Descending from each iCon earpiece is a color-coordinated Y-cable that terminates in a gold-plated straight plug. The wire is coated in cloth and exceptionally thick, meaning the cord is probably exceptionally durable--an impressive feat for earphones in this price range. Also, the left cable features an inline mic and call answer button for using the iCon as a stereo headset with the iPhone and other music phones. This is a nice feature to have, but we'd appreciate it more if the headphones fit securely. As it stands, the thickness of the headband prevented it from laying flat against our head, so it tended to slide around quite a bit.
More of an issue, though, is the sound quality. The Skullcandy iCon Soft headphones just don't deliver on the audio front. Bass is practically nonexistent, certain tracks come across muffled and fuzzy, and music sounds thin and anemic overall. The upshot is that some songs come through clear with no distortion, there's no noticeable background hiss, and the call quality through the mic is decent.
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