Headphones Reviews

I was looking forward to getting new headphones, but I wish I'd either spent more money on a better pair or less money for something that was equally disappointing.
First of all, they were too big for my head. The minimum adjustment holds the speakers centered on my earlobe. If you have a smaller head (can wear kid-sized glasses for example), I suggest you look elsewhere.
The second disappointment was in the extra volume control. I assumed that I could get louder sound with two volume controls (the one on the headphones and the one on the CD player). Actually, the volume ended up being less than what I got out of my [...] headphones from Walgreens.
On the plus side, the swivel cups make them easier to carry around, and I don't have to be as careful when storing them because I don't worry about breaking off the speakers.

Jensen JM10 Anonymous Review I love these headphones!! The easy access volume control is right where I need it and I can turn it ON and OFF whenever I need to. They are a great value! The headphones stay where they are supposed to and fit my head great. The sound quality is clear and crisp. The single cord attached makes it feel as if your not wearing headphones at all. I would recommend it to all my friends.

I can't understand how Jensen delivers such a high qualityproduct for just a low price. The bass is most impressive, with the right amount of thump without overpowering other sounds. The earpads are comfortable enough for extended listening, and the adjustable headband is nice and substantial - not one of those thin metal bands you usually find on "budget" headphones. The long single cord is another plus - much more comfortable and convenient than headphones that have an under-chin yolk style cord. Volume control is also conveniently placed. I definitely don't feel like I'm compromising on sound quality when I listen to my favorite CDs on these headphones.

These headphones are phenomenal for the price. As other people have already mentioned, the bass response from these is superb. But unlike many bass heavy headphones, these also sound good for the mids and high notes. There is some distortion if you turn up the volume too high, but this is really a moot point since at that high of a volume you wind up with ringing ears anyway : )

The slightly longer cord is a nice touch. It allows freedom of movement without being so long that it entangles you.

The only downside to these headphones is the comfort level... The soft rubber parts that fit over the tops of the ears have a thin joining line that digs ever so slightly behind the ears. This is really just a minor annoyance, and isn't too noticable unless you wear these for an extended period of time. But that is why I didn't give these headphones 5 stars.

PROS: Nice bass response
Good overall sound
Good value for the money
Behind-the-neck design
Folds up

CONS: Can become uncomfortable after a while

When I first got these headphones, I was simply amazed by the incredible standard of sound quality that was dispalyed. In fact, I started taking these headphones along with my Walkman everywhere I went - and I've pretty much have been doing so for the past seven months... until now.

A short time ago, the sound started breaking up, and the things that I was listening to suddenly started to sound incredibly muffled.

It was at this stage that I realised that the actual adaptor part of the jack had started to break up & fall apart, revealing the internal wires that were connected to the headphone plug.

The only conclusion I could come to was that the headphones had deteriorated from overuse, but I expected a bit more from a Sony product.

Thank goodness there was a 365 day warrantee on these headphones. I took them back to the shop and was told that this model is now discontinued. The shop then gave me a refund to buy a new set of heaphones.

I think the design of these headphones is great, but I was dissapointed with the level of fragility - especially from a Sony product.

Wow. What more can I say? These headphones are definitely a 'must buy' for anyone with a portable audio system wanting a GREAT deal.

Lets begin. The headphones come in a nice package, excellent presentation. The cord length is very generous, works well for nearly all situations. I have yet to run out of slack running around with my Muvo NX clipped to my belt.

The headphones can collapse into a small footprint, maybe a tiny bit bigger than a tennis ball. Very portable, will fit in my cargo pants pocket when folded up. When folded, they stay that way and don't tend to unfold on their own. Vice-versa for when they are unfolded.

Now for the real stuff. The sound quality is EXCELLENT for headphones of this price. The bass response is better than my full ear-cover headphones I use at my computer, and the highs are clear and crisp. Midrange doesn't sound airy or washed out, everything sounds just wonderful. If you enjoy bass in your music, these headphones are for you. A little bit of tweaking on my Muvo and these were definitely one of the best headphones I've ever owned.

To top all this off, they are very comfortable to wear. The soft rubber clips fit snugly, so you can run around in these without issue. Leaning back is a slight issue, you just have to be careful about leaning on the neckband, or else they'll shoot forward. This is a common problem with all behind the neck headphones though, so nothing to worry about.

