Monoprice MP80 Aluminum In-Ear Earphone Balanced Armature Driver and Dynamic Driver with Three Tuning Nozzles
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Is the cable that is included good quality?
A shopper
on Jan 27, 2019
BEST ANSWER: I’ve had these earbuds for almost a year now and have had zero issues. The cable is a non-issue and shouldn’t sway your purchase. I use these as my primary IEMs and love them. I’ve used more expensive brands and I now can’t justify the cost after using the MP80’s.
I’m not sure how much more conductive the material used versus other brands, but these are a twisted, sleeved, stranded and possibly aluminum wire. I hope this helps.
I’m not sure how much more conductive the material used versus other brands, but these are a twisted, sleeved, stranded and possibly aluminum wire. I hope this helps.
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- Bryan L on Jan 28, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I’ve had these earbuds for almost a year now and have had zero issues. The cable is a non-issue and shouldn’t sway your purchase. I use these as my primary IEMs and love them. I’ve used more expensive brands and I now can’t justify the cost after using the MP80’s.
I’m not sure how much more conductive the material used versus other brands, but these are a twisted, sleeved, stranded and possibly aluminum wire. I hope this helps.
I’m not sure how much more conductive the material used versus other brands, but these are a twisted, sleeved, stranded and possibly aluminum wire. I hope this helps.
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- Bryan L on Jan 28, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 13, 2018
it's not bad. wish it was A. longer (too short) and B. was a bit more robust in the actual wire cabling. like I said... not terrible. they sound grand. I've used many different 'over the counter' ear buds. fidelity-wise, these are up there with the best of "em. I use these live (singing drummer) and they're just ducky. I hope this helps. happy new year!
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- Benjamin K on Jan 29, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 30, 2018
The cable seems to be of decent quality; my only complaint would be that it could stand to be about six inches longer to be of equal length of Shure...
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- Andy O on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 10, 2018
It has held up to daily use for over 6 months. It would be great to have a detachable cable that could be replaced when it shorts out.
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- Delon H on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 7, 2018
Seems good so far. We use these as in ear monitors ear buds. They seem to be as good as the Shure equivalent. At least so far.
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- Dale P on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 3, 2018
Yes, but it’s a little too short. It reaches my waist, and I plug it in there to an adapter. Excellent quality sound!
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- Janis W on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 1, 2018
I think the cable is excellent. It appears thicker and more durable than most of my other earbuds.
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- ROBERT D U on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 27, 2018
These are good quality earbuds with also quality cable,great sound for the price!
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- Danny F on Jan 28, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 4, 2018
Yes. I am not an audiophile, but I am impressed with the quality of them.
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- Travis H on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 11, 2018
Yes it is, but it is short. For many uses you may want an extension.
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- bobatious on Jan 28, 2019
- Purchased on May 30, 2018
I found the cable quality excellent.
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- Jim R on Jan 28, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 20, 2018
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It's been a half hour trying to get the connector to pick up a thread on the ear bud. I'm not laughing?.
Keith E N
on Jan 3, 2019
BEST ANSWER: I don't have my earbuds with me at the moment, but if I remember correctly the connectors just push on so the earbuds themselves can freely rotate. Look closely to see if it's actually threaded. The only threaded bit on these I KNOW is for the three Tuning Nozzles.
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- Michael M on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on May 5, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I don't have my earbuds with me at the moment, but if I remember correctly the connectors just push on so the earbuds themselves can freely rotate. Look closely to see if it's actually threaded. The only threaded bit on these I KNOW is for the three Tuning Nozzles.
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- Michael M on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on May 5, 2018
If you're talking about what I think you are, it's tension based rather than a thread you can spin on to. Takes a good amount of force to push it on, more than you'd think. And yes, I spent that same maddening half hour before I arrived at that.
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- Sarah H on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 12, 2018
Sarah, Submitted answers solved that but yours rose to Harmony with a, "Me too addendum." Have a wonderful New Year and thanks for jumping in the swim to help
Assuming you mean the connection from the wire to the earbud, it is a snap in connector not a screw. The tuning nozels are screw in however.
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- Raymond C on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on May 5, 2018
It's not threaded. It should "snap" into place, rotate in both directions freely and smoothly, and sound excellent.
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- Tobias K on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2018
The MMCX connector attaching the headphone cable to the IEM housing isn't threaded. Push firmly until it clicks.
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- David S on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 3, 2018
I never had that issue although losing them after they unscrewed and disappeared was an issue.
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- Alan L on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on May 29, 2018
The connector used do not have any threads.
