Cool I can listen to my phone wirelessly with these, but how am I suppose to hold it?! We need MEH pop sockets for that, phones without them are like butter.
I wanted to like the last pair I got on here when they were offered, but even after multiple resets I was having issues with 1 or both channels dropping frequently.
@alose@Bluedragon07 Huh. Iāve used the set I got on Meh dozens of times, paired with my phone, and Iāve never had a channel drop. YMAV (apparently)
@Bluedragon07 I had the same issue and contacted them because I looked around online and found that it was a common defect issue. They sent me another pair that worked flawlessly
Run away. The last time these were on, the ones without the cell power bank, I picked up a pair and they were garbage. Once I finally got them paired in stereo, they kept dropping connection, constantly, once every few seconds. I tried resetting them, tried holding my phone on top of my head so it was right next to them, nothing.
Donāt waste your money
@TheGreatNico I was saying to someone else above that I had the same issue. I looked it up and it seemed to be a common defect so I contacted Meh about it. They sent me another pair that actually worked flawlessly
Three star review average on Amazon. That is like a one star real world rating. I bought a better rated pair from Amazon and ended up returning because I was never able to get them to play in stereo.
The only complaint my wife has is that she has a hard time getting them to fit snugly in her ears. The sound quality and the connectivity are both fine for her use case, which is mostly sitting on the sofa watching videos on her phone.
Some others in the thread were saying that the range was pretty short on theirs, even cutting out occasionally when they had their phone in their pocket. Again, my wife hasnāt experienced that, but FYI it might be an issue I guess?
Still seems like it might be worth the $39 for the extra-battery version here tonight if youāre looking for decent wireless earbuds.
My experience was much the same. Iām not having connectivity problems, but my main complaint is that I canāt get a good fit, no matter which rubber ends I use and no matter what position I have the buds in my ears. The result is that the only way I can get decent sound from them is to lightly apply pressure with my fingers to make a proper seal on my ears. Fail.
Iām listening to my pair of the smaller bits from the last sale right now. I posted that I had no dropouts until I went outside in the store that I was working at, which is true. But I was just doing the dishes with them and in my kitchen I had a couple of dropouts. My guess is that they are maybe more susceptible to interference than some other Bluetooth devices. I have way more gadgets and WiFi things in my house than were in that store at the time.
I took them outside and have had no problem with dropouts since. Overall Iām pretty pleased, and I havenāt managed to lose one yet.
Wish I could get in on this crappy deal but I got stealth beats for the same price.
Yeah so Amazon gets the W tonight in my book try again tomorrow Meh.
Or maybe donāt try possibly ever again?
I am certainly not the boss of MeH but oddly enough I am the boss of me (unless you count all of my bosses).
Maybe I am not the boss of me. Maybe the boss of me is a (s)sob?
I will ruminate in this for a time then I will likely get a different job. Such metanoia meh. Epiphanies galore sold and brought to your door thatās why i love you.
@sippinndippin im not sure why they named them stealthbeats, theyre the most bulky, gaudy BT earbuds ive ever seen. Ears are gonna start drooping just to hold them up
I bought a the similar model last time it was sold on here.
Worst purchase ever on Meh, and Iāve bought multiple Fukos.
The Bluetooth radios in these things are the absolute worst, they drop packets pretty much regardless of what you do, even when the phone is only 6" away. Worse, when they drop a packet, they immediately drop the volume to 0 and then slowly ramp it back up to normal after 2 seconds or so, so every little hiccup is a massive interruption. This happens constantly. Iāve tried two different iPhones, an Android tablet, and my laptop and none of them can maintain a solid connection to these earbuds. You can forget about having your phone in your pocket and listening to music.
They also donāt turn off when you put them in the charger, you have to manually turn them off first.
The part that goes in the ear is pretty big too, I tried all three sizes of the rubber thingy and none of them could keep the buds in my ear for more than 15 minutes at a time, less if I talk.
Basically these things suck in just about every way a bluetooth headphone can suck. Very disappointing.
