RHA MA390 Universal Earbuds: Aluminium in-Ear Headphones with Mic & Remote for Apple & Android, 3 Year Warranty Included

Really enjoying the RHA's after just 24 hours of play. I've put a variety of music thru them (rock, metal, blues, hip hop, jazz, r&b, classical, and spoken word) and I'm pleasantly surprised at how balanced these are for sub $30 buds. The bass and treble are a bit over-pronounced, but still within my acceptable ranges for listening. Guitar focused music sounds amazing. I spent some time listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Gary Clark, Jr and was amazed at how good they sounded through these buds. One last note about the sound of these buds...The cable is well designed to reduce microphonics. I walk my dog all the time while listening to podcasts or music. Earbuds with cheap cabling cause all kinds of rustling as the cable moves against my clothes. These RHAs do NOT have that problem. The bottom half of the cord - before the splitter - is covered in a woven protective fabric that completely removes any rustle. The top half is coated in the usual rubber, but is thick enough not to cause any rustle. This means i hear my music when walking...not cord microphonics.So, the sound is very good...incredible at this price point. The next question is how they fit. I've tried all kinds of buds and I tend to prefer small and light. I don't like the kind that wrap over your ear, or the kind that have huge bass ports that end out hurting your ears after more than an hour of listening. The RHAs, I'm happy to report, are small and unobtrusive. After 5 minutes you forget they are there. There are included ear tips to change sizes. I found the default worked perfectly for me...no slippage and decent noise isolation. Keep in mind...these are passive noise isolation, so some noise can seep through at low volumes. However, considering how loud these buds can get, you likely won't notice much.How's the build quality? The aluminum housings seem very well designed. I already mentioned the cable covers are good. I'll report back after a few weeks/months of wearing these every day to see how they hold up, but thus far I'm very impressed with the attention to small details on these buds. The aluminum is smooth w/out burrs and the cable connections seem sturdy and well protected.Overall, I love these new buds. I'm always looking for <$50 ear buds because I use them so much that the normal wear and tear means I go through a few sets every year. I wear them at work...while walking my dog...in the gym...just about 6 - 8 hours a day. That's a lot of use, so any buds that can last 3 - 6 months - to me - are really good buds. That being said, I don't like to sacrifice sound quality, which is where these RHAs come in. I'm really digging how they sound. I'm listening to James Brown as I write this, and the growl in his voice, the groove of the bass, and the blare of the trumpets is crystal clear. If you're looking for earbuds to really get into your music, these can't be beat at this price.UPDATE Jan 2019Still using these again headphones 5 months later and they aren't still in great shape. I use them daily and carry them around in my pocket without a case. I can't believe they are this durable and sounds this good. I'm an RHA fan now! Highly recommended.

Alright don't come into this product with a closed mindset. Remember if you're going to buy these headphones they are 30 dollars and so we can't expect Bose quality headphones. The reviews that say this has bad sound quality and so forth is most likely from people who have used beats and Bose before using these headphones so that unfair to even give this product a bad rep. I have had beats and Bose and a few other headphone products and I can firmly say the sound quality isn't high up there but they are far better than skull candy, I'd say significantly better. The bass is pretty solid, I've played stuff by the weeknd, future, Tupac, and other rap artists and they have some pretty good bass for decently cheap headphones. I wasn't expecting much at all, in fact I was surprised. The instruments and vocals of songs aren't as clean as higher end headphones, but again they aren't going to be the most amazing quality. Yet, you can still clearly distinguish the tones, pitches, and clarity of the voices and instruments really well. As a college student, I'm constantly surrounded by people making noise, but with these headphones I really can't here other people or outside noise. For me they are a good buy, after my beats broke. And I've tested the sound quality across a broad range of genres, from EDM to alternative and r and b, and its better than what you'll get for 30 bucks and under. Now the build is different, the bottom portion of the cord (connected to the headphone jack) is like one of those anti-tangle charger cords you can buy at Walmart. The top half is a very thin and almost fragile based on the material, like picture it as a similar build to an audio wire for a radio car system, its thin and doesn't seem very durable. Lucky there's a 3 year warranty but that time period is long and I expected the build to be just okay. Also, the ear or silicone ear pieces are a bit big but luckily its comes with smaller ones. I didn't like the ones that came with it so I actually recycled my beats headphone pieces and just used them. Looking at them they look way better than the cheap headphones you can buy at a larger supermarket, so at least you look kind of fly. Anyway, if you need something that does the exceeds the bare minimum but doesn't make you have an eargasm and is affordable then I would recommend these. You don't pay for much because you are paying 30 dollars so everyone in the comments thinking they are going to get some supreme product are just whack and entitled. Don't listen to just me though, look through some sites and other opinions :)

These look fantastic, and sounded good. They did not sound tinny like so many earbuds do these days. Although they're a good value for the money, they actually don't sound better than the $7 earbuds sold by Panasonic. They also don't have quite as much low end, though only when compared side by side. One advantage of these is the jack has adequate length to reach through many protective cases, where the Panasonic sometimes has troubles fully seating depending on design of case. Overall a solid value.

I purchased these earbuds about 8 months ago for daily use at work and at the gym. In general, they're decent. The material is nice for the price - the aluminum body doesn't feel as cheap as many of the similarly priced plastic earbuds. The sound quality was alright (i.e. bass existed even if it wasn't earthshaking, no tinny quality to music, okay sound isolation). It wasn't anything to rave about, but it was on par with or better than other $30 earbuds I've tried. After about 6 months, the microphone/controller stopped working, and soon after the left earbud started cutting out randomly based on the position of the cord before breaking entirely. I still used them for a couple more months because the right headphone was still functional and hey, maybe it was a good thing that I could pay attention to my surroundings while jogging. However, this past week they kicked the bucket after 8 months of use. I believe it was probably from regular exposure to sweat and getting caught in a drizzle a couple of times, although most other headphones I've used have been alright for working out with unless I just dunked them in the pool or something. Overall, I wouldn't buy these again, but if you're not going to be sweating a lot while wearing these, go for it.