Well, after constantly finding myself at the mercy of my old earbuds which always seemed to either randomly fast-forward through some of my songs (chipmunk style) or randomly paused the music, I had to acknowledge that my earbuds were shorting out on me – that they had some type of wiring issue. Basically, I needed to invest in a new set. Since I find it important to have uninterrupted music playability while working out and since it was a relative urgent matter on my birthday, I just swung by the nearby Wal-Mart and sought to pick up a new set. As I was looking around, a customer came up and was looking for specific types of earbuds; he took a moment to recommend the JVC HA-FX35 Marshmallow earbuds to me because of the noise-cancelling features and the quality that you get at such a bargain, he grabbed himself two sets, and he headed off on his way. As a result, I decided to give them a try.
Here is what I think:
I must acknowledge that I have not tried out a whole bunch of sets or types of earbuds (I think this is now the third set that I have ever needed to use), so I cannot consider myself to be a true expert. However, I do put between 14 and 21 hours into the gym each week, and the iPod Touch is never left at home! Overall, they are a solid and inexpensive choice. The quality is not too bad, but I will say that my biggest hurdle thus far is getting use to the feel and comfort in the ear. It does not seem as loud as previous earbuds that I use, but that might be a good thing, preventing me from damaging my ears any more than necessary. Yet, I do sometimes struggle to find a loud enough volume to get me in the workout zone! Currently, I am doing a little trial-and-error on the feel of them within my ear; I will say that it is possible that I am not putting them in deep enough or angling them just right.
So, the jury is still out on these, but, I believe that, at $20 (USD), there would be few if any other better options from competing brands and product lines within the price range! But, maybe I missed something, so what do you think?
