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Skullcandys Breaking Really Easily

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erejto64
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Both pairs of skull candy buds that I have had have broken very easily and i have noticed my friends have also. Its ok because skull candy offers a lifetime warranty but it takes four weeks. I was wondering if you guys had the same problems? And i'm not hating on skullcandy there great headphones just break easily
Aug 18 2010 7:16PM
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2_fadez
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yeah i've had three pairs i'd say break.
always buy two pairs. one will always be broken, and that broken pair can go in the mail for the warranty
Aug 18 2010 7:24PM
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matt22matt
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skullcandy sucks but the kids will keep buying them
Aug 18 2010 10:14PM
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erejto64
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why would u say skullcandys suck?
Aug 18 2010 10:25PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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mine just broke, the left earbud doesn't work unless I move the wire right after the 3.5mm jack round. My old skullcandys broke the same way.
Aug 18 2010 10:28PM
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585.
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skullcandys durability = 2/10 because they will work for about 2 months then break.
Aug 18 2010 10:29PM
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HIT
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yeah mine worked for a couple months, but on all 3 skullcandys ive got, one of the earbuds has stopped working. ive procratinated sending them back for about 6 months but ill get to sending them back soon enough. none of it was cosmetic damage, mechanical damage, so i get them replaced free :)
Aug 18 2010 10:36PM
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HIT
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both of mine are like this
Aug 18 2010 10:36PM
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erejto64
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well they have good sound quality
Aug 18 2010 10:37PM
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DUKES
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after a year my buds still work along with my icons
Aug 18 2010 10:38PM
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ownsthepark
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skull candys are pretty bad they break super easy and have bad sound quality dont buy them
Aug 18 2010 10:41PM
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erejto64
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i like my TIs what would you sudgest instead?
Aug 18 2010 10:48PM
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Owl
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WeSC but i do like skulcandys as well
Aug 18 2010 11:33PM
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OGHolliday
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Get some real headphones like Sony or Bose in the long run the extra price will be better than buying a million pairs of skullcandy's. I learned this the hard way.
Aug 19 2010 12:03AM
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Where-am-I
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welcome to the world of skull candy, longest i've had one their products last is eight months. and i don't even ride with them
Aug 19 2010 12:28AM
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lanny94
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ive had my icons for 2 seasons know including many pow days and they still work perfectly there kinda bent outta shape from goin under my helmet but i only use em for skiing so it doesnt really matter. dont they have a really good warrenty on them anyways if they do brake
Aug 19 2010 12:46AM
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Skookum
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get some ifrogz earpollution, ive had my ifrogz earpollution DJ style Unions for like 6 months now and still have great sound and very nice bass and they make ear buds and different kinds too
Aug 19 2010 12:53AM
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585.
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beats by dre ftw!
Aug 19 2010 12:59AM
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Goosefiends
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mine broke the first day i used them skiing
Aug 19 2010 1:06AM
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munch
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ya my fuckers broke
Aug 19 2010 1:27AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i had 2 icons in the past, and both broke down very soon, now i got sony headphones and sennheiser ears and both durability and soundquality are ten times better then skullcandy....

never gonna buy SC again....
Aug 19 2010 5:02AM
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matt22matt
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lol if you think skull candy is good sound quality youve probly never heard good sound quality
Aug 19 2010 7:31AM
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Tablespoon
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Aug 19 2010 8:32AM
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Candyman.
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There gonna break while your doiing your so called 'dubcork10'.. Get headphones that last
Aug 19 2010 9:37AM
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Funnel
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My Skullcandy summary:
Sound Quality- Piss
Durability- Shit
Warranty- Like a burrito: Tastes great, but in the end you will shit like no other.
Aug 19 2010 1:57PM
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PeterWojnar
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Their warranty is awesome in theory... in practice, they lose shit, and you can never talk to a real person. I've had two sets of headphones, one Icon 2 and one Lowrider, that I shipped out and never heard about ever again. Sending emails gets no response, and trying to call is useless.
Aug 19 2010 2:12PM
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erejto64
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I just sent a a pair about 6 weeks ago and still no reply
Aug 19 2010 2:21PM
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PeterWojnar
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I sent two pairs on the same day (seperate packages) 7 weeks ago. One came back within 4 weeks, the other, I haven't gotten confirmation they received it. It was, however, confirmed delivered by USPS...
Aug 19 2010 2:23PM
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onenerdykid
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spend $20-$40 on a pair of Sony headphones and you will have a far superior setup. They figured it out a long time ago.
Aug 19 2010 2:23PM
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Funnel
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Just like a burrito: Tastes great but the aftermath can get bad. I happen to love burritos though.
Aug 19 2010 2:33PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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get some really nice earbuds. sony makes good ones.
Aug 19 2010 2:49PM
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BryantPhoto
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buy Bose
Aug 19 2010 2:55PM
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erejto64
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bose are so expensive those
Aug 19 2010 3:17PM
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BryantPhoto
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It was a joke. I have a pair of Bose QC3's that the headband portion broke, so I seperated the buds from the frame and built a new frame that allows me to wear them under a helmet. Pretty sweet to have quality headphone that were useless that I can now use to ski with and not care if they break. 
Aug 19 2010 3:20PM
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Gstrong
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ive had 4 pairs of icons, 1 pair of lowriders, 1 pair of TI's and the all broke within 6 months.
Aug 19 2010 3:22PM
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rozboon
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This, x1000000

