Originally Posted by
arjunrc
My quick review (I got my 2 pairs from icemonkey)
Pro
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1. They are comfortable. Not mind bending, magical, 2+2=5 comfortable, but comfortable. More comfortable in my ear than my audio technica earphones. I would think that is logical as they are using memory foam tips. I would put the in-ear feeling at a similar level as the foam earbuds you can buy at your local mart, except that foam earbuds from your mart are typically bigger than your ear canal and you squeeze them in, so they actually expand to give a tighter fit
2. The wires are really tangle free to a very large extent
3. Well built
4. Audio quality - good. Again, not superior to my audio technica nor my bose, but comparable. When I turn on noise cancellation on the other ones, audio sounds better because background noise is less. But I won't say air-buds is inferior in sound - haven't tried it that much
Realities (not really cons as the website itself does not claim any of these)
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1. I found the wires too long - so its not super compact
2. While the 'memory foam' does fit into your ear to take its shape, note that it cannot expand beyond how wide it already is when its not in your ear. So if your ear canal is larger, then it won't be a flush fit. Don't think it will inflate in any way. This may be a perspective issue incase this thread indirectly made you feel it was magical
3. It's noise isolation is good, but not comparable to active noise cancellation of my audio technica. I did not compare it with my Bose. I have a coast-coast flight next week try its noise isolation, but as of now, I am pretty sure it won't give me the same engine noise reduction as my audio technica does.
Are Audio Technica in the same price range? I know none of Bose's earphones are in this kind of price bucket.