Good for half, not good for all
352836
A person can look a Belly two ways. Half of us will see it as a video  guide on how to be drug dealin' gangsta, and as a bad influece on americas  youth (trust me, I've seen this movie influence some kids). The other half  will see it as a way for, to use one of Nas' own terms, "Ghetto  Prisoners to Rise." My only beef is why did they show all of this  crime and violence for 99% of the movie? It's like they just tacked on the  "lets all get togther ednding" just to make you forget about the  actual theme of the film. It doesn't make the film any worse, just  puzzling. One great thing is how the characters that Nas, X, and Meth play  are exactly how you would vision them in real life. X is hard and crazy,  Nas is down, yet knowledgable and intellegant and Meth is grimy. If you  like these artists, you'll love Belly. If you don't, you'll probably do  better of watching somthing else. Belly is a movie with a message to and  from the streets, and with an excellent story line, real life situations,  and a fasinating blend of colors and lighting. If you can get past all the  excess "gangsta-ism" you wil see that.
2534365
These headphones have good qualities and bad ones, but unfortunately, the bad outweighed the bad for me.

Pros:
- paired easily with my iPhone 6. I think pairing took less than 30 s.
- has a pretty long range. I would leave my phone in one spot, and walk around and never loose signal
- battery life is pretty great
- the mic was clear and no one had any problems hearing me
- listening to talk radio was great

Cons
- earbuds did not stay completely lodged in the ear. I used the over the ear hooks AND the ear stabilizer, so they didn't fall off, but they just hovered at the entrance of my ear.
- absolutely NO BASS. This is a big one for me. Due to the fact that the earbuds did not stay completely lodged in my ear, any music that had remotely any bass sounded terrible. I was waiting all day for the beat to drop = ) My Apple earbuds has much better sound.

Bottom line: These are fine and easy to use if you listen to music with no bass. Unfortunately, I do, so these have to go back.
3329237
I bought this to (attempt to) boost power to my Beyer Dynamic DT 990 Premium 600 OHM Headphones, so the volume would be more reasonable. The volume increase isn't that much, but it was enough to reach an acceptable volume. But I was noticing that the treble on these cans was markedly worse on this E11 than on my desktop, particularly on the higher volumes. It turns out it was suffering from "voltage swing", something I did not yet know to be wary of. When the amplitude spikes on the beat or on an instrument attack, it actually suddenly draws a lot more power, dropping the voltage for an instant. This translates to duller peaks; i.e. dampened intensity on all music. The lesson is that I simply require more power and circuitry intended to accommodate larger cans. This is an amp that may improve your listening experience on more TYPICAL headphones; DO NOT BUY THIS if you NEED amplification just to reach a reasonable volume. I'm going to try the E12, which I heard will be better but still imperfect in comparison to a good desktop amp. It will have to do for listening on the go.

The signal-to-noise ratio isn't great, either, but not that bad. It would be fine if you don't have to ramp it to max volume. The bass boosts are decent and don't introduce artifacts, but I rarely use bass boosts. I didn't buy it for the bass though.

I really think it needs an auto-off option though. Perhaps after 30 minutes, if no input is detected, it would turn off. Of course, the whole feature would need to be possible to disable via a switch or it will annoy people. But for listening with an mp3 player, it's just way too easy to forget to turn it off. And then the battery is stone dead when you try to use it next. I usually remember now, but I've made this mistake over and over again.

It cannot be used for listening while charging. It would be nice if you could, especially when using it with a laptop.
4639734
Mostly bad, so I will start with the good. I bought this for a Moto X Pure/Style, which isn't listed any longer in the product page.
GOOD - it's inexpensive.
GOOD - glass itself has good clarity
GOOD - installed/adhered without any real issues.
GOOD - packaging and accessories - it includes decent wipes to clean your screen before installing.

now the rest, which is BAD:

BAD - FIT; it seems like 4% too small in all respects - does not reach to the edges or top and bottom of the phone face. it does clear the camera etc, but just barely.

BAD - smudgy as HECK. if my hands aren't rubbed down with alcohol or something, it smears fingerprints and streaks like crazy. if you hold the phone to your face to actually talk, it looks like you've cooked bacon on the screen.

VERY VERY BAD - SCRATCHES SO EASILY. It's been on my phone barely a week, and there are 3 huge scratches. I can't imagine that there is ANY real impact protection if it's taking scratches so easily.