The earpads are very comfortable, and very soft and pliable. My only concern is the durability of these earpads. They seem like they would just rip on accident sometime soon, or just absorb sweat and disintegrate. Hopefully Sony sells cheap replacements, as I am gonna keep these headphones around for a long time to come.

Summary:

PROS:
-Compact design when folded
-Comfortable
-Excellent sound quality in all ranges
-Tremendous bass output
-Generous length of cord.
-Fits snugly so will not fall off
-Excellent price

CONS:

-Earpads, while very comfortable, seem a bit flimsy
-Leaning back on your neck can push the headphones forward.
-No clip or easy way to wrap up cord when not in use.

Other than those three items, I have absolutely no complaint about these. Definitely money well-spent.

Jared

When I bought these earbuds, I didn't expect much, but these surprised me with their full-bodied, wonderfully rich sound. They have very-noticeable, deep bass which won't drown out your awesome mids and highs. The tremble is unbeatable at this price. This is probably because of their frequency range, 12 to 22,000 Hz. Most earbuds around this price don't have that good of frequency response. If you're wondering what frequency response is, well it's the sound they capture and put into your ears. The lower Hz means the bass. The higher Hz means the highs. They also have a neodymium magnet, one of the best you can buy. What a magnet does is they determine how good the overall sound quality is. These earbuds also have a silent cap, a cap with no outside holes, just the holes you hear sound out of. This means you won't have to turn up the volume on your player so much, and that you don't hear much outside sound either. I think this is great for mowing or any other noisy activity. They also come with a nice twist-up, compact case. I can slip these headphones easily into my pocket or anywhere else. These earbuds don't have the best comfort but, they're very comfortable when it comes to earbuds when I use the earpads. On top of it all, the quality is the best thing about these earbuds. I think they will last a long time. I hope this review was helpful to you, thanks for reading.

I read the Amazon reviews for these Sony ear-buds and decided to buy them after my daughter stole the ear-buds that came with my Rio Cali MP3 player. Those ear-buds, which hooked on to your ear with a special clip, sounded OK. After receiving my Sony MDR-E829V ear-buds which I bought on sale at Amazon for $12.62 I was more than skeptical about their quality especially since they are cheap.

To say that I was stunned after trying them out is a gross understatement. They sound SPECTACULAR! I am far from a newcomer to quality audio and I own some first-rate equipment but you have to wonder why anyone would pay hundreds of dollars for a pair of top audio headphones when a $12 pair of ear-buds will blow your socks off. They provide deep solid bass (surprise!) and a full clean range of frequency. Aside from a built in volume control Sony provides a cheap but quite convenient plastic case that allows you to quickly roll the whole thing up and pack it away neatly. The unit also comes with foam covers for the ear-piece but they are useless and I quickly threw them out. This is a superb buy but be forewarned that in the ear buds take a bit of getting used to. Once you find the best way to place them in your ear they are quite comfortable and you will truly marvel at the sound they put out. Indeed, this may be the best buy to be had in the audio world today (no joke!).

I recently purchased these headphones because I needed something that didn't irritate my ears like my behind-the-ear style headphones that came with my MP3 player do. They are comfortable in the ears, and (at least for me) do not fall out.

The sound is very pleasing! The bass compliments the higher notes very nicely. There is an equal balance of both, so one does not drown out the other. Yet the bass is powerful at the same time. I really like the adjustable volume control on the cord! The only problem with this product is that the cord may not be long enough for some people, but this is a very minor problem.

I went through 2 of these. Both were very nice before they blew out. They last me a little less than a year. They deliver a nice loud crisp sound especially for their small package but they don't last their lifetime which does not work for me.

From reading the other reviews it is easy to see that these have excellent sound quality. I don't need to say more about that. However,there's one problem. After wearing them for an extended period of time, your ears begin to hurt...not from the sound, but from the fit of the headphones themselves. And if you try to lay down on your side while listening with these, it hurts A LOT. you can probably get more comfortable headphones with the same sound quality.

Way too cheap for what they are. I didn't fully realize this until I got a player with a lot of equalization choices. Then I discovered that the changes didn't make much difference in the way the music sounded in all the various earphones I had around the house (because they didn't have enough frequency response to manipulate), except these. Everyone I've shown them to has loved them.

