@Dizavid I suspect audio quality will be about what you’d expect for the price. These have no reviews anywhere and almost nobody sells them. Gentek’s stock in trade seems to be cheap crap. Buyer beware.
@Dizavid Reviews on Gentek brand products are usually piss-poor to begin with. The few reviews of Gentek products I’ve seen were pretty sad and disappointing. I’d expect these to reflect the price Meh is currently selling them for.
@Kerig3 I looked, and couldn’t find a single one. For that matter, there is a single Amazon seller offering these at $49.99. Can’t find any hint of them anywhere.
@PhysAssist At the end of the vid clip is a guy throwing up which expresses my feeling exactly. How does giphy work and how does a clip like this get in there? Anybody know?
@SnakeJG when it comes to earbuds you might as well buy cheap.
I’ve bought cheap and expensive and they’re all crap no matter what price I paid. Actually, I think the most expensive ones I’ve tried were the worst. Ear buds are disposable short lived things…
You might as well buy cheap.
@OnionSoup Have to agree with you here. Had an expensive $100 pair and they failed within the first year. Company sent a replacement which also failed within 6 months. Only used at the office as well, no hard use. Meanwhile, my $15 set from Anker have been going for two years now for mowing and outside work. I’m convinced I’ll only continue to buy throw away earbuds.
@Kyser_Soze@sligett only in the HP mice- Logitech and Apple seem to be immune. Then again anything HP makes tends to die prematurely due to “incompatibility issues” as stated by their engineers.
Are these better than the one’s I got last July: 2-for-Tuesday: Bauhn Sweatproof Bluetooth Sport Headphones with Case
I opened one of the clamshells & it wouldn’t take a charge or work or anything. Not sure where the other package is. Around here somewheres. I mean if these actually work, they beat the Bauhns by a long shot.
@Joedetroit Amen to that. Both my Bauhns died within a very short period (one in a month and the other in a day after opening) - wouldn’t take a charge.
@Joedetroit I think you can probably expect similar quality. I looked around and the only reviews for Gentek products in general were abysmal (1 star). Short battery life, broke within a day, etc.
I have one of those swimmy little bastards that has lived for 5 1/2 years! We call it “goldy” and I feel mildly bad for it since it’s outgrown its tank but I don’t want to get another one because it has to die soon, right? I mean, that fish is older than one of my kids.
So anyway… I’m getting these buds when they go back on sale since they’ll outlive the apocalypse.
I have literally never made it to the VMP sale. Today I set my alarm, and was an hour early because time zones. Set it again and forgot what the alarm was for. Here I am an hour late and it’s sold out. The closest I’ve come.
@Brandizzle wasn’t a VMP sale, as @richrauch said, the sale launches at midnight. If it’s selling like crazy, they pause the sale and hold some for the morning, which is now 11a Eastern
@NoImNotNSA@richrauch I understand how it works. A thing sells out fast, I can’t get to them, I say I’ll be back in the morning, I miss it, I say I’ll come back when it’s just for the VMPs and I miss it again. It’s how it’s always worked, and I’ve missed it every time something gets the freeze.
I received mine yesterday, charged them per the enclosed instructions, but neither pair will turn on.
When I plugged them back in, they went through an hour long charge cycle as if the batteries were dead again.
Just tried the first pair (out of four). It sort of works, but the sound is grossly distorted the the point of unlistenable until you turn the volume up to maximum. Sort of ok then, except the sound is mono: the two channels are mixed together and the same sounds sent to both earpieces.
GeneTek is the name of the villainous corporation that does illegal human-animal genesplicing and other bioweapon expermentation in our superhero game. Use their products with care.
Both pairs charge but won’t turn on, bummer. The replacement ear pieces will probably work with other sets, so I’ve got that going for me. Maybe I’ll cut the wires off and use the buds as “fancy” fridge magnets.
Two pairs brought. Two pairs charged , Two pairs dead.
I dont know how i feel about this ( Mostly bad i think). I brought them with a bar so low it was on the floor. Somehow they dug a tunnel to get under that bar.
In conclusion if you need tunnel these headphones are great.
I charged one > turned on > paired with phone > play music > left ear piece is louder than the right. Also there is occasional drop in audio but not sure if it is the headphones or the streaming service. Bummer. Have to try the 2nd one…
Got my 2, charged one - it actually works, have to hold down the power button for like 5 seconds to power-up. Of course, it only lasted 30 mins before it kept saying “Battery Low” on each of my first 2 tests. So, yeah, that’s perfect.
tried one pair tonight, charged them, paired them, played part of a song and headphones shut off with a battery low warning! Should have known better, these are garbage! Meh should refund our money!
