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Skullcandy is AWFUL

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nutsnbolts
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I cant stand people who think Skullcandy is anything more than ok. Their weak plastic headphones with no sound quality at all. I dont see whats so awesome about them. Just because they have graphics on them doesn't make them sound better
Oct 26 2010 3:17PM
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-Dan
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so buy something else and stfu.

Jimbo Morgan is marketing genius and I am completely satisfied with me icon 2s.
Oct 26 2010 3:19PM
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nutsnbolts
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I did...duh.
Oct 26 2010 3:20PM
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-Dan
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Oct 26 2010 3:24PM
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nutsnbolts
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NOOOOOPE
Oct 26 2010 3:28PM
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Juice.Doctor
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no i agree with you.. the difference between skull candy and other good quality headphones is tremendous.. i think the only reason people use them is because it is easier to hear people while still listening to music. other than than the icons, there is no reason to buy them
Oct 26 2010 3:36PM
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carnage
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what are you looking to get out of this thread? no one wants to hear you cry over
Oct 26 2010 3:39PM
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carbon.pulse
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When I'm skiing i am not worried about perfect sound quality. On the other hand Skullcandys are rediculously comfortable and easy to use when skiing and are pretty reliable. I've had my icons ,which I got for free at a Skullcandy event, for 3 seasons and they still work fine.

Ease of use, reliability and a sick company backing > marginally better sound quality.
Oct 26 2010 3:43PM
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nutsnbolts
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Im wondering what attracts people to skullcandy...i dont see it.
Oct 26 2010 3:43PM
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DUKES
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well some people do enjoy their products, i do i have 2 pairs of icons they are great for sports especially skiing, you get what you pay for i paid about 20 for icons and they work just fine and are pretty sturdy and since they stay on while i ride and give me tunes i cant be mad about that, i mean yeah there are ther products that are better than skullcandy like nixon and wesc, but they are really expensive
Oct 26 2010 3:49PM
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Ftacnik
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Which headphones are you talking about?
Oct 26 2010 3:49PM
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omIV
Posts: 1950 - Karma: 306
They look lind of that cool, people who say they're acoustically good are ignorant, they break fairly frequently, and to be fair the company backs its product and replaces broken units.

You could either construe Skullcandy's product as a waste of money (hassle, bad sound), or an excellent investment (lifetime of replacements, cool looking). To each his own.

/discussion?
Oct 26 2010 3:55PM
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Pklink04
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I wear them because it's what the pros wear...Why else would you wear them?
Oct 26 2010 4:33PM
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nutsnbolts
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Steel Series allllllll day, but good points are made, i guess people low on money and who dont really care about sound quality like em.
Oct 26 2010 5:14PM
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jason...
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agreed skullcandy headphones are garbage. I have never had a pair last more than a week
Oct 26 2010 5:32PM
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no_steeze
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grado ftw
Oct 26 2010 5:52PM
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Heart
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People buy them because of marketing. It's a lot like Bose: everyone thinks they're the best, they hear about how awesome they are through word of mouth, and the uneducated consumer buys them.
Oct 26 2010 5:55PM
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LC.
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Skullcandy is a fashion brand, not an audio brand. Not that there's anything wrong with that. They're not trying to compete with high end audio; they know their audience and they market to it extremely well.
Oct 26 2010 6:27PM
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chardi
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exactly this.
Oct 26 2010 6:33PM
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nutsnbolts
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nOOOOOpe
Oct 26 2010 6:42PM
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That_One_Dude
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Now you're just being ignorant. Also my metal titans have held up very well. For $40 I got headphones that never fall out of my ear, cancel out a decent amount of sound, have that durable cord that is not rubber, look cool, and on top of that they came with a nice little hard case and two sets of different earpad sizes. Yes i realize they were a little more but they are still good for a value earphone.
Oct 26 2010 7:23PM
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T.DUDE
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I honestly do not like my "Smokin Buds".... i deal with them though. it's my problem.
Oct 26 2010 7:27PM
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585.
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pointless thread is pointless
Oct 26 2010 7:52PM
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95romeo
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ive gone through so many skull candy headphones its disguisting, im not sure why i keep on going back to them.
Oct 26 2010 7:53PM
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207
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And how expensive are they?
And what warranty do they have?

