Maxell 190560 Stereo EarBuds

 (9 customer reviews)

You get what you pay for. The sound is low and as bad as I've ever heard from a set of ear buds. The cord is the shortest I've seen, so don't buy this if you keep your player in a pant pocket. I use this set as a deep backup only. Not recommended.

Since nobody had yet given these only 1 star, I bought the EB-95 to try out. I listen primarily to audio books so I can tolerate pretty poor sound, but these are just too poor for even that application. They sound worse than scratchy AM on my old Radio Shack crystal radio kit. And yes, the cord is very short but that's OK with me.

I'm keeping them around as a backup but would only use them if I _really_really_ needed to hear something. I've used cheap earbuds from many sources - owning about 20 sets total in my past usually wearing out the wire at the jack - and these are by far the worst for sound quality. The best under $20 I've owned were made by Philips, but Amazon doesn't sell them.

I also bought a set of Audiology Alpine earbuds (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P5N020) that work great, but they have a small volume control on the cord that I find kind of annoying.

Both the EB-95 (this set) and the Audiology Alpine ear buds allow traffic...Read more

Very cheap and they work for running. Sound is what you expect i.e. no bass at all and disposable at this price.