Skullcandy Titan (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

It's a great shame that Skullcandy discontinued the Titans, because they are the best-sounding earbuds I have ever heard.Now, that doesn't mean to say they can hold their own against a set of studio monitors or, say, a set of AudioTechnica over-the-ear cans. But compare these to your major-manufacturer iBlobs or your typical set of look-alike generic earbuds, and it'll be a revelation..."DEAR GODS what is that STRANGE BOOMING SOUND?!? What's wrong with my EARS?"Relax. Don't be afraid. It's called "bass", and almost all music has it, in greater or lesser quantities. You may have forgotten about it if you've been using those ... white ear-things for too long. Give it a chance. You'll probably find your music sounds better with it. A lot better.Earbuds will never be my choice for seriously listening to music. They just don't reproduce all of the music, and it's unfair to ask them to. But the Skullcandy Titans do a better job of it than 90%-95% of the rest of the earbuds on the market. Do yourself and your ears a favor, and give a set of Titans a try. See how much better your dubstep sounds when it drops the BASS, instead of dropping the sort of dull thump.

I purchased two pairs of these from two different sellers just in case something happens to my original pair that I use everyday. They have awesome sound and the metal ends make it easy to position them in and remove them from your ears. I love the pause button on the cord for when someone feels the need to talk during a jam session. This pair comes with the nylon case which is nice on the front side. My other two came with the hard plastic two piece case. The Pro for the cases are that the Nylon case is easy to zip open and close and to me, looks way cooler. The hard plastic case gives more protection because there is no pressure on your earbuds if the case is in your pocket and you sit down.The cons are that the Nylon case is only hard on the front side, and is just this fabric on the back, so if you drop it or have it in your pocket and sit on it, there is no real protection. The hard plastic case requires good finger nails to pry open once it is closed.

Let me start off by saying I am an avid music lover and listen to headphones during a 2 hour each way commute as well as while biking and when at the gym. I've road tested many different types of headphones over the past 5 years and excluding a pair of high end over the ear cans my Skullcandy ear buds surpass everything else. I was looking to upgrade a pair INK'd buds that I've had for a few years now and went out and ordered 5 other buds before reverting back to Skullcandy and picking up these Titans. I wasted way too much $ on round trip shipping and trips to the store for purchases and returns in the hopes of finding a better headphone. I should have just stuck with them from the beginning since I really like my INK'd which still work perfectly BTW. I just figured with technology as it advances I should be able to find something better at a reasonable price, I was wrong.A few immediately noticeable PRO's with these that were huge turn offs with other brands I've recently purchased.1. No cable noise, every other pair has rubber coated or plastic cables that when they would make contact with my bag shoulder strap or just smack against my chest while walking made a loud thud noise. This was very annoying especially considering I walk a lot the thud over powered the music I was trying to listen to. The braided cable cord on the Titan does not thud, even while running. Huge PRO for me.2. Ever listen to ear buds while mountain biking or just while standing outside in the wind and get that horrible whistling sound? Well that's nonexistent with these, the little port hole is perfectly located in-between the back of the bud and the actual cable. This positioning makes it nearly impossible to catch wind causing that very loud irritating whistle sound. I don't know if this was an intentional design feature to prevent this, I haven't read about it on their website, however they should definitely make note of it when describing features/benefits of their product.3. The braided wire is such a nice touch, it's not only visibly appealing ( I purchased white), but very functional as well. It doesn't tangle like many other cables will and more importantly to me it rubs freely over my bag's shoulder strap without catching onto it and pulling the buds out of my ears.While you may find others buds with excellent sound I doubt you will find ones with this sound quality in this price range. During my testing I've purchased ear buds as high as $189 and none sounded better. There were a few that had similar sound, but not throughout the full range of sound and they were more than 3 times the cost also without the benefit of a lifetime warranty. I won't get into specific details about the other brands and what specifically I didn't like about them but I tried Dre Beats, SOUL by Ludacris, Klipsch IMAGE S4, J.Fi Acoustic & Monster Turbine. Like I said not all sounded horrible compared to the Titan but in combination with everything IMO the Titans were hands down the best. Regardless of the type of music you listen to you will be pleased with these buds, they handle the lows omitted from R&B and Hip-Hop, the mids/highs sounds really crisp and clear listening to many acoustic tracks and alternative bands and you'd be blown away listening to pure vocalists, the clarity is really unbelievable in general but even more so at this price range.A few side notes if you will, although not required these will benefit from a break-in period. I generally break-in any headphone (speakers in general) with an old iPod that's loaded with a mix of different types of music and let it run at about 25% volume for 2-4 hours then increase the volume at intervals till its near 80% of max. I'll let it play at 80% for a good 8-10 hours before dropping the volume back to 15-20% for another 2+ hours. Believe me the sound is much more clear and you should almost immediately notice a difference from listening to them right out of the package.The only complaint I have and this is not specific to Skullcandy nor the Titan specifically as it was the case with every ear bud I recently tested, the silicon tips suck in a major way. My ear seems to be just in-between the medium and large tips, the large hurts my ear after just a few minutes of use and I am continuously adjusting the mediums to keep them in place. A good investment for anyone who wears ear buds is Comply Foam tips, the T-400 will fit I believe any Skullcandy bud so will the S-400 if you are looking to spend less than $10 or want an array of colors.

