Review on SoundMAGIC Active Headphones Microphone Control Headphones by Kelly Mitchell

I had a large collection of budget headphones. They were very cheap when I bought them. Price and brand awareness are the only reasons I tried them. You sound pretty good. I'm not going to talk about this super techno like audiophiles do. The bass is pretty good or good enough. It's not super deep, but it's not anemic by any means. I like the high ones a lot. You are not omnipotent. I'll admit I'm of an age where I've lost some hearing at the highest frequencies, but I've always hated very strong high frequencies. I like it when everything is fairly balanced. The mids are good and that's the main part of your music. They seem to be fairly well balanced with other frequencies. What I really like about headphones is that you can play them at such a low volume and still hear everything well. They have one feature that I really don't like, but I've chosen to ignore it. I don't really care about having a phone control app on the headphones. What's worse is that it's high up on the left cable, not in the middle of the main cable before the Y junction. I can't express enough how much I dislike this. First, the controls are almost to my ears, so I can't even see them when I look down. Everything has to be done by feel. I want to be able to see the controls when I pick them up. There's one more thing I have a like/dislike relationship with. These are the included ear hooks. I used to hate hook/wire over-ear headphones, but now I like them; usually. The type I like the most has a flexible cable cover and a curved shape. However, they have a much thicker rubber or silicone ear hook that you have to run the cable through. They flap around when you try to put them on and sometimes it's difficult to keep the cord perfectly there. They don't feel bad, but they just require a little more hassle than coated wire-lock earhooks. They also take up more space behind your ears. Given my dislike of built-in controls and the advertised controls placement in a ridiculous spot, I wouldn't buy them again and will likely add them to my long list of goodwill donations. I've gradually reduced my collection of headphones. I think if you don't mind this type of control and where it is located you would be pretty happy with it.