I will be trying another, better reviewed brand, and willing to pay more this time.
2692727
These are fair to middle headphones. Call it a step above Skullcandy. Not my favorite, I've been through many pairs of earbuds since I started commuting to work via public transit. After about 6 months, I can see the cloth cover starting to fray behind where the loop is on the reinforced area behind the jack, which is a little worrisome.

They are strangely uncomfortable when putting them in, but that fades in seconds, and these have been the easiest to forget I'm wearing since I don't know when. I rate these as equivalent to the Ultimate Ears I had before they were taken over by Logitech, and the Klipsch S4i's I had for comfort, with the same bass-forward sound of Skullcandys. The snap together buds and cable loop are handy, but something in the interplay between the fabric covering and the wire makes it prone to kinks, and it wants to hold the shape it's stored in, so when you take them out, they may spiral down rather than laying flat.  Not a big deal, but in terms of honest feedback, there you have it. Great for $40, but not the magic silver bullet last pair of buds I was looking for. I wish it had on-cord volume control, and the multi-function button that is on the cord seems slow to process to the iPhone, not to mention, pretty small and easy to lose track of, which can leave you fumbling.  Also, this is the only pair I've ever had which put the on-cable remote on the left side, as opposed to right or below the junction, and it seems quite close to the face in its location on the cable. Maybe they're anticipating you will loll your tongue out and bite the remote with your teeth to press the button. It is rubberized, after all...
767255
Look, if you are looking for full sound and that amazing bass everyone on here keeps talking about, I would look at another product.  But if you are looking for just a cheapo speaker to play music through, then this fits the bill.  This thing is the size of a soda can, and we bought it based off thousands of reviews and how people were saying it's so good for the product.  Long story short, I am returning it (just got it today)  Out of the box after you pair it to the phone, the highs and mids are extremely bright.  It is loud but, ear screeching loud.  In order to get the sound balanced right, I had to download an equalizer and boost the lows and bring down the mids in order for it to sound good.  At this point, it sounded pretty good for a 20 dollar speaker, however, when you use an equalizer app, it will bring your overall volume down, no matter how you mess with it.  So if you don;t mind using an equlaizer app and have half of the volume being stripped away, then maybe this 20 dollar speaker is for you,  but if you are expecting anything more, than look elsewhere.
3247192
I have a number of issues with these headphones, but it's not all bad, so I'll start with the positives.

The Pros:
USB charging allows me to plug these in almost anywhere
Micro SD slot means I can fall back on a fair amount of music I've set aside, even if I don't have a Bluetooth source
The Bluetooth connectivity is better than I've seen in a number of other offerings. I can put my phone in a bag, in a pocket, across the room, or on the other side of walls, and still get great reception.
Foam padding is always a plus for me, as I wear headphones constantly, and do not enjoy the leather cups blocking out external sound.
Sound quality is better in the lower ranges, great for heavier bass.
The combination skip/volume rocker minimizes buttons along the rim of the speaker

The Cons:
My biggest issue is that they broke in about two weeks. The joint where the speakers connect to the band is flimsy and poorly secured.
The flexible neck band is an interesting attempt at making the size more customizable, but the stiffness of it results in little variation and confusion as to which parts flex, and which simply snap.
The wiggle room where the speakers connect to the band results in a poor fit on the ear. The speakers stick out obnoxiously far from the head, giving the wearer bat wings.
The fit is uncomfortable at its best. I wear glasses with my headphones, and for two weeks, I had to struggle every time to make either the headphones or my glasses sit right.
The controls are adequate, but difficult to figure out at first. Many reviews I've read say that in certain modes, do not allow for certain controls to function. The play/pause button only works while in SD mode, also as a means to enter SD mode. The phone button at the top performs too many functions to do any one of them particularly well, especially when your music source is a phone. I've accidentally triggered the voice command prompt trying to pause music or turn off the headphones too many times for my liking. The skip track buttons on the side are completely useless, to my knowledge, and the combined volume/skip rocker results in a lot of skipped tracks when all I meant to do was increase or decrease the volume.
The bluetooth reception for speech is poor, at best. I've yet to have a conversation with these wherein the person on the other end didn't comment on how muffled I sounded.
The sound quality is black and white, with little to no grey area. For the most part, things sound extremely bass heavy. When attempting to customize the onboard EQ in SD mode, the options were either all treble, or all bass.
Finally, these headphones cancel out a surprising amount of ambient sound, which I'm sure is a plus for many users, but is a big negative for me. I wear my headphones most of the day, and prefer the foam-covered speakers to leather cups for the specific reason that they allow me to hear what's going on around me.

