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 Pleased overall September 17, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I returned the first pair of these earbuds I received because I thought they were defective. The right earbud is longer then the left one by design. However, the packaging does not specify this, so I was fooled. In the process of returning them to Amazon for another pair, I received an email from Panasonic stating the longer right earbud is correct by design. Given all that, I have been happy with these since I started using them at the gym several weeks ago. They have a great sound and are convenient with their case! The most significant benefit is the water-resistant feature. I had other earbuds die from sweat at the gym. So, for gym and active music, I highly recommend these earbuds.
Great new tech in an affordable package February 21, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These buds sound as great as the specs indicate they should.
The neodynium rare earth magnets are very musical.
Panasonic makes great stuff and emphasizes quality over marketing.
Definately pick up a pair of these to replace your freebie Rio or Ipod buds. The Twin XBS are much, much better.
Very God sound compared to others March 8, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I compared 4 popular earphone sets side by side on my Rio MP3 player - The Panasonics listed here, the Sony MDR-E828, the Sennheiser MX300, and the iPod standard earphones (that come with iPod Nanos and such). They all go for $6-10 and they all have adequate treble response (althought the SPanasonics are best closely followed by the Sonys). Also efficiency is comparable (within a few dB of one another). Where I found the biggest differences where in bass response and definition or responsiveness (how clearly I could here the individual instruments, notes, etc.) and distortion.
So here is the rundown:
Bass response - the Panasonics were by far the Best. The Sonys were adequate. the other two just OK.
Definition and responsiveness - The Panasonics were the best followed closely by the Sony's. The Sennheisers were OK and the iPods were lacking.
Noise and Distortion - The Panasonics and Sonys were the best. The Sennheisers were decent. The iPods were not very good here.
As for comfort, they all have the same basic design, are the same basic size and therefore the same basic comfort, which is not great but not torturous. I find rubber earbus to be much more comfortable and stay in better. I have yet to try these specific phones while doing active work or excercise, but I am guessing they will be OK but not as good as rubber earbuds or those with behind the ear retaining devices.
Lastly, I originally wanted to avoid using or relying on foam in any of my earphones since it deteriorates and needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, all of these ar more comfortable and stay in better with the foam cover. Also, the Panasonics treble response is so high and good that they tickled my ear without the foam attached.
 Average Headphones April 7, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just picked up a pair of these headphones this week. Other than the look, I'm not overly impressed with them. I'm using them with my iPod mini. I find that even the generic iPod headphones sound just as good if not better than these. These headphones are also pretty quiet. I have to turn the volume on the iPod much louder in order to get the same volume as the iPod headphones (maybe that will change once they're broken in?). Another problem or rather disappointment I had was with the length of the wire. The wire for the right earbud is almost 3 times longer than the left. This is to keep the wire off to the side of your body instead of in the middle. The problem with this is when I jog, the extra weight on the left earbud causes it to constantly pop out of my ear.
Bottomline -> If you're looking for great sounding headphones, look elsewhere, but for the cheap price you'll get a cool looking, decent sounding set of headphones. 3 stars.
Gets defeated badly vs sweat March 1, 2006
Ok, i bought these headphones so i can run in the rain with them with my water resistant md player. While i haven't yet ran with them in the rain, i have used them @ the gym. The earbuds were popping out of my ear non-stop, and i tried all kinds of methods to ensure a secure fit: twisting, turning, & looping the wire around my ear, etc. I could feel the sweat in my ear like a pool of water and it seemed like it was flooding the earbuds and kicking them out of my ear. These earbuds definately came up short during the clutch. The reason why i still gave it 3 stars was because the quality is good when it does stay in your ears. If you're planning on using these @ a gym, i wouldn't recommend these to you. I currently use Sony's MDR-Q66LW retractable headphones. While it does the job in the "staying on" and "sound quality" categories, i still have an issue with it retracting unexpectedly. Basic to make a long story short, the search for the perfect headphones for runners continues for me. Next up in line will probably be the:
Sony MDR-A35G S2
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