Maxell 190568 EB-125 Stereo Earbuds (Black)

 (9 customer reviews)

...because they suck. I bought these when I was walking to work one day at the drug store. I got ripped off and paid $4.99. Here is why they suck:

1. They are uncomfortable in my ear. No soft rubber, just hard plastic. Not even really molded to fit in an ear.

2. The plug was shorting out from the second I plugged it in. It requires much twisting and bending to get sound out of it.

3. Since they don't fit well in the average ear, the sound quality ends up sounding super tinny. I found that if you reverse the left and right earpieces and twist them in a 45 degree angle to the front, they sound OK. It's not comfortable and you can't wear it like that for more than 10 minutes.

4. They are white, like every other earbuds available on the market today. I wasn't plugging these into an IPod, but now I look all the yuppies on the bus out of suburbia with their white wires going into their ears. The yuppies are going to start thinking that I am one of...Read more

Instead of just griping about the Maxell ear buds' deplorable sound quality, permit me to recommend a superior alternative.

"Customers who viewed this" set of Maxell ear buds would be better off listening to music/podcasts by pressing a stethoscope (check this website for availability) against the outside of any mp3 player.

In a side by side comparison:

Appearance - Stethoscope wins

Comfort - Stethoscope again

Design - same as above

ROI/value - give it to the 'scope

Audio quality - STETHOSCOPE, BY A LANDSLIDE

Bonus suggestion: Have your small children use these awful Maxell ear buds just for listening to music you want them to hate.

What was I thinking when I bought these $3.16 headphones!!?! they suck big time!!! I'm planning to burn them along with all the evidence of the purchase.. look for better quality headphones somewhere else