JVC HAFX34B Marshmallow Headphones
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Soft Marshmallow Headphone
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Technical Details
- Soft Marshmallow Headphone- iPhone compatible plug
- Soft earpiece in 2 sizes
- 3.28 ft Color cord
- Sound Isolating
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By bassibanezacura
This headphones really isolates background noise. It is good enough that I use it as a earplug.
The built has a rubbery feel. Bass quality are really impressive.
Not recommended when driving because you won't hear the road noise outside the vehicle like
ambulance, car honking, or your passenger talking to you.
By A. D. Saulter (Brooklyn NY)
I've had a lot of earphones (Shure e3c, XtremeMac FS1, Sony MDRs) over the years and am usually good at losing them, so when I saw a deal to get JVC Marshmallow's in black for $8, I pounced on it. I was not expecting much but they block out sound well, fit comfortably, have adequate cord length and sound like they are worth 5x the purchase price! These earbuds are sturdy and have lasted longer than the others (though I lost the Shures..oops). I've used these in the subway and on planes and they preform well. Really for the $9-15 price range they sell for, you cannot go wrong.
By W. Tong
The earbuds are fantastic! They're not the best, but for their price, they're certainly something to consider.
I was looking for noise-cancelling earbuds, but noticed that all models were out of my price range. I wanted to look for something that was around $15 considering. I'm not a audiophile so I'll settle for something cheap (as long as it can still deliver on the sound), while at the same time, cause me to not go deaf when I need to turn the music up so I can ignore the background noise. This of course led me to search for noise-isolating earbuds.
These noise-isolating earbuds aren't perfect, but pretty darn close! For the first time, I could actually walk around and mow the lawn without having to kick my iPod into max volume, potentially damaging my ears even more. At the 1/8th level of the max volume, the background noise was faint, but still there. I could hear my music perfectly by the time I pushed the volume of my ipod to slightly over 1/4th max volume. This is definitely something to use if you don't want to blow your ears out trying to listen to music in a noisy area.
I'll have to add however, that I noticed that the bass seems to be diminished. It can't reproduce the bass as well as the earbuds that come with the iPods (though it's not really a concern to me). The cord length also isn't as long compared to the iPod earbuds. It's long enough for when you're sitting down and listening to music, but it was just barely adequate for me with the iPod reaching into my front pockets. I'm not very tall so others will definitely face difficulties unless you get one of those arm-straps to hold the iPod.
Putting them on the first time is awkward as well. They feel uncomfortable the first few times you use them, but you get used to it. If you haven't used these very often, you have to kind of hold down the foamy/rubbery part of the earbud for a few seconds for it to stay down before putting in your ear. After you insert them into your ear, they expand, which again, may feel uncomfortable for the first few times you use them.
Summary:
Pros:
+Can't beat the performance at the price
+noise-isolation works very well
Cons:
-Cord length may not be long enough for others (though to be fair, it's difficult to find any earbuds with a good length comparable to the iPod's, at a decent price)
-Bass not as strong as others.
Note: Discomfort may be experienced in first few uses which can be overcome over time.
Additional thoughts: for whatever reason may be, I've noticed that these didn't tangle as easily as my other earbuds. Maybe it's just me though? It's a great product overall.
By S. Power (Detroit, Michigan, United States)
**Update 1**
(16SEP09)
I ran with these again today, and am starting to think that for running I gave them too many stars. I spent way too much of my run having to adjust them and re-insert them. At some points, as they first started to work themselves loose in my ear, they created a thumping noise in my ear with every step as the marshmallow vibrated against my ear. Another problem with these, is that they are so stubby, that the bent part of the bud pushes against the lower part of your ear when fully inserted. After 30 or 40 minutes of running, this actually gets painful.
Again, these might be fine for sitting on an airplane or studying but for working out, especially running, they are NOT RECOMMENDED.
**Base Review**
(15SEP09)
I bought these yesterday at Walmart. They charged me $19 plus tax, so you are definitely much better off buying these at Amazon.com. Learn from my mistake. Yes, for some products, Walmart is cheaper but not for much.
I have almost never used the stock Apple iPod headphones. Those Apple ones don't fit nor stay in my ears very well. Because of the bad fit, they don't sound very good.
These JVC headphones are supposed to fit well and isolate noise. They do both better than the Apple headphones, and slightly better then the similar Sony ear buds that I have been using for years. The Sony's that I'm comparing these against have silicon replaceable buds, similar but not as foamy as the JVC "marshmallow buds". I replaced the Sony's with these, because they stop working after about four months of running with them. I assume this is because of sweat getting into them and corroding the speakers. I don't know whether or not this will be an issue with the JVC headphones yet, but if they stay in place better than the Sony ones, they should. I think the Sony ones get so much sweat in them, because of constantly having to be re-inserted in the ear, and therefore pushing sweat in the speakers.
The noise isolation of these headphones definitely works well, especially for the money. When you first insert them, it is very noticeable, and would work very well for lawn work or flying. I wear Bose QC2 headphones for flying and these aren't quite up to that level, but for the price, they are certainly a cost effective alternative.
When I first started running with JVCs, I was very impressed with how well they were staying in place in my ears. I was starting to think that I would complete my whole run without having to reinsert or adjust them. That lasted until I started to get pretty saturated in sweat. I don't know if there are sweat glands in your ears, but I was thinking that if they stayed in place, they wouldn't get sweat on them, and would therefore stay in place. Either they loosened up on their own at this point, or the sweat caused them to work free, but eventually, they came loose and I had to reinsert them.
The sound quality of these is very good, at least as good as the Sonys.
In summary, these are the best running headphones that I have used, but are not perfect. I recommend them.
By Eric Hodel (Seattle, WA USA)
I've had three of these (lost two) and they're very nice. They're durable, the foam earplugs stay attached and reduce sound but not so much you can't hear ambient noises like approaching cars in your blind spot.
I wear them around my neck and tie the headphones and jack together with an overhand knot. Over time the wire or insulation has hardened into the shape I keep them in, but it's not so much that it's annoying.
The headphone jack's strain relief is flexible and durable. Most of the time it's been plugged in to my phone in my pocket, but the connection between the wire and jack hasn't been damaged. With other headphones I've owned the connection has worn out producing static and drop-outs in the earphones.
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