Skullcandy = blingy crap.

If you think they sound good, well, at least you'll be pleasantly surprised when you get something better.
Aug 19 2010 8:43PM
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erejto64
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well i would say they sound better then the stupid ipod headphones because those are all ive ever really had
Aug 19 2010 11:12PM
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Avifarer
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if everybody on here bought 20 dollar sony headphones i am sure we would see the same threads but with a different title
Aug 20 2010 12:48AM
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Funnel
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Bose products truly are incredible. Worth the money if you will use them.
Aug 20 2010 1:31AM
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smuggs
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i had a pair of bose earbuds.

i now have some titan buds

and i am really wondering where the skull candy hate comes from. the titan buds were $14 on whiskeymilitia and the bose were $99 and the skull candies are better in my opinion

ditch the cheap ass plastic and get some shit thats gonna last then stop fucking complaining when your cheap shit broke.
Aug 20 2010 2:33AM
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WikiWiki
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 426
hahahahah

no

if you guys want a good quality headphone that is still under 100 take a look at Shure- they're a company that actually give you quality rather than a name


anyone who knows anything regarding speakers/headphones will tell you that BOSE is just a company that sells decent shit at horrific prices

BOSE= Buy Other SpEakers
Aug 20 2010 9:47AM
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erejto64
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meaning Sony Headphones breaking really easily
Aug 20 2010 11:00AM
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Balto
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bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahaha

no they dont, skullcandy's have shitty sound quality, the only reason people keep buying them is because there are not many other brands that have good looking designs
Aug 20 2010 11:35AM
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smuggs
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my titan buds sound better than my bose s

i would agree that the cheap models of skull candies have bad sound, but they are cheap, and who didnt see that coming
Aug 20 2010 11:48AM
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erejto64
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i had a pair of titans and they sounded great until the broke a few months after i bought them but i still dont know if its worth dropping a 100 bucks on a pair of boses but i would say its pretty shitty of the pros for advertising a product that is not a good one i will admit that the only reason i bought a pair of skullcandy instead of a different brand was becasue of all the pros that represent it. Hell i even bought a skullcandy sticker for my helmet and a bandanna so fuck u pros
Aug 20 2010 12:42PM
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BroNamath
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its just the inkd and smokin buds that break my houlas and fmjs are working great
Aug 20 2010 1:15PM
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erejto64
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my titans broke
Aug 20 2010 2:45PM
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Funnel
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Maybe I've just been using shitty headphones and when I went to BestBuy and checked out the Bose stuff it sounded incredible. The Bose earbuds and noise cancelling headphones were great though. I'll check out Shure if I'm ever looking for nice ear buds I guess.
Aug 20 2010 3:07PM
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^BEANS^
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i have had about 3 pairs of the INK'D buds (cheapest buds). I have had no problems with them, the only reason i am on my 4th pair is because i keep on misplacing them. most of the rich kids at my school give me there broken skullcandy's and i send them for warranty BAM! a month later brandnew headphones i usually sell them to the kids in my to kids at my hill or kids in my neighborhood.
Aug 20 2010 7:25PM
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Dustin.
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Because they are shitty in every facet except company image and vision?

Company - fucking awesome
Product - Piss poor (but honestly who is going to go ski with Bose quality/cost headphones?)
Aug 20 2010 8:19PM
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Raz.
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i have about 9 different lair of skullcandys, but then again thats about all i spent my money on for a year
Aug 23 2010 5:02PM
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