Overall, I would not recommend these headphones. There are some really nifty features I haven't seen anywhere else (particularly the SD card slot), but the drawbacks outweigh them. Durability is of the utmost importance to me, and these were destroyed after two short weeks.
192704
I dislike the twin wire design running from each side of the headphones.

For general use - home, office, crowds, travel, electric piano, etc - these headphones are up to the task. For extremely critical listening neither these headphones, Koss UR20, or many other low cost phones will be acceptable for a variety of reasons (power handling, THD, transient response, etc.). However, for the money, these are very acceptable headphones.

The phones are good for general music material. I find that at when headphones have a flatter response they are good for monitoring, mixing, and general listening.  What I don't like is the quality-mix of some of the recordings, but these headphones will not always show you the weakness of your source material. The phones are also comfortable to wear. When used with smartphones, you may find the volume lacking; The headphone amps in smartphones aren't really up to the task compared to mixers and home HiFi systems. I also miss having EQ on smartphones, because recording engineers don't agree on EQ mix standards, so one tune may be bass heavy, another mid-heavy, and another hot on the high end. Well, I suppose we *might* expect improvements over time with the audio power and EQ on our smartphones and tablets to match the advances in display technology ;)

I see no reason to pay more, given the limitations of most source music material.
2459943
I was looking for a good pair of headphones to use while running.  Most of the reviews were positive on here, so I gave these a chance.  Unfortunately, the headphones didn't work the way I needed them to.  I read a few reviews where people said the ear buds were too big for their ears.  Include me in that group, and I'm over 6 feet tall and not a small guy!  The buds would move around too much, to the point where they would be out of ear and the people next to me in the gym could hear the music.  Also, I didn't like the feel of the full ear loop, it was too clunky.

These headphones seem to work for some people and not others.  I will say that the general feeling is that the ear buds are big, so if you think you have smaller ear canals, these probably are not the right pair for you.
4921112
These are pleasant mid-fi speakers. To call them monitors is going too far. The treble is smooth with reasonable extension and good dispersion. The 4" lower driver is veiled. That is, lacking the detail that a true monitor needs. Compare the Yamaha HS80M, Focal SM9 or classic Rogers. With the AV40, nothing under 100 Hz is usable. Best to EQ it out. If the speaker makes the attempt at sub-100Hz reproduction, all midrange definition is lost due to excessive cone excursion, especially when attempting to fill a room. I had to EQ up the tweeter otherwise the sound was dull. With some tweaks, it could present music with fair definition, though the driver mismatch, the tradeoffs of such a small mid handling lows was always noticeable.
As computer speakers, they are good. As monitors, they might be alright for the money, but if this is all you can spend, consider the money better spent on good headphones, like Grados. Headphones in this price range will give you much better definition.
They're portable, the price is right, and a good value. I got them just under $100 from Amazon's warehouse as open boxed items.
1247327
I owned these for 29 days before I returned them.

Overall for the price, they weren't too bad. The surround is good, the speakers can pack a decent punch for their size, and the sub is quite strong. The sense of 'being there' was good for games that supported surround. Watching movies was definitely quite enjoyable using these.

As others have mentioned, the cables for the speakers are way too short. Fortunately they use standard RCA connections, so getting extension cables is easy (albeit an additional cost). Besides that, setting up is pretty easy, and I do like the center speaker's ability to sit on top of my monitor.

However, where I feel these speakers really let me down is with music. I tried setting the speakers in various different places at different distances and angles. I tried using the 'matrix mode', my X-Fi card's own stereo expander and just regular 2.1, but the speakers never really sounded very good. The high-ends lack clarity, the mid-tones lack strength, and the sub seems a bit loose from the whole sound-world.

In conclusion, if you're looking for just a gaming and/or movie surround set, and don't intend to use them for music much, they're certainly worth their cost. But if like me, you listen to music a lot on the same speakers as you play games, I'd put in the extra buck and get something more suited. And that is why I decided to return them.
971037
I bought these to replace an old school pair of Sony over-head, in-ear style headphones (my old pair looked very similar to MDR-W08 and I was unable to find a current seller for them).  The reviews on the MDR-AS20J looked pretty good and the price wasn't terrible, so I went for it.

