10 bucks? I'm tryin' em!
-- Tom Fine
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From: "Ellis Burman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] ridiculously cheap earbuds, fine for lossy music at the gym or on the go
> Some Amazon reviewers have complained about the build quality of these, but
> I find the Siig SonicBuds to be excellent, and they are only $10 at Amazon
> (Fry's has 'em for $20.)
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> http://www.amazon.com/SonicBuds-Noise-Isolating-Earphones-CE-EP0012-S1/dp/B0082PVXE2
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> Great sound, tangle free flat cable, three different sized silicone earbuds
> for comfortable fit. I've used these for editing, and even some
> preliminary mixing while on the road with my laptop, and they sound great,
> more like a decent pair of headphones than earbuds.
>
> Ellis
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> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> My wife turned me on to these Skull Candy earbuds:
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MWL1TQ
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>> I like they because they stay in my ear securely, not the case with most
>> earbuds. They are very lightweight, and have a bunch of bass. The top end
>> is not shrill like, for instance, stock Apple earbuds, which to my ears
>> makes the top end of lossy formats much less objectionable. Definitely not
>> for critical listening, but I would say they are the most comfortable and
>> best designed I've had for the gym and walking while listening to the iPod.
>> Because they fit securely in my ears, I find I can operate the device at a
>> lower volume level, and they work very well drowning out the pounding pop
>> palaver at the gym. Recommended for their utility and value, if not for the
>> high fidelity sound reproduction (although, to my ears, the right kind of
>> fidelity is emphasized, and the worst of lossiness is de-emphasized). The
>> ridiculously low price makes them appealing for, say, a language lab or
>> school film-production program. Give every student a pair for the cost of a
>> McDonald's lunch.
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
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