EarPollution Luxe Micro Bud-Red (EP-LB-RED)

I bought these earphones at a brick & mortar retailer after my previous pair failed.

I didn't have high expectations, since I'd had a previous ifrogz product that failed quickly, but I didn't have many choices so i went with them.

They sound OK; certainly reasonable for a product at this price level.

The plastic earpieces frequently come off while i'm removing them.

Finally, now, 2 or 3 months in, the right earbud has gone out; it's a bad connection at the microphone. I have carried them in a pouch left over from my other pair, and don't really use them much - only a couple times a week for an hour or two.

These were uncomfortable in my ears, and either had to be shoved too far in, or they fell out.
Every time I put them in I thought about how natural and comfortable my iPod headphones were, so much that in December I switched from Android to iPhone. Now I am very happy.

I bought these at a local store after my other cheap pair of sound isolating earbuds died on me. I use earbuds at my office to block out background noise while I work and listen to music without bothering others. I don't expect much of cheap ear phones, but these were horrible. The sound range is OK but as mentioned lacks a low end and voices are very drowned out. They just aren't well balanced. However, that doesn't really matter because unless you are blasting music, all you will hear is everything else. I like "sound isolating" earbuds because I don't like to have listen to music loudly, just enough to enjoy it and distract me from office noise.

These earbuds block virtually no outside noise to begin with. On top of that they have the WORST 'internal' noise I've ever experienced. The cord noise is incredibly annoying and loud even when I'm sitting at a computer. It also seems to transmit vibrations from my desk such as typing or moving papers. I have other...Read more