Privately enjoy your favorite tunes with these JVC Gumy Plus HAFX5B in-ear headphones, which feature powerful neodymium magnets for dynamic sound. The wired design features a gold-plated connector that's compatible with most Apple~ iPhone~ models.
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I'm pretty particular about sound. Though I don't use them full time, I actually buy them just for their silicone ear tips (Black model anyway) as they're super sticky and create a great 'seal' on any ear buds (pretty standard fit spec anymore).
But. For a brief time in between having my preferred buds I used them and they were more than passable in terms of sound, volume, and common usage stuff. Though the cord length on the model without the remote is on the short side if you keep your player at your belt line or lower. Not sure about the remote models.
For the money- He*# YEAH!! JVC always seems to have a winner in the budget area, ie: the 'Flats' back along, the original Gummy's, etc.
If you don't have a lot of money to invest, or just don't want to- I've yet to find any other ear buds for 15 dollars or less that will at least make your music enjoyable..
My Best Buy number: 2018835247
My Best Buy number: 2018835247
What's great about it: For the Money- Extremely Usable. Period.
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I am very serious about my sound and this system delivers. The overall sound package is very expansive and accurate, even given the tiled room and not so ideal placement at the moment. I hear all of the details I can hear with good headphones and a pretty close to spot on frequency response with super clean volume- the kind of clean where I don't realize how loud it is until I step out of the room for something. As for pretty close to spot on frequency response, I'm extremely picky about sound and right out of the box, running any source flat with zero EQ, (which I wholeheartedly recommend first) I have been completely content and wowed.
And the low end is just killer. Thick, full, yet tight, and I have yet to even have it beyond 8 to 9 o'clock, never mind the 10 o'clock sweet spot they have marked. I do have the sub on the floor and against the wall, as it should be, and almost directly below the satellites. Having the sub in a corner to get the most of the low end response is not even necessary. The lows are that deep. No artificial low end boost needed via EQ at all. They're most certainly not hollow and just boomy- very clean and enjoyable bass TONES, not just thump and bump. If you have thin walls, prepare to be nagged!!
The actual volume is hard to predict as with my roomates I have not had the need, or the ability, to have it past 10 o'clock thus far. The couple times it was even that far, the whole house could clearly hear what I had playing.
As for music, which is all I've done with them so far, I listen to everything from old Van Halen, to Kieko Matsui, to Bjork, to Pantera, and everything flys perfectly.. For THE MONEY, the only thing close I saw was Logit**c and sorry, they'll just never come close.
Hey, If I'm wrong, along with many others it seems, so you have to make a trip back to either spend way more unnecessarily, or end up with far less sound quality. Happy Listening..
What's great about it: Super full, yet tight low end + clean, balanced highs/mids and VOLUME.
What's not so great: Um, no power switch any longer.