Great sound and make your toms louder
587637
I'm not often mic'd when I play live. These play quite a bit louder than my old coated heads. The also have great tone and durability. Highly recommend for drummers that what they're toms louder without too much overtone. Wouldn't suit jazz or softer styles as well.
3007854
Put a set of these in a standard mim jazz bass.  Bit of dremel routing to get them to fit, no big deal.  Well worth the effort, these are louder with deeper lows and crisper highs than stock.  Phenominal sustain and harmonics, very quiet too.  Not sure if a step up to custom shops or duncans would have been that much better than these, and at under fifty bucks for the pair it is a great way to step up your standard mim jazz bass.
3568677
On my lowest tuned floor tom. It offers a sound differential I'm looking for and gives me a lot of tone power whether I lay into the drum or not.
965552
I picked on of these bad boys up because I bought a small Sonor Kit and the snare was too big for my liking.

This comes out of the box with decent heads and the sound and projection is fabulous.

It sounds like a whip cracking tuned high.

The only problem I found was that I had one from the store and took it back in a dispute over the price and replaced it with another that sounded just awful, it was un-tuneable.

I replaced that one and am extremely happy.

My advice is snap one of these up soon because i hear Pearl is clearing them out.

I put a Firecracker video on you tube http://youtu.be/tKTpj0undaA

Good luck.
1932283
I play brushes often in the two bands I'm in. One is an "acoustic" three piece dinner band. I say "acoustic" because the bass and guitar are acoustic instruments, but they are mic'd through a Bose PA. Thus the sound is too loud for my acoustic brushwork on a cocktail kit, and, ironically, I actually have to mic my snare drum! A drummer acquaintance mentioned that the Vic Firth Live Wires would boost the volume, so I took a chance.

These brushes are ridiculously cool! They offer a crisper sound on the snare and the volume is significantly increased. I was able to eliminate the snare mic at a recent show. Accent on the cymbals is much, much stronger than with standard brushes. (I also use sizzle chains for a long sustain.)

Note that a couple of reviews claim that the beads on the end make a "screeching" sound, but I don't find this to be the case. To me, the brushes offer the same sound and feel of standard wires, but with a significant volume increase when "stirring the pot" on the snare, and more definition and volume on the cymbals.
2031049
Really great sound. Use these to play drums on both acoustic and electric kit with in-ear monitor. Cancels outside noise pretty well.
1666099
It works perfect as a muffler!!...I putted with a 16" Aquarian Performance II drumhead, great combination and excellent sound for my 16" SONOR kick drum in my jungle kit. Not recommended for toms, it eliminates the overtones dramatically...Anyway, it's an individual choice of sound...
4377588
These feel a bit heavy, but once you put them on, it feels ok. They sound 10x better than my Turtle Beach and cost 3x less! I like the light up function, but in order to have them lit it has to be plugged into a USB port, using on a p.c. that is easy to do, but when using on my Xbox I have to use a power bank to plug into. They do come shipped in a leather type bag but mine was also packaged inside of a box, some reviews state that they only came shipped in the bag. Only complaint, when adjusting the volume, the sound gets a bit choppy until you settle on a volume level. These feel durable, the cord is braided and feels pretty sturdy.
4329294
I bought these to use on my Roland TD-20/TD-17KVX mixed drumset. These headphones sound really, really nice.
I can hear all the subtle 'hits' and the louder ones come through solid and very satisfying without false 'coloring'.
I wear glasses, but the cushioned cups are soft enough that they don't press against my head.
I'm sure they will feel even nicer when broken in.

Mine came with 3 cables: 2 straight and one coiled.
These were 'Reconditioned', but you would never know it from the packaging or the contents.
Replaced an older pair of Sony Studio headphones with these. The M50X's are lighter and have an overall nicer sound.
Very pleased.
2701280
I purchased these before realizing that the newer Q8 was available so I only had these for two days.  The sound on these was great and had an independent volume control that was not linked exactly to the phone.  This means that these headphones can go louder then your phone can if  you had plugged in wired headphones.  Though the sound was amazing, I didn't like the controls located on the actual earpiece.  The newer Q8 sound great, have the controls on the wire in a more easy to reach location, but don't get nearly as loud.  Lucky for me I don't like my headphones to play so loud that everyone around me can hear what I'm listening to.
3751900
I have been playing Drums off and on for about 8 years. My Drums never sounded all that great. I was always frustrated with the sound of my floor/hanging toms. When I got this product and tried it out I was amazed how much BETTER they sounded! Buy this if you are tired of playing guessing games when you tune your drums. Its quick , easy and accurate.
992834
I upgraded to these from some old (before they removed the rubber & made them hard, which is before the earpods) iPod earphones, and I must say, these are awesome. I like how they can be as loud as I need them to be, and if I can only have one bud in, I just clip the one to the other side and don't miss anything! :D
One con so far: The earphones don't completely plug into my tf300t. But that's probably an issue with the tf300t, since it fits into my PSP and desktop quite fine.
4780803
These speakers and tweeters sound very good in my car. the only issue i have with them is that it takes high volumes for the bass to kick in. low volumes sound a little tinny. [Bought and installed with: Alpine SPS-610 6-1/2" 2-Way Type-S Series Coaxial Car Speakers].
2703478
Very cool headphones, I just wish they wre skittle louder. (I like my headphones super super loud)
Great sound though regardless!
902754
I got these super cheap and ended up using them to replace my JBL loft 30's that were used as my surrounds.  These are much better for a couple reasons.  First these are sealed and can be put with their back close to a wall.  Which is nice since my surrounds are mounted and the port on the loft 30's was only about 3" from the back wall.  The Arena 120s sound much better. Tighter and cleaner sound.  Although because they are sealed they don't go as low and my old ported ones could.  That doesnt matter since im using a subwoofer.  This is really a great speaker and would recommend it to everyone.
2082475
I own these, 2 pair as a matter of fact.

One pair has more "sticks" bundled within it, and the other less but thicker ones.

They work GREAT for reduced volume levels.  Meaning that if you want to reduce your volume of playing and still be able to HIT the drums, these will work dramatically.

Id say that these could be considered just about right in between brushes and drum sticks VOLUME WISE.  That would be fairly / roughly accurate.

They still sound fairly similar to drum sticks as far as hitting toms and the snare, but at a reduced volume level.  Although with a good rim shot you still can get fairly loud with them... BUT if you do hit rim shots you might break one or more of the individual bundled sticks, so beware of that!

As far as the ride cymbal, these are WAY quieter - very much.  In fact as far as riding the ride cymbal is concerned, the volume is reduced even greater than that of the toms and snare drum.

So, thats roughly the idea with these.  They are meant to reduce playing volume with out having to concentrate so much on your playing.  Meaning you can still play just about as hard as you would with regular drum sticks, but the volume will be noticeably softer.

For the right application these work great.  Also one more thing, these don't bounce as well as regular drum sticks but bouncing them off of a ride cymbal still can (reasonably) be achieved.

Summary: they work great for reducing your playing volume with out much effort.  A good addition to any stick bag.

...I think the drummer from the band Oasis used these on the song Wonderwall (fyi).  Thats what it always sounds like to me, cool song.

happy playing, I hope this review helps!
4162800
These things are great. Great sound and quite loud for a USB powered speaker. I have them connected to my 26 inch Samsung and they work great. The TV speakers are in the back which tends to muffle the sound - or maybe I'm just starting to loose my hearing - I added these to the front and everything sounds much better without spreading the noise throughout the house. The volume is also controlled by the TV remote and powers off when you turn off the TV - what more can you ask for.