Lots of Clipping, Terrible Quality Sound
350657
After the 3.5mm input ripped right out of my computer, I decided it was time for a new soundcard. After some brief, albeit hurried shopping, I ended up purchasing this product.

At first I was excited about the ease of use! I mean, come on, USB connectivity, plug and play features, optional software, and of course, the excellence of an analog volume dial.

Very cool. Right?

WRONG!

After three hours of updating software and configuring the card to my computer, I realized that I had dropped signal quality, even though the card is rated at 24-Bit 96000KHZ plus. Not only had I lost audio clarity, but I now had a really bad case of clipping. I mean, any excessive noise, and I would hear distortion, feedback or signal clipping. This simply would not do considering I needed this sound card for audio recording.

My guess is that it makes a great addition to any laptop, or lower-end home desktop. It's functionality as a recording sound card is crappy at best. The fact that it is powered by USB would indicate that indefinitely some signal quality will be lost, so be ready for that.

pros:
-plug and play connectivity
-software not necessary(but certainly recommended)
-analog volume dial
-5.1 surround
-ASIO drivers supported
-24 bit processing
-comes with some neat programs(sort of)

cons:
-software installation and update takes forever
-usb powered, resulting in signal degeneration
-audio clipping and interference
-not recommended for audio recording
-not recommended for high quality audio processing
-the crystalizer and 3-D sound capabitlies are questionable at best

Ultimately I had to return it because I recieved a distinct decrease in playback and recording quality. Although it processed music and computer sounds well enough, any sound card should (seeing as that's what they are engineered to do). My recommendation, great for laptops with crappy onboard sound but not for home or studio use!
3459989
I purchased this item based on previous experience with Phillips earbuds. The older set that I already own has amazing fidelity, with rich bass and clear highs; the ear hook design is incredibly comfortable for long listening sessions.

This pair, on the other hand, has virtually NO bass, and ridiculously poor fidelity. Frequency response is somewhere in the range of 1.5 - 4Khz, and what little treble there is badly distorted. Picture listening to music through an old telephone handset with a blown speaker. These, sadly, went right in the trash.
2517993
This record is warped, cut off-center and terrible clipped audio quality.  It is essentially unplayable, as it causes my tone arm wobble up and down and side to side about a half inch when playing.  We cannot let the record companies get away with this terrible new low standard of record pressing quality.
1711015
the noises that come out are super tacky. it's very choppy, like static, and not clear. The noises do nothing to relax me... the colors are nice though.  If I couldn't hook up my own audio i'd give it a 2 or 1.
4067999
I've been buying Skullcandy earbuds for years now and have never been as disappointed as I was with this purchase. I tried listening to music on several of my devices and the sound was just terrible. Along with the tinny sound is a constant background noise. Trying to talk to someone on the phone was just as bad. I returned these and picked up the Sony MDREX15LP/B Earbuds instead. If you don't need a mic and are more concerned with media sound, save yourself the time and do the same! There are numerous options in the same price point as these that are of much better quality.
1528060
The people I called complained of terrible audio quality. I tried on my macbook using Google Hangouts and they said it sounded like I was underwater. Tried with my cell phone over a regular call and same thing, if not worse. I switched back to a regular set of earbuds with an inline mic and all was good again. Chalking it up to this.

Do not buy.
4050400
I bought these based on the high rating so many others before me had written up claiming they're the best headphones they've ever had.  Wow, they need to get out more.  Aside from the hear hook that I did like, the audio quality is absolutely horrible.  I've had mono ear plugs sound better than these.  I'm no audiophile but after nearly 40 years of being a musician, I do know what good headphones sound like and this isn't it.

Audio is way too tiny for my taste, absolutely no bass response in these at all.  I had to toss my last pair of Koss ear phones that I just wore out but they were perhaps the best ones I've had in a long time.  I'm on the hunt for another set, certainly wish I hadn't bought these.  You definitely get what you pay for here.
4754295
Sound quality is unmusical, and horribly unbearable.
1776547
I've had these for several months now.  The sound quality is horrible.  The earbuds that come with Ipods and Galaxy phones have better sound.  There's too much bass, and the treble is muffled.  Spend your money elsewhere.
452974
By no means did I insist on having the best audio quality, which is good because the sound on these are awful.  The are constant pops in songs and podcasts, as if the connection is lost and reconnected very quickly.  Also, the over the ear section is so big, that the earbuds do not fit into your ear.  There are cheaper, better made products on Amazon.  Do not get these.
1573738
Terrible sound quality - sounds like I'm underwater.
3463017
I bought the MX55 Street (black colored) version of these headphones.  The sound quality for the price ($12.99) is great.  However, these headpones were completely incomptabile with the anatomy of my ears; so I had to return them.  Also, the chrome-colored plastic backing of the headphones comes off very easily, which makes the product seem cheaply built.  I'm sure if I kept them, I would lose this piece quickly.
I bought these to replace a pair of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sony-MDR-EX81LP-Bud-Style-Stereo-Earphones-Black/dp/B0007N55LO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sony MDR-EX81LP Bud-Style Stereo Earphones (Black)</a>&nbsp;(which sound amazing, but are very fragile).
To replace these Sennhesier headphones, I've now bought&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sony-MDR-E818LP-Fontopia-Ear-Bud-Headphones-with-Acoustic-Twin-Turbo-Circuit/dp/B00006IS53/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sony MDR-E818LP Fontopia Ear-Bud Headphones with Acoustic Twin Turbo Circuit</a>, which I'm very pleased with for the money; we'll see if they hold up.
135056
These headphones have such poor audio quality you won't want to use them. I'm going to keep mine as an emergency backup and seek something better. The audio sounds muffled. Music lacks clarity even on the best produced recordings. There is a frequency spike around 1200Hz which will quickly give you ear fatigue. These phones can get pretty loud, and they may appear to sound better with the volume cranked, but unless you want to go deaf I would keep looking and pass on this "bargain" set.
735307
Recorded sound quality is awful and not very understandable with clicking and static noieses. Takes a long time to get through the book because every other page, you or child has to read and then it recites it back (terrible quality) and this process takes a while because it takes a bit for it to realize you are done and my kiddo is ready to go on to the next page.

I'm returning it!
2350616
Heavily over-modulated recording, to the point where I couldn't hear it clearly at any volume level.
4699141
I was excited to get this in the mail so I could actually listen to the music on my phone in my car instead of using the cupholder as a makeshift amplifier. On first use, right out of the packaging, the sound quality was terrible, there was tons of static and distortion, etc. The product is completely unusable unless you like the sound of static or something. A complete waste of $15.
546266
The sound is TERRIBLE, though... it's like they copied the sound from an old VHS tape...