urBeats Wired Earphones with 3.5mm Plug - Tangle Free Cable, Magnetic Earbuds, Built in Mic and Controls - Black

I bought these in the light blue because they run about $10 less than other color options. Glad I did. The large earbuds are a bit bigger than average, which is perfect for me. There are standard and small ones too. They appear well made. I particularly like the flat cord, which doesn't get in a knot as quickly as many. Another good structure trait is the magnets on the earbuds. They stick together when off the head. I didn't know that I'd like that as much as I do.The best news is that they have good sound. They aren't quite as crisp as some and are slightly biased towards bass. The sound is full and smooth. Instruments that you won't hear on cheaper phones come out clear. Voices are the best. There are good mid and high range of tones. I was quickly sold on these.The only thing I would like better is another foot of length on the cord. They work fine from a high pocket but I can't throw my phone in my camera bag and not stretch and have it feel like the phone might get popped out. I'm okay with a SCOTTeVEST, which I often wear on a photo walk. That works. Fortunately, I bought the smaller iPhone Pro, which will fit in a shirt pocket so I can listen to it when I'm out.

I recently purchased a number of in-ear buds, I have a tough time with fit. If an earbud doesnt fit securely it will not sound right and will not produce the bass like a over the ear one does. These fit well, controls are nice and they really sound amazing! I was never a beats person as the tended to get by with their name and hype. These however live up to the hype. Bass is excellent, full sound, great highs, very impressed! I tested these against iMore 3 and 2 driver and there was no competition. These are louder and have way better low end. I also had a pair of Sony MDRXB50AP Extra Bass but they didnt hold up although not bad just not as good. I am not a basshead either but these are not overwhelming in the bass department they are strong and you forget your are wearing earbuds and not cups. The only other pair I really enjoyed with these are Status IEM-2X. FinallyI had a pair of Klipsch R6i II and they have nice highs but miss too much of the lows. So the Beats and the Status are staying as they also fit the best!

I had to go through hundreds of reviews before purchasing this product only to find just a couple that mentioned quality of the mic for phone calls. That is why I was buying them, so that I could make calls out on my walks. My friends are telling me how much better I sound with these compared to another brand that I sent back before the Beats. These are wonderful earbuds for the price, and a big plus is that the music quality is great for the price. I had read many complaints about how there was a thumping every time the cord moved. I discovered that was when the earbuds were in too tight in your ears. When I moved them out one minor fraction, the thumping was gone, and I still had plenty of noise cancellation. But, most of all, I give five stars to the mic for making phone calls! Good to go!!!

Sigh. Apple knows how to make GREAT sounding ear buds - I think the freebie (with phone, or $20 these days from Amazon itself) Ear Pods are SUPERB and totally underrated (assuming they make a good seal with your ear canal, which isn't guaranteed since they are hard-shell casing not silicone rubber tipped, and tend to loosen up). I am constantly impressed by the solid bass of the wired Ear Pods, by their robust mid-range, and highs that never lack and are never shrill.These Urbeats3 miss the mark set by the humble freebie wired Ear Pods.Mind you the Urbeats3 are GOOD sounding - but without the famous Beats bass - just not great sounding.Frequently discounted by Amazon to $50 or so, they are definitely one of the HIGHESR build-quality earbuds in my collection, beating out Klipsch and others, BUT the Urbeats3 miss the best sound by "just this much" to paraphrase and old '60's James Bond knock-off TV series (Get Smart).So why does it turn out I bought BOTH Lightning cable and 3.5mm standard jack versions of the Urbeats3?Because they are good enough for most listening and don't loosen up every minute in my ear canal like the Ear Pods - the Ear Pods, I have to confess, only sound "great" if I use my finger tips to keep the Ear Pods snug. Even a little gap and the Ear Pods don't sound great at all. And, the $6.00 or so Ergo from Panasonic just don't last long.Plus there's a heck of a residual "cool factor" with Beats. Even now, in any public setting that "b" stands out.BTW I don't like using the aux cable on iPads - the cable hole is in the lower left hand corner in landscape (movie viewing) mode and interferes with my grip - while the midway location of the Lightning cable insert is out of the way of my grip.

I can hear parts of songs I never could before ! (Comparing to standard Apple earbuds !! Bass sounds incredible too compared to the oem buds . can even sleep with these in thanks to the different sized silicone fittings that you can switch out – I’d recommend that if you are trying to sleep w/ these headphones in that you get a silk pillowcase ; you do have to kind of position your head a certain way, it’s even more tricky with a standard pillowcase ; these can feel a little uncomfortable to sleep on otherwise . But w/a silk pillowcase I can sleep on my side w/these headphones in & they don’t hurt my ears and I can sleep through a man and a dog snoring simultaneously !! 🙌

I love the cool colors, sounds quality, plug n play and magnets that keep the eat buds together when not in use. The only way these could be better is with a case. Luckily I have lots of cases laying around. Gonna order the coral ones.Update: have had these for 18 months still working 💪. Finally starting to show some physical wear and tear - and I had been hard on them. Washed and dried then a few times, tangled usually in the bottom of my purse (when my case is not handy, lol), excessive pulling on chord. I feel like I might need my backup pair sometime in the next 6 months. Great Buy!!!!