The comfort issue someone else mentioned is real--it takes a while to build up the calluses to use them for really long periods of time, and you can't use them lying on your side. But it's worth it.

After about a year of owning these, they broke. The earphones fell off the headband, and were dangling there by a tiny cord. Originally I gave these a rating of a 5, but I feel that it is necessary to change that rating to a 3 now that they have broken. I have purchased a new pair of headphones from JVC which look sturdier, but don't have quite as strong of bass. Again, these have incredible sound, but you do have to be very careful with them. I didn't do anything really rough or unusual with them, they just fell apart.

these headphones are very nice with good sound and bass. its also extremely comfortable you can wear this for hours. worth every penny

Great product. I ordered it on Febuary 6th and got it the 12th. But beyond from fast free shipping the actual product is amazing. I'm hearing things in my CD that I haven't heard before. The trebble is increadibly strong. But the base is great I have a CD that goes into a really deep base and usually my speakers start to break up, and Ive blown 3 speakers listening to it. But with this pair of headphones it never breaks up even with the base boost in my machine. absolutly increadible.

this is my take:

1) yeah the look cool, but all the behind-the-head headphones make it nearly impossible to rest your head on the seat of a bus or anything where you might need to just relax
2) i went through 2 pairs (my first cd player broke down so i got another one that incidently came with the same headphones) and each one ended up breaking on the sides
3) they don't want to sit in properly, each pair had a tendency to get kind of warped and sit funny, and after contorting it back into position a thousand times it just broke

overall: very good sound quality, cool looks, poor design (make sure you have normal head, but then again, i thought i had one too) also, the cord is fairly short

I purchased this item a week ago and so far, I am impressed with it. AIWA's sound quality is always excellent and impressive. But there are some cons that you might consider before buying the product. First of all, the headphone has poor quality earbuds. When I wore it for the first time, it was very uncomfortable and hurt my ears. But after listening to it for about 3 days, I got used to it. There are many pros also. The swoops AIWA headphones are very stylish. Plus, their sound quality is noticeably preferable than any other headphones. Fortunately, amazon offers the same headphone with the remote control which gives more preference. Overall, this is a desirable item. But if you are aspiring for a heaphone with comfort and decent sound, I would recommend SONY's behind-the-neck or clip-ons(which I own and they are very comfortable). But if you are aiming for finest and superb sound quality, give AIWA swoops a try.

I love the headphones, i bought them for a present for christmas and i am amazed at the comfort and quality of sound from such a small set of earphones! You easily forget you have them on! I can't believe i only paid so little for such quality! Very happy!

short version is that this is a nice mp3 player. Expansion slot for SD, solid construction (battery cover is a bit flimsy though) battery life is long. etc. etc.
Biggest drawback that negates all of the above is that they DRM crippled the little thing. It was so nice up until you find out you have to use TDK's proprietory UniFi software. Which unifies nothing. It "allows" you to copy mp3s from you system to it. And then they are dead. You can't copy them back, you can't transfer them to anything else. And here's the best part, Windows does not recognize the device unless you install the software.
It is all the software as well, if you merely remove the SD card you can move and copy MP3s to it via a reader and the mojo plays them fine. But obviously this doesn't work for the main flash memory. And you need the software to make it work... so unless someone reverse engineers the program, don't buy this.

I was quite excited when my Mojo 256 arrived. Had no trouble loading it up with music via the TDK Unifi app or via RealOne Player. Controls are simple to figure out, and the buttons are easy to control by "feel" without having to look at them. Sound quality was great, I liked the "lock" feature for jogging around the neighborhood. However, after 1 day of use, the unit locked up right after I used the RealOne Player's "Format internal memory" feature on the unit and then loaded some songs onto it. It really looked as though the RealOne player had somehow erased the firmware on the unit, as it became completely unresponsive via USB or the LCD; the unit displayed only the battery life indicator, and could only be powered off by taking out the battery. TDK tech support told me that this is impossible as the firmware is on its own ROM chip. In any case, I'm exchanging the defective unit through Amazon with no problem. I have high hopes that the replacement will work fine, as it's a very nice player for the price.

I am surprised how well it does everything. I paid $150 and was expecting mediochre performance for that money. I use it mostly for recording voice and it is very good for this and has hours of recording space and more if you add an SD card.

