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Review on 🎧 Sony Limited Edition Dark Gray Splashproof Premium Over-The-Ear Ear Bud Extra Bass Active Sports Headphones by Jamie Behm

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Weak stuff broke right after the warranty expired.

Left channel failed after less than 100 hours of use, approximately one week after warranty expired. FWIW, I take very good care of my gear. I kept them in a mint box in my backpack, never pulled them out by the string and always put them back in the box immediately after use. Putting your ear through the ear loop was figuratively painful, and wearing it for more than an hour was literally a pain. However, they stayed in place until I took them off no matter what I did. The sound quality was mediocre, befitting the price and design. I don't think the Extra Bass actually reached the advertised 17Hz, at least not loud enough compared to the midrange, Music heard at this frequency, like the lowest organ notes (16 Hz), although bass guitar (40-400 Hz) cuts through quite well. I also do not believe that the published sound pressure level (volume) comes close to the specified 104 dB. As I walked around town, I could barely get them loud enough with the iPhone 6S to hear the talk radio over ambient traffic noise (approx. Of course, once they stopped working altogether, none of these shortcomings mattered. As I walked around town, I could I could barely turn them loud enough with the iPhone 6S to hear the conversational radio over ambient traffic noise (approx. Of course, none of these shortcomings mattered when they stopped working altogether. As I walked around town, I could barely hear them loud with the iPhone 6S do enough to listen to the talk radio about ambient traffic noise (approx.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Slightly cracked