Radius Atomic Bass earphones (Black)
Starting at: $24.77
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- Reviewed by: Jasmine France
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The good: The Radius Atomic Bass earphones feature a comfortable, compact, and stylish design. They're inexpensive and offer a ton of bass. Some songs sound great.
The bad: The Radius Atomic Bass earphones suffer from muffled, chaotic audio at times. The cable is thin, which means it's tangle-prone and may not be durable.
The bottom line: The Radius Atomic Bass earphones are a good choice for bass-addicts with an eye for style and a concern for budget.
Colorful earbuds have become increasingly popular with headphone manufacturers, possibly due to consumer demand for something a bit more stylish than plain white or black. It's no wonder: earphones are basically accessories that serve to pipe music to your ears, so they might as well be fashionable.
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Colorful earbuds have become increasingly popular with headphone manufacturers, possibly due to consumer demand for something a bit more stylish than plain white or black. It's no wonder: earphones are basically accessories that serve to pipe music to your ears, so they might as well be fashionable.
Like the Radius TruTune earphones, the Atomic Bass earphones feature a fashionable design. You can choose from six color options--black, blue, green, red, silver, and violet--all shaded to match the iPod Nanos and Shuffles. The color is really an accent, found only encasing the earbuds and the plug housing. The cable is white, except for the black version, which has a black cord. The cable, which measures roughly 45 inches, is the uneven variety popular with sport-style headphones. The distance from the Y-junction to the left earbud is shorter than that going to the right, allowing the wearer to string the cable behind the neck to insert the right piece. This contributes to the low-profile style of the earphones, although people who carry their MP3 players on the right may not prefer it.
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"Overall good sound, but not durable." By millieann123
Pros: Great bass, good sound quality, fits well
Cons: Vocals a bit muffled at times, cable always was tangled, and they weren't durable.
Summary: Overall good sound quality with great bass, but they fell apart after a couple months. The ear cups always were falling off and I had to replace them often.
"good sound, weak quality" By hostileguy
Pros: good bass
good fit
good overall sound
Cons: skinny wire gets tangled easily
wire not securely (enough) fastened to earphones, mine pulled out and i wasn't what i would consider even slightly abusive.
Summary: I got them for $20 on Amazon. They lasted a few months. If you're going to use them for working out, consider them to be disposable after a while. Otherwise, plan on taking pristine care of them.
Specifications
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- Headphones Type: Headphones - Binaural
- Product type: Headphones
- Design: Ear-bud