9mm driver
Ear fitting noise reduction sleeve
Direct-to-ear high fidelity acoustic
In-line volume control
Travel case
Skullcandy's Smokin Buds may be tiny, but they pack a punch. The secret is an exclusive noise-eliminating sleeve that provides high fidelity acoustics directly to your ear. Smokin Buds feature the Skullcandy logo and skull artwork, as well as clear markings for left and right. A convenient in-line volume control makes it easy to turn down or totally mute your music without having to fumble for the knob on your music player. The Skullcandy Smokin Buds come with a headphone travel bag.
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I consider myself a bit of a headphone connoisseur and have used tons of different earbuds searching for the perfect pair. As a musician, I use Shure e3's with sleeves custom molded to my ear canal by an audiologist. I've also used several professional circumaural headphones in the studio.
These headphones do not reproduce sound as accurately as Shure's e2 and e3 models, but I still prefer these for everyday listening. They are bass heavy compared to a linear response. When these earbuds are properly inserted, the bass is massive, and isolation is EXCELLENT. They are much easier to pop in and get an great seal than the Shures (with foam, plastic, or custom silicon sleeves).
CONS: The wires are thin and so do not fall flat like heavy duty wires but are quality enough for the job. The case it comes with is useless.
PRO: Excellent sound (although technically not "accurate" or linear), extremely strong bass (the best I've ever heard in an earbud), excellent isolation, easy, comfortable secure fit. Excellent value.
Bottom line: I call these headphones "the best headphones under $100" even though I know they only cost a fraction of that. I lost my pair and am buying two more pairs now.
Other notes: I've used them while running and they will stay in for about 15 minutes...much longer than any other i've tried. it helps to have very clean ears. No other earbud stays in longer than a couple minutes. A trick I use is to bring the cable up your back behind you (its nice not to have wires flopping in front of you while you run) and then loop the wire over your ear from the back and insert the earbud upside down. The weight of the cord will be resting on the top of your ear and not pulling the earbud out....
This review is from: Skullcandy (Product Out Of Date, Newer Version Available) SC-SBB3.5 Smokin\' Earbud Black
When I first got these earbuds, I was ecstatic - they were so much more comfortable than the other earbuds I owned (stock ipod buds and Sennheiser). After about two months, the sound from the left earbud gave out. My nephew, who also had a pair, experienced loss of sound in both buds after a couple of weeks. After he exchanged them for a new pair, his new pair also started giving him problems after a few weeks. The sound was choppy and only worked if the wires were twisted a certain way.
I tried to contact Skullcandy by email and through their website (which promises a response within 48 hours). It has been 2 weeks and I have yet to receive a response. A lifetime warranty is useless if the company doesn't bother to honor it.
I agree that the case is useless and poorly designed. It is also quite strange that some have symmetrical cords and some have assymetrical cords. There is no way to tell which one you have as the boxes are not marked so you can distinguish one from the other. I used to think that the volume control was a cool feature but after a while the control unit began to feel heavy. I would not buy this product again....
This review is from: Skullcandy (Product Out Of Date, Newer Version Available) SC-SBB3.5 Smokin\' Earbud Black
There are not many things that I purchase where I feel compelled to review them, but this is one of those things.
First off, let me say that I purchased these to replace my normal wrap around the back of the head, headphones for the gym. I tried them out for about 15 mins the other day and was impressed. The sound is very nice, and I was suprised at the bass response. I listen mainly to rap, and never thought that it could replicate some of the lower notes. The in-line volume slider is a nice touch and lets them get really loud in your ear. The reason I say in your ear, is that because they are actually pretty quiet at the same volume level when they are out of your ear. It also blocks out sound well, so well it feels like you can hear yourself breathing when no music is on. It feels as though you are in a tunnel or that your ears are about to pop on an airplane.
Now here is the problem, and it is a major one for me. They will not stay in your ears if you are at the gym. I started out doing some cardio, only on an elliptical so you could imagine that I am not bouncing up and down as much as if I were running on a treadmill. They weren't giving me TOO much of a problem at first, coming out after a minute or so, but I assumed that it was because I wasn't putting them in far enough. WRONG! I eventually was putting them in as far as they could possibly go. Once you break a sweat, give it up! A tiny amount of wetness on the silicon type plugs cause them to slip out in a matter of seconds. Sounds great after you dry and put them back in, continue to work out though and the sound slowly fades away as they fall out. It was slightly, and very slightly at that, better during free weight lifting.
Here is my breakdown of the good and bad;
PROS
-look neat
-volume slider makes it easy to change volume without having to access mp3 player
-sound great for the money
CONS
-will not stay in your ear
So there you go, more good than bad. Too bad the bad thing terribly outweighs the good. What is the point of having a great looking and sounding headphone if it won't stay in your ear to hear the sound???
Overall I would not recommend this to anyone. There has to be better options that you'll be more satisfied with. If you plan on staying completely still while listening to your music go ahead and pick them up....
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