Radius TruTune ultralight aluminum earphones (blue)

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The good: The Radius TruTune ultralight aluminum earphones are inexpensive and as lightweight as advertised. They come in a variety of metallic hues, making them a more stylish alternative to stock earbuds.

The bad The bad: Sound quality through the Radius TruTune isn't great, and some users may not get a great fit.

The bottom line: The Radius TruTune ultralight aluminum earphones won't satisfy discerning listeners, but for users on a budget who want to replace their players' stock earbuds with something more comfortable and stylish, they fit the bill.

Specifications: Product type: Headphones; Design: Ear-bud; Color: Blue; See full specs

Price range: $19.72 - $19.95

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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: Jasmine France
Reviewed on: 06/03/2008
Released on: 05/15/2008

Colorful earbuds have become increasingly popular with headphone manufacturers, possibly due to consumer demand for something a little 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. Radius, a new Tennessee-based company pushing out Japanese-designed earbuds, is the latest entry into the burgeoning market of fashion-forward electronics. The company has three product lines, one of which is the $30 TruTune ultralight aluminum earphones.

Unsurprisingly, the main feature of the TruTune earphones is a stylish design. Of course, the cable is still iPod-white (except that of the black version), so bystanders might not immediately notice the wearer's fashion-forward thinking. Further inspection reveals light silver earbuds (encased in aluminum) accented by one of eight colors: blue, light blue, red, pink, green, light green, orange, silver, and black. The colorful detailing is repeated at the intersection of the Y-cable and also around the housing of the iPhone-compatible straight plug at the end of the cable. The included extension cable, which attaches to the earphones to give a total potential length of about 5 feet, also features the vivid casing around its plug and port.

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