SoundmagicE11C Wired Earbuds With Microphone HiFi Stereo Earphones Noise Isolating in Ear Headphones Powerful Bass Tangle Free Cord Gunmetal

I owned a pair of these a few years ago and eventually sold them because they were a bit underwhelming. I've since realised that fit is super important for ear buds. I've found some tips which fit my ears well and I just put those (Spinfit) tips on the earbuds - without trying the supplied tips although I may try them later. With the right tips these buds are good. They are light, they fit comfortably and sound good. I've tried them with movies, music and the venerable Alan Parsons Sound Check CD (very useful because it has single and multiple instrument tracks, recorded well with little processing). These handle all of that very well. The sound is nicely balanced with no low end booming or shrill top end. The microphone and and controls work well enough for me - certainly well enough for use with a Duolingo French course. The gun metal finish is nicer than the black I had previously and the ear buds look and feel more expensive than they are. As to noise isolation, they cut down on background noise a little bit but nothing like ANC can do. They are quite sensitive and on an iPad can go very loud, but not so much on my Android phone. On the iPad they sound loud at half volume but on the Android phone 3/4 volume is just about loud enough. Overall, I'm pleased with these earbuds this time around especially for the price. Now I can bin my 20 year old Shure earbuds because I've got a more competent replacement pair.

If you're looking for a clear upgrade over regular earphones but still on a budget, these are an excellent choice and the best that I have tried in this price range so far.Overall, they sound excellent, look very attractive but are slightly let down by the flimsy feeling cable.Positives of these earphones:• Lovely, warm sound which seems to work well with the many different genres I’ve tried them on.• Very sleek & attractive design.• Comfortable earbuds – I find that often it is difficult to find earbuds that fit my ears perfectly, but these do, and they are comfortable to wear for extended periods of listening. Also, as a result of the good fit, they also cancel out noise very well which is a bonus.Negatives of these earphones:• Cable feels a little flimsy compared to others that I have used. The cable was also packaged quite badly – the packing looks a little low budget and by displaying the earphones through the plastic window of the packaging, it means that the cable was awkwardly bent in several places to achieve this, which is likely not great for its longevity.• Slight cable noise when the cable moves whilst wearing, but this is a minor issue.

Soundmagic E11C reviewThe earphones come well packaged in a nice cut-foam insert, all feeling sensibly professional without being over the top. There are a couple of different sizes of spare ear tips, and a snazzy little carrying case. The red zip makes it look smarter than most of the half dozen of these I have lying around, and it feels like a little sturdier and more protective than some.Fit and finish of the things is very slick. The housing of plug, splitter, volume control and earbuds is all shades of brushed aluminium, with logos and L/R markers seemingly laser etched on. The strain relief at the joins is all a smart looking clear plastic, and the cable itself feels robust. Apparently silver plated copper, for if you believe in cables, it seems like it would cope with a little bit of abuse, and didn’t tangle too easily. The overall feel is of an earphone built like an absolute tank, that could easily stand up to the abuse of day to day use, and look smart and slick while doing it.Fit-wise, they... fit?... they don’t seem very sensitive to insertion depth or positioning, and with my reasonably small ears both the small and medium tips were comfortable, and I settled on the mediums as they stayed in the ears best. The housing is sensibly compact, and they settle pretty far into the ears, but I wouldn’t want to be wearing them to sleep with. Isolation is very reasonable; there is no sound leakage, and the vast majority of outside noise is cut out when playing music in a noisy environment.I have been driving these mainly from a Fiio BTR1 dongle, as well as my unwieldy-yet-great-sounding Audioquest jitterbug/dragonfly black combo. They were perfectly happy being driven from the Fiio, although the dynamic driver did seem to like the extra power the dragonfly could supply.For the sound, I would characterise these as pleasantly unsurprising. The frequency response is impressive, and tested on a signal generator were giving a strong sound out down to 35Hz. SoundMAGIC claim a frankly laughable 15Hz, which is frankly only sound if you are a blue whale, but for normal listening the bass extension is more than adequate. There is a good amount of bass, without it being overpowering and intrusive.The high frequencies are pretty forward in their presentation, making these a livelier rather than relaxing listen, and this is pretty sensible for earphones that are likely to be an on-the-go listen, as this means the sound is less loss against background noise.Midrange is solid and warm, without being over-lush and muddy, if it is a little less forward in presentation than the bass or highs.Overall, I am very happy with these earphones. They look and feel great, and the sound is unremarkable in the best way, as they just sit out of the way and let the music through. A great choice in this price range.

It's mostly ok and what I expected for the price.The sound quality feels weird to me sometimes, it sounds "harsh", like the metals in songs sound specially sharp. I haven't used it to work out, so I'm not sure if it's good for that. It does block sound as much as it can, specially if you use the correct size for the earbuds. It doesn't have active noise cancelling, so don't expect a miracle. The sound quality for podcasts and meetings is nice and the microphone is good.I specially like the design, it's well built and modern, it comes with a cute pouch to store it as well. The wire is long and easier to untangle because it's a bit harder than most earphones I've used (I enjoy it!) The jack plug part is nice as well as it doesn't bend, which was the reason my last iPhone earphone started malfunctioning. One thing that irritates me is that the controls don't work on my macbook, I can't play and pause using them, but they work perfectly with my Pixel phone. I read online that's a common problem thanks to Apple's implementation. It's not a deal breaker though. Anyway, as I said, for the price it's a good buy.