’s not a major issue, but be aware, if you choose this color. Cord noise seemed on the loud side, compared to the JVC buds and Panasonics. I probably would not want to do anything active in them. However, if I could “only” have one bud, this might be it.JVC HAF10C earbuds:For only around 3 dollars you shouldn’t normally expect too much. Agree? Well, I already had a blue pair [ 4 dollars at retail] so knew what to expect. It’s a testament I bought another. This pair was black, and I far prefer the gorgeous blue plastic set, but would not pay a couple extra dollars on Amazon for that choice. I know it shouldn’t matter, but I REALLY like blues. Anyhow, the most unique feature of this set is the clamshell case you get. It allows you to wind your cord and protect the buds. I wish higher quality buds would do this. I’d pay a couple extra bucks for it. The case does not work well for most in-ear buds, I would guess. I am able to get the above Yamahas in one case [why I ordered an extra set], but it is not a perfect fit. Larger buds probably won’t fit. The buds themsevles have a durable hard plastic casing and should be quite durable. Sound is actually nice, for non-in ear buds. For the price I doubt you’d find better sound. They are also on the quiet side, and not being directly in ear, you could probably give these to your kids without the threat of hearing damage you might get from louder and in ear buds. I use these to walk, talk radio, and some music. Unlike most in-ear, I can wear comfortably all day if I loosely cradle them on ear. While outdoors, they allow you to hear the environment, including wind, which is a downside. Fortunately, they do not generate the cord noise that is such a pet peeve of mine. Great all around value. I don’t know that the value can be beat for the quality of plugs, and the very well designed case. Being so cheap, I also don’t have to fret too much if the Janitor decides to steal this pair also.JVC “Flats”:These are on ear headphones, so probably not fair to compare to ear buds. Still they were part of my purchase, so I am including for contrast. At only 12 dollars, I was very surprised how crisp and clean these sounded. They delivered a balanced spectrum, without sacrificing bass as I’d expected. They do not isolate noise as well as in-ear, but you do get some reduction without having to turn your music WAY up. For straight music listening or watching a video, I might choose these most of the time at home. They do not seem to generate cord noise due to movement, but are bulkier than what I want to walk in. They also fold “flat” making them a nice travel pair for people who don’t like in-ear buds. I keep mine in an inexpensive ipad mini neoprene case, for example. Would be easy to take on a plane. I have a big head [really], despite their diminuitive size, they adjusted to fit very comfortably. I can wear for long sessions, without bother. Can’t go wrong with these.Skullcandy “Ink’d”:This may not be a fair comparison either. I think these had the greatest “retail” price when they were new, but I bought them on sale at Ross stores for about 15 dollars. These are a few years old, so might be an older make than what is available now. However, I am still surprised by how good these sound to me. Of all the ear buds in my collection these are probably my favorite for music. It figures, after buying several, the one I had still sounded best to me. It has plenty of bass, without sacrificing the overall quality like the iLuvs seem to. However, it is still one of the loudest of my collection, and is uncomfortable to sleep with on my devices. My radio is more sensitive and can tune more quietly, but I rarely use that to sleep to. This set also probably produces the most cord noise of any ear buds meaning they won’t walk the beat with me. It also features metallic red and white buds, white cord, and the companies trade mark as a red skull. While I think they look “cool” the skull and colors all look a little childish. They are not as garish as the iLuvs, but they are certainly second in my comparison. That said, there are more sedate colorings available, however they all have the contrasting skull logo in some fashion or other. As such these will mostly be used privately.Sentry Wind-ups:These were my least favorite. I was drawn in by the promise of a nifty carry case again. I might have kept just for that, if they’d have worked. However, the cord winder was rather difficult to accuate, at least for my biggish hands. Also my pair of buds may have been defective. The right bud produced only half the volume of the left. I took back to Wal-mart asap. At only 5 dollars, I didn’t expect much, but I did expect balance across left and right. I would presume that was a single item issue, but I did not want to get a second pair to find out. Sound was more hollow than most I tried, not even measuring up to the 3 dollar JVC’s.There it is. I hope you’ve these comments helpful in finding your pair.
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The Red Baron –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Notch Above the Competing Sony Buds
Got these to replace the similarly priced Sony MDREX15LP earbuds w/ mic I picked up at Target and must say these are a marked improvement. I use them a bit differently than most people as instead of using them w/ a cellphone or at the gym, I just put one bud in my ear and listen to podcasts as I fall asleep from my laptop sitting on the bed next to me.Part of the reason I opted to try these out is the Sony’s had the in-line mic control which is very easy to press and when rolling over in bed I would inevitably do so which would turn on my laptop screen and blast bright light into my eyes.-Comfortable: Fits snugly in the ear.-Sound quality: Impressive. Considering the price, you’re getting a steal w/ sound this good. Pleasant sound signature w/ a heaping helping of bass. The Sonys were a lot more “flat” while these Panasonics almost sound EQ’d right out of the box.-Build quality: the buds themselves have a larger size housing but it’s contoured so you don’t notice it and that larger housing gives it that nice sound resolution. We’ll see how the cables themselves hold up. The L style 3.5mm connector is a bonus for my arrangement since the the straight connectors inevitably short out in a small timeframe in my experience.-Aesthetics: got the red lines with black bud housing and think they look sharp as heck but that’s subjective.All in all I’m quite impressed and think they’ve won me over from Sony. Good work Panasonic! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Irwin Electronics –
5.0 out of 5 stars
$99 Bose vs. $6 Panasonic – seriously? Read on…