@jandrese 100%ā¦Great finish, great fit, great package, magnetic chargingā¦so WHO went to all this trouble to make what by all appearance is a superior bluetooth headphoneā¦only to enclose such a poorly performing product.
these SUCK!
Would have been super fantastic to grab this, the price is right, but my address is apparently not valid anymore. Maybe Iāll get lucky and hear back from support before it expires, but considering I just got a āour servers are overloadedā auto-reply, I kinda doubt it.
@RiotDemon@Thumperchick I have indeed been helped! I keep forgetting that the support here actually does stuff, so used to support not getting back until likeā¦ a month or so on time-limited things. Thank you!
Decided to risk it. Iāve been using LG tones forever, but I have always been curious about these. The main appeal is that you can use one at a time. I rarely use both earbuds so having two buds that I can switch out use may be even more efficient battery life even with the 3 hour limit. Also, these might be better for under the helmet when riding. Sometimes the LG tones wire snags on my jacket.
@goldnectar@RiotDemon I believe you can pair each bud to your phone separately but I havenāt done it. The primary and secondary is determined by the order you pair them - one to your phone, and one to the other bud.
@RiotDemon I researched it beforehand. You can pair one at a time. I am not sure how easy the transition will be, but Iāll surely find out. Itās what djslack said. It was in the amazon question and answers. If it works out the way I am hoping, thatāll be potentially 90 hours of podcasts before charging the battery bank with minimal lengthy charging gaps. The LG tones charge to 80% pretty quick, but I am addicted to my constant bombardment of information. Maybe I have a problem and should take up meditation or something.
I got the slimmer tube version and love it so much. They are so tiny and unobtrusive. The form factor of the charge tube is the best that Iāve found. I can slip it in my pocket and itās not much bigger than the pen I carry. The sound quality is great for a non audiophile. Occasionally there are packet drops but for me itās pretty rare.
Picked these up for a backup. I hope the case is pocketable.
I actually already have $15 Bluetooth earbuds that canāt hold a connection, so Iām saving $25 by not getting these $40 Bluetooth earbuds that canāt hold a connection. Thatās called being a smart shopper.
I use a BT headset like the LG Tone daily, and I regularly have to pop one or both out to talk with someone. The wires make that simple and convenient as the bud thatās out just hangs on the wire, ready to be popped back in. Has anyone here switched from the around-the-neck with wires type to this form factor? If so, your thoughts? Do you put the one thatās out in your pocket or do you carry the charger/case all the time?
@Jonas4321 confirmed. I got it today. It works one at a time. The transition is pretty easy. I have each bud as a different name. The battery life is accurate. Itās bass is terrible, as others said. However itās great for podcasts. Music listening is tolerable. This will probably be my go to. My LG tones will probably used less. My brother is now interested in replacing his tones with these. I havenāt used them both at the same time because thatās now not how I use my tones and thatās not how I intend to use these.
I too bought tube version for 29 dollars back in Sept. and gave it to my 18 year old son. He goes through corded earbuds really quick. I gave these to him and said, āyour 18 next pair you buyā. He uses them every moment of the day except when they are charging and loves them. I picked up this pair in the hopes of keeping them for myself.
Love my Bragi The Dash earbuds, but theyāre beginning to show their age. Bluetooth drops unless theyāre in my front right pocket and they donāt do well in the cold. Audio is excellent though. Any word on how the audio is with these? And the Bluetooth strength?
Damn you, Meh! Someone (domestic someone I might add) purloined my last pair of BTs and I was ready to drop the precious filthy lucre on some new ones. But not after the passionate indifference of these comments. Nossir. Not gun doowat.
/giphy nochance
Iām surprised by the neg. comments about these, because I bought the tube version on Meh awhile back and I LOVE THEM.
So much.
Until I read otherās comments on here, I didnāt know anything had to be aligned to work. Used them dozens of times with zero issues.
I have a Samsung S8+ if that matters.
