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(1,951 customer reviews) 764 of 801 people found the following review helpful
Second Look at the JBuds J3 Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones,
November 10, 2009 Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: JBuds J3 Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones with Travel Case (Electric Blue) (Electronics)
In an earlier review, I mentioned that these high-quality JBuds J3s were too treble-heavy for my tastes, which too much sound in the upper register instead of a balanced sound. Of course, sound is subjective and many may find these $30 J3s worth the money.
I posted this review on Amazon and my blog and got an email from JLab Audio telling me that they were "surprised" by my criticism, that my critique contradicted focus groups and their "overwhelming conclusions." The email also implored me to consider removing my review until I made a more thorough evaluation.
JLab Audio makes similar requests to Amazon reviewers who give their product less than sterling praise. Clearly, JLab cares about their customer feedback and wants evaluations to be both thorough and they also make it clear that the earbuds should go through a breaking-in process, playing the buds through the earphone jack for 24 hours straight.
I want to be fair so I deleted my Amazon review...Read more
274 of 285 people found the following review helpful
Amazing improvement even over the J2!,
November 14, 2009 VictoriaP (Puget Sound, NW) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBuds J3 Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones with Travel Case (Titanium Silver) (Electronics)
I purchased the J2 earbuds before doing some serious flying beginning in mid-summer, and I was well pleased with the quality on them. My husband kept teasing me about the color--a lovely pink!--and it took some time to convince him to actually give them a listen. When he finally did, he was blown away, and caved on the idea of getting his own. Neither of us are huge audiophiles, but I'm a bit more picky about overall sound quality than he is. I still haven't found a set of iPhone speakers that I'm satisfied with after 2 years of searching.
I came to Amazon to purchase a set of J2's in white, and found that the J3 version had just been released. Reading up, I knew we needed to give these a try instead, and ordered the Titanium Silver for him.
As mentioned both in reviews and by JLab, you MUST allow these earbuds (and the J2 model) to burn in before you're going to get the fullest range of sound. Even so, my husband was utterly stunned the first time he used...Read more
176 of 181 people found the following review helpful
Great Sounding and Good Price,
December 21, 2009 Mr. Scott D. Desalvo "Scott D." (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBuds J3M Micro Atomic In-Ear Earphones with Microphone for iPod, iPhone, HTC and Blackberry (Jet Black) (Electronics)
I have owned a lot of different headphones for my iPhones. I use mine for commute on train for music and audio books/podcasts, in the car for calls, and at the gym for music/other audio content.
These are the most expensive headphones/earbuds with a mic I've owned, but I have used the Sony fontopias as well as a Sennheiser in ear plug as well as bud, Skull Candy buds and plugs, as well as some "made in China" Apple and Sony knock-offs you can get for $2.99 per pair here or on eBay.
These are the best sounding headphones, buds or plugs I have heard on my iPhone, and easily the best earphones/plugs with a mic. The price is not inconsiderable, but worth it if you want nuanced sounds, clear highs, and powerful but not ridiculous bass. These are rather audiophile quality, without a doubt. Very, very impressive sound. Very efficient - quite acceptably loud for most content at half or slightly better than half volume setting.
The highs are clear, which is...Read more