$99 Bose vs. $6 Panasonic – seriously guys? Come on… Well, I’ve had my Bose for about 6 years and they’re falling apart. I need new ones, but I’m short on cash. Six bucks, sure I can swing that, but I can’t stand tinny sound. The audio from iPhone speakers just grates on me. That’s about the best you can expect from $6 earbuds, right? Well, you guys/gals were right. No, these are not “quite” Bose quality sound, but they come really close! Not that I’ve heard many $6 headphones, nor would I want to, but I can safely say these are the best $6 earbuds I’ve ever heard. I also have an expensive set of JBL that I really don’t care for, so I certainly can’t imagine these beating JBL. Well, they beat the JBL in virtually every aspect!You will have to play with these a bit to figure out how to get a tight seal in your ear. Once you do, you’ll be amazed. Yeah, you do kind of have to jam them in, but they’re not uncomfortable. Now my Bose I often forget I’m wearing them. These are not quite that comfortable, but they’re not bad. Once you find the sweet spot the bass is strong and clean. The highs are still crisp, clear, and present. Overall the sound is very natural. Nothing is overly exaggerated, nor is anything notably missing. I’d happily pay ten times the price for these, and still feel like I got a bargain! I’d buy these again in a heartbeat. I know you’re skeptical. Just try these before you drop a Franklin or two. I guarantee you’ll be surprised.Update 1/1/15 – These are now my favorite headphones! The Bose are more comfortable, but these actually sound better! With the Bose, and an EQ set to flat, the Bose sound a little hollow. I typically reduce the midrange just a bit. I put on the Panasonic and it didn’t sound right. I set the EQ to flat and the sound is perfect. Deep bass, crisp clear highs, and not too much midrange to sound hollow. I’m still amazed, but very happy. Thank goodness I didn’t have to shell out another Franklin to replace my worn out Bose, and thank you Amazon users for directing me to these! It’s reviews like these that help me find the best deals. Hopefully someone will find my review helpful too, and save some money.Update 1/12: I’m still amazed! I’m listening to “This is David Bowie” on Spotify with their highest bitrate. (Rest in Peace) He’s never sounded so good. The bass is so deep on some tracks you’d swear you were standing directly in front of a massive concert speaker system. Some of the highs are a little subdued. I did cheat and set an EQ to boost slightly at 10 and 20 KHz. In my younger years I considered myself a bit of an audiophile. I’ve owned many expensive headphones. I still can’t believe these little el cheapo $6 Panasonic outperform them all! As for comfort, just as I suspected my ears quickly became used to them. I’ve fallen asleep with them in a few times now. The Bose are still more comfortable, but these sound just a little better. I’ve compared these to several models from Koss, Bose, JVC, and Beats. Panasonic wins… I still can’t believe it. I’d like to compare them to more esoteric brands. If I do, I’ll post the results.Update 3/25/18 – Time for another pair. I was watching a video and the sound from the Left bud was just garbled enough that I couldn’t understand the person in the video. I grabbed another pair, and they’re perfect. I figured out what happened. I had them connected to my computer and had the volume at full when I was not wearing them. It blew out the Left earbud. I still say these are my favorite headphones. I still say they beat others that cost over ten times as much! Years later, and I’m still amazed at the sound quality. Panasonic better than Bose? under $10 better than Bose? No way… Uh, WAY! WAY better cost with slightly better sound. WAY to go Panasonic. WAY to go Amazon reviewers. WAY… you get the idea… but did you get the earbuds? What are you waiting for, a personal invitation? This is it. I invite you to give these a try. I invite you to compare them to any other earbud, and any cost? Etymotic “might” sound better, but I’m not willing to drop $350 to find out. Assuming they are better, how much? $340 better? Highly doubtful. $60 Etymotic? I would wager these are better.
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Amazon Customer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comfortable to fall asleep in.
Got these not because I wanted noise cancelling or amazing sound quality…I just need something I can pop into my ears and listen to a boring podcast when I wake up in the middle of the night to help me fall back asleep. These do the trick. I’m a side sleeper and these don’t make my ears too sore if they end up staying in for a few hours.
GV –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best for the price.
In my opinion this is 10 times better than other brands Apple headphones. I am a sound engineer and for the price they sell them for is unbeatable. I use them for personal use. They have great Lowe’s (bass) and still keep the vocals clear. Great product for personal use.
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Student_of_Life –
5.0 out of 5 stars
They fit my ear canals and they are comfortable
I bought these because I misplaced my other pair just like these. I don’t use these for music. I use them for audiobooks. I’ve used my original pair (just like these) for 15 years. Try as I might, I’ve still had them yanked out of my ears or something has snagged the wires and pulled the mp3 player off of my clothing. I use them while I’m mowing the lawn or other chores. So many things to snag them. I have to say that mine have been very durable and have taken a beating. I have fallen asleep many times while listening to a book and have awakened hours later and they do not hurt my ears. I love these things.
El Gallinazo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
All around, my favorite earbuds for the last 5 years
Very good and balanced sound quality. My only complaint is that after about a year or so one speaker will go dead which I presume is from the copper wire breaking inside the the insulation due to constant bending. But at this price, a year is a reasonable life. As to the more expensive wireless buds, I really don’t want the microwaves a fraction of an inch from my brain, but each to his own.
DRM43 –
4.0 out of 5 stars
The product I believe I needed
I am pleased with my purchase. They work well with the product I purchased them for and I would probably purchase them again if the were needed.
T. Larson –
5.0 out of 5 stars
they work, sound good…
I don’t know why they ask about battery life???? but these work fine and are comfortable.. I forget I have them in
N1 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great headphones.
These lasted me 5 years to the day. They aren’t high-end, but are good quality all aroundI wore these daily for work. It’s loud there, so I paired these with Comply 400 memory foam tips to block the sound.
FallingLeaves –
5.0 out of 5 stars
The earbuds I go to again and again, year after yearI
This is the eighth time I’ve purchased this product over the years. They sound great, they’re comfortable, they have fabulous colors, and the price is very reasonable. I like having all the different colors so that each family member can have their own. So far, they’ve held up to pretty rough use, and none of them have broken even though they get thrown to the bottom of my backpack or purse. It’s great to keep multiple pairs around (since I misplace them oftentimes) and easy to do when the cost is so reasonable.
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AL –
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best headphones
I have owned many pairs of these over the years. They are durable (I’ve lost a few pairs but never broke one),comfortable, have good sound quality, and the microphone works quite well.
ApolloApollo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
great quality for the price!
I really love these earbuds, bought them for school and didn’t want to spend a bunch of money on earbuds. these work really well and have good sound quality for the price.
DBorg –
5.0 out of 5 stars
For $10, they outperform a lot more expensive ones I’ve owned.
The sound quality on these $10 earbuds in pretty darn good. I work out with these and they stay in when ‘i’m moving around. If one ear slips out, thats fine, they wont’ both slip out so they’re impossilbe to lose. Perfect low cost solution.