I bought the last pair of Rowkin buds that were up recently because the design intrigued me (https://meh.com/forum/topics/rowkin-bit-stereo-true-wireless-bluetooth-earbuds). I left a lengthy comment on those ones once I had gotten mine and used them for a while, so Iāll just re-paste that here for anyone curious about these:
āBeen using mine for a little over a week, and overall, theyāre not bad as far as usability and sound quality, especially for the āmehā price.
However, the connectivity leaves a lot to be desired. I will frequently lose audio in one or both ears when I put my phone into my pocket. Iāve tried making sure the buds are aligned in my ears as people have suggested. When I put them in the charger, I almost always wind up doing the āfactory resetā by holding down the buttons on each bud, as their site instructs. This sometimes seems to help a little for the next time I use the buds, but the next morning, itās back to dropping audio more frequently.
I work in Manhattan, so Iām not unaccustomed to having spotty bluetooth audio, especially at traffic intersections, but Iāve had a couple other cheap pairs of SoundPEATS buds that both had more consistent connections, and I never really had trouble with them when not walking around the city.
For the price, theyāre alright, and the charging tube is nice to have, but I think Iāll be sticking with my other pair for now.ā
I bought the last pair of rowkin earbuds and overall I think they are pretty good. The signal is iffy when outside, but I usually use them at a desk or while working out at the gym.
3 small items to lose, no thanks. Plus sticking more things in the ear. Once youāve tried bone conduction you wonāt go back. (Still waiting for Meh-gic 8-ball, all responses some form of meh)
@Doooood Unfortunately the technology is too new so you can either purchase the cheap fake bone conduction headphones that are basically speakers by the sides of your ears or pay for actual bone conduction headphones by Aftershokz. They have a set of wired for 50 bucks, the bluetooth will run you 100.
I use them for call-center / conferencing even though they are marketed for runners. Better than any plantronics and you can wear them all day without even noticing them.
@Doooood@SoftAsFur my boss had a pair of aftershokz trekz that she was super excited about. I tried them and didnāt get it. Plus you could hear them beside her, they sounded like speakers.
I donāt know if weāre allowed to post external links but if youāre interested in something like this I can vouch for this one sold at Amazon - https://amzn.to/2RC9IYF. And coincidentally itās $29 on Lightning Deals for about 3 more hours (90% sold though).
Iāve only had it for a couple of weeks but it was on sale when I bought it and I think there were only like 7 reviews at the time. Iām glad I took the chance because I like them a lot.
@uscpsycho All claimed. Too bad, they sound like the same headset except with the touch instead of buttons. I particularly like the pic with the swimmer. Thatās not what IP7 is forā¦
I bought the older, shittier ones last time. I use them for 2 hours every day. Yes, the Bluetooth radios are krap. Yes they sometimes unpaired (has not happened for several weeks). Yes I sometimes need to shift pockets to stop the drop-outs. But: they are surprisingly robust. They stay surprisingly clean. They recharge quickly. They fit my ears. They are extremely small, so I can wear a wool hat. The case and buds together are tiny and fit in a change pocket. The strong magnet prevents losing the tiny buds. I am in the minority of satisfied customers.
I bought these last time also. They are huge in my ears and they hurt after a very short while. They do stay in while I run but I attribute that to how tightly they are wedged in my ears.
I bought last Rowkin that went up. I donāt think Iād buy another Rowkin product. The earbuds themselves are OKAY. If I hold really still, the sound is pretty good. If I turn my head far enough left to check traffic, they cut out. They cut out again when I look right. If I use them for optimal sound quality, Iāll likely be hit by a bus. Not ideal. Plus, the whole tub is a magnet. It picks things up in my bag/pocket/desk. Itās like Katamary Domacy Lipstick Tube on my desk.
They were cheap, and I could live with it but the weird lipstick-looking tube that is supposed to be a battery doesnāt hold a charge. To charge my earbuds, I have to plug in the big part of the thing and charge the earbuds separately (since the way this thing was designed you can only be plugged in + 1 charge at a time). Meh.
