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Topic: Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison (Read 8906 times) previous topic - next topic
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Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Hey all,

Long time reader, first time poster.

I'm currently using the ER6i's by Etymotic Research.

I recently received a pair of Skullcandy Ink'd Headphones as a gift from a fundraiser.

Frequency Range: 20-20k Hz
Impedance: 16 ohms
Max input power 100 mW


Are there any tests I can do? How have other people's experiences been with these headphones?

Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Reply #1 –
Quote from: chickenjiblets on
Are there any tests I can do? How have other people's experiences been with these headphones?


Skullcandy = Garbage. Their cans are low quality headphones with a "kewl" design aimed towards teenagers as fashion statements.

Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Reply #2 –
Quote from: cpchan on
Skullcandy = Garbage. Their cans are low quality headphones with a "kewl" design aimed towards teenagers as fashion statements.


Yep. And I did some research on the "Ink'd" type of headphone, and they are actually $10 earbuds, usually rated as being worse than iPod earbuds (which means it must sound absolutely terrible). I say stick with your $80 pair.

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: Nav on
Quote from: cpchan on
Skullcandy = Garbage. Their cans are low quality headphones with a "kewl" design aimed towards teenagers as fashion statements.


Yep. And I did some research on the "Ink'd" type of headphone, and they are actually $10 earbuds, usually rated as being worse than iPod earbuds (which means it must sound absolutely terrible). I say stick with your $80 pair.


Sounds like a yet another typical product for conformists.
"I never thought I'd see this much candy in one mission!"

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Reply #4 –
I was drastically disappointed with the headphones that I won.  I was at a concert and ended up winning Skullcandy's Metallica headphones.  I got home, tried them out, and put them away.  Granted, I didn't conduct any blind testing but I went into my listening experience with an open mind as I had never previously heard of Skullcandy other than seeing their ads in a few magazines.

I wouldn't say that they are absolutely terrible but I don't think that the Metallica over-the-ear set is worth the high price.  I have a $20 pair of Sennheiser cans that I always turn to and still choose to use them over the Skullcandy pair.

Edit: I am not sure if the Ink'd Skullcandy headphones are the same ones as their Metallica pair.  I just thought I would share my opinion on the pair that I own.

Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Reply #5 –
The Metallica version has a special feature.  All music played through them sounds clipped with massive distortion.

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Reply #6 –
Cool sounds good.

For around $80 are there better headphones I can get?

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: odigg on
The Metallica version has a special feature.  All music played through them sounds clipped with massive distortion.

I don't care who you are, that there's funny! 

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: odigg on
The Metallica version has a special feature.  All music played through them sounds clipped with massive distortion.

Well i always thought Death Magnetic and Sh*te Anger needed more distortion, hopefully that feature will be usefull.
"I never thought I'd see this much candy in one mission!"

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: chickenjiblets on
Cool sounds good.

For around $80 are there better headphones I can get?


What style of cans are you looking for? And better than what? Your ER6i or do you just mean the Skullcandy's?


 

Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Reply #10 –
Quote from: odigg on
The Metallica version has a special feature.  All music played through them sounds clipped with massive distortion.


LOL . Skullcandy's will also eat your brains like a snack (hence the "candy" part), especially if you buy the SkullCrushers .

Skullcandy Ink'd Headphone Comparison

Reply #11 –
Quote from: chickenjiblets on
Cool sounds good.

For around $80 are there better headphones I can get?


Depends on what you're looking for. I personally love circumaural headphones, and I would recommend the Sennheiser HD280Pro headphones (which are in that range). However, if you're looking for another pair of earbuds, then I have no idea

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Reply #13 –
Wow  must be a record how quickly this thread went completely OT...

Quote from: cpchan on
Quote from: chickenjiblets on
Are there any tests I can do? How have other people's experiences been with these headphones?


Skullcandy = Garbage. Their cans are low quality headphones with a "kewl" design aimed towards teenagers as fashion statements.


A quick google search will show you that low-end Sennheisers are made in China in the same factories as those garbage Skullcandies 

EDIT:

looked some first reviews that turned up on google and they're quite positive on that price-scale...

http://www.onheadphones.com/product-review...mokin-buds.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/skullca...7-33320997.html

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Reply #14 –
Quote from: twist3d on
A quick google search will show you that low-end Sennheisers are made in China in the same factories as those garbage Skullcandies 

If you’re implying there is no quality difference between Sennheisers and SkullCandies, we’ve got ourselves a non sequitur here.  Material selection, design, engineering compromises, and quality control mean more than location of assembly.


Creature of habit.

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Reply #15 –
Quote from: Soap on
Quote from: twist3d on
A quick google search will show you that low-end Sennheisers are made in China in the same factories as those garbage Skullcandies 

If you’re implying there is no quality difference between Sennheisers and SkullCandies, we’ve got ourselves a non sequitur here.  Material selection, design, engineering compromises, and quality control mean more than location of assembly.


that's why there's that ";)" (and to stir the pot some more, have you opened skullcandies and sennheisers and compared the components? I haven't, so I can't really comment on that)
but to keep the conversation on the way OP meant, there's no actual "good" post on this thread, yet.


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Reply #16 –
I have a pair. I got them for free. They sound decent. For my serious listening I've got my HD280s, but I really need open cans. I'm starting to become bothered by the isolation.

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: Canar on
I have a pair. I got them for free. They sound decent. For my serious listening I've got my HD280s, but I really need open cans. I'm starting to become bothered by the isolation.


Heh Canar, some of us actually LIKE the isolation 

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Reply #18 –
Quote from: chickenjiblets on
Cool sounds good.

For around $80 are there better headphones I can get?



Someone mentioned the ER6i. Aren't those way out of the $80 price range?

IMO, one of the best low cost earphones around are the Sony MDR EX 71 (add alphabet soup to suit.)

Another place to look is Shure - SE 115 is their offering in this price range.