Shauna P –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Impressed
Way better than expected for the price point. Comfortable fit and super booming bass. I listen to EDM, so a good bass drop is important, there’s almost too much bass. At high volumes it can get distorted, but I probably shouldn’t listen to music loud… Definitely recommend.
Farquhar –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds ok
They sounded ok, I needed a corded pair to listen to an old mp3 that had some good music on. So they were just fine
caesar r. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light wait and not bad sound!
Sound was good but the long cords are a hassle but for the price! Not Bad
Ariah –
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Savior
THANK GOD. I bought a pair of cheap earbuds back in like 2016 to use when I was still in school. They were 5$ and were so nice for the price. Last month, they finally stopped playing sound out of one ear. I walk to work and so I immidiately went out of my way to buy a new pair, even if they were double the price than my originals (it was a different brand from a different store). I was pissed beyond belief when every single replacement I bought sucked. Just, sounded so horrible. All these brands kept advertising “bass boosting” and “quality stereo sound”. Every pair I tried was the same, no matter how much more money I spent. It got to the point where I was just listening to my music outloud through my phone speaker because it was genuinely better than the earbuds collecting dust in my backpack.Step forward to today. OH MY GOD I’VE BEEN SAVED. I was trying to avoid ordering earbuds because I didn’t wanna be disappointed again but it’s safe to say I’m not. These earbuds are just like my old pair, same brand, just a bit of a price increase which I don’t even care about anymore BECAUSE IM SAVED!! They actually sound good and I didn’t have to cut off my arm and sacrifice my firstborn to get my hands on them, so I’m happy.
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Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Decent Sound Quality
Good value, sound is pretty decent, great price. Affordable solution, if you break them, you can get another pair without breaking the bank.
Gia K. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comfortable to sleep in
Being a city dweller, I use earbuds to watch my Kindle Fire when falling asleep at night. I do not know about the sound quality for music as I only use them to watch video. They are comfortable to sleep in, but the prong that plugs into the Fire is weak and tends to bend when the Fire falls to the floor and the ear buds get ripped out of the tablet. The wires into the plug and into the ear buds are very sturdy and don’t develop shorts as most others do when such accidents happen, but the prong does tend to bend.
Dyami Rodriguez –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the price but become a little uncomfortable in my ears after about 2 hours.
I did like that they are relatively cheap and don’t offer a microphone. This has allowed me to use them everywhere and they actually do have great sound for even how cheap they are. I use them mostly on a computer and the cord length is actually pretty decent, allowing me to move around a good bit before they snag on something like my desk. I will say though that outside of the great pros of it, the comfortability of these are kind of rough. It feels like an ear ache but like its kind of cutting into the ear? Obviously it doesn’t or it would be a one star from me. But for the price and build quality I gave it a 4 since I couldn’t do 3.5. Would I recommend these? If you don’t use them long and just need some earphones to cancel some noise and have decent sound, yes. If you plan on using them long hours, absolutely not.
W. Dwyer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buy Nothing Else Under $50
I ordered a pair of those because I went looking for a backup pair of earbuds and saw the low price and great reviews. These are awesome for the money.There seems to be a tendency to pile on with “me too” reviews, so I wasn’t sure what I’d think of these things – but at the price I thought I couldn’t lose. As a frequent traveller I also thought they’d be a good option for air travel where I might forget them on an airplane (where, if I am not using a personal device, doesn’t have great audio quality anyway).I compared these to an expensive set of Grado headphones, a mid grade ~$100 pair of Klipsch earbuds, and my desktop monitor system (which is a standalone uDAC2, “Fat Man” integrated amp with tube preamp, and KEF iQ1 speakers). I used the DAC’s headphone output for the earbuds, used the Fat Man headphone output for my power hungry Grados, and obviously used the Fat Man speaker level output for my KEF bookshelf speakers.My point isn’t to needlessly compare the above items (as I doubt many would cross shop them), but simply to illustrate that I directly compared several sources to form my opinion of the Panasonics.- The Panasonics have “big” bass (at least in my ear canal). I’d like the bass to be toned down slightly, but I’d rather have the current bass level than a shrill tinny product if I were forced to pick extremes. The bass bloom might actually be preferable under some circumstances (loud jet, cutting grass – which I do with ear protection over my earbuds, working out, etc).- The ability of these to passively block ambient noise is average and acceptable.- They have a warmish midtone that is probably pleasing depending on the device these are coupled with.I do wonder if my setup had a bit more power available than these were designed for. Sometimes a good clean audio setup leads one to crank the volume higher than they otherwise would do.I may have just been “cleanly” overloading these drivers (which might not be practical with some portable devices and is never a good idea regardless of what upstream equipment you have). At lower levels (and therefore any level that I’m likely to listen to for more than 2 minutes they sounded very good).- Although I think the warmish midtone is a decent feature of this product in some cases, if you find a track where there’s a hint of gritty midrange warmth/distortion you can really hear things lose some definition. I’ll give 2 example cases:(1) Taking U2’s “The First Time” (a somewhat obscure track I admit), there’s an outro sequence where keyboards get progressively louder and overload most driver/amp combos that I’ve heard the song played on (maybe because the generally low level of the song inclines one to listen to the first 80% of it louder on the dial). It wasn’t until I got a fairly high end rig that I noticed the keyboard “clipping” I was used to wasn’t part of the recording (or was 3% of the magnitude that I had previously thought).(2) Listen to the last minute of Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” cover. It’s an amazing song, but the general grittiness of how the vocals are presented during this bit combines with the characteristics of these Panasonics to show how the warm characteristic isn’t always a good thing. Other factors (such as the rasp of Cash’s voice here) probably come into play, but it’s a case where you can appreciate the characteristic of the Panasonics when comparing them to other products.- High frequencies are perfectly pleasant. They may lack a little bit in absolute detail but I’m happy to listen to them and don’t have much other criticism to offer. If I can’t get a “perfect” (neutral) earbud I’ll take a less fatiguing presentation of high frequencies any day.- This is a personal criterion, but these are probably the most comfortable earbuds I’ve ever worn. I have smaller ears and an average ear canal size, but I couldn’t imagine a better fit for my personal needs. I mentioned being an avid traveller, so the comfort of these will probably matter more to me than relatively minor audio distinction between these and $50+ earbuds when I’m on my next 10hr flight.These aren’t an end-all to earbud listening (but you’d be foolish for having made that assumption despite the overwhelmingly positive review tally). However, at this price just buy them and try for yourself. If they don’t suit your needs give them to someone you know (as they come with extra ear buds you’ll be able to find someone to use them).If I were forced (as an audio enthusiast) to spend the rest of my life doing all headphone/earbud listening on only these earbuds I’d probably be “mildly annoyed” (and largely because I know what else is out there). That’s not bad praise for something this cheap!
