V-MODA Bass Freq In-Ear Stereo Headphone (Bling Bling Black)
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Customer Review: Very Good Pair of Earphones
Summary: 5 Stars
In light of some of the reviews about its defective nature, I would like to interject. I've had my pair for over a year now, and they're still working fine. Could it be possible that others are receiving defects? Possibly. However, if only one pair of earphones works fine, we must assume that's the way the developers wanted it to be, and that's how they develop it in the factories. You can get a defect by accident, but you can't get a set that's better than the rest by accident. Instead, I would like you to consider how you treat your headphones, what environment you usually use them in, and how you protect them when you're not using them. Find a way to store them so that they will not get tangled, store them in a place away from moisture, and unplug them when not in use. Granted, v-moda decided to construct these with plastic, but I think the plastic is much denser than a pair of stock Ipod headphones for example.
In terms of its other qualities, yes, I will attest to their powerful bass, although perhaps a bit too powerful for the in-ear variety of headphones; however, this is easily adjusted by an equalizer. One comment here: if you have music that's encoded at a low bit-rate, don't blame the headphones. Always try the headphones on a music file that's at least 320kbps .mp3, or .wma lossless, or any other high quality file, preferably extracted from a cd instead of downloaded. If you've ever been to a Bose store, I can assure you that they use the highest quality music to present their headphones as better than yours, hoping that the consumer will overlook the difference in the music. I would say that the soundstage is a bit constricted, as a result of the in-ear construction and the high proportion of bass to other ranges.
They are very comfortable, whether I am running, working, or doing anything, I hardly notice them in my ears. You will have to spend some time trying out different sizes, but I think its better than having no options to choose from. One criticism is that wire motion tends to make some sounds, I speculate that it's due to the phones moving in your ears. I've come to ignore it, even during runs, however it may bother you a bit. I don't know if there's a set of earphones immune to this, from my thoughts on its causes.
Customer Review: You'll never go back to $10 earbuds
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these earbuds for $15 with free shipping during a sale, and in the past have mostly used earbuds and over the ear headphones in the $10-$25 price range and have gone through several different brands and models.
They really do have a pretty good sound quality for earbuds, but you have some work to do before you can get the most out of them.
At first I had to mess around a lot with the different sized fittings and how I positioned them in my ears but I eventually found a way to wear them using the medium fittings that was both comfortable and provided an optimal seal. I could get a good seal with any of the sizes but the others were a bit uncomfortable.
The next thing I did was mess around with my equalizer settings. With all of my previous headphones it never really seemed to make a significant improvement overall when I did anything with equalizers but with these it really made a big deal. My sound card drivers have a lot of complicated settings and I also messed around with things besides the equalizer but if you don't have that option or just don't want to bother, you can just go into itunes/winamp/your mp3 player settings/whatever and play with the equalizers there.
Pros:
- Better sound quality than anything else I've tried.
- You can actually hear the bass frequencies.
- 3 different sized fittings for a customizable fit, they are very easy to swap but don't seem like they would ever fall off accidentally.
- Build quality seems good.
Cons:
- It is now more noticeable to me when I am listening to a low quality source or using lower quality headphones.
- You have to fit them snugly to form a seal.
- I had to tweak my audio driver settings on my laptop and the equalizer on my mp3 player to get the most out of them.
If you're an audiophile, you'll probably want to go with something nicer (and more expensive), but I'm just an average guy that wanted some nice earbuds at an affordable price for when I listen to music and play video games and that's exactly what I got.
Customer Review: AWESOME earbuds! especially for the price.
Summary: 5 Stars
For under $50, you can't get better earbuds. Obviously, the bass is excellent, and it's really thumpy if you have a bass-heavy song. The only downside is if you have the bass set at a high level in your equalizer, it somewhat drowns out the highs, but if you turn it down a little, or turn up the mids and the high in the EQ it's great. I highly recommend these earbuds if you're looking for something wayyyy better than those crappy headphones that came with your iPod =)
If you're a audiophile, and I mean really , you probably won't want these. They sound amazingly good, but if you're that picky, you'll probably want something that plays music a little more precise and accurate, like the really expensive Shures, or v-moda VibeIIs.