Only problems so far: had to cut a hole in the carrying case for the mic, no provision for an external mic, plastic case fit and look are a let down, software on PC sometimes doesn't recognise the player (shut-down and try again.)

This gadget is great-- light, cheap, upgradable, good battery life and data, voice, mp3, FM radio all in one. Hard to beat.

While performance of this phone is great - fantastic, in fact, I think the functionality of the phone is a bit clumsy for women.

The range is great. Audio is crystal clear. No interrupts on our wireless-g network, save one small glitch with the laptop, resolved by changing channels.

The belt clip is for belts, not slacks or skirts. Women don't always wear belts. It needs more tension or a tighter grip to be able to hold on to the thinner materials women wear. I tried using the clip to hook it to a long key lanyard, worn around the neck, but it was too heavy/clunky to be worn that way comfortably.

Problem 2 - headset or over the ear? Again, a "woman" issue - small ears prevent me from comfortably using the over the ear ear/mic. Using the headset is great with the exception of a little too much tension on the ear causing a sore spot, earpiece cover isn't soft enough to accommodate even small earrings (conforming foam would have been better).

Recommendations to the manufacturer - it would be *great* if, after you fix the tension issues w/ the beltclip, you could fix it so the belt clip would mount in either direction. What I mean is wearing the unit upside down would allow you to read/see display & buttons when looking down at it.

I have owned a couple hands-free phones in recent years and find this to be a big step forward in sound quality, comfort, and size.

The boom microphone is excellent. It doesn't reach around in front of your mouth the way old-fashioned headsets did, which is an advantage. A red LED at the end flashes to let people know you are on the phone.

Drop the phone into the base unit and it charges automatically, giving you about 5 hours of talk time. A stalk on the base unit swivels up so you can hang the headset up when its not in use.

Comfort is so good you can forget you have it on (I wore it out to my car the other day. Doh!). The handset has a belt clip and there is a shirt clip to keep the cord out of your way. You can switch the ear piece and mic from one ear to the other in about three seconds. Likewise, you can pick up the headset almost as quickly as you could a regular phone.

Range is good. I pace around my office and don't find the signal degrades, although walls, partitions and doors will obviously shorten range. If you need more range than this offers, you probably need a cell phone.

Build quality and metrials are both excellent. It takes normal wear and tear and has been dropped several times with no ill effects. Design is modern and attractive.

The only shortcoming worth noting is ergonomic -- I had to dock it one star because the buttons are needlessly small (think TV remote circa 1990), though they are clearly marked and easily readable.

Recommended.

When in my home office, I am on the phone 5-7 hours a day. I have tried many combinations of phones and headsets and have never been satisfied with the voice quality. I also run a wireless network and have had problems in the past with 2.4 Ghz phones causing interference. The Plantronics CT12 is the answer to all my problems:

* portable - small belt unit is light, offers great battery life and includes all the features I need
* great headset - sound quality is equal to that of a handset (people do not know you are on a headset); comfortable with two fit options, Firefly function is nice bonus
* Caller-ID - included on belt unit, works as expected
* 2.4 Ghz - range is good, does not cause interference with my wireless network (previous phones from Panasonic and others have)

Only negative is that you cannot answer or otherwise use the phone while it is charging (must remove the belt unit from the charger). All in all, highly recommended.

This product worked very well for the first couple months that i had it. However, now i am having extreme difficulty in operating it. It began while i was loading an mp3 from my computer to the player. About half-way through my power went out for a mere second or two, causing my computer to restart. I have tried using the restart button, but that has had no effect. If anyone knows how to fix this please e-mail me at Nyranger72@aol.com.
Other then my problem though i would recommend this product to anyone. A friend of mine has the same product and his is working exceptionaly well.

I bought this mp3 player because i needed something mighty. I needed something to store all my music. And this little monster did it all. It is a bit big. But that's about it. If you think that the battery lifes is not what it should and you want longer battery life, turn the backlight off. It's easily made in the menu. Then your batterylife lasts longer. I have no problems with this one. Just this: If you connect your player to your computer and you notice that the battery life decreases in very short time, do this: Take Out the Battery and shut the hatch. Now connect the powercable to your player and it should go on automaticly. You will then notice that a different icon appears on the left of the down of the screen. That's the icon for telling you the player runs from the power from the wall socket. Then plug it in to the computer and no battery life will be taken. Very Good player !!!