These Skullcandy in-ear headphones are my all time favourite. I first purchased this model back in 2009 and I have simply not tried any others since. I liked them so much that I went and bought another set to keep as a spare. I typically travel a lot on public transport and thus it was important for me that noise cancellation was a feature that worked and suffice to say these are great at blocking outside noise. I am also someone who likes a lot of bass output and these produce a very high level of bass compared to others I've used in the past such as Sony and Sennheiser in-ear headphones. These stay with me at all times. I haven't really used the case that the product comes in.

The sound quality on these are amazing. WHEN you can actually get them both into your ears correctly (maybe it's just my ears) but, the thing is. The back of these are so tiny it's so difficult to position if well. If it's just me or not but the left headphone is particularly hard to insert, where as the right headphone seems to go in just that bit too easy (leaving like some form of gap between) I tried all 3 of the caps provided and it's all the same. To be honest. I wish I'd bought the sony headphones that I was looking at but I took these with the good reviews. Maybe it's just myself but apart from that, the sound is brilliant, the bass is nice and deep but I expect more seeing that name 'Skullcandy'

I bought these headphones despite reading a lot of negative reviews. You have to take into consideration that for the price people buying these just want some decent headphones that give decent sound. If you're a proper audiophile then you're not going to be spending under 20quid!!The sound is great, listened to all types of music from classical to drum and bass and it handles it well. I use these with my iPhone 3GS and the microhphone works great and people can hear me really clearly. The microphone has one button which has many features. It can be pressed once to answer an incoming call or hang up after the call is done. When the phone is idol one press starts the mp3 player and another then pauses it. If you double press then it skips to the next track, if you triple press then it goes back to the previous track. If you hold down the button then the voice activation starts.The headphones feel very well made and they also come with a protective pouch, which is good because i was always shoving my old headphones in my bag and they got ruined.If you want a good sound producing earphones with a mic for your iPhone then I would recommend getting these while they're cheap!

These headphones are the best in-ear headphones I've ever owned, and they're not priced at something ridiculous like £100. I used to use JVC marshmallow headphones, which I thought were really good, but these are much much better. The bass is amazing! I listen to K-pop, which is quite bassy, but not as bassy as stuff like dubstep, and I could actually hear parts of the bass that I couldn't even hear before. So the quality of the sound is amazing, but there's two reasons why I gave them 4 stars instead of 5:1. They are definitely NOT tangle-proof headphones. You might think i'm nitpicking here, and I used to think that people who complained about tangly headphones were too, but I can't express how annoying it is when I'm listening to music and the wire keeps curling up on itself and latching onto things that I walk past.2. They only lasted me 3 months. I guess 3 months is longer than other headphones have lasted me, but only by a little bit. I thought that seeing as skullcandy is a well known, popular brand, they would last me at least half a year, but unfortunately, only 3 months.STILL, they're really good headphones, and i'm probably going to get another pair now! I recommend them highly!

Not a problem according to him but these were bought for his 13th birthday and he's not had them away from his ears since!He says they are brilliant and if it keeps him quiet I guess we should be thankful.However, as the noise cancelling element of the product works so well (or appears to) he claims now that when he's listening to his music he can't hear when we call him! :-)Not sure if this is a good excuse or a valid product benefit?Would thoroughly recommend them.