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Samuel –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Panasonic RPHJE120 vs. Sony MDREX10 earphones
In just the past several years the difference between the least expensive IEM headphones (in-ear-monitor, or “earbud”) and the “high-end,” premium-priced models (some costing as much as $1000.00 and requiring special fitting by an audiologist) has been reduced to a degree sufficient to “fool” the most discerning listeners in a blind-fold test. Of course, any failure to differentiate the “cheap” from the ultra-high end brand would immediately be blamed on numerous variables, which are likely to affect a listener’s judgments about an “earbud”-sized phone more than is the case with full-sized headphones. With IEM phones there are always questions about the size and materials of the ear-tips, and the particular “seal” that is achieved while listening. Moreover, the judgment is always necessarily highly “subjective” and relative to listeners’ personal tastes. If it’s not a blindfold test, the preference may come down to listeners’ susceptibility to makers’ promotional material, the added “designer-quality” features (including packaging), and lots of elitist hype supported by technological jargon based on physics and acoustic principles.Oddly, listeners tend to disregard the source material and its limitations, regardless of the technology of the transducers (i.e. phones or speakers) used to reproduce the frequencies of the source material. Yet, more often than not, the source material is compressed to the size of an mp3 file with a bit rate of 128 kbps as compared to a non-compressed WAV or AIFF file of 1411 kbps. So unlike the high fidelity systems of the 1970s–AR3 vs. KLH “sealed” speakers vs. McIntosh and JBL combinations of woofers, mid-range drivers, and tweeters in a single gigantic cabinet–all designed to transmit the “non-compressed” signal embedded in the grooves of a long-playing record–the “stakes” in today’s audio comparison/shoot-outs are far lower and less significant. Instead of “which system can reproduce the full frequency spectrum?”, the question has been reduced, merely, to which system sounds best while translating the limited information of an MP3 file into sound that is most pleasing to the perception of the listener?With practice and with certain types of music that has been recorded by certain engineers, I’m now able to distinguish between Apple Lossless compression (files of 768 kbps) and common MP3 files (128 Kbps), but the perceived difference is neither habit-forming nor behavior- changing. I’m still inclined to go with whatever “sounds best” to my ears. Invariably, I’m impressed by the phones or speakers that, to my sensibilities, best represent the “sounds in nature,” ie., the actual, pure and non-distorted, non-altered sounds of instruments recorded individually and in ensemble contexts as well as the complete range of the male and female human singing voice. But when listening to an engineer like Rudy Van Gelder, who distorts the sound of the piano and enhances the sound of horns to offer the listener clearest access to all of the instruments being recorded, the headphones or speakers can do little to rectify the imbalances found in the source material. It’s when listening to the engineers who recorded “Kind of Blue” at Columbia Records or to the recordings of Roy Dunann for Contemporary Records that my ears perceive the truest, most “natural,” deepest and most complex sound of an instrument, or instruments, or the human voice–IN SPACE. Without regard to “context” (or what some listeners refer to as “ambiance”) there is no longer a standard of reference, or a “sound in nature,” which necessarily will have 3-dimensional realism, or depth. Instead, the sound is manufactured and altered long before being picked up by various amplifying speakers in earphones, headphones, or elaborate speaker systems.In the case of these Panasonic phones (costing $5) and the Sony phones (costing $10–though there are times when the prices are reversed, depending upon matters such as color and supply-demand), the consumer can be prepared to hear full-fidelity music, with clear reproduction of textures and pitches, from the double bass through the piano (and its overtones) through a percussion kit (including bass drum, snares, crash and ride cymbals, and the hi-hat’s “chic chic” sound on the off-beats), to the human voice itself (in this instance, Roberta Gambarini’s).I compared the two phones with each other as well as with phones in the $50-$100 area (Sony MDR-EX300LP, Altec Titanium Backbeat UHP326) and phones in the $200 area (Sony MDR-EX700LP). I suspect that the latter phones not only “wear longer” (due to better construction, thicker cords, etc.) but “wear better” (I can listen to music for several hours without any sense of discomfort or mounting pressure in the ear). But as far as initial impressions go, the sonic differences are too small (and subjective) to be worthy of mention. The Sony phones are very slightly smaller and more lightweight, which may account for my sense that the music I was hearing from the Panasonics had fuller textures and more body, especially in the mid-range. To put it differently: with the Sony phones I was hearing music played with stunning, pristine clarity while standing at the BACK of the music room; with the Pansonic phones, I was down front, practically a hostage to the crack of the drummer’s sticks, the pedaled overtones of the piano, the bassist’s articulation of the strings (not merely the bass’s tones). Very likely, the same effect could be achieved with the Sony phones by using smaller ear tips (for a tighter seal) and turning up the gain (the Panasonic earphones are a trifle more “efficient”–i.e. sensitive–than the Sony phones, which require turning up the volume to reproduce the same resonating textures. The Panasonics use a special, “ergonomic” angle along with an “angular” tip that ensures deeper insertion of the tip into the ear canal, thus accounting for some of the added “body” I was hearing in the sounds of the instruments and vocals. Some listeners many prefer the more conventional ear tips of the Sony phones. (Both phones provide two additional sets of tips, which are, in both cases, constructed with a stiff center, along the lines of Sony’s acclaimed “hybrid silicone ear-tips”).I’d recommend ordering these Panasonic phones for $5-6. If you like them, order another set before they wear out and the price goes up. If you don’t, order the Sony phones and keep the Panasonics on hand for the inevitable day that they fail (providing you don’t accidentally step on them first).[Ignore the aficionados’ advice to “burn in” the phones, even before wearing them. Even with high-end, costly phones, that’s merely reducing the average lifetime of the phones for listening. Moreover, either of these ultra low-priced Panasonic or Sony phones is ready to go into action from the moment you extract a pair from the box. (Feel free to ignore the crumpled up instructions and warranty.)]