1 pair works. The other charges but won’t turn on. The only nice thing (maybe) is that the gold color doesn’t look gold. Instead it looks like everything is connected together by a rubber band. Which is kind of novel.
Have to admit seeing that the all reports of DOA items received (plus getting one myself) really does erode my confidence in buying more expensive items though
On the good side I can disassemble the broken one. Wonder if the bluetooth receiver in it can be taken out & connected to something better?
So far my kids have charged, paired, and tried one set of the four I bought. That one lasted less than 45 minutes before the battery died. Meh. I was right that they don’t care about the audio quality, they do prefer to actually get a few hours out of them, though.
The one of 2 that I purchased are Fine for the purpose. It works and the sound quality is better than I expected. Holds a Charge (but I charged them before ever trying to use them) For the Price I am happy. Now I dont know if the other pair work but if like the first set I will be ecstatic. Try Charging them fully before pairing them. I had a set of others (Think they were Best Buy Insignia) that were very finicky on whether they were fully charged before ever trying to pair. But with any CHEAP buds your MMV.
These were a dissapointment. 1 pair did not work at all. The other one has an ear bud that is much louder than the other at any volume. Lasts less than 2 hours. Where is my refund lol
‘Decent’ utility ear buds – but who wants that!?!
I would not recommend as the battery lasts less than four hours!!! Maybe that’s why they were 2-for-1: the only way to get …almost… 7-8 hours.
Sound not great, but not horrible either.
Utter junk. Worked once but subsequently only got choppy signals. I can… lis… t. mis… aud… s. th… ar. worthl… . Maybe they are crypto earbuds where stuff is missing on purpose!!! This is sub-meh.
Came back to say that I love these headphones. Apparently, they can connect to 2 devices simultaneously, meaning I can listed to youtube playing on my laptop AND receive a call on my phone.
This alone outweighs poor battery life and poor sound quality. I should have purchased more of these headphones.
So I see other people are having the same problem I am. I bought these, but kept them in my pile of meh-stuff-i-buy-just-in-case-i’ll-ever-need-them-but-i-probably-won’t-but-the-day-i-get-rid-of-them-will-be-the-day-i-need-them, and during the pandemic I tried using them. I plugged them in to charge and got a light! But that was it. So I guess I got the world’s worst Christmas tree light?
I doubt we have any recourse, right? Oh well. No matter, I’ve wasted more money on less stuff.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
2x Bluetooth headphones
2x Sets of eartips (3 sizes each)
2x Micro USB charging cable
Price Comparison
$99.98 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
Lifetime Gentek
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
I can’t hear you!
@yakkoTDI
Anyone know if these will have acceptable audio and mic quality as well as no audio lag?
@Dizavid No, nobody knows that. I’m going to use them for jogging where I won’t care.
@Dizavid I suspect audio quality will be about what you’d expect for the price. These have no reviews anywhere and almost nobody sells them. Gentek’s stock in trade seems to be cheap crap. Buyer beware.
@Dizavid Reviews on Gentek brand products are usually piss-poor to begin with. The few reviews of Gentek products I’ve seen were pretty sad and disappointing. I’d expect these to reflect the price Meh is currently selling them for.
I’m sure there are going to be amazeballz!!
But for $12, couple of extra things for the kiddos under the tree…
/giphy thankful-diligent-toothpaste
@shahnm That’s my favorite hurdler there!
She seems like such a cutey pie!
@shahnm chive much? Mac F’meh
Anyone have links to reviews???
@Kerig3 I looked, and couldn’t find a single one. For that matter, there is a single Amazon seller offering these at $49.99. Can’t find any hint of them anywhere.
@andrewkl @Kerig3 - Sometimes I wonder if Meh is the mystery seller…
@Kerig3 Amazon Seller is MELAN. “MELAN storefront Just launched”. That sounds similar to something we know. Draw your own conclusions
@andrewkl Yep, that’s what I found…nothing. Yet they sold out. I hope for Meh’s sake they at least function OK.
Stocking stuffers for my kids who don’t care about quality. Yay! In for 2 sets of two.
/giphy tall-pressed-coyote
Hear here!
The bane of homophones strikes again.
/giphy usual-sinkable-apricot
@Kyser_Soze Thanks giphy…Looks like an underwater zit being squeezed and for some reason a very small train coming around a corner, wtf!
@Kyser_Soze I just did a Google search for the giphy pic and that eruption is a guys ass under the model train table taking a shit!
@Kyser_Soze
@Kyser_Soze ew. I tried to find out if that was real. I think I skipped that movie.
