Skullcandy Smokin Buds

I bought these headphones for two reasons: 1) The jack connector was designed to fit into the first iPhone (2G) which for some strange (Apple) reason was recessed slightly as to not accommodate the majority of headphones and 2) They were cheap (£9.99 on play.com at the time, now slightly more expensive). Skullcandy seem to have recently become infintely more popular with their marketing being geared towards the alternative/extreme sports niche - something which is backed up by their lifetime guarantee. The guarantee is something I want to mention because it's not something I think I've seen many (or any) company offer. If the product becomes defective, they ...  Read the complete review

Skullcandy Smokin' Buds are an excellent in ear headphone set for anyone who doesn't want to break the bank when purchasing headphones, but doesn't want to sacrifice sound quality for the sake of savings. Using moulded plastic 'buds' which fit over the speaker that are then inserted into your ear, these headphones offer a flexible fit for those who have trouble getting standard earphones to remain in place, and double up effectively as sound isolating earplugs that eliminate background noise (at full volume I've found they can block out external noise to the level of a fire alarm - not necessarily a good thing to ignore, but an interesting indication of its ...  Read the complete review

Wearing Skullcandy Smokin Buds feels a bit like wearing earplugs, you know the ones that block out noise. And this is partly what the Skullcandys do as well. They block out the noise, ensuring the sound you want to hear isn't drowned out by the sounds of your surroundings. Wearing them takes a bit getting used to, but once you've gotten used to them, they are incredibly comfortable, and the sound is great! The removal of unwanted noise means you need less volume in order to hear the details of the audio you are listening to. This has resulted in me sometimes listening to music at as low a volume setting as 3%, while I with normal headphones would usually ...  Read the complete review

As a type of person who loves her music and cannot live without her MP3 player, it was extremely important for me to get a good set of headphones in which I could fully appreciate the music that I was listening to. Unfortunatly, being the skint uni student that I am, I also needed to buy headphones which were within my price range. Talk about a hard decision! :o( Now, since I started listening to music many years ago, I struggled to find headphones that were both comfortable and well-fitting. This may sound weird, but I have very strange shaped earholes (strange in the sense that normal 'in ear' earphones could never fit in my ears properly without them ...  Read the complete review

I bought these headphones after getting fed up with the Apple Ipod headphones breaking after a couple of months and then having to buy a new pair. After reading some reviews I decided that these were exactly what I was looking for. Skullcandys products seem to be mainly aimed towards the extreme sports market, so I decided that they would probably withstand my everyday use walking down the street - snowboarding isn't really my thing! I have to mention the lifetime gurantee that comes with these, as they are aimed towards that particular market, they need to stand up to harsh conditions. If the product becomes faulty, they will replace them free of ...  Read the complete review