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Heather –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Comfy and Durable!!
UPDATE July 2 2017:At some point, I ended up using these as my primary headphones. After adjusting to them, they are actually very comfortable. The first several times I wore them (see my original review, below) they weren’t that comfortable but I evidently didn’t give them enough of a chance.1. They are very comfortable to wear even over long periods of time. I use them as my headphones for all day at work and they don’t bother my ears.2. They stay in just fine working, walking, etc. I haven’t tried them while jogging but I’ve yet to have much issue with them falling out or coming too loose.3. The sound is great for the price. It’s not “Bose” or anything obviously, but the sound is much better than my Coby earbuds and roughly equivalent to my SoundBot. In short, it’s balanced and clear without sounding super bass-y nor tinny.4. I’ve just learned today that they are very durable! I was looking all over for them and couldn’t find them so I just used some other headphones and what do you know – I had tucked them in a shirt pocket and accidentally washed (and dried) them! I thought for sure they were done for. The cable even felt a little bit softer, but nope! I plugged them into my laptop and started up a video and they still worked. They didn’t sound any different than before I washed(!) them. They were very tangled but I can live with that.Overall, I would highly recommend these headphones now after giving them more of a chance myself. And, if you’re like I was initially, try giving your ears a little more time to adjust.ORIGINAL REVIEW (November 2015):I read several reviews before buying these and got intrigued. My ears are small or shaped weird – especially my left one. I don’t know what it is but I have never found ear buds comfortable. The original kind that have a Hershey Kiss speaker shape that goes in your ear – those are the worst. The soft in-ear kind are significantly better, but still not comfortable to me and they have a tendency to fall out. I prefer regular over the ear headphones but those aren’t so acceptable at work.I bought a pair of SoundBot headphones that were super comfy, but after awhile the left side broke. It still works, but jiggling the wire pauses songs, skips songs, and even turns the volume up or down (which there isn’t actually a control on the headphones for). Wanting to find a replacement (and not be locked in to one specific brand of style), I tried these.For starters, they are cute. I mean, for ear buds. The blue is a pretty blue, it is a bit brighter than say, royal/Superman blue.Also, they do actually stay in my ears pretty well. The ear piece sort of hooks into the shape of your ear in a similar manner as the SoundBot ones, locking it in place. It isn’t stuck in there however, and still relies a bit on the shove-it-in-your-ear factor.The cord is decently long, a comfortable length in my opinion. However, it is thin. I feel like it could easily have a similar problem within a few months if I don’t take extra good care of them. That said, there is no control for anything on these headphones so hopefully if it started getting damaged, it would have no effect.The sound is very good, especially for the price. I have a pair of cheap, Coby ear buds and the sound quality on those is noticeably lower than any others I have tried – so these are better than that, at least. These I would say are a notch below my SoundBot headphones and a few notches above the Coby. I would say my SoundBot headphones are about on par with my original Galaxy S5 headphones for sound quality, if that helps.One thing I dislike is that I can easily hear background noise through these headphones. It isn’t crystal clear, but in a noisy office, I find myself having to turn the volume up further. It isn’t to say that they are SUPPOSED to have noise-cancel, but I got used to it with my Galaxy S5 headphones and especially with my SoundBot ones. Galaxy S5 headphones block out the majority of background noise, and the SoundBot ones block out all but the loudest. Even without anything playing, they have a noise-cancel effect.OK, now for my primary complaint. All other factors the same, I would be very satisfied with these headphones if they were only more comfortable. It’s strange, too, because on the right ear it’s perfect. On the left ear, painful. I have avoided using my Galaxy S5 headphones because they aren’t so comfortable to me, but I actually practically retired these ones in favor of those. I don’t know what it is about my left ear. I tried switching the medium/default tip for the smallest and I might say that’s even less comfortable? I can’t quite put my finger on it. The speaker hole is narrower – it’s an oval, not a circle, giving almost an appearance like the latest iPhone headphones. I thought that would have been perfect, and it is on my right ear. My right ear could probably wear it all day, but my left ear can’t stand it.So, I know I have talked most this review about my broken SoundBot headphones, but that’s only because they are the most comfortable ear buds I have ever found. For me, comfort takes precedence over pretty much all other features (save for price) because I just can’t stand wearing most ear buds. That said, here is the fib ranking:Sound Quality:1st/2nd: Galaxy S5 and SoundBot (tie)3rd: These Panasonic headphones4th: CobyComfort:1st: SoundBot2nd: Galaxy S53rd: These Panasonic headphones4th: CobyAppearance:1st: These Panasonic headphones2nd: Galaxy S53rd: Coby4th: SoundBotPrice:1st: These Panasonic headphones2nd: SoundBot (by a few dollars)(I can’t rank the Galaxy S5 because they can with my phone and the Coby came as part of a set with other headphones)Features/Functionality:1st: Galaxy S5 (play/pause/skip/phone and volume)2nd: SoundBot (play/pause/skip/phone)3rd/4th: These Panasonic headphones and Coby (tie – no controls)Overall, if my left ear wasn’t so sensitive I would probably love these. Because it is so sensitive, I find them almost unusable. Otherwise, for the price and general quality, I would recommend them for less finicky ears.
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Kindle Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Noise Cancelling and Fit. Great quality for the price!
These are my absolutely favorite earbuds!I have pretty small ear canals which make many earbuds uncomfortable, but the smallest size earpiece fits perfectly and provide some of the best (if not the best) noise canceling that I’ve ever gotten from a pair of earbuds. They also have great sound quality for the price (and the noise cancelling means you can actually hear the music without having to turn the volume ridiculously high).As far as durability, I have lost 3 pairs over the last three years to a combination of my own carelessness and my dog’s puppy phase, but they aren’t supper expensive, so I don’t mind having to replace occasionally, and (prior to getting my dog) the main way I loose these is actually by having family members “borrow” them. I’m one here buying a new pair because my sister just absconded with my last one, so I am not the only one in the family who likes them.
