Sony MDRPQ4/BLK PIIQ Headphones Review

It's hard to determine in the vast earbud and headphone market today, which pairs have good sound quality and which pairs are just for looks. In fact I was surprised to learn that most earbuds and headphones sold anymore base their product on looks and lack in the sound category. With that said, I found a pair of earbuds that look good and sound good! They are very affordable and they come in a variety of cool modern designs, but the main selling point for me was the fact that they are PIIQ earbuds which are a brand of Sony. I have always loved the sound quality of Sony products, so I figured I would give them a try, even though I was a tad skeptical of the low price point, thinking that if they are under $20 then they couldn't have too great of a sound, but what I have found is that the sound is comparable to my Apple In-Ear Earbuds. 

Review: Monster Beats by Dre DiddyBeats Earphones

The DiddyBeats from Monster and Dr Dre are extremely stylish, well-built in-ear headphones and definitely have a luxurious feel to them. Sound quality is quite good if you can get a good seal on them. The seal is the problem with the headset though. The earphones are just too heavy and are oddly shaped, which makes them extremely hard to stay in the ear, and even when they do, they are fairly uncomfortable. If you can get them to stay in your ears comfortably, they are a great set of buds!

My rating: 6/10

Mix-Style Headphones Review

My friend recently bought a pair of Mix-Style Headphones, these are huge in Japan. They took about 2-4 weeks to arrive, but came in a box that was a little crushed because of the not so great packaging that they shipped them in. These ended up being an imitation pair, the real ones retailing for much more than was paid for these. When everything was said and done, these ended up being a wonderful looking accessory that have average sound quality, that of a cheap brand you would find at the store. 

[Review] Skullcandy INK'd Earbuds

I've been using the Skullcandy INK'd earphones now for around 2 months, and the quality of the product is incredible. I paid around £9.99 for my earphones, and overall I've been extremely impressed with them.

- Design
The design of the Skullcandy INK'd earphones are very minimal, using a single cable from the headphone jack, to a centerpiece in the middle of the line with the skullcandy name. Then the cable splits into 2, leading to the very efficiently designed ear-buds. These seemed to be made from metal. I have the dark grey ones, so I see a dark metal outer, with a plastic black band which is actually used for bass reflex. The back of the ear-buds have the skullcandy "skull" logo, and are very small in the hand. The ear bud attachments vary in size, I personally recommend the biggest ones to hold them in your ears, and to block out all outer noise.

- Performance
I use my Skullcandy INK'd earphones with my MacBook & iPod Touch, both have a very high output for audio, and these earphones just do not give in to any pressure, volumes or strength I throw at them. I've had my iTunes on full volume, my MacBook on full volume and the EQ inside iTunes on +12db to really push the earphones, and they didn't give in. This to me shows that these earphones are made to withstand the best of pressures, and are definitely reliable. 

- Protection
The only thing I can recommend when using thee earphones, is that don't get the cables tangled up. If you can, also clean the ear-buds every now & again to maintain performance.

My conclusion is, if you want performance earphones, with a nice style to them, then definitely get the Skullcandy INK'd earphones.