12-17-2008, 05:35 PM
I've been wearing and listening to them a lot today, and a few more obserations:
I'm beginning to think my complaints about the muddled bits might also have something to do with the quality of the compression of the file, as I bought it from the ITMS, and I really should shell out for the CD and do a better job with it. It could be the original recording gets a little overwhelmed by all the commotion in those ranges.
Walking around with them, I've gotten more impressed with how they deal with my usual snobby classical and operatic selections (Jussi again, and Russian fireworks from E. Svatlanov). They're not quite as good as my Shures, but they're plenty good enough for casual wearing around town. Perhaps it's the break-in, or perhaps I should pick another "reference" recording.
The big plus for me is the built-in microphone dangling at just the right height. With my Shures I have to use Shure's separate mic, with its long, long cord, and I'm constantly having to deal with tangled masses of wiring yearning to be free. It's pretty embarrassing spending most of a subway trip just getting the damn things untangled.
With the Skullcandies, I have one moderately-sized cord, and, man, it's so much easier. For casual around-down use, they're pretty darn good.
I dunno if the deal's still around, but it was money well spent, assuming they hold up for awhile.
Haven't tried the bonus ones, but they look cheap and crappy.
I'm beginning to think my complaints about the muddled bits might also have something to do with the quality of the compression of the file, as I bought it from the ITMS, and I really should shell out for the CD and do a better job with it. It could be the original recording gets a little overwhelmed by all the commotion in those ranges.
Walking around with them, I've gotten more impressed with how they deal with my usual snobby classical and operatic selections (Jussi again, and Russian fireworks from E. Svatlanov). They're not quite as good as my Shures, but they're plenty good enough for casual wearing around town. Perhaps it's the break-in, or perhaps I should pick another "reference" recording.
The big plus for me is the built-in microphone dangling at just the right height. With my Shures I have to use Shure's separate mic, with its long, long cord, and I'm constantly having to deal with tangled masses of wiring yearning to be free. It's pretty embarrassing spending most of a subway trip just getting the damn things untangled.
With the Skullcandies, I have one moderately-sized cord, and, man, it's so much easier. For casual around-down use, they're pretty darn good.
I dunno if the deal's still around, but it was money well spent, assuming they hold up for awhile.
Haven't tried the bonus ones, but they look cheap and crappy.