A lot of negative comments here. I love mine and wish i had bought two pairs unstead of one. Are they perfect, nope, but for this price itās a steal. Those who are saying they are not any good clearly did not know how to use them or are just trolls!
Wow these are gorgeous, great weight, great materials, finish, the magnetic charging base (metal) with a sliding ācoverā. really a nice looking product.
but they SUCK. the Right channel drops out constantly, operating less than fifty percent of the time. the left channel drops out about 25% of the timeā¦and as another user noticed, when you drop out the volume falls to zero so the volume is constantly going up and down in one ear, while the other ear is silent most of the time.
so WHO puts all of this effort into the finish, without first making SURE that the actual headphone operation works???
My 15 year old has used them for 5 months now and loves them, they just started having problems connecting correctly and if the warranty is 6 months, I only have a couple days to get them exchanged for working onesā¦ fingers crossed
They still donāt workā¦ lose connection no matter how close the phone is. and yes; They STILL SUCK!
They are small and do present a choking hazzard to small children and stupid adultsā¦ maybe Iāll give them to one of those. Ya knowā¦ that sock puppet looks hungry?!
Specs
Whatās in the Box?
1x Pair of bluetooth earbuds
1x Power bank charging pod
Price Comparison
$129.97 at Amazon
Warranty
90 day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Oontz
@Stallion you mean
/youtube Oontz ultra 3
@sp3ar Ha ha I own 2 of the Oontz speakers, incredible value for the price, wish Meh would sell them for dirt cheap.
@sp3ar @Stallion Oh my God,monā¦
@sp3ar @Stallion Yeah, Oontz is the shizzleā¦
Cool I can listen to my phone wirelessly with these, but how am I suppose to hold it?! We need MEH pop sockets for that, phones without them are like butter.
@deathbynoodlez so slippery without them!!
@deathbynoodlez
@Kerig3 i love this
I wanted to like the last pair I got on here when they were offered, but even after multiple resets I was having issues with 1 or both channels dropping frequently.
@Bluedragon07 Have the bar in the same orientation on both buds. That is the attenna and if not lined up, the buds will work like crap.
@alose Yeah, even with that they keep dropping.
@alose @Bluedragon07 Huh. Iāve used the set I got on Meh dozens of times, paired with my phone, and Iāve never had a channel drop. YMAV (apparently)
@Bluedragon07 I had the same issue and contacted them because I looked around online and found that it was a common defect issue. They sent me another pair that worked flawlessly
@Bluedragon07 @ES2X1 Really? Thatās great news. Mine definitely do that too.
Is the battery revolutionary just because theyāre round
I canāt say Iām chomping at the bit for these
/giphy chomping
Run away. The last time these were on, the ones without the cell power bank, I picked up a pair and they were garbage. Once I finally got them paired in stereo, they kept dropping connection, constantly, once every few seconds. I tried resetting them, tried holding my phone on top of my head so it was right next to them, nothing.
Donāt waste your money
@TheGreatNico make sure the bar is lined up on both. Seems to work best if horizontal. I had problems until I did that.
@alose tried it
@TheGreatNico I was saying to someone else above that I had the same issue. I looked it up and it seemed to be a common defect so I contacted Meh about it. They sent me another pair that actually worked flawlessly
@ES2X1 Iāll give it a try
Three star review average on Amazon. That is like a one star real world rating. I bought a better rated pair from Amazon and ended up returning because I was never able to get them to play in stereo.
@ponagathos Looks like there are a lot of fakes in the amzn review, too, so likely even less than 3 https://www.fakespot.com/product/rowkin-bit-charge-stereo-bluetooth-earbuds-with-portable-charger-wireless-headphones-smallest-cordless-hands-free-mini-earphones-headset-w-mic-noise-reduction-for-running-and-iphone-silver
Where have I seen these before?
3 stars on Amazon and a D on Fakespotā¦
Which is like a -2 star review average, LOLā¦
SOLID MEH Quality!