Answer please...
Oct 26 2010 7:54PM
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EC-Skier
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thank you for saying this sir
Oct 26 2010 8:02PM
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tomhowell999
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the new skullcandy aviator is actually REALLY GOOD sound quality. I have it, and when i bought it at the apple store, it was just as good or better in most cases as all the other headphones that you could demo, and the only reason the beats by dre were better, was they had noise canceling, the aviators were much better quality too
Oct 26 2010 8:18PM
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gpitcher
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Are you serious? Bose only advertises and uses "noise cancelling" because they started out with shitty speakers, skullcandy has tight styling, great quality, and greay veriety
Oct 26 2010 9:25PM
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nutsnbolts
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If you think the headphones at the mac store are good, i can see why you buy skullcandy...have you even listened to a pair of good headphones? Senheiser, Steel Series, Audio Technica, Grado, listen to them and then tell me skullcandy has good audio quality
Oct 26 2010 10:01PM
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jason...
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great quality? now this is a dumb post. great style and variety, yeah i'll agree with you on that but like I said I have never had a pair of skullcandy's last more than a week. that includes 3 pairs of icons, 1 pair of lowriders, 2 pairs of smokin' buds, 1 pair of FMJ's and 1 pair of Inked. I'm not dumb enough to drop this much cash on headphones and got most of these for free/as gifts. None lasted over a week without at least one of the ears blowing out. Skullcandy is garbage, I will be very surprised if yours last longer than a month.
Oct 26 2010 10:01PM
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nutsnbolts
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THANK YOU!
Oct 26 2010 10:04PM
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teleak
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i just got some icon 2s for ten bucks. they work fine. sound decent, it's not bose but who gives a fuck, don't be such a bitch.
Oct 26 2010 10:05PM
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bootleg_BEN
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I dont think bose is the best, But i have had bose headphones and listened to other headphones. And My dad has a bose system in his car and bose is definately top quality in sound.
Oct 26 2010 10:06PM
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CDdesign
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skull candy is only used by one of the best DJ's ever!
Oct 26 2010 10:40PM
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SeanTom
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They're simplistic, cheap, and are just loud enough to keep the tune in your head when ripping down a run. also they're barely noticeable while skiing. I met a kid skiing with Beats by Dre over the weekend, cool kid, but why the fuck do you actually want to Listen, like really listen, to your music while you ski? i like just having a beat in my ear
Oct 26 2010 10:47PM
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Tha_Wizard
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i agree that their headphones are really bad quality. I worked at a ski shop which has  them and they cost under 5 dollars to make.
However, icons and the best for skiing and look pretty sick.
For music, spend the cash and get some Beats!
Oct 26 2010 11:01PM
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jason...
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i personally love shredding with music in my ears, Beats by Dre would be sick to shred with but really not functional. i crank my 6 dollar panosonic headphones (which have just as good if not better sound quality than skullcandy's) at full blast every run. one day i plan on dropping like $800 on these special headphones you can get molded to your ears, 100% noise cancellation, that would be the best.
Oct 26 2010 11:22PM
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Alf_Alfa
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Had icons for a week, one of the speakers just stopped working, last skullcandy product I'm going to buy.
Oct 26 2010 11:24PM
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Tha_Wizard
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yeah man that tends to happen alot with cheap manufacturing . The speakers didnt blowout, you probly just pulled on the line to hard which can be fixed by soldering the broken wires together, but not really worth it i guess haha.

WESC got some pretty good headphones now
 
Oct 26 2010 11:29PM
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Alf_Alfa
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funny you would say that cause I just picked up a pair of WESC Pick Up's and they are DOPE. The sound quality is amazing for the price I got them for...
Oct 26 2010 11:43PM
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Tha_Wizard
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yeah they are for sure stepping up, i was in Nyc a few days ago at a trade show, and checked out all of wesc, scullcandy, and beats by Dre new shit. there are alot of good headphones out there.
Oct 26 2010 11:50PM
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Rockhound
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i used to like skullcandy, now i dont.

i had like 3 pairs of broken icons in my room, and i sent em back and just got new pairs, i think that i'll keep two and send em back whenever they break then used the other, and vice versa

they're not that bad for what they are, cheap fucking headphones that break like no other
Oct 27 2010 12:13AM
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nutsnbolts
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My buddy has those, hes a professional percussionist. They are sooooo sick and def worth the cash...thats a great buy. He uses them shredding and his only complaint is that they dont fit in some helmets well.
Oct 27 2010 8:44AM
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.Annydrew.
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ive had a pair of ink'd which lasted about 2 months at the most until the sound started in one ear just went to shit, so i had to keep bending the jack to fix it, when i jsut go fed up with in the end, so i just pulled both of the earphones off and threw them off the chair lift, my icons are ok, but for $50, i live in the uk, so they are more expensive, are just a piece of shit as well, then i got a pair of titans which i was stoked on for about 3 weeks as i paid $20 for them until they suddenly broke in one ear. skullcandy's suck. but hey, at least i have still got the cool little sticker that came with them!
Oct 27 2010 9:18AM
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Hamster.
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i like headphones that play music, skullcandy does this
Oct 27 2010 9:54AM
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beermuscles
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i think skullcandy has some great headphones and then some pretty bad ones. basically yluck of the draw imo.



i love mine for skiing though and for walking around campus ..
Oct 27 2010 10:29AM
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Brenone
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Quality is meh but from a business/marketing standpoint its genius.
Oct 27 2010 10:48AM
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Alf_Alfa
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elaborate....
Oct 27 2010 12:43PM
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Brenone
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Im not an authority on Skullcandy, I dont even own a pair, but the article and interview below are worth the read.


http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080901/how-i-did-it-rick-alden-skullcandy.html

http://www.inc.com/inctv/2010/09/live-chat-rick-alden.html

Oct 27 2010 1:02PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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the reasons skull candy is awesome
1. cheap ish, icons for 15$
2.they play music
3. they play music loud
4. when i landed on my old pair and broke them skull candy sent me a new pair for free.

Oct 27 2010 1:28PM
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nutsnbolts
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gathering all the facts from this post, here is my new slogan for skullcandy.

Skullcandy; home of disposable headphones
Oct 27 2010 2:23PM
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