Expected Better Audio Quality
933664
There is something off with the audio on the San Francisco Symphony rendition of "West Side Story." (I am meticulously avoiding commenting on the performance for which I am immanently unqualified to judge.) Despite any temptation we may have to blame the DSD encoding, it's not the media as I have SACDs that sound much better than this SACD (to my ears.) There is a CD layer (it's a Hybrid.) I suppose I could listen to it. However, I suspect that, in my opinion, it would not differ significantly.

Whether it is the mic placement, the microphones themselves, or the recording technique. I can't say. It's not the hall--Davies Symphony Hall does not lack in fine acoustics. However, the recording lacks something. Is it presence? Perhaps. Soundstage? Very possibly. I can say, however, that the sound is no more than okay. It isn't going to make the cut as a demo of my system. It my complement, but certainly will not replace my Columbia Original Cast CD recorded at the incredible CBS 30th Street Studio.
4017948
The sound quality is much lower than expected based on other reviews.
4655693
I expected better sound quality.  I probably should have purchased a more expensive boom box.  Small speakers, small sound.
915434
I bought this product to replace my apple earphones and was expecting better quality. What I got was something that lacks higher ranges. While music is good with good bass sounds. Trying to listen to a pod cast comes out muted and hard to hear voices. The buds do stay in the ear well but after a hour my ears start to hurt from too much pressure.
412994
I didn't expect much in the first place for $13.99, but these speakers really disappointed me.  They had more than sufficient volume for my purposes, but the audio quality was terrible. The audio from these speakers was very "bassy" and muffled.  I could hardly understand what was being said. When I complained to Amazon, they promptly refunded my money with no argument. I ordered a different brand of speakers that had good reviews, so hopefully they'll work for me.
503487
Sound quality worse than expected. Maybe it's the plastic, but the bass sounds hollow and the overall sound distorts at higher volume. Compared it to M-audio HDH 50 (which is not blue tooth unfortunately) and it's a level below.
4853983
I received this product and it is as described, however; the speaker quality leaves quite a bit to be desired. There does not appear to be a way to adjust the sound quality on the speakers. As such, it sounds very "tinty". Like the treble is turned all the way up, with very little bass getting through. I didn't expect Bose quality speakers, however; the ability to adjust something as simple as bass and treble would seem to be a no-brainer. Knowing what I know now, I would probably not purchase this sound system again.
4011535
These headphones have a nice solid build.  I didn't find that they were excessively heavy or tend to pull out as others have suggested.  I did however find that the audio quality wasn't that great.

Compared to a pair of $20 Skullcandy earbuds, the bass was pretty weak, and the mids were not very pronounced.  I was not satisfied with the audio quality out of the box.  Perhaps they will break in - but I'm returning just the same.
1445548
For headphones I expected a better quality sound, its still good but I was expecting more. Also expected more noise cancellation for being over the ear headphones, can still hear everything slightly muffled. Other than those two things, the headphones are great for $40. The mic and wire are both on the left ear side and the cable is already split into headphone jack and mic jack so no need for a splitter cable. There's a mute button and volume control on the line for convenience which is nice.
1212328
I had high hopes. Sound quality is subpar. Every time the music tries to get loud it seems like the headphones automatically turn the volume down.
809128
As other reviewers mentioned, the bass on these is awful. I got them for the extension cable, I needed that because I wanted to plug them into the front of my desktop and the cords on most headsets are too short. They work well for that purpose, but I expected better sound quality.
1395541
Sound quality is mediocre at best.  For $20 I would expect it to be clearer.
692188
If I wanted a recording of speech I would search for it, the music as I hear it is lacking bass or highs and just highlights the talking. Meh!
79833
Price is great, but I expected a bit better sound quality.... they're a bit bulky to carry around as well...
1593902
Was hoping that this would offer better sound quality than the speaker built into the phone handset, to help with my deafness.  Disappointed. Sound is just as blurry, although having ambient noise blocked out by the cushion helps a little.  Having hands free during long family conversations is a plus.
3409514
For $40 i expected better sound.  the range is about 2-3 feet, and the battery lasts me about an hour and takes around 2 hours to charge.  I accidentally put mine through the wash and I don't care.  I have a better experience with some free headphone I got on an airplane.
987809
Great product, lots of apps already installed, but disappointed with the sound. I expected more out of a beats system