Summer123 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
5 stars
I bought these a year ago, and now I am ordering another pair. They have worked awesome. I even threw them in the washer and dryer by accident, and they still worked afterwards. So, why am I ordering another pair? Well, my strange cat also liked them so much that he took them and put them partly in his litter box (they were half hanging out). I wasn’t about wear them after that or try to put them in the washer and try my luck again, so I’m ordering a new pair and hoping they are as great as the first pair.
DammitJanice –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Frequent Buyer
These are – hands down – my favorite wired earbuds of all time. The sound quality is excellent, crisp and clear. I have easily bought 20+ of these over the years as my cat loves to chew on/through them. I would highly recommend these to students who need wired earbuds for schoolwork, which is why I ordered the most recent pair.
Ray T. –
4.0 out of 5 stars
cord tangle
1 year review. using them about 5 days a week the sound is fine, there is a good amount of sound blocking, I can hear others, but can’t make out what they are saying. only complaint is the wire tangles on itself even after straightening it. it came out of the box tangled and will stay straight after a while but eventually tangle
Kindle Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome value!
Overall these are a solid purchase you can’t go wrong with. Are these the best sound ever? No. The bass is muddy and the clarity is middling. Now with that said, for the price they are excellent and the fit is immaculate. These are some of the most comfortable earbuds I have ever tried.Some background – I am not a true blue audiophile but I have nice IEM’s and the JDS labs stack, so I know what good audio sounds like.Simple audio analysis: The bass is turned up significantly and is rather muddy. The mids and high end suffer for that and the clarity takes a pretty big hit. With that said they are nice to listen to (not fatiguing at all).Overall a great buy for the price!
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Rebecca Sawn –
5.0 out of 5 stars
great sound quality + bass
I got these earbuds because my normal over-ear headphones cannot connect to my phone due to having a USB cable instead of a headphone jack, however these earbuds exceeded my expectations, the sound is very good and there is a decent amount of bass when listening to music! I recommend using the medium or large earbud pads to ensure they stay inside your ears and have optimal sound cancellation
Donna K –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works well for me
I do not like headphones so I was happy to find these ear buds. They are comfortable and give great sound. Not totally noise cancelling but my husband commented later on something I was listening to and I had not been aware he was in the room. I do not have Bluetooth on my computer so needed a wired product. Recommended.
Papa Jim –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shocked by how good these are.
I have a self appointed mission of finding inexpensive headphones that sound better than average. I have been on this quest for years as I am always never without my mp3 player or radio. I am rough on headphones and go through them fairly regularly. So I am always trying to find inexpensive headphones that sound better than my previous set (Skullcandy Ink’d). This time, after carefully reading reviews, I purchased 3 different headphones at once, all in the same price range (Under $15.00): The Panasonic RP-HJE120-A (Blue), The Skullcandy Jib, and The 2XL Spoke (Bounty Hunter Collection).My conclusions were that the 2XL Spoke were adequate, but a distant third place. While the 2XL had definitively better bass than the Skullcandy Ink’d, the 2XL’s mids and highs were only adequate. The Skullcandy Jib completely blew the Scullcandy Ink’d away, with much better bass, mids and highs, I thought I found what I had been looking for, that my quest had ended. But there was still the Panasonic RP-HJE120 to listen to. I must say I had little expectation for these after listening to the Skullcandy Jib’s. But what was this? Immediately the Panasonic’s sounded impressive. After listening to them for a while, I listened to the Jib’s again. I honestly preferred the cleaner sound of the Panasonic RP-HJE120, and the Ergo design was a plus, the fit was just so comfortable.So there you have my layman’s evaluation of these three headsets and my hands down recommendation for the Panasonic RP-HJE120 (I got the Blue, however, I very much doubt that your color choice will affect the sound).I hope this helped.
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Alexia –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great sound, construction, and price; as good as a $25 pair
Update (2/14/17): Still going strong after almost 10 months of heavy, daily use.I bought these to replace my pair of Symphonized NRG noise-isolating headphones, headphones that I really liked until the construction of the product started to fail on me after almost 2 years of daily use (the glue that holds the wooden earbud pieces together wore away, and the piece where you hold/push the earbuds in began to become very loose to the point where the cord would detach and “fall out” unless held by tape).Frustrated by this, I decided to look for another product, figuring that once I found a cheaper option, having to buy replacement ‘buds wouldn’t be so costly in the long run, should the need arise. And so far, I’m impressed with the Panasonic ErgoFits for several reasons:1. Product came a day earlier than expected.2. While not noise-isolating, they block out external sounds pretty well, which is very important to me as I live in a somewhat-noisy apartment building and like my silence. There’s some slight (emphasis on slight) noise when I touch/brush against the upper part of the cord, but something like noise-from-cord-movement never bothers me when it comes to headphones. When I set my mp3 player, laptop, or YouTube video at 50% volume, I generally can’t hear anything except whatever I’m listening to at the time.3. The part where you hold/push the earbuds in is made of some type of hard, inflexible plastic, another important reason why I bought these ‘buds. Because the plastic protects the wire leading up into the earbuds themselves, I hope that this will mitigate any construction failures similar to the ones I had to deal with in my old NRG’s. Alongside the protective plastic covering, the silicone tips (in small, medium, and large) are extremely comfortable and soft to the touch. I’m gonna assume that because they’re so new, removing/putting on the silicone tips are a little difficult to do due to the oval-shaped speakers, but not impossible; this tight fit ensures the silicone tips aren’t going to detach and fall off.4. Comfortable to wear. I’ve had these ‘buds in for the past 45min-1hr, and have yet to feel any sort of discomfort or fatigue from them, which is good considering I listen to my headphones almost 24/7. They also form a solid seal once they’re in your ears, and will not come out unless I deliberately pull them out.5. Disclaimer: I am not an audiophile. I don’t know what what makes “bad” headphones any different from “good” ones other than how they PERSONALLY sound to me. As long as my headphones fit into my laptop/mp3 player, don’t sound like they’re drowning in cotton balls or were dunked in syrup, I don’t care what they’re made from, who made them, for what specs they have. All I’ll say is audio quality is this: the ErgoFits sound awesome, and I’d compare their quality to my old NRG headphones for their clarity (musical/vocals don’t sound muddy, muffled, or distant) and bass (contrary to what other reviewers have wrote, these babies DO have bass, you just have to make sure the earbuds are in right.Hears how I put in my ‘buds: First, I take a single earbud and turn it so that it’s upside down so that the Panasonic logo is facing straight up. I then line the silicone tip up with my ear canal, then, using a gentle but firm pressure, twist the ‘buds down so that the ‘bud is right way up, the logo now facing down like how the product image shows. As I twist, I VERY GENTLY push the ‘bud into my ear, and I can feel my ear latching onto the ‘bud and holding it. If you’re having trouble, I recommend listening to a bass-heavy song or a bass test on YouTube on loop while you practice putting these in.)The only (extremely trivial) drawback I can possibly think to say about this product is the packaging it comes in. It’s one of those standard, hard-as-hell-to-open clam shell designs meant to deter potential thieves from being able to easily open the package without making a huge scene. A pair of surgical scissors easily remedied this deterrent.
