JBuds Hi-Fi Noise-Reducing Earbuds (White)

Awesome headphones. I love these guys and have been using them for about 6 months now. Their sound is impeccable, and are extremely comfortable, I wear them while studying I mean like 8-10 hours a day, and never really notice them. I wouldn't say that these are actually noise cancelling via electrical interference, its more via sound muffling than anything, but don't misinterpret, with the sound at a medium volume you will kill all but the loudest ambient noise. I highly recommend these. Flat out the best $20 I have EVER spent.

I was looking for portable MP3 ear buds, and this vendor's product is very good quality with excellent price. I recommend this! All too often similar ear buds that rely on a cloth cover for comfort lose their cloth covers with daily use, and the JBuds use an alternative of a soft cushion that is contiguous with the bud itself.

I currently own 3 kinds of earbuds, and the JBuds from JLab are both the best performing and the cheapest! I own JBuds from JLab (approximately $20), CX 300 buds from Sennheiser (approximately $50), MDR-EX51LP buds from Sony (approximately $25). They all provide good sound, and the medium inserts of each brand fit my ears. First, I owned the Sony's, and decide to spring for the $50 Sennheiser's to see if they were really higher quality. They were. The bass was far superior, and the bud's ear inserts were made of softer material. I was hooked on the Sennheiser's.

Unfortunately, I snagged and broke the wire on the Sennheiser's, and I had to buy another pair. Next, I decided to buy a cheap pair of JBuds as an interim back up for the next time I busted a wire. Much to my surprise, I found the sound of the $20 JBuds better than both the $50 Sennheiser's and the $25 Sony's!

In my opinion, the JBuds have a clearly discernable richer sound which seems to result from better reproduction of both the highs and lows. I connected a tee to the stereo jack of my Cowon iAudio G3 MP3 player, and plugged the JBuds into one jack, and the Sennheisers into the other. I played one of my favorite songs "Give It Up" by Etta James, and swapped the earbuds every few seconds. I was blown away. The JBuds sounded much better to me. As an Electronic Engineer I would like to see frequency response charts for the two types of buds to objectively confirm my subjective response, but I doubt the reliable tests are available.

In fairness, I want to state that the Sennheiser's are a number of months old, and they have spent hours in my sweaty ear canals as I jog a couple of miles a day. Perhaps, their audio quality has deteriorated. Unfortunately, I will never find out because I will not spend $50 on Sennheiser's when I can buy JBuds for $20.

I only have one small criticism of the JBuds. The wires to the left bud and the right bud are the same length. Consequently, you have to squint at the buds to see the little "L" or "R" each time you put them in. With most earbuds, it is easier to identify the left and right bud since the wire to the left bud is shorter.

For $17, these are a solid, but middling performer. The sound is kinda flat and muddy (insufficient high frequency, which diminishes intelligibility for voice podcasts -- my primary use). This style provides some passive reduction of external noise because the soft silicone adapters fit inside the ear entrance. But as soon as the price drops on the Apple M9394G in-ear headphones (similar design, but much brighter and clearer sound) back into the reasonable range (below $30), I'll buy another set of those (the dog ate my previous pair!) These JBuds' flat response might sound OK to some ears for music, but not for voice ranges or high frequency response.

These ear buds seemed good for the price but once I started using them I realized why the were so inexpensive compared to the other noise reducing ear buds the workmanship on them is pretty bad the wiring very low quality, after a week the connection started messing up and I have to bend the wire to be able to hear anything the sounds is not too bad again for the price but could be better. These earbuds are not worth it their manufacturing quality is very bad and you will be buying new earbuds in a few months.

It makes a great sound but works only for 3 months. After 3 months, the left side of the earbud quit working completely. Cheep for a reason.