My first thought was a dual opening flask, maybe with two compartments. Then I saw what it actually isā¦ Meh
@hchavers omg Iām not the only one! Soā¦now I search for THAT item.
I picked up the tube version of these (āBit Stereoā) for my wife when they were sold on here for $29 back in September.
The only complaint my wife has is that she has a hard time getting them to fit snugly in her ears. The sound quality and the connectivity are both fine for her use case, which is mostly sitting on the sofa watching videos on her phone.
Some others in the thread were saying that the range was pretty short on theirs, even cutting out occasionally when they had their phone in their pocket. Again, my wife hasnāt experienced that, but FYI it might be an issue I guess?
Still seems like it might be worth the $39 for the extra-battery version here tonight if youāre looking for decent wireless earbuds.
My experience was much the same. Iām not having connectivity problems, but my main complaint is that I canāt get a good fit, no matter which rubber ends I use and no matter what position I have the buds in my ears. The result is that the only way I can get decent sound from them is to lightly apply pressure with my fingers to make a proper seal on my ears. Fail.
i wish i got this powerbank charger instead of the other one.
meh is back at the old tactic of offering crappier product first, then a better one in the same line.
earbuds i got last time drop connection when phone is in the pocket, have to hold in hands in front of me.
Yeah, on my tablet it looked like it could be some kinda Zeiss thermal coffee earbud. .
.
Neigh.
Iām listening to my pair of the smaller bits from the last sale right now. I posted that I had no dropouts until I went outside in the store that I was working at, which is true. But I was just doing the dishes with them and in my kitchen I had a couple of dropouts. My guess is that they are maybe more susceptible to interference than some other Bluetooth devices. I have way more gadgets and WiFi things in my house than were in that store at the time.
I took them outside and have had no problem with dropouts since. Overall Iām pretty pleased, and I havenāt managed to lose one yet.
Wish I could get in on this crappy deal but I got stealth beats for the same price.
Yeah so Amazon gets the W tonight in my book try again tomorrow Meh.
Or maybe donāt try possibly ever again?
I am certainly not the boss of MeH but oddly enough I am the boss of me (unless you count all of my bosses).
Maybe I am not the boss of me. Maybe the boss of me is a (s)sob?
I will ruminate in this for a time then I will likely get a different job. Such metanoia meh. Epiphanies galore sold and brought to your door thatās why i love you.
@sippinndippin wanna post that link to the beats and help me out?
@dino2269 @sippinndippin Not āBeatsā.
āStealthbeatsā.
They have a bigger body that sticks out of your ear. Of course, that gives them room for a bigger antenna too.
@sippinndippin im not sure why they named them stealthbeats, theyre the most bulky, gaudy BT earbuds ive ever seen. Ears are gonna start drooping just to hold them up
@dino2269
As was mentioned itās stealth beats. I can if you still want me to.
https://www.amazon.com/StealthBeats-Bluetooth-Headphones-Microphone-INVISIBLE/dp/B07DJPD4W7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541468503&sr=8-1&keywords=stealth+beats
Technically itās about $5 less.
Yes itās true they are not stealthy but I think audio quality might be better so pick ya poison.
Iāll let yaāll know how they are.
/giphy obsessed-extravagant-crane
I bought a the similar model last time it was sold on here.
Worst purchase ever on Meh, and Iāve bought multiple Fukos.
The Bluetooth radios in these things are the absolute worst, they drop packets pretty much regardless of what you do, even when the phone is only 6" away. Worse, when they drop a packet, they immediately drop the volume to 0 and then slowly ramp it back up to normal after 2 seconds or so, so every little hiccup is a massive interruption. This happens constantly. Iāve tried two different iPhones, an Android tablet, and my laptop and none of them can maintain a solid connection to these earbuds. You can forget about having your phone in your pocket and listening to music.
They also donāt turn off when you put them in the charger, you have to manually turn them off first.
The part that goes in the ear is pretty big too, I tried all three sizes of the rubber thingy and none of them could keep the buds in my ear for more than 15 minutes at a time, less if I talk.
