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Wearing skullcandy headphones while skiing

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teamsleep
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i see many people wearing skullcandy headphones (like the icon/recruit) while skiing and snowboarding and i was just curious if it stays in place well. don't they fly of your head every time you fall/ have a sketchy landing?
Nov 13 2007 4:20PM
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zylstra
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makes you look thug
Nov 13 2007 4:28PM
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Mezmerize19
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I payed 70 bucks for my skullcandys. Im not going to break them over a sketchy fall
Nov 13 2007 4:29PM
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Lickmy9
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To let you know skullcandy arent the best headphones anyways but if i were you i would go with an earbud and you wont wreck em on a fall.
Nov 13 2007 5:42PM
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Piste.Off
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dont get tis cause you might break them on a fall. but the icons are indestructible and stay perfectly on your head if you put your straps over them
Nov 13 2007 5:44PM
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FapMasterFLEX
Posts: 608 - Karma: 333
yea it looks dope if you wear em when you ski but there pretty easy to break. i broke the icons last year when i took a nasty fall. i agree your better off gettin ear buds.
Nov 13 2007 5:45PM
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solitaryman
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 the icons look sooo cheap, apparently they stand up well and the reason so many peeps do is because they have a good warranty.
Nov 13 2007 5:46PM
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=FLO=
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I have skullcandy hook ups on my helmet and the controls are built into my sleeve on my sessions jacket
Nov 13 2007 5:51PM
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eheath
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They will replace your headphones for free no matter how you break them...


As for keeping them on your head, just where them under your goggles and you'll be good to go.
Nov 13 2007 5:55PM
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MadSteezin
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If you break them they'll replace them for free.
Nov 13 2007 6:14PM
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CTD
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sorry, but skullcandys are the biggest hunks of shit you can buy. people rock them cause they are "in" and trendy. but seriously, they are built shitty, and the sound quality is HORRIBLE. dont take my word for it, look at the specs on um. i know for a fact, that the frequency response on the smoking buds is pathetic. the human ear can hear as low as 20 hz, and you can feel lower frequencies. this is what gives you deep resonant bass tones. the smoking buds only respond down to 100 fucking hz! thats HORRIBLE! 5 dollar koss kmart headphones are way better. i dont know numbers off hand for the other ones, but i know they dont produce very clear audio, and their frequency response is pretty bad. i think what skullcandy as a company is doing is rad, but thier products are subpar compared to anything else on the market. do a little research, learn what the numbers on the back of the packages mean, and buy yourself the best sounding cans you can find, not the ones people tell you are cool.

PS, check ebay, for these guys, Sony MDRVJ700s, and MDRVJ500s. ive had the 700s for 3 years, the best money ive EVER spent on electronics. best sounding cans for under 250-300 bucks, they look dope, pretty tough, easy to repair/replace partsif they break. nowadays you can get the 700s for like 70 bucks, the 500s for like 50ish.
Nov 13 2007 6:26PM
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jhackbeez
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i have returned some head phones in person at there park city location, and they didnt even ask how i broke them.  such a sick company
Nov 13 2007 6:36PM
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ChronicLines
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i don't think sony will replace them for free if you stomp on them...
Nov 13 2007 6:40PM
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steezyjibber
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i have em and fuckin hate wearin em
im selling them
i just wear sony h.ear earphones
Nov 13 2007 6:44PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
most people have their goggle strap go over their headphones, that way they dont go anywhere.