@Kyser_Soze TMI. I could have enjoyed the rest of my life without seeing that.
@Kyser_Soze That’s just too nasty!
@PhysAssist At the end of the vid clip is a guy throwing up which expresses my feeling exactly. How does giphy work and how does a clip like this get in there? Anybody know?
@Kyser_Soze I really wish you hadn’t researched this topic! Sometimes ignorance really is bliss
@Kyser_Soze I think you’ll find that info here: https://support.giphy.com/hc/en-us/sections/360002879511-About-GIPHY
/giphy deadly-handsomely-barley
This, this is what I come to meh for. Cheap stuff I want, cheap.
@SnakeJG when it comes to earbuds you might as well buy cheap.
I’ve bought cheap and expensive and they’re all crap no matter what price I paid. Actually, I think the most expensive ones I’ve tried were the worst. Ear buds are disposable short lived things…
You might as well buy cheap.
@OnionSoup Have to agree with you here. Had an expensive $100 pair and they failed within the first year. Company sent a replacement which also failed within 6 months. Only used at the office as well, no hard use. Meanwhile, my $15 set from Anker have been going for two years now for mowing and outside work. I’m convinced I’ll only continue to buy throw away earbuds.
Is it a 6mm or 10mm driver? The write up and the specs don’t agree.
Oh fuck it.
/image pendulous-extreme-nutmeg
oddly high in fiber and they’re GMO free.
@alacrity Finally, a comment in this thread that makes some sense. Thanks for the info!
@sligett they’re gluten-free too, if that helps
@alacrity @sligett Consuming these headphones has been found to cause cancer in lab mice. Please do keep these away from hungry mice.
@Kyser_Soze @sligett only in the HP mice- Logitech and Apple seem to be immune. Then again anything HP makes tends to die prematurely due to “incompatibility issues” as stated by their engineers.
@alacrity @Kyser_Soze Gluten-free, hot damn. How are these in Margaritas?
Hungry mice, yikes!
@Kyser_Soze @sligett they kinda suck- they really don’t add any flavor, and the texture is way too crunchy/chewy for margaritas. Pina coladas, maybe.
/giphy clingy-sore-bamboo
@copyeditor “what you might here” srsly.
/giphy wholesome-creamy-actor
/giphy thankless-capricious-templar
@homehziah Ach! That poor guy could have been an adventurer!
@homehziah I was an adventurer like you!
/buy
@akumax Sorry, this deal contains 3 unique items and I’m not sure which one you want. You can review how to pick one, or just try ordering from the checkout page.
capable-crazy-bandicoot
Hopefully my IRK bag will have none
@jmhsrv That’s right rub it in that I didn’t get an IRK.
/giphy aromatic-lolling-power
More buds than I’ll ever use but the Motorola horse shoe blue tooth ones I bought a long time ago for$15 are awesome
@joejoebells My only gripe is the startup noise is too loud, otherwise great!
These look like BT earbuds I’ve gotten at Five Below. I wonder if the Meh ones sound any better?
/giphy pretty-fearing-sign
/giphy descriptive-pastel-zipper
In for 2 [one purchase]- but I might buy another to get 2 colors- to keep SWMBO from swiping mine…
/giphy splendid-periodic-plastic
2nd set- these in Red- the above were Blue
I don’t want to buy earbuds but they’re sold out (until 11) and that makes me want to buy them.
/giphy confusing myself and laughing
Are these something a {grown up}?
@Bumplepimp I don’t know, I’m not a hermaphrodite.
@Bumplepimp I don’t know. I don’t wet the bed.
Yep… One of the strangest Meh comment threads in a while… Yep
Are these better than the one’s I got last July: 2-for-Tuesday: Bauhn Sweatproof Bluetooth Sport Headphones with Case
I opened one of the clamshells & it wouldn’t take a charge or work or anything. Not sure where the other package is. Around here somewheres. I mean if these actually work, they beat the Bauhns by a long shot.
@Joedetroit Amen to that. Both my Bauhns died within a very short period (one in a month and the other in a day after opening) - wouldn’t take a charge.
@Joedetroit I think you can probably expect similar quality. I looked around and the only reviews for Gentek products in general were abysmal (1 star). Short battery life, broke within a day, etc.
My dog has slight hearing loss in his left ear and impressive flatulance. He also likes to eat croissants in the shower. Would these be good for him?
@jmackler what breed is he?
@caffeine_dude I asked him, and he just said, “Yes please.” I think we have communication issues. Heading to the therapist…
@jmackler Was the flatulence the cause of his hearing loss?
