JVC HAFX33A Marshmallow In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Blue)

 (79 customer reviews)

Coming from an audiophile who owns just about every headphone on the market today (etymotic, shure, sennheiser, creative, etc), I was happily impressed by these canalphones. They are rich in bass, not too bright, but very musical!. They isolate very well and constructiowise they beat most other earbuds. $10 for a pair is a bargain. They beat the creative EP-630 and sennheiser CMX-3000 IMHO and of course, they outperform the EX51 and EX71.

The ONLY reason I give these headphones 4 stars is due to the rather unappealing colorscheme of the wires. I love the blue color of the actual earpiece, but I was somehow under the impression that the wires were black. They are in fact a very boring shade of gray which just looks... lackluster and bad to me.

However the sound and fit quality of the actual earbuds? Phenomenal. I can't believe that this is not how all earbuds are made. once you have experienced the fit, sound quality, and reduction of ambient noise, you will wonder also.

Reading through a lot of the negative reviews, I think people neglected to read the directions. They clearly state that one must compress the foam portion of the earbuds right before placing them in your ears, so that the foam can expand to fit exactly the shape of your ear. if you just kind of jam them in, they wont block the noise properly and probably won't sound as good either.

The actual sound quality is rather...Read more

JVC Marshmallow vs Skullcandy Ink'd Budget headphone comparison.

I use the headphones with Ipods. A Touch, a Nano, and a Shuffle. My standard headphones for the last couple of years were Sony EX51LP which are no longer made. The Marshmallow and the Ink'd headphones are somewhat similar in specifications ie sub 10HZ low end and greater than 20KHZ top end and a ~100db/mw sensitivity. They are less expensive than the Sony's, typically being offered between 10$ on sale and 25$ list. All of these are in the ear canal type buds as compared to the hockey puck type between the ear lobe type original Ipod type (And the Sony MDR828LP type also mentioned) To be helpful I will try to avoid repeating the OEM (manufacturers) information and what other reviewers have said. I listen mostly to Indie Rock, Alternative, and some Pop.

First the Ink'd (better specs and lower price than Smokin' by the way). Wow, what a surprise. Physically they are a bit longer (1/8") than the...Read more