Coby Isolation Stereo Earphones with Volume Control CVE91BLK (Black)

These earphones were so inexpensive, I thought they were going to be an incredible deal . The reviews were very positive, and as for the gent who said they were like an "AM radio"... well, I just figured he didn't push them into his ears far enough. I was wrong. After experimenting with the two different sized earplugs, cramming these things deep into my ears- and also wearing them lightly, I could not get decent bass or treble out of these. They just sounded very mid-rangey, muffled, and there was no deep bass whatsoever. I used my Sony discman for this test, and I KNOW that it produces very deep bass and crystal clear treble. Also, the specs online say these buds have 15mm drivers; they are in fact 9mm.
If you are shopping for a child, or just want some ok "sound", these are fine. But if you want to squeeze the most out of an ipod, discman, etc.- you better spend more money. I'm going to try the Sonys next. By the way, the build quality on these is excellent, just wish...Read more

I recently bought these earphones. They were meant to replace my old Ipod earphones (came with the Ipod) which broke. These are worth the [...] I paid for them. The sound quality is very good. In fact, I think they are better than the Ipod earphone sound quality. When listening to songs, I can literally hear every instrument and beat. The rubber plugs that are part of the earphones does as intended. That is, they block most outside noise. It even comes with an extra set of rubber plugs in case you lose the first set. Best of all, they're very comfortable. Whenever I would take my Ipod earphones out of my ears, my ears would hurt (because the metal parts would be touching my ears), but with these earphones, my ears don't hurt at all after I take them out.

If you're low on cash and want a decent pair of earphones, get these! They're great.

I'm no audiophile but even to me these headphones have terrible sound reproduction. Get the other Coby's on Amazon if you want something cheap, surprisingly better sound reproduction -- keep in mind that they'll break relatively easily.