@Kerig3 Don’t think so, but it did cause my back pain and general dislike of beef stroganoff.
Yay more headphones!!!
I think the Amazon price is probably a little overinflated. Fye.com is selling a different version of gentek earbuds for 5.99, original price 19.99.
https://www.fye.com/gentek-bluetooth-earbuds-black-fye.000000789949010317.html#q=Gentek&lang=default&start=3
Life span of a carnival fish you say?
I have one of those swimmy little bastards that has lived for 5 1/2 years! We call it “goldy” and I feel mildly bad for it since it’s outgrown its tank but I don’t want to get another one because it has to die soon, right? I mean, that fish is older than one of my kids.
So anyway… I’m getting these buds when they go back on sale since they’ll outlive the apocalypse.
/giphy unbiased-selfish-oil
Not working… Sadness…
It eventually went through - Yay! Did it on my mobile
First time ordering anything in awhile and can’t even order.
Just nabbed them so happy I did! Any idea if these will ship to the states before Christmas?
I did it…
/giphy merry-hurt-oak
/buy --color gold
@cactus165 Wow, these are selling fast and we’re busy processing other orders. Try again in a little bit.
@mediocrebot CURSE YOU, BOT!!1
Order won’t go through…
@stoshu You might get lucky… and not be able to order them.
That took a while, but in.
/giphy babbling-troublesome-writer
Not easy but got through.
@terrykryan How long did it take you?
It takes 15 minutes of spamming tf out of it
/giphy glorified-altruistic-flavor
Order won’t go through
Edit: keep trying, it’ll go through - just nabbed mine
Anyone else notice that the one Amazon seller that has these is brand new and has no history?
Meh
/giphy facetious-hurt-pizza
annnnnnndddd I’m in…
/giphy prominent-mimicking-branch
/giphy rejoicing-teeny-crib
Took 30 minutes, but got some red buds
@dstockst
/giphy red buds
SO glad Meh bothered to send out the email 10 hours after they went on sale.
@richrauch they always send the email before the morning sale. Used to be at 8, now it’s at 11. I think it’s more for the people that forgot to check.
@RiotDemon Hmm… What “morning sale”?
@richrauch the sale launches at midnight. If it’s selling like crazy, they pause the sale and hold some for the morning, which is now 11a Eastern.
Do we need to sign it earlier (right ater midnight) since the emails go out so late that it could sell out
@mpadawer You might be onto something there…
I woke up and the deal was on hold… then I forgot until 420pm ET to check back. SOLD OUT.
Meh. MEH INDEED.
@xrobevansx you’re really gonna kick yourself now.
*2373 of these.
Sold out at 4:12pm *
@NoImNotNSA SONOFA!!!
I have literally never made it to the VMP sale. Today I set my alarm, and was an hour early because time zones. Set it again and forgot what the alarm was for. Here I am an hour late and it’s sold out. The closest I’ve come.
@Brandizzle wasn’t a VMP sale, as @richrauch said, the sale launches at midnight. If it’s selling like crazy, they pause the sale and hold some for the morning, which is now 11a Eastern
@NoImNotNSA @richrauch I understand how it works. A thing sells out fast, I can’t get to them, I say I’ll be back in the morning, I miss it, I say I’ll come back when it’s just for the VMPs and I miss it again. It’s how it’s always worked, and I’ve missed it every time something gets the freeze.
Shoot, I missed them. Oh well.
@mtb002 Don’t worry. You didn’t miss much.
Something horrible is going to happen, I actually got 2 fer tuesday that I wanted.
Well, they arrived.
I plugged them in to charge. When I unplugged them, the casing fell apart and won’t go back together. Ummm…
@Susan does the other pair work? Neither of mine work at all. They’ll charge but not turn on.
@vetbridge I haven’t taken the second pair out of the box yet. Will let you know
@Susan @vetbridge ‘Sounds like’ my nieces and nephews are gonna be pretty bummed out at Uncle’s presents this year
@Susan Neither of mine turn on too? Is this a common problem? Has anyone found a solution?
I received mine yesterday, charged them per the enclosed instructions, but neither pair will turn on.
When I plugged them back in, they went through an hour long charge cycle as if the batteries were dead again.
I still cannot get them to turn on.
@vetbridge Have you tried being nice to them? You know, really listen to them? Maybe you just need to spend a quiet evening, just the two of you.
Just tried the first pair (out of four). It sort of works, but the sound is grossly distorted the the point of unlistenable until you turn the volume up to maximum. Sort of ok then, except the sound is mono: the two channels are mixed together and the same sounds sent to both earpieces.