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BDM –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Comparison Of 4 Top Budget Headphones On Amazon
I’ve got 4 sets of budget (less than $20) headphones, 3 of which are very popular on Amazon. I wanted to see how they stacked up against each other, along with a newcomer I had heard good things about.For those in a hurry, here’s the ranking. First place is a tie, depending on what features you need.1.
Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-K
(the product featured on this page)1.
AUKEY In-ear Earbuds Earphones Wired Headphones Ergonomic Comfort-Fit with Mic
3.
JLab JBuds J5 Metal Earbuds Style Headphones
4.
MEE audio Sport-Fi M6 Noise Isolating In-Ear Headphones with Memory Wire
The Panasonic headphones have over 32,000 reviews with an average of 4.5 stars. Turns out there’s a reason for this. They sound like much, much more expensive headphones. The highs and vocals are very clear, the bass is much more responsive than expected, and they just all-around sound good. They’re comfortable in your ears, look pretty decent, and come with several tips so you can get the best fit & sound (although switching out the tips on these is a pain in the butt). They also happen to be the cheapest. These are the winners for anybody who just needs a basic pair of headphones, without any extra features.To be honest, I was surprised that the Aukey headphones were good enough to tie for first. Aukey isn’t known for their headphones, but perhaps they should be. The sound quality is just slightly below the Panasonics, but these have several extra features that make them just as good. The bass was actually better on these than the Panasonics, but the highs weren’t quite as clear (although not by much). They also come with a wide array of tips. Perhaps more importantly, their connector is slim and straight-in (not angled), so if you have a thick phone case or something like that, these will be more likely to fit – sometimes the angled connectors don’t leave enough length to firmly connect to your phone’s headphone jack. What pulls them firmly into a tie for first, though, is that they also have a microphone and multi-function button, which allows you to answer or end calls, mute/pause/resume playback, and skip forwards and backwards a track. If you need any of these features, the Aukey headphones are the ones for you. Unless you’re actively comparing them side-by-side to the Panasonics, you’ll never know the different in sound quality exists.I’ve heard lots of people swear by their JLab headphones, but those must have been a higher-end model. There’s really no comparison here. Both the highs and lows are muddy, and the vocals just don’t pop like they do with the Panasonic or Aukey models. These are really what I’d expect from a random set of budget headphones – not bad, but definitely not good either. I won’t waste any more space on them – you’ve got two much better options listed above.The MEE headphones are similar to the JLabs – if I had never used the Panasonic or Aukey set, and I paid $15 for them, I’d probably be fairly happy with my purchase. But side by side, it becomes obvious that the highs and vocals are pretty poor (comparatively), and the bass response is lacking. They’re a little behind the JLab set in terms of sound quality, but they do come with the best selection of tips (6 different pairs in 3 different shapes), and a very convenient, sturdy case. But again, unless you specifically need those things, stick with the Panasonics or Aukeys.I hope this comparison has been helpful. Full disclosure: I did receive some of these products from the manufacturers in order to test them. The manufacturers had no idea I was going to end up doing a full product comparison like this, though. I can’t say which items were provided to me, but I can say this: those rated highest were not necessarily the ones I was given to test. At least one of those sets didn’t fare so well in my rankings.
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Jared Herrera –
5.0 out of 5 stars
It’s pretty decent
Some earbuds I notice the sound quality is really bad or noticeable. Not these. Sure they’re better ones out there but for the price it can’t be beat.
MichelleMichelle –
4.0 out of 5 stars
5-Star product. 4-Star color.
These sound so good if my phone used 3.5mm I would carry these to use as a back up for my bluetooth buds.I did purchase them to use with my Roku remote for private listening specifically because they have a 90° jack and because I will forget them plugged in and my cat will kill them and they are fairly inexpensive. I was excited that they were purple to match but also I just like purple. Unfortunately, of the 3 purples used the one used for the cord and inner part of the bud is hideous.One awesome suprise is how small the smallest cushions are. These fit in my tiny ears and STAY PUT.I would rate them a solid 5 stars if it weren’t for the truly ugly color.
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TK –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Remarkable Sound at an Unbeatable Price!
Dynamic Crystal-Clear Sound (5/5):Despite their budget-friendly price, the Panasonic ErgoFit Earbuds deliver remarkable sound quality. They provide clear and detailed audio, with well-balanced highs, mids, and surprising bass for earbuds in this price range.Ergonomic Design (5/5):The earbuds’ ergonomic design ensures a comfortable and secure fit in your ears. They come with multiple ear tip sizes to accommodate different ear shapes, allowing you to find the perfect fit for hours of comfortable listening.Noise Isolation (5/5):These earbuds offer effective noise isolation, blocking out external sounds and allowing you to immerse yourself in your music or podcasts without distractions.Durable Build (5/5):The build quality of the Panasonic ErgoFit Earbuds is surprisingly robust for their price. They can withstand everyday wear and tear, making them a reliable choice for daily use.Tangle-Free Cord (5/5):The tangle-free cord design adds convenience to your daily life. You won’t have to spend time untangling knots before enjoying your music.Wide Compatibility (5/5):These earbuds are compatible with a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more. They are versatile and suitable for various audio sources.Affordable Price (5/5):One of the most remarkable aspects of these earbuds is their affordability. They offer exceptional sound quality without putting a dent in your wallet, making them accessible to everyone.