Basically these things suck in just about every way a bluetooth headphone can suck. Very disappointing.
@jandrese 100%ā¦Great finish, great fit, great package, magnetic chargingā¦so WHO went to all this trouble to make what by all appearance is a superior bluetooth headphoneā¦only to enclose such a poorly performing product.
these SUCK!
Would have been super fantastic to grab this, the price is right, but my address is apparently not valid anymore. Maybe Iāll get lucky and hear back from support before it expires, but considering I just got a āour servers are overloadedā auto-reply, I kinda doubt it.
See you next year, my dudes.
@thumperchick can you help?
@RiotDemon Iāll check on this for @Kuroji.
@RiotDemon @Thumperchick I have indeed been helped! I keep forgetting that the support here actually does stuff, so used to support not getting back until likeā¦ a month or so on time-limited things. Thank you!
Decided to risk it. Iāve been using LG tones forever, but I have always been curious about these. The main appeal is that you can use one at a time. I rarely use both earbuds so having two buds that I can switch out use may be even more efficient battery life even with the 3 hour limit. Also, these might be better for under the helmet when riding. Sometimes the LG tones wire snags on my jacket.
bumpy-gilded-quiver
@goldnectar I think if you are only using one, you have to use the primary. I believe the secondary connects to the primary for audio.
@goldnectar @RiotDemon I believe you can pair each bud to your phone separately but I havenāt done it. The primary and secondary is determined by the order you pair them - one to your phone, and one to the other bud.
@RiotDemon I researched it beforehand. You can pair one at a time. I am not sure how easy the transition will be, but Iāll surely find out. Itās what djslack said. It was in the amazon question and answers. If it works out the way I am hoping, thatāll be potentially 90 hours of podcasts before charging the battery bank with minimal lengthy charging gaps. The LG tones charge to 80% pretty quick, but I am addicted to my constant bombardment of information. Maybe I have a problem and should take up meditation or something.
I got the slimmer tube version and love it so much. They are so tiny and unobtrusive. The form factor of the charge tube is the best that Iāve found. I can slip it in my pocket and itās not much bigger than the pen I carry. The sound quality is great for a non audiophile. Occasionally there are packet drops but for me itās pretty rare.
Picked these up for a backup. I hope the case is pocketable.
@crazeguy definitely pocketable. Iād compare the size to a mentos mint aluminum tin if you know what those are. Lightweight too.
NAAC10AC
hmmmmā¦ the model number appears to say NO AAC SUPPORT
I actually already have $15 Bluetooth earbuds that canāt hold a connection, so Iām saving $25 by not getting these $40 Bluetooth earbuds that canāt hold a connection. Thatās called being a smart shopper.
I use a BT headset like the LG Tone daily, and I regularly have to pop one or both out to talk with someone. The wires make that simple and convenient as the bud thatās out just hangs on the wire, ready to be popped back in. Has anyone here switched from the around-the-neck with wires type to this form factor? If so, your thoughts? Do you put the one thatās out in your pocket or do you carry the charger/case all the time?
@Jonas4321 Iāll have your answer the next time these pop up on meh.com.
@Jonas4321 confirmed. I got it today. It works one at a time. The transition is pretty easy. I have each bud as a different name. The battery life is accurate. Itās bass is terrible, as others said. However itās great for podcasts. Music listening is tolerable. This will probably be my go to. My LG tones will probably used less. My brother is now interested in replacing his tones with these. I havenāt used them both at the same time because thatās now not how I use my tones and thatās not how I intend to use these.
@goldnectar Thanks!!!
I too bought tube version for 29 dollars back in Sept. and gave it to my 18 year old son. He goes through corded earbuds really quick. I gave these to him and said, āyour 18 next pair you buyā. He uses them every moment of the day except when they are charging and loves them. I picked up this pair in the hopes of keeping them for myself.
wonāt these be kind of icky when you first take them out of the refrigerator?