Charging the second pair now.
GeneTek is the name of the villainous corporation that does illegal human-animal genesplicing and other bioweapon expermentation in our superhero game. Use their products with care.
I ordered four but only received one.
Both pairs charge but won’t turn on, bummer. The replacement ear pieces will probably work with other sets, so I’ve got that going for me. Maybe I’ll cut the wires off and use the buds as “fancy” fridge magnets.
Urgh mine were a disappointment too! They appear to be covered in battery acid and do not work. I will not purchase another electronic from meh.
Two pairs brought. Two pairs charged , Two pairs dead.
I dont know how i feel about this ( Mostly bad i think). I brought them with a bar so low it was on the floor. Somehow they dug a tunnel to get under that bar.
In conclusion if you need tunnel these headphones are great.
Glass half full.
I charged one > turned on > paired with phone > play music > left ear piece is louder than the right. Also there is occasional drop in audio but not sure if it is the headphones or the streaming service. Bummer. Have to try the 2nd one…
Had better luck with the 2nd headset. No audio level issues and the drop in audio seems to be only happening on one service.
Got my 2, charged one - it actually works, have to hold down the power button for like 5 seconds to power-up. Of course, it only lasted 30 mins before it kept saying “Battery Low” on each of my first 2 tests. So, yeah, that’s perfect.
They are crap
tried one pair tonight, charged them, paired them, played part of a song and headphones shut off with a battery low warning! Should have known better, these are garbage! Meh should refund our money!
Still haven’t seen the ones I ordered. Just as well considering the comments. I guess I can look forward to disappointment later in the week.
1 pair works. The other charges but won’t turn on. The only nice thing (maybe) is that the gold color doesn’t look gold. Instead it looks like everything is connected together by a rubber band. Which is kind of novel.
Have to admit seeing that the all reports of DOA items received (plus getting one myself) really does erode my confidence in buying more expensive items though![](https://dj5zo597wtsux.cloudfront.net/emojione/assets/3.1/png/64/1f615.png ":\")
On the good side I can disassemble the broken one. Wonder if the bluetooth receiver in it can be taken out & connected to something better?
@lemonswithsalt I just opened my second pair yesterday and same deal. Charges but will not turn on. Go meh
So far my kids have charged, paired, and tried one set of the four I bought. That one lasted less than 45 minutes before the battery died. Meh. I was right that they don’t care about the audio quality, they do prefer to actually get a few hours out of them, though.
The one of 2 that I purchased are Fine for the purpose. It works and the sound quality is better than I expected. Holds a Charge (but I charged them before ever trying to use them) For the Price I am happy. Now I dont know if the other pair work but if like the first set I will be ecstatic. Try Charging them fully before pairing them. I had a set of others (Think they were Best Buy Insignia) that were very finicky on whether they were fully charged before ever trying to pair. But with any CHEAP buds your MMV.
These were a dissapointment. 1 pair did not work at all. The other one has an ear bud that is much louder than the other at any volume. Lasts less than 2 hours. Where is my refund lol
Only tried one and the left ear isn’t working with my iPhone…
‘Decent’ utility ear buds – but who wants that!?!
I would not recommend as the battery lasts less than four hours!!! Maybe that’s why they were 2-for-1: the only way to get …almost… 7-8 hours.
Sound not great, but not horrible either.
Like I started, who wants what these offer!?!
Utter junk. Worked once but subsequently only got choppy signals. I can… lis… t. mis… aud… s. th… ar. worthl… . Maybe they are crypto earbuds where stuff is missing on purpose!!! This is sub-meh.
Garbage. Both pair act like they’re charging but don’t work at all.
Junk. One pair will only pair at about a distance of one inch from my iPhone. The other pair TBD by kid off at school
Came back to say that I love these headphones. Apparently, they can connect to 2 devices simultaneously, meaning I can listed to youtube playing on my laptop AND receive a call on my phone.
This alone outweighs poor battery life and poor sound quality. I should have purchased more of these headphones.
So I see other people are having the same problem I am. I bought these, but kept them in my pile of meh-stuff-i-buy-just-in-case-i’ll-ever-need-them-but-i-probably-won’t-but-the-day-i-get-rid-of-them-will-be-the-day-i-need-them, and during the pandemic I tried using them. I plugged them in to charge and got a light! But that was it. So I guess I got the world’s worst Christmas tree light?
I doubt we have any recourse, right? Oh well. No matter, I’ve wasted more money on less stuff.
I left one of these unopened for a few years and was disappointed to learn it didn’t work at all.
Unacceptable.