iKross 3.5mm Microphone Handsfree Headset - Red

I just received the headphones, wanting to try a more economical version than the Alpatronix, which has an identical design, which i really liked - but immediately lost! - but the package arrived this morning containing only the TINY earbuds that were already on the item. It fell out of my ear with slight movement, though I was able to test them, at the gym, as well as eventually compare them to a pair of Alpatronix at my friend's apartment. But as I said, I was surprised that the package didn't offer multiple earbuds. When opening the packaged, I noticed that it had been closed with scotch tape, which seemed pretty unprofessional. Then I saw the text on the package which indicated that indeed it was SUPPOSED to come with three sets of earbuds.The Alpatronix are about $19 and these are about $13, so I thought I would try these cheaper alternatives, and save some money - only hoping that because they had the identical design, that perhaps the inner workings were the same. Initially, the sound sounded okay, though it didn't blow me away as my memory of the Alpatronix - but when I stacked them up against the Alpatronix, switching back and forth between songs, is when the difference was startlingly clear.Differences:* about 20% lighter, thinner materials vs Alpatronix. Not flimsy, but doesn't feel as richly solid* treble was noticeably tinny* bass was where the other big difference was, and the other deal breaker: thin bass lacking depth and fullnessSo the iKross loses hands-down compared to the Alpatronix, which has sturdier feel, richer bass and richer treble.Granted you pay $19 for the Alpatronix instead of $13 for the iKross - and clearly I had hoped to save th $6 - but for me, the quality differential was big enough that it would be worth paying an additional $6 for the bass and treble. But again, if you hadn't heard them side by side, you might not be aware of the possibilities and what you're missing. Once you do, the choice is easy.My recommendation: spend $19 on the Alpatronix, rather than trying to save $6 for a cheaper replica - and don't lose them like I did! (For $19, I'm going to try to put my contact info on my next pair in case I lose them!)

I'm quite happy with these earbuds - used them for a full year before they started to go kaput a couple of days ago. They fit me well and stay comfortably in my ears (I can't wear the Apple earbuds at all). The sound is terrific (which I didn't fully appreciate until I had to use my older, back-up earbuds today) - rich and not tinny even on lower volume. I used these mostly for listening to music while working out at the gym (elliptical and stairs 4-5x/week). I have noticed that I put more stress on earbud cords when I used to run outdoors (the cord swings more widely) so I can't vouch for how well these would do under other workout conditions. I've dropped my phone and caught it by the cord a few times--not recommending you do that, only want to point out that mine took a fair bit of abuse.I'm gonna cut the cord and try bluetooth earbuds as a replacement, but if they don't work out I'm definitely coming back to these.

I have been using these almost daily since purchasing them in December 2012, and they work very well. The material on the earpiece is very soft and has allowed me to use them for hours on end with no discomfort; a problem I have encountered with other in-ear earphones.The sound quality is also good, and I have never had issues with hearing other people, audiobooks, or music.The only issue I have encountered with this product is the button on the cord mounted on/off button. It does not have a tight fit in the housing and freely moves around. The microphone is located on the opposite side of this housing, which is made out of a hard plastic. When moving around, the button can rattle and the microphone will pick it up causing a clicking noise.I ended up putting a small piece of tape over the button to gently hold the button in place while still allowing me to press the button. If you are using these just to listen to music or audio books, then you will never notice the rattle.These are still very good earphones and I just had to remove a star for the rattling button. If the button did not rattle, then these would definitely be a 5 star product. In fact, one of my rabbits even chewed on the chord, exposing a few wires, and they still work without any issues.

Bought for traveling abroad and talking on IPad through a cheap international VoIP phone app. They worked outstanding for that and are great for music and general use as well. Very comfortable and I was very surprised at how well the microphone worked. People usually hate it when others use these types of things, but I would ask people how I sounded and they always said they couldn't tell I wasn't using the normal phone mouthpiece. I was very impressed with the quality overall.

These earbuds work fine, with a little bit of noise cancellation from the environment. They seem robust and the wires certainly are much less prone to tangle than the Apple earbuds that came with my iPhone (which broke after 2 weeks). This product has a "start/stop" button on the microphone, but does not have volume "up/down" controls. The ear pieces fit into my ear comfortably, more so than the Apple earbuds did. For the price, I consider this an excellent purchase.

Strange because of the noise canceling feature that I'm sure I'll get used to. But I'm partially deaf and these in-ear stereo earphones make it possible for me to talk to people on my cell phone (Nexus 4). In many cases if I didn't have my wife to translate, I'd get lost attempting to understand people using the phone normally or in speaker mode. These earphones do away with that problem. Music is much more to the bass side than my Koss C-100s that are only good for listening, but not so much so that I might bother changing. The Koss are not nearly as portable and I think of them mainly as a computer accessory. That the iKross in-ears come with three sizes of ear buds is pretty much the icing on the cake on a pair of easy to transport earphones that suit my situation perfectly.

Kiddo loves these for school. They use chrome books for assignments and some tests.

I use these for internet webinars and video conferencing. They have worked great so far, and are very comfortable. I use a Dell Chromebook, and they were literally plug & play.

Excellent

Fifth set I've bought, I lost the other's. After a year or so

Bought multiple sets for myself and others, 2/3 were not working before we'd even had them for a month.

Good so far

I have hearing loss but can hear extremely well with these. I keep an extra pair on hand for just in case that's how much I love these

The sound is very good for the price. However, I found that the ear buds didn't fit into my ear canal as well my klipsch headset which is why gave it 4 stars.

Excellent. Best sounding earbuds i have ever used. love them.

These are really comfortable!