3 hours? no thanks. I just spent 40 bucks on a pair that has 14 hours.
@burckhartjack Which pair is that?
@billchase2 theyāre not buds, they have the thing that hangs around your neck but theyāre great. TIDTUO, got them on Amazon
Who are you trying to fool? These are vibrating, bumpy, butt-plugsā¦Right?
@Bumplepimp robotic ass gerbrils.
Enjoyed the write-up, but staying far, far awayā¦ MEH!
Love my Bragi The Dash earbuds, but theyāre beginning to show their age. Bluetooth drops unless theyāre in my front right pocket and they donāt do well in the cold. Audio is excellent though. Any word on how the audio is with these? And the Bluetooth strength?
@billchase2 did you read the comments above?
Damn you, Meh! Someone (domestic someone I might add) purloined my last pair of BTs and I was ready to drop the precious filthy lucre on some new ones. But not after the passionate indifference of these comments. Nossir. Not gun doowat.
/giphy nochance
Iām surprised by the neg. comments about these, because I bought the tube version on Meh awhile back and I LOVE THEM.
So much.
Until I read otherās comments on here, I didnāt know anything had to be aligned to work. Used them dozens of times with zero issues.
I have a Samsung S8+ if that matters.
Iām buying todayās model, just 'cause.
/buy
@gregormehndel Sorry, this deal contains 3 unique items and Iām not sure which one you want. You can review how to pick one, or just try ordering from the checkout page.
Bought the last Rowkin ear buds. They are horrible. PASS
/buy --color āSpace Grayā
@gregormehndel Ugh, I never get this right.
/image screeching-neutral-company
I bought the last pair of Rowkin buds that were up recently because the design intrigued me (https://meh.com/forum/topics/rowkin-bit-stereo-true-wireless-bluetooth-earbuds). I left a lengthy comment on those ones once I had gotten mine and used them for a while, so Iāll just re-paste that here for anyone curious about these:
āBeen using mine for a little over a week, and overall, theyāre not bad as far as usability and sound quality, especially for the āmehā price.
However, the connectivity leaves a lot to be desired. I will frequently lose audio in one or both ears when I put my phone into my pocket. Iāve tried making sure the buds are aligned in my ears as people have suggested. When I put them in the charger, I almost always wind up doing the āfactory resetā by holding down the buttons on each bud, as their site instructs. This sometimes seems to help a little for the next time I use the buds, but the next morning, itās back to dropping audio more frequently.
I work in Manhattan, so Iām not unaccustomed to having spotty bluetooth audio, especially at traffic intersections, but Iāve had a couple other cheap pairs of SoundPEATS buds that both had more consistent connections, and I never really had trouble with them when not walking around the city.
For the price, theyāre alright, and the charging tube is nice to have, but I think Iāll be sticking with my other pair for now.ā
I bought the last pair of rowkin earbuds and overall I think they are pretty good. The signal is iffy when outside, but I usually use them at a desk or while working out at the gym.
3 small items to lose, no thanks. Plus sticking more things in the ear. Once youāve tried bone conduction you wonāt go back. (Still waiting for Meh-gic 8-ball, all responses some form of meh)
@SoftAsFur would you happen to be able to recommend a reasonably priced pair of bone conduction headphones?
@Doooood Unfortunately the technology is too new so you can either purchase the cheap fake bone conduction headphones that are basically speakers by the sides of your ears or pay for actual bone conduction headphones by Aftershokz. They have a set of wired for 50 bucks, the bluetooth will run you 100.
I use them for call-center / conferencing even though they are marketed for runners. Better than any plantronics and you can wear them all day without even noticing them.
@Doooood @SoftAsFur my boss had a pair of aftershokz trekz that she was super excited about. I tried them and didnāt get it. Plus you could hear them beside her, they sounded like speakers.
She lost them about two weeks later, too.
@djslack @Doooood yes for music, you should ānot get itā. For talking many hours a day, you should get them.
