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(More customer reviews)I picked these up cheap on another site, and wanted to share my opinion. I'm a bit of an audiophile so I'm picky about my tunes. Let's just say I can't listen to the radio because it sounds bad to me. I like nice clean sound; not too much bass or treble. I guess my goal is to find some cheap buds that can take the place of my expensive Weston UM2s while I'm doing things that could damage them. Now I can tell you these do not even come close to my UM2 or any high-end buds for that matter. They sound OK, but you need to tweak the EQ to get them there. My UM2s are best listened to with the EQ off or flat. I tested these with my iPhone 3Gs which is not the best device in the world for accurate sound reproduction but pretty good. I used many sample tracks from the following music types. Alternative, Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Latin, Rap, Reggae, and Soul. The music I used for this test was all encoded from original CDs using iTunes MP3 codec at 192 which should be standard for most listeners. One sample SVR: The Sky Is Crying was encoded in a Lossless format and is one I use regularly for testing. With these buds it is hard to tell the difference in quality between the 192 and Lossless samples. That is a bit sad, but is a common problem with many brands. I recommend you use the "Loudness" or "Treble Booster" setting on your iPhone or iPod for the best sound these buds are able to produce. This is true for all of the music samples I tried. Any other setting left these sounding muddy with virtually no highs, or distorted. When using the settings I recommended these actually sound pretty good, but better at high volume. It's like they hide the potential they do have until you crank them up...
The Good:
The price (at least what I paid)
Construction looks good.
Cloth wrapped wire gives them a nice vintage look
Small size
They will plug directly in to the original iPhone without an adapter
Sound is on par or close to it (using my recommended EQ settings) with most buds like Skull Candy
3 cushion sizes for better fit
comfortable
Nice retail box with a hint of "Apple"
Lifetime warranty claimed by the manufacturer
The Bad:
Sound is muddy without tweaking the EQ
Some unverified (by me) claims of poor customer service
Made in China which means material quality and craftsmanship could be questionable (my opinion with some experience to back it up)
Overall:
These are good buds if you can get them at a good price. I would say a reasonable price would be $10 or below. The max would be $15 because there are comparable buds in the $5 to $15 price range.
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Product Description:
Compact size with a full balanced sound make the Wicked Little Buds series of earphones from Empire Brands a great way to reduce bulk in your choice of earbuds. 7mm drivers with 16ohm impedance and 20-20,000K range give you quality sound for a reasonable price. 1.2 meter cord with gold plated plug. Limited lifetime warranty.
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