I'm fairly serious about running (~50 miles/week) and wear headphones some of the time - probably for up to half my mileage (on some long runs, never for speed workouts).  I've also been told I'm a moderately sweaty runner.  I would not recommend these headphones for someone with a profile similar to mine.  About two weeks ago I found the right ear started to become less responsive - it seemed like it was maybe 30% muted.  I tried cleaning the small holes in the earpiece (something I'd done to maintain my MDR-W08's in the past) and it didn't really help.  Last night during a run - only about 6 months after getting these - the right ear stopped making sound entirely and I think these are now trash.

The pros are that the sound was fine and the over-ear design was comfortable and did not jiggle loose.  I like that the neck cord does *not* have the Y asymmetry that is so common on headphones today (making the cord dangle to the left or right).  There is a small vertical sliding piece that can go up/down the top legs on the Y (so you can cinch the two cords close under your chin) which is a small, but nice, touch.

I put my equipment through some abuse and I'm familiar with maintaining it.  These might be good for someone else - but these failed much sooner than I think I should have.  I probably had my old headphones for 9 years.
3708017
Sound Quality well-balanced and good for the price; however, I bought these specifically for the sound quality and microphone. Unfortunately, I received too many complaints that people could not hear me.  Also, I did not like that you had to flip a switch or use an adapter to switch between phones and us with PC.  I had to return
1058011
I was at Best Buy and I think I had a gift card or something so I picked up a pair of these, having heard good things about them. They fit ok in my ear and were relatively comfortable. The sound quality was lively but very very unbalanced. Mids were muffled and  the treble was decent but slightly recessed. The bass is ridiculously over-inflated on these buds, and it's not a big, deep bass that you would get from a higher end pair of headphones or buds, but just an artificially increased, overwhelming bass. Painful at higher volumes actually. That being said, it's a skullcandy product, and loud bass is about all their target audience generally cares about, so this unbalanced sound isn't unexpected, and if you're looking for cheap bass, you could buy worse products. The right bud completely died after normal use in six or seven months, but that's five months longer than I thought they'd work, so I felt these were a decent value. For the price, they're a perfectly acceptable pair of buds. It's 35 dollars and made by skullcandy, nobody's really expecting that much are they?
4664201
This headphone looks great right out of the package.  But, when you turn on the music, and listen to it, it sounds "ok."  The problem occurs when you turn the volume past half, then you will get distorted bass notes around 20-150hz range.  Mids were decent.  Highs were not that pronounced.  I think it is an ok headphone, but, you pay for what you get.
1160122
Because I am totally deaf in my left ear I need a way to talk on the phone and still have my right hand free for taking notes. I also have to be able to take it on and off easily without losing it. This headset works reasonable well for what I need with a few caveats.

First of all, it was easy to set up and pair with my phone. After the obligatory overnight charge I was up and using it. The sound quality was good enough as long as I made sure the microphone was close to the corner of my mouth. If it was a bit high or low people complained I sounded like I was in a barrel, but in general the sound quality is as good as most bluetooth devices and better than many. I am easily able to answer calls and then simply slide the earphone part up so I can hear the world around me but still hear when it rings.

The biggest drawback I have encountered is that the headband part is flimsy and doesn't really curve in the shape of any known human head. I have had to super-glue the headband to hold it in place (after only a few months) and it grabs my hair frequently. I can live with those quirks, but others may find them more problematic.

The first one of these I got died within a couple of days. Its replacement has lasted many months with no problems aside from the aforementioned headband issue. If you are looking for a low-cost bluetooth headset then I can give this a reasonably strong recommendation.

EDIT:
I liked this so much I bought one for my wife since Oregon just prohibited hand-held cell-phone use while driving. Unfortunately this one died within two days, just like the first one I had. Then the one I've been using for the last year+ died as well. All had the same failure - the main switch button just stopped working. On mine I could get it to work for a while if I wiggled it just right but then it died completely. At this point, with three bought in about a year and two dead within days and one dying later from the same failure I withdraw my recommendation.
3415249
Unlike my old yurbuds, the coverlets don't constantly fall off, so that's good. These are more comfortable for me than any other earbuds, though they do occasionally fall out. The pause button works like 95% of the time but sometimes decides to stop working--in all fairness that might be my phone's fault, I'm not sure.

There's no sound insulation with these, which is safer for walking alone at night and/or crossing streets, but also very annoying when commuting in the city. Pick your poison. The sound quality is perfectly fine for podcasts and audiobooks, and okay for music occasionally, but if I listened to music on headphones more regularly I'd probably buy a more expensive set.