Is the Dear Martha letter a Frogpants reference? Either way thatās what it made me think of and I love it.
You want reliable, quality, Bluetooth earbuds AND you want them on the cheap? Sorry,folksā¦ I donāt think weāre there yet.
With Amazon reviews at 48% positive (4 & 5) and 41% negative (1 & 2), these are way below the threshold of reliability. Caveat Emptor.
Poor reviews on several websites.
I donāt know if weāre allowed to post external links but if youāre interested in something like this I can vouch for this one sold at Amazon - https://amzn.to/2RC9IYF. And coincidentally itās $29 on Lightning Deals for about 3 more hours (90% sold though).
Iāve only had it for a couple of weeks but it was on sale when I bought it and I think there were only like 7 reviews at the time. Iām glad I took the chance because I like them a lot.
@uscpsycho All claimed. Too bad, they sound like the same headset except with the touch instead of buttons. I particularly like the pic with the swimmer. Thatās not what IP7 is forā¦
@uscpsycho Nope, I am wrongā¦or rather some other sites are wrong. 1 meter for up to 30 minutes seems to be the consensus.
I bought the older, shittier ones last time. I use them for 2 hours every day. Yes, the Bluetooth radios are krap. Yes they sometimes unpaired (has not happened for several weeks). Yes I sometimes need to shift pockets to stop the drop-outs. But: they are surprisingly robust. They stay surprisingly clean. They recharge quickly. They fit my ears. They are extremely small, so I can wear a wool hat. The case and buds together are tiny and fit in a change pocket. The strong magnet prevents losing the tiny buds. I am in the minority of satisfied customers.
I bought these last time also. They are huge in my ears and they hurt after a very short while. They do stay in while I run but I attribute that to how tightly they are wedged in my ears.
I bought last Rowkin that went up. I donāt think Iād buy another Rowkin product. The earbuds themselves are OKAY. If I hold really still, the sound is pretty good. If I turn my head far enough left to check traffic, they cut out. They cut out again when I look right. If I use them for optimal sound quality, Iāll likely be hit by a bus. Not ideal. Plus, the whole tub is a magnet. It picks things up in my bag/pocket/desk. Itās like Katamary Domacy Lipstick Tube on my desk.
They were cheap, and I could live with it but the weird lipstick-looking tube that is supposed to be a battery doesnāt hold a charge. To charge my earbuds, I have to plug in the big part of the thing and charge the earbuds separately (since the way this thing was designed you can only be plugged in + 1 charge at a time). Meh.
A lot of negative comments here. I love mine and wish i had bought two pairs unstead of one. Are they perfect, nope, but for this price itās a steal. Those who are saying they are not any good clearly did not know how to use them or are just trolls!
check out Schatzii Bullet, they are the exact same and $300!
Wow these are gorgeous, great weight, great materials, finish, the magnetic charging base (metal) with a sliding ācoverā. really a nice looking product.
but they SUCK. the Right channel drops out constantly, operating less than fifty percent of the time. the left channel drops out about 25% of the timeā¦and as another user noticed, when you drop out the volume falls to zero so the volume is constantly going up and down in one ear, while the other ear is silent most of the time.
so WHO puts all of this effort into the finish, without first making SURE that the actual headphone operation works???
@SCHORERT Try a factory reset: http://support.rowkin.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2608015-how-do-i-reset-my-rowkin-earbud-s-
POS. One never worked the other died 3 days later. Great concept but poor product.
Suck big time. Dont work for shee eat.
@zargon - Mine work great. Ship 'em to me, Iāll keep them as backups.
My 15 year old has used them for 5 months now and loves them, they just started having problems connecting correctly and if the warranty is 6 months, I only have a couple days to get them exchanged for working onesā¦ fingers crossed
They still donāt workā¦ lose connection no matter how close the phone is.
and yes; They STILL SUCK!
They are small and do present a choking hazzard to small children and stupid adultsā¦ maybe Iāll give them to one of those. Ya knowā¦ that sock puppet looks hungry?!
@zargon