most people use skullcandys because their a lot more durable than other companies too.
Nov 13 2007 6:45PM
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eheath
Posts: 61648 - Karma: 123,472
Well the smokin' buds deliver more bass than any other ear bud i've worn. Sorry they are better than 5 dollar kmart ones, i dont care about hz, from personal experience they are very bassy.
Nov 13 2007 6:50PM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
 I have the skull candy smokin buds and they are wayyyy better than the ones that come with ipods
Nov 13 2007 6:50PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
i have the skullcandy lowriders, you have to wear the gogs so the straps go around them and hold them on. I piad like 5 bucks for a 2 year warranty so when they break im good.
Nov 13 2007 7:15PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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ya but then your ears hurt.
Nov 13 2007 7:26PM
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chickenwang
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no matter how long after you buy them cuz i got some ti's last winter and they have like one more crash left in em...
Nov 13 2007 7:29PM
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noj1080
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I just recieved a pair of GIs this fall and like the way they sound... I havent worn them on the hill yet and i dont think i would as they are too big.  I like in the ear head phones for on the hill, but most of the time i ride with out music anyway
Nov 13 2007 7:32PM
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shanny.
Posts: 159 - Karma: 975
I dont wear mine under my goggle strap and they have never fallen off unless i eat shit. And they have never broken when i've eating shit. I have no reason not to be super stoked on them.
Nov 13 2007 7:40PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
Word, I'm glad soembody else said this before I had to come in here and rain hell down on these noobs.
Nov 13 2007 8:06PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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that may be true, I wouldnt know. I dont own skullcandys...

however, when youre screaming down a mountain mach chicken, like I mean really cruisin'... how much can you actually hear? and when youre on a chairlift, shouldnt you be talking to the people with you? you know- being social?

I listen to music too, but when Im up there, the last thing Im worried about is sound quality.

just sayin.
Nov 13 2007 8:41PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61
when im not wearin my helmet, i rock my lowriders under my goggs and they stay in place fine...

when the helmet is on, i rock these around-the-ear headphones from walmart....there the only ones iv found that fit under my helmet and are still comfortable


but yea rock yo skullcandys fool....cant beat that warrenty if they break!!!!
Nov 13 2007 9:12PM
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fnstoked
Posts: 802 - Karma: 27
what exactly is the warranty like? i got some broken smokin' buds, not from skiing, just from being in my pockets and shit. i thought they would replace them for 1/2 off msrp if they break under your fault and that's what mine looks like (not manufacturer defect).

and i agree skullcandy headphones aren't good, but for skiing, who cares. smokin' buds are a good value for ~$9 and a huge step from stock buds too.
     
Nov 13 2007 9:46PM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 349
your skiing headphone:
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sony h.ear
retail price: <$10
not only are these things dirt cheap and easily available (most retailers carry them), but they sound great, are wicked comfortable (all day), and are forward-firing (better for your ears over long periods of time, like while skiing). They fit easily under a helmet, and when your on the lift, you can easily hang them off your ears while talkin with your peeps.


Your "listening' headphone:
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Sony MDRVJ700s
Price: $75-150
a modern classic, these bitches are incredible. i cant say enough good about this set of cans.
amazing response range, crystal clear sound, and an incredible depth (those 50mm drivers do the trick). theyll handle all sorts of powerful imputs, they are durable and awesome looking. ive had a set for 3 years, thats about double the lifespan of most of my other electronics, theyve outlived 3 different mp3 players. seriously the best headphones you can buy for under 250, and prolly higher.
Nov 13 2007 9:51PM
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CTD
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Nov 13 2007 9:52PM
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CTD
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wouldnt let me link it

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Nov 13 2007 9:54PM
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CoachG
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correct me if i'm wrong, but im pretty sure they dont replace them for free. They only give you half the price on your next purchase of that same model.
Nov 13 2007 9:58PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
The AKG 81 DJ's are just as good if not better.
Those cans are very nice though.
Nov 13 2007 10:00PM
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First.Aid
Posts: 556 - Karma: 10
Yeah, I think you got it right /\/\  At least, that's what the warranty on my box said.  I wouldn't wear big headphones while I'm skiing, just buds, and that's when I'm by myself (very rare).  But I always wear a helmet, and I talk to my friends all the time too.
Nov 13 2007 10:01PM
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bdowning
Posts: 1630 - Karma: 243
i have a pair of cheap in ear o2's i got in europe. sound great and wont clank when i spill. skull candy's look dope but let the guys like larent favre rock em. but they do look good i gotta admit
Nov 13 2007 10:02PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61
dude right on!!!! thats the one i use and i was lookin for a pic to post in here to show you fools and i couldnt find one anywhere


those headphones are money!!