Just a thought: the cord isn't very long, about 5' which is fine, if you're listening to your mp3 player, but if you plan to use these on your computer, for instance, you would probably want to get a cheap extension if your computer is far away. (I it when you plug it in your computer and you have to bend your neck in a weird angle just so you can have BOTH earbuds in.)
**UPDATE**
This is weird... one day I noticed that the left wire is a little longer than the right one. It wasn't like that new, and I didn't pull at it. huh. I guess it doesn't matter, the gauge of the wire isn't extremely heavy. it gets the job done, though.
***UPDATE 2***
I've had these headphones for quite a while now and I can still say I love these. For less than thirty dollars, you cannot get a better pair of headphones. The bass is simply amazing, and with right equalization, you can get pretty darn good treble response, as well if you want. (I don't like the bass too heavy, I want to be able to really hear the vocals as that's the best part of the song for me) The weird wire length thing doesn't really matter, I guess they were put together by hand, and it's a knot holding the wire from slipping so it totally makes sense. Still comfortable, and amazing sound performance.
Customer Review: Good Product, Great Value. Get them and forget the rest.
Summary: 5 Stars
I got an Ipod Touch for Christmas and the headphones that came with it are crappy.
I started a long search for good sounding headphones at a reasonable price. I was willing to spend up to $[...]. I wanted in ear headphones that would stay in because I go mountain biking and the Ipod original headphones kept of falling out. I can't use my over the ear, over the head earphone, because I wear a helmet on these rides.
I looked at V-moda Vibe, Bose TriPort, Bang & Olufsen A8, Shure SE110, JBL Reference 220, Sennheiser CX300, and a few other ones. Pretty much all of the above mentioned headphones had good as well as bad reviews. I mainly focused on the bad reviews to see the flaws and see if that would turn me off.
I somehow stumbled upon these V-Moda Bass Freq. At first I was reluctant on getting them. I though ohh it's just another pair of cheap headphones. I read all the 1 star reviews, and then some good reviews. Then I found out that these were [...] editor's choice in october 2006. Read some more reviews, and decided I'll give them a try.
I got the black ones to match my ipod. I read a lot of reviewers complaining about the packaging and back part of the headphones coming/braking off when taking them out. I was careful about it and everything was fine. Then for about 5 minutes I played around with the silicone inserts/plugs. Found the ones that fit and sounded the best, and have been using them ever since. I love these headphones, and I recommend them to everybody I know.
These headphones haven't fallen out of my ear on my bike rides yet, and I don't think they will. The bass is good, and the highs are pretty crisp and clear.
I listen to Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, House, and all sorts of Electronic, Music. And it all sounds good with these. Plus for $[...] it's a great deal. When my pair wears out, I'll most likely just order another one.
Customer Review: Almost the best $30.00 headset
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my first pair of V-moda's. I have owned many pairs of headphones; they typically end in some sort of gruesome death. Thus the quest for the decent $30.00 headphones.
I would give these a 4.5, weighted on their cost, but they are probably a 4 in the class of sub $50.00 headphones. The sound is not really linear, really tuned for contemporary music, not classical. I listened to a bit of old jazz as well and they were decent, but perhaps a little too round in the low end. But it is too much perhaps to expect something truly linear for $30.00.
As the name would imply the headphones have pronounced, but acceptable, non-boomy bass. The way they accomplish this is clever. The headset does not actually go completely into the ear canal as some other models do. As a result, part of the ear becomes a resonant chamber. The long plastic piece where each headset wire comes out is there to keep someone from putting the headset too far in the ear.
So, despite the dumb name, and V-Moda's really silly web site, these are actually a decent pair of earphones. As with most transducers (including speakers), the sound of them will change over a period of time -- a day or two of heavy use should do it. The high end becomes a little less strident.
The headset themselves are made from lightweight, but fairly sturdy plastic. The headset wires are lightweight. They come with 3 different sized earpieces. Be sure to try all three out as these headphones fit differently than many other in-ear headphones.
You should probably be looking at the Sennheiser CX300 as well, which are more well regarded....but I think these are surprisingly good as well -- they have a different set of qualities -- the Bass Freq has very good detail in the midrange, which I wouldn't have expected - lots of little details pop out, including acoustic music. Happy so far.