To tell the truth, I haven't started the real test on this mp3 player. So far, its has a bunch of features to suite most people. I already know that I'll be buying a different headphone for it, its only nomal to expect this. I just bought this jukebox, so when I get more time with it I'll write a good review.

BTW, just to clear one thing up. You can shuffle a playlist. It has a USB 2.0 connection so you know its pretty fast. It takes about 2-3 seconds to transfer a song. I'm using Windows XP Home edition on my Dell and so far I haven't had any problems with installing or using the software. In fact, the software is quite easy to use. Just plug and play.

My first Labtec headset, purchased last summer, were normal-style headphones with swiveling speakers and a boom mic. They worked vey nicely...for a while. Eventually, the sound went out in the right ear. Soon after, the left ear went out too, and the microphone stopped working. They were useless. I wrapped my headphone cord up when not in use, and I think this is what caused it. Shows you how well-made Labtec headsets are.

I saw this headset in a store circular, mislabeled as a Logitech product. I was sorely disappointed to find out they were not (I had the product purchased by someone else, as I was unable to get to the store in question at the time.) They worked very well at first, and I was quite happy. Within two days, I noticed that the right earpiece would lose and gain volume, sometimes completely ceasing to function. This continues to this day, and it is difficult to adjust the volume correctly (touching the on-cord volume knob is a definite no-no, as this will ruin the sound quality in both speakers.) Also, it should be noted that the headband does not adjust, so if you're like me and would like to lie back and listen to some music, you'll find that the headband prevents such relaxation.

Long story short: Avoid this headset, avoid all Labtec headsets. Spend the extra [money] and get a headset of higher quality, like a Sony (which is what I plan to do in a few months when these die like I know they will.)

After shopping around for about 4 days, I finally decided on this headset. Purchased for $... delivered to my door, I figured at that price I wouldn't be too upset if I weren't completely satisfied. My only goal for them was voice-over-internet, primarily for gaming.
Here are my thoughts after a couple weeks of use: For the money, a great purchase. The slimmer, behind the neck design is nice. They've been comfortable to wear for up to 8 hours of use. The microphone has provided very good pick up and clarity without transmitting a lot of background noise; and the headphones provide very nice clarity for both natural and comp-gen vocals with the volume levels, from min to max, seeming to span just the right range for my tastes.
If you're looking for great music reproduction, these aren't it. Again, the vocals are very clear, but the music lacks the richness and depth that my external speakers provide. In short, it's a bit flat. But, with a bit of tweaking with an equalizer, I'm perfectly content to listen to mp3's on these while I play.
The microphone swivel has a very solid feel to it, and stays exactly here you put it. The cord has plenty of length to it, but I don't think it would take a lot of excessive abuse before it would break at it's connection point to the earphones. Recommend puting a dab of glue on the foam mic cover to keep it in place.
I didn't give these 5 stars because they didn't WOW! me; but for the price, a highly recommended buy.

I have bought 3 of these things so far. One as a birthday present and 2 for myself (having broken one accidentally).

Whilst looking around for a multimedia headphone for use with Netmeeting and for listenting to music, I found the Labtec Axis-002 at a local electrical store in France (I can't order these through Amazon internationally) and thought what the hell?

Fantastic! They look like proper decent personal headphones and sound like them too. The microphone is also very good.

During tests with Netmeeting over our LAN the microphone worked really well as it did in a more objective test using the PC to record the sound input as a .wav file. Tests using IBM Via Voice to do voice recognition and dictation resulted in a higher accuracy than with the bundled Via Voice headset (Andrea Anti-Noise NC-61).

Obviously you can spend far more on better, much more expensive, headphones and a dedicated microphone but for pc use (video conference, gaming, music and voice recognition) these work fantastically well and are discrete enough that you don't look like an idiot at your desk! What more could you want?

Minor words of caution from one who knows:
1) Glue down the foam on the end of the microphone or you'll lose it in the office!
2) Be careful with the otherwise helpful extra long cable (2m). It has a tendency to get caught up in the wheels on office chairs, as I know only too well. Try to place the cable out of harm's way, its long enough to go around most desktop obstacles. I have asked Labtec if they plan to do a quick release for these in the same way that Sony do on their headsets so that you don't break the cable. Labtec said they'll think about it. Chuh right.