I'm extremely low maintenance when it comes to headphones. The ones I own and use most frequently are the little white earbuds that come with all Apple products, and while they work just fine, they don't like to stay in my ears.
You know that section of "deals" right by the front door in Target? It's where you can buy everything from funky pencils to pudding cups, usually for $5 or much less. They were selling cheap Sakar iConcepts wraparound headphones, so I bought a pair thinking maybe the battle to keep my tunes in my ears would finally come to an end.
I do not own Beats by Dre and I am not obsessed with finding the perfect expensive headphone that transmits every single breath and beat to my eardrums, but when I put these in, I actually laughed out loud.
If you've ever wanted to know what it sounds like to listen to music underwater with foam shoved inside your ears, these are the headphones for you. If you've ever wanted to hear no bass in your music whatsoever, then these headphones are right up your alley.
If you hate your music and want it to suffer, get yourself to Target right now and buy these awful, atrocious, revolting headphones.
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Yes, they stayed securely in my ears, but after five mere seconds, I didn't even want them there. The sound quality was so poor I thought there was something wrong with my pink fifth-generation iPod nano-yes, I still own and use one of those antiques-but I plugged in my old white standby earbuds and discovered the issue lay solely with my new headphones.
If you do accidentally purchase these headphones, do not under any circumstances listen to any songs with high-pitched female vocalists in them: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera and music involving violins are all off limits. When high notes are hit, the headphones emit an extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable buzzing sound that will make your brain seize.
I walked around with my iPod in my pocket for a while and also discovered the connection was extremely sensitive. Once in a while the sound would crack from disconnection to my device. This is ridiculous and unacceptable and I can only imagine how annoying it would be if you used these while jogging.
On top of everything, there's not even a photo of these headphones online so you can see what they look like and know not to buy them.
I'm not exaggerating; I threw these headphones away. Do not buy them. Splurge, spend a couple extra bucks, and buy literally any other headphones on the market.
Price: $5 at Target
Grade: F