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- John I on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on May 27, 2018
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Are the cables detachable from the IEM's? If so, what type of connector is used?
James B
on Dec 26, 2017
Yes, the cables are detachable. The connector is an MMCX Type (Coaxial).
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- Natalie D on Dec 28, 2017
- Purchased on Dec 11, 2017
Hi. Yes the cable is detachable. I think the cable from the shure iem should fit, but I have not had the chance to try it. Let me just say that I was extremely pleased with these iem’s. You can’t go wrong
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- L O on Dec 27, 2017
- Purchased on Dec 11, 2017
The Shure IEM MMCX cords do fit. I bought the 64 inch Shure cables to get extra length.
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- Alan J on Apr 14, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 4, 2018
Yes, detachable...MMCX connector n
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- Pete B on Dec 26, 2017
- Purchased on Dec 2, 2017
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Do these need to be “burned in” by running pink noise thru them for 24 hours? If I don’t have a pink noise generator what would you recommend to use instead? Thanks.
Johnny R
on May 9, 2019
BEST ANSWER: As an audiophile who is very perceptive of tones and frequencies as well intolerant to distortion and sounds that are not reproduced accurately, I noticed no difference from the first play out of the box to subsequent plays using these earbuds. That said there are the 3 options you must listen to to choose which ones sound the best to you. Also the various plugs that fit in your ear will make a difference to the sound quality. As with all earbuds, if they are not seated properly in the ear canal, the bass tends to disappear and other tones are weak as well. Break in periods for electronics tends to be a myth or at least unprovable. In my experience I have only noticed a few components seem to get better over time. But I have noticed that my perceptions of some have changed the more I listen and comprehend more of what I am actually hearing. Mostly time reveals to me the flaws in the component not usually a change in the sound. Of course if you attempt to burn them in, you will never know if it really made any difference or not as you won’t have a comparison to judge. So I say just use them to listen to music instead of sending any kind of signal tone through them and then judge for yourself if they sound different from the first play to additional plays. It won’t make any difference whether it is a single tone or the varied frequencies of songs to the “Break-in” process. In fact it would likely be better that way if the process is truly real as speakers are dynamic not static when it comes to tones.
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- Kcclm on May 10, 2019
- Purchased on May 29, 2018
BEST ANSWER: As an audiophile who is very perceptive of tones and frequencies as well intolerant to distortion and sounds that are not reproduced accurately, I noticed no difference from the first play out of the box to subsequent plays using these earbuds. That said there are the 3 options you must listen to to choose which ones sound the best to you. Also the various plugs that fit in your ear will make a difference to the sound quality. As with all earbuds, if they are not seated properly in the ear canal, the bass tends to disappear and other tones are weak as well. Break in periods for electronics tends to be a myth or at least unprovable. In my experience I have only noticed a few components seem to get better over time. But I have noticed that my perceptions of some have changed the more I listen and comprehend more of what I am actually hearing. Mostly time reveals to me the flaws in the component not usually a change in the sound. Of course if you attempt to burn them in, you will never know if it really made any difference or not as you won’t have a comparison to judge. So I say just use them to listen to music instead of sending any kind of signal tone through them and then judge for yourself if they sound different from the first play to additional plays. It won’t make any difference whether it is a single tone or the varied frequencies of songs to the “Break-in” process. In fact it would likely be better that way if the process is truly real as speakers are dynamic not static when it comes to tones.
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- Kcclm on May 10, 2019
- Purchased on May 29, 2018
I don't claim to be an audiophile. I didn't do a "burn in" or anything special. I started using them right out of the package and haven't had any problems with them. I've had them for over a year and they continue to be great. Great sound and comfortable. I absolutely recommend these.
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- Kelly Z on May 10, 2019
- Purchased on May 26, 2018
I don't know about burning them in. Try the earphones with each of the 3 different attachments and find a sound that you like. Personally, I think they are very good and I own some Etymotics ($300) and Oppo PM2 and PM3's. For the price, these are tough to beat. I hope this helps.
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- ROBERT D U on May 9, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 27, 2018
Need to, no. It does improve a little bit if you do. There are a number of noise generator apps for phones if yours has a port for it, and there's several options for PC and Mac that would do the trick as well.
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- John I on May 9, 2019
- Purchased on May 27, 2018
Mine eorked fine, right out if the box - but if you need pink noise, just Google it. There are web sites and you csn plug in your headphones to your computer or phone to the site.
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- Gary C on May 10, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 22, 2018
No you don't have to burn them
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- New User U on May 10, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 27, 2018
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Can you clarify if these IE's have 2 drivers in each earpiece? 1 each Balanced Armature Driver and Dynamic Driver.
