Audio-Technica ATH-CLR100iSBK SonicFuel In-Ear Headphones with In-Line Microphone & Control, Black

I have never considered writing an earbud review until now. And ironically, a highly favorable review, only after they broke! For the past several years I've tried more than my fair share of buds, and more recently I’ve made my selections only after reading sufficiently favorable reviews here - too often being somewhat disappointed by fit and performance. So much that my conclusion has been that earbud listening seems to be a highly subjective experience, with one person's favorite buds being another's "meh" buds. So bear in mind that my own experience may differ - slightly or completely - from yours. On fit - a simple criterion to apply, and seemingly simply unachievable. I wanted earbuds that would, first and foremost, stay put while working out in the gym. I don't jog, and i have almost exclusively come to rely on strain relieving shirt clips to minimize the wires tugging on the buds from normal light jostling. Something about the shape of my ears - and ear sweating! - prevents all of them from sealing properly and staying put - at least for very long. Aftermarket special bud covers, ear clips, you name it, nothing seems to help that much. These have managed to stay put a little longer than any others. I credit their slightly angled shape for achieving this, but for those of you cursed with similarly uncooperative ears, adding a shirt clip goes a long way to stabilizing things. It's a shame very few bud manufacturers include these, so when I get hold of one (usually spotting one left on the gym floor) it's like gold to me. On Performance - nearly equally important, and this cheapskate wanted lower-priced buds that still sounded quite good. At one point I found some first generation Skullcandys that seemed very good, but then they broke (inevitably too soon with all buds!), and I then discovered that the “new and improved” versions actually sounded worse! I read some rave reviews about Sonys and Panasonics, but sure enough my impressions were MEH. Either too much/not enough bass, garbled or attenuated highs, lackluster midranges, in various combinations.I was beginning to suspect that my ear’s natural frequency sensitivity range needed to match the buds’ output for satisfaction. Fair enough, but did that mean I was going to be left to hunt and peck forever until I could randomly make that match? I still believed a flat-ish and wide frequency profile (again, at a cheap enough price :-)) would be the best approximation. I truly like hearing sounds from the entire range and and bothered by any portion being muffled. I listen to lots of trance with its enormous variation in synthesized sounds, with and without vocals. Some light and heavy rock, occasional new age stuff. I’m fine with missing the sounds of fingers sliding along guitar strings and such. I accept that synthesized instruments lose lots of finer tonal subtlety right out of the shute. And so…YES, these come closest to a decent overall sound so far! Not perfect, mind you, as I still hear the occasion tinkle that I suspect was meant to be a more complimentary instrumental. The bass doesn’t punch at my eardrums, but I am satisfied with its poking. AND CHEAP!!! But then they BROKE!!!! Given they lasted nearly a year, I wasn’t overly bothered. It was only then that I went back, tried some of my MEH backups and realized, yet again, how much better these were than the others in my pile. So I got to work, getting ready to buy replacements, but determined to diagnose the suddenly erratic connection and try my hand at a fix. I found, in this particular case, that the control button’s teensy little circuit board lost its solder connection to an even teensier wire. Luckily I have a variable heat range soldering iron with a sharp tip, a somewhat steady hand, and a cheapskate’s determination — and FIXED IT! So happy now. I didn’t know earbuds could uncover an emotional range in me as welli. I REALLY LIKE these buds. I’ve decided to buy spares regardless, and even buy the slightly more expensive model to see if Audio Technica’s sound still works for me up through its product range, with more satisfaction for more coin. If anyone would like more details on the other buds I’ve tried, just comment back. Happy bud hunting!

i really like these alot however one side quit working. i can't seem to fix it so will order another. i hope it doesn't quit working as i really like these and how they fit in my ear.

I don't normally post reviews of the things I buy. But OMG. For $15 these are by a mile the best headphones I've ever had. They are on par with the first set of Audio-Technica w 13mm drivers in ear head phones I bought, and at a fraction of the price. I had to replace them because I ripped the cord in half in a tragic accident. I haven't used the mic yet, and it doesn't have volume controls on them, but that's not a deal breaker to me, especially at the price point. It does have a pause / Siri / phone call answer button. They aren't wireless or anything but the amount of detail you can hear is amazing, crisp highs and strong lows. I'm not a hardcore audiophile or anything, but I do appreciate high quality headphones. If you need new headphones and they don't have to be wireless, or over the ear, these are a smoking good deal. Just sayin'

Sound is not as good as most reviews say. I own Audio-Technica M50x, which are great, and old Apple wired earbuds. Comparing with latter ones, this headphones sound bad. As some other reviewers say, there is no bass, or I would say no depth. I just received them and compared. I also changed rubber buds to smaller ones, there were no problems in doing it. Overall, I was not expecting much of them, if you have nothing to compare to, they might do the job. Personally, I would look for something else.

I liked these headphones until one headphone stopped working after 2 weeks use. Terrible quality, specially the cable is very flimsy. Sound quality was OK for a $15 headphone and I know they are cheap headphones but I would advise against buying these. A 2 week life span is unacceptable. Look elsewhere!

I wanted to give these a try since for over 20 years my go-to brand has been Sennheiser. I’ve always been interested in AudioTechnica and this was a product to test out the basics. I’ve owned this pair or earbuds for over 8 months. Overall, disappointed with the earbuds. I only use them for teleconferencing calls and not music. No bass response and it has a very “cheap” feel. They do their basic job but I was expecting much more from such a reputable company. This has tons of positive reviews, maybe I received defective ones?

Look... I don't know why people decided to undercut this model because I literally fell to ecstasy when I used them for the first time. For my initial experience I used spotify, made sure my streaming quality was at extreme, and chose Hallelujah for my first song and dear God... The sound was so good it felt like I melted into my couch from shear relaxation. The bass is strong for mid level earbuds, overall the sound is so good that when I use them for FPS that I can hear my enemies approach. Obviously I can rate durability just yet and I haven't used the microphone, so I'll get back to that. The noise canceling effect with these are perfect. Even with loud environmental noise, the sound of the earbuds is all you hear. Don't buy Dre, beats spends way too much money on marketing and YOU end up with the bill and a crappy product. I'll update more later.

The add image shows a sterio connection but the device includes 4 pads for mic which I did not want. I wanted earbuds that were strictly for monitoring audio. But I am too lazy to return them.