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Pete S. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
good value
These earbuds are good value so far! I just purchased them and the sound is clear with bass, and surprisingly offers good noise cancellation. Anything that fits snug into the ear should be able to accomplish that these days though. Bass quality was also better than expected for the price point. I don’t know how long they will last, but for everything else, these work great.
Sidney Grant –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Glad I Made This Purchase
They fit good and they sound great for the price.
jaz –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great quality
Hubby loves them, he is quite picky about headphones.
Douglas E. ByersDouglas E. Byers –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Panasonic RPHJE120K In-Ear Headphone: Great once you learn how to wear them
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with these earbuds until I learned how to properly use them (I’ve had them for a few weeks now). These are my first pair of in-ear earbuds and as many have already said, they are to be worn sealed into the ear canal to get the proper fidelity. You cannot simply fit them into the opening of the ear and get any bass response at all. I knew this but didn’t know how you were supposed to get them inserted properly and I struggled in the absence of any pertinent guidance. I understand that everyone’s ears are shaped a little differently but what I found that worked for me was to insert the bud into the opening of my ear canal and rotate it while applying inward pressure (kind of like turning a screw) until the cable/shaft points upwards (see my pic). When the bud is situated this way it slides into my ear canal and makes the appropriate seal and I can run the cable behind my ear. No amount of inward pressure could get the proper seal with the cables hanging downward like you would think it is intended. It took me a while to figure this out. I also discovered that there is a fine line between pushing it in just enough to create the seal and pushing it in too far. Go too far and they begin to hurt rather quickly… and they hurt pretty bad. So find the spot where they seal but go no further. Again, it took me a while to figure this out. When positioned correctly I can wear them for extended periods.That being said, once fitted correctly – sealed in the ear canal – these buds provide an adequate (quite a bit actually) amount of bass and sound isolation compared to the regular headphones that simply rest in front of the ear opening. The bass was too much at first. I realized I had my EQ settings on my device set to a high bass boost to compensate for my old headphones. Once adjusted to flatten out the bass they sounded fantastic.I’ve never had any other high-end earbuds to compare these to but I feel that these sound great especially for the price. They do a very good job of keeping out surrounding noise. I used them on a recent flight and they did a MUCH better job keeping out the background noise of the jet than my old phones. Use caution when walking/running as they can block the sound of traffic and other hazards you would otherwise hear.Summary: These Panasonic in-ear earbuds are a great value and have exceptional sound… once you learn how to properly use them. Experiment to achieve the correct and comfortable fit.
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Frances –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly good!
I am 18 years old and a bit of an audiophile. I have been searching for a while to find a good quality, cheap, and amazing sound quality ear buds. Recently I bought three pairs from different brands to compare, this pair as one, and this is how they played out:1)
Panasonic RPHJE120S In-Ear Headphone, Silver
Bass: 9/10Very clear and strong, yet not overpowering. Personally I like my bass very loud and powerful, but these are actually amazing despite not having ear-shattering bass.Test the bass of your earbuds with these two songs that have very powerful bass:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyWQDhF4suohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqnSP0tUhIgOther sounds clarity: 10/10I was very, very impressed by the clear, gentle yet crisp sound of the highs, treble, and vocals from these earbuds.Test the sound quality of your earbuds with these two songs that have clear and crisp vocals:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0aLE0nIuAohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l-yjKdWpj8Comfort: 10/10Again, I was impressed by these earbuds again for their comfort. They come with two other sizes of softgel covers, and I would recommend trying out each size before discarding them in frustration! I wear mine for long periods at a time, 3 – 4 hours, and these did not give me a headache or make my ears itch at all.Durability: 9/10So far, these have held up very very well (I’ve had them for about a week). I am very impressed. I will keep this review updated about their durability as time goes on.2)
iLuv iEP322GRN City Lights In-Ear Earphones – Ultra Bass – Green
Bass: 10/10By far the best bass I have ever experienced. Absolutely earth-shattering. Though again I would recommend trying each of the three sizes of softgel covers before getting upset. I tried the smaller and medium sized and could barely hear the sound. After putting on the largest size, I was blown away by the power of the bass. Again, test the bass with the two songs I linked to up above!Other sounds clarity: 9/10Again, very impressive. The sounds are clear and powerful, and the bass does not drown them out. Test with the songs linked above!Comfort: 7/10Here is where these earbuds fail. Upon first putting these in, they felt very large and bulky. I got used to it quickly, but after about an hours’ wear, my ears and head began to ache. After about two hours use, my ears began to itch, and it only got worse. The sound of these are AMAZING, the best I have ever experienced in an earbud, but if you are going to wear them for more than an hour, it might go well to choose something else.Durability: 9/10These are very well-made, and so far have given me no issues with wear and tear (I’ve had them for about a week). Again, I will keep this review updated of their condition.3)
Skullcandy INK’D Ear Buds with In-Line Microphone and Control Switch S2INDY-101 (Blue/Black)
Bass: 8/10I was excited to try these Skullcandy earbuds after hearing so much about the brand. However, after trying these out with both softgel cover sizes, I was not incredibly impressed with the bass. It didn’t blow me away. I felt it could have been more powerful. The other sounds overpowered it, and it lacked that boom boom and rich deep sound that most people like. Test with the songs above to see the difference; it surprised me! Though again, I would definitely suggest trying both sizes of softgel covers. The bass was much more pronounced with the larger covers than with the softer ones.Other sounds clarity: 8/10I was impressed by the clear sounds of the music through these earbuds, though as I mentioned above, the bass was slightly drowned out by the other sounds. Test with the songs above if you wish.Comfort: 9/10These earbuds were very comfortable after long hours of wear, and I have no complaints about that aspect.Durability: 9/10No complaints yet, and I will keep this review updated.My conclusion is the best overall earbud is this Panasonic. It won out in all the categories, and I am very happy with them 🙂
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