A shopper
on Nov 8, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes, each earpiece has 1 dynamic driver and 1 balanced armature for two drivers in each earpiece.
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- New User U Staff on Nov 8, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Yes, each earpiece has 1 dynamic driver and 1 balanced armature for two drivers in each earpiece.
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- New User U Staff on Nov 8, 2017
Yes this is so. And furthermore if you drive the bass unit heavily the mids and highs remain clear.
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- bobatious on Jun 23, 2018
- Purchased on May 30, 2018
Correct. Two drivers in each earpiece. Nice lows and crisp, clear mids and highs.
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- Ian M on Feb 20, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 11, 2018
That's correct two drivers per earpiece
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- New User U on Jan 27, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 27, 2018
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Does the cord go around the back of the ear?
A shopper
on Dec 2, 2017
Yes it definitely does, and attempting to route it otherwise will not work well.
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- bobatious on Jun 23, 2018
- Purchased on May 30, 2018
Google Shure SE proper fit image, and you'll see.
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- Curtis W on Feb 18, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 3, 2019
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How long is the cable from the earphones to the splitter?
A shopper
on Jan 27, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The actual cable, not including the splitter section or the jack itself, is 32”.
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- Brian M on Jan 27, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The actual cable, not including the splitter section or the jack itself, is 32”.
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- Brian M on Jan 27, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2018
A little over 32 inches, and there's also a plastic piece you can pull closer to your head to keep the wires together.
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- Erik A on Jan 29, 2018
- Purchased on Dec 22, 2017
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What kind of connectivity did monoprice use to connect the cable to the m80?
New User U
on Oct 10, 2017
BEST ANSWER: From the image of the open box the cable is detached from the phones and appears to be an mmcx connector. Don't hold me to it though
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- Michael M on Nov 5, 2017
BEST ANSWER: From the image of the open box the cable is detached from the phones and appears to be an mmcx connector. Don't hold me to it though
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- Michael M on Nov 5, 2017
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Is it intended these are worn so the wire going away from the drivers, goes around the top of the ear from front to back, or back to front? Or is it up to the user's preference? Not particularly important to me - just curious. I own and love these.
James L
on Mar 20, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The wire should go from behind and over your ear.
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- New User U Staff on Mar 21, 2018
BEST ANSWER: The wire should go from behind and over your ear.
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Is there a Microphone cable available?
A shopper
on Apr 4, 2018
BEST ANSWER: No mic, but one of the great features of the MP80 is that they have detachable connector so you can use aftermarket cables with microphone and/or with Bluetooth adapters. Look for ones with MMCX connectors on the earphone side and 3.5mm (1/8th inch) on the source side. Don't worry about balanced cables unless you have a source with balanced outputs. I am using some braided copper replacements that cost $30. They sound as good or better than the cable that came with these, but they are so much more comfortable and functional with zero tangling challenges. Makes the MP80 even more wonderful than they already were.
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- Martin S on Dec 26, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: No mic, but one of the great features of the MP80 is that they have detachable connector so you can use aftermarket cables with microphone and/or with Bluetooth adapters. Look for ones with MMCX connectors on the earphone side and 3.5mm (1/8th inch) on the source side. Don't worry about balanced cables unless you have a source with balanced outputs. I am using some braided copper replacements that cost $30. They sound as good or better than the cable that came with these, but they are so much more comfortable and functional with zero tangling challenges. Makes the MP80 even more wonderful than they already were.
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- Martin S on Dec 26, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2018
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My left any right channels are switched! Yes, I know I can put the R on the L cable, but for such awesome sounding IEM's - I am astounded that something so basic was overlooked. I have cross referenced with other pairs and speakers to be sure. Has anyone else had this problem??
Ali R
on Apr 10, 2018
Monoprice MP80 Aluminum In-Ear Earphone Balanced Armature Driver and Dynamic Driver with Three Tuning Nozzles
Monoprice MP80 Aluminum In-Ear Earphone Balanced Armature Driver and Dynamic Driver with Three Tuning Nozzles (Open Box)
BEST ANSWER: I have two sets and both have correct left and right. Sounds like a manufacturing error. I’d check with Monoprice customer service. They are a very helpful group.
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- Martin S on Jan 3, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I have two sets and both have correct left and right. Sounds like a manufacturing error. I’d check with Monoprice customer service. They are a very helpful group.