so comfy and such good quality to price ratio

everybody on NS that doesnt have tuneups should rock these in/under a helmet....trust me, they work great
Nov 13 2007 10:49PM
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user098123
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The only thing I don't like about my Skull Crushers is that they stick out alot above the ear cups, the joint is really awkwardly made I think. It's all cosmetic though, other than that I love em.
Nov 13 2007 10:55PM
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messplay
Posts: 4483 - Karma: 1,066
got these last year
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?s=priceHL&fnode=home/shop_ipod/ipod_accessories/headphones&nplm=TP534ZM/A&mco=5D4BDC04

forgot my stock ipod apple headphones one day, was using these in the car on way to hill sleeping,
noise-cancelling. bad idea while skiing.

skullcandy in ear headphones sound neat.
Nov 13 2007 10:59PM
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SteevJee
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Their buds are way nice and the company is way chill

Nov 13 2007 11:04PM
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Billek
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I can get smokin buds from FYE for 10 fucking dollars, try to complain about that.  Other than supporting snowsports, Skullcandy is super chill and their products have an unbeatable warentee.  They actually sound better than my 75 sony earbuds did,  and those pieces of shit broke after 3 months anyways.  As a skier I can think of no other company to go to when it comes to putting sound in my ears.
Nov 13 2007 11:12PM
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EClay46
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i wear my icons under my goggle strap, and they are perfectly comfortable.
i think they sound perfectly fine for a 20 dollar headphone
Nov 13 2007 11:18PM
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Yauch
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i got sony mdrv300s and they kill that skullcandy shit
Nov 13 2007 11:41PM
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PeteyG
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until u fall on them and smash them
Nov 14 2007 12:14AM
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kristie
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If you put your goggle strap over top of them they don't go anywhere.
Nov 14 2007 1:09AM
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.SteezusChrist.
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does sony sponsor skiers?
Nov 14 2007 1:15AM
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tjski
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i bought some gi's cuz they were cheap and i was able to give the commision from the sale to a good friend, and i needed headphone, not because they are trendy....i think the real reason a lot of people have them is cuz they are a well known company.
Nov 14 2007 1:16AM
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constpapa
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2 words for you:   TUNE UPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov 14 2007 1:23AM
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JohnnyOldGuy
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try the noise canceling headphones they make.  the sound quality is awesome (especially for the price) and the noise canceling works very very well.
Nov 14 2007 1:33AM
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AngryFromBend
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i loved my smoking buds until i lost one of the ear pieces in my size. i have small ears and they are the only ones that fit. sooo lame. can i get a new one for cheap and/or free???
Nov 14 2007 2:06AM
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StanMcStanson
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yeah smokin' buds have such sick bass....and they only cost like 15 bucks anyway so its worth it for a good pair of earbuds
Nov 14 2007 6:37AM
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potatofarmer
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everyone knowwwws that if you wear skull candys, you don't fall. thats just how God made things,
Nov 14 2007 8:41AM
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[fisher]
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All i know are Skullcandy headphones are shit... My buddy who knows a lot of his headphones, bought a pair, and after buying them, he regret buying them after reading up on them. His 3 year old headphones were a lot better than skullcandy.  The only reason he bought them cause they looked sweet, (he doesnt even board or ski either.)  and I honestly haven;'t seen him wear it once because the quality of Skullcandies are shit.  Skullcandy = fad, only way they will conquer this fad, is to actually make quality headphones, instead of making shitty headphones and overcharing people who are willing to buy their product.

Nov 14 2007 9:08AM
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