Right needed some new earphones and decided to go all modern and get a pair of in-ear (ones that go in your ear canal) earphones. I was a bit apprehensive as they don't look that comfortable/hygenic. Anyway, saw these for £14.99 in Currys, "bargain" I thought.
1.Packaging
Off on a bad foot ... Read review
Advantages: Cheap, Great Sound, Non-tangle cord Disadvantages: Get very icky with earwax, fall out of ears alot, short cord
Right needed some new earphones and decided to go all modern and get a pair of in-ear (ones that go in your ear canal) earphones. I was a bit apprehensive as they don't look that comfortable/hygenic. Anyway, saw these for £14.99 in Currys, "bargain" I thought.
1.Packaging
Off on a bad foot with me. Its packaged in that really annoying "needs-scissors" plastic. And with me being on a train at the time, lets ... ...it, resulting in me making alot of other train-goers slightly pissed off with my consatnt squeeks and tearing.
2. Contents
Right, once you open the bloody packaging you will see that you have a pair of earphones, a pair of spare ear-plugs (standard size), instructions and a warranty. Pretty standard.
3.The Earphones (Design)
Basically the earbuds are covered by a small squishy foam sleeve, which "theoretically" ... more
Right needed some new earphones and decided to go all modern and get a pair of in-ear (ones that go in your ear canal) earphones. I was a bit apprehensive as they don't look that comfortable/hygenic. Anyway, saw these for £14.99 in Currys, "bargain" I thought.
1.Packaging Off on a bad foot with me. Its packaged in that really annoying "needs-scissors" plastic. And with me being on a train at the time, lets just say I had a "little" difficulty trying to open it, resulting in me making alot of other train-goers slightly pissed off with my consatnt squeeks and tearing.
2. Contents Right, once you open the bloody packaging you will see that you have a pair of earphones, a pair of spare ear-plugs (standard size), instructions and a warranty. Pretty standard.
3.The Earphones (Design) Basically the earbuds are covered by a small squishy foam sleeve, which "theoretically" you squeeze, insert into your ears, and wait for the foam to expand (like you would with an earplug). One problem: It doesn't work that well. Firstly, after a couple of weeks the foam becomes far too squishy. Secondly, even after the "expanding" part the headphones still fall out VERY EASILY, this being due to the foam being of a slippy material, and only one size provided. Anyways, the cord is good and virtually tangle free (made of a gummy material), but is a tad too short.
4. Sound Great sound. No problems here, all clean and crisp as It should be with very nice bass.
5. Ewwww/Hygiene NOTE: THIS IS PRETTY DISGUSTING SO BE WARNED. If you have normal-high earwax, then these are gross. Wax "collects" in the hollow chute of the foam plugs for all to see, and its not pretty. You have to keep washing them every few days to avoid feeling all minging. Also, Im guessing they push wax deeper into the ear canal which isn't good either. I certainly won't be lending these around to friends :).
6. Overall Well I wouldn't buy these again If I had the choice, Id definately go for something less "deep" and of a better material (rubber instead of foam). Anywya, the sound is very good so they'll do me for now.
Advantages: Does the job brilliantly Disadvantages: Will replacement earbuds be availible??
...is my first set of JVC ones though. Oh the wasted years...
OK, well there's no picture of these, so use your imagination. (or do a Google search.) These headphones are noise cancelling, which pretty much means you hear less of the outside world when you have them on, and the world hears less of your music, so everyone's happy! They have squishy bits, the same squishy stuff earplugs are made out of, like very fine sponge, where the earbuds would ... ...stick them in your ears, (they don't go very far down, so don't worry) and they expand, thus creating a seal of sorts, and cancelling out noise. Now the beauty of this noise cancelling business is you don't have to turn whatever it is you're listening to up very loud! Eg, I'd normally have to have my volume iPod about 3/4 of the up on the bus or in the car, now I rarely have it halfway. So that saves you power too. Being that the sound is now quieter ...
VertigoSky 29.04.2007
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Quick review of JVC FX 33 Marshmallow
£7.99 from local supermarket - looks good and feels comfortable...BUT....thats is all I can say about them. Sound quality is appalling, very tinny with almost non existant bass response. By contrast a pair of £2.99 Gummies (also marketed by JVC) sounds 100 times better.
Would I recomend these to anyone else?...NOT A CHANCE!! ...
modent 27.09.2008
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