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- Martin S on Jan 3, 2019
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I really like these iems but I’m confused about the nozzles. I did get three sets of nozzles but they all look exactly the same. How can I tell them apart?
nathan b
on Nov 1, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Each nozzle should be a different color: silver, gunmetal, and black.
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- New User U Staff on Nov 2, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Each nozzle should be a different color: silver, gunmetal, and black.
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my earphones do not fit together. There is no screw that fits into the headphone. also no instruction pamphlet.
I think there is a problem with threading of the screw. What do I do?
I think there is a problem with threading of the screw. What do I do?
A shopper
on Jun 19, 2020
BEST ANSWER: If you're talking about the nozzles fitting on the earpieces, they thread in an that may be a manufacturing error, you'd want to contact monoprice about that. If it's connecting the cable to the earpiece though. those snap in.
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- Tony H on Aug 2, 2020
- Purchased on Aug 3, 2018
BEST ANSWER: If you're talking about the nozzles fitting on the earpieces, they thread in an that may be a manufacturing error, you'd want to contact monoprice about that. If it's connecting the cable to the earpiece though. those snap in.
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- Tony H on Aug 2, 2020
- Purchased on Aug 3, 2018
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I’m looking for replacement tips. So far I like the foam type so I guess I would be looking for comply tips. Anyone know what size to get? Thanks
Johnny R
on May 10, 2019
Do any of the Comply Foam ear tips fit the MP80s?
A shopper
on Oct 15, 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5
Good quality headphones; I just wish they had a longer cable as I feel it is just slightly too short.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Pretty solid!
Okay, let’s be honest here. You CAN get better sounding in-ears for the price. These do not beat out Shure SE215s in terms of sound. That being said, they are just as customizable in terms of cable, more customizable in tuning with the added nozzles, and their aluminum housing is much more durable than Shure’s plastic.
I bought these on sale and I’m very glad I did. I am happy with my purchase. They sound nice but not perfect. Isolation leaves much to be desired no matter which style of tip. I would like a triple-flange silicone option. The nozzles are a very nice touch.
I like them and I could see myself buying them again, but not for anything over $60.
I bought these on sale and I’m very glad I did. I am happy with my purchase. They sound nice but not perfect. Isolation leaves much to be desired no matter which style of tip. I would like a triple-flange silicone option. The nozzles are a very nice touch.
I like them and I could see myself buying them again, but not for anything over $60.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Best Bang for the Buck anywhere
Excellent Value unparalleled sound quality at this price
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Rated 5 out of 5
great for price
I haven't used this while performing but while practicing I can hear the missed notes while singing that my aging ears can't.
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Rated 4 out of 5
A worthy IEM if you are in the market for one
Great affordable IEM's. Sound is balanced and offers more detail than the previous MP30 earphones I also have. After using all three tuning nozzles, I am using the widely preferred silver ones for everyday use. The additional foam and silicon ear tips are great for finding the right fit for each user.
Like that the cable is replaceable, but wish it wouldn't tangle so much. There is a little cable noise transmission if you use these on the go. It's not bad, but is noticeable (not as loud as others I've used).
Like that the cable is replaceable, but wish it wouldn't tangle so much. There is a little cable noise transmission if you use these on the go. It's not bad, but is noticeable (not as loud as others I've used).
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Rated 3 out of 5
Good sound but a few issues, would not buy them again
Sound quality is very nice, shipping was a little longer than I had hoped. The connection from the wire to the bud keeps disconnecting every time I struggle to put them in my ear. Very difficult to put them in the ear and even with the memory foam tips they do not block out other sounds as much as other brands I have purchased.
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Rated 5 out of 5
These work great for church worship use!
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Rated 4 out of 5
Great value
Decent IEMs, especially if you can get them on sale. There are three stems and they affect the bass level with bassy to treble being: silver > grey > black. I went back and forth with the silver and the grey and preferred the grey with the bass boosted. The silver just had too much mid-bass. Decent little case and a variety of plugs. I'm using the smaller silicone buds. Cable is a good length for on the go or gym listening. I'd say these are about on par with my Takstar Pro82s, the Takstars having better sub bass and less sibilance, but it's very close in the treble. On sale these are a great deal, comparable to $100-200 IEMs.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Great in-ears
So far I love these in-ears. They fit well and shut out most outside noise, the dynamic range is great and sound clarity is awesome! I haven't used them on stage yet, which is why I bought them, but listening to music has been wonderful with these. They arrived quickly and exactly as expected.
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Rated 4 out of 5
better sound than more expensive ones but cant seem to find right fit in my ear and lack some bass unless I hold them in with my fingers
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