I remember a fellow student way back i 1998 wearing these v151s, rocking out with his giant hot yellow Sony walkman cassette player. Not sure what he was listening to, I can only guess it was something awesome by the sheer force of the headbanging being done in Study Hall that day. Anywho, believe it or not the frequency range on this vintage set is impressive at 8-25hz. You really dont see many earbuds extend that low even today. It gives off the impression of great bass, but then you realize its an Aiwa...which automatically means it doesn't have good bass. Despite the anemic bass, the experience was much better than I thought it would be. These could be the best budget earbuds I've ever had in my ears
"But SWBF2CHEATER, the economy is terrible, how am I ever going to afford this!?"
"Well sir or madame or alien hybrid, if you cant afford it then may the audio gods bestow mercy upon you"
Sure, the earpads literally incinerated in the wind upon opening the package, but I can forgive that, I've got lots of foam spares :) The mid range is large and potent, vocals are sibilant but placement is excellent. Highs are bright and lively but are piercing at times. The sound stage is above average and clarity is somewhere around a step or two down from the stock ipod earbud ( which is not bad actually ). The fit worried me, as soon as I saw the oval shape I let of a heavy sigh and sank into my chair. I really shouldn't have been worried, the fit is the best I've ever experienced in an earbud. It fits my ears to perfection and is extremely secure. I did some weight lifting, went for a jog and used my Ab lounge machine without adjusting them once...not once. They are in and in for good. You can do backflips with them on and will never have to worry about it springing out or coming loose. I am not at all happy about the cable design, one side shorter than the other. Whoever came up with this needs to be stoned in public for crimes against humanity. Overall I enjoyed them, it was far better than I expected at this price range across the spectrum. Not a set I would recommend against anything else because it stands alone in its price tier, for under $10 I wouldnt stick anything else into my ears though.
I remember a fellow student way back i 1998 wearing these v151s, rocking out with his giant hot yellow Sony walkman cassette player. Not sure what he was listening to, I can only guess it was something awesome by the sheer force of the headbanging being done in Study Hall that day. Anywho, believe it or not the frequency range on this vintage set is impressive at 8-25hz. You really dont see many earbuds extend that low even today. It gives off the impression of great bass, but then you realize its an Aiwa...which automatically means it doesn't have good bass. Despite the anemic bass, the experience was much better than I thought it would be. These could be the best budget earbuds I've ever had in my ears
"But SWBF2CHEATER, the economy is terrible, how am I ever going to afford this!?"
"Well sir or madame or alien hybrid, if you cant afford it then may the audio gods bestow mercy upon you"
Sure, the earpads literally incinerated in the wind upon opening the package, but I can forgive that, I've got lots of foam spares :) The mid range is large and potent, vocals are sibilant but placement is excellent. Highs are bright and lively but are piercing at times. The sound stage is above average and clarity is somewhere around a step or two down from the stock ipod earbud ( which is not bad actually ). The fit worried me, as soon as I saw the oval shape I let of a heavy sigh and sank into my chair. I really shouldn't have been worried, the fit is the best I've ever experienced in an earbud. It fits my ears to perfection and is extremely secure. I did some weight lifting, went for a jog and used my Ab lounge machine without adjusting them once...not once. They are in and in for good. You can do backflips with them on and will never have to worry about it springing out or coming loose. I am not at all happy about the cable design, one side shorter than the other. Whoever came up with this needs to be stoned in public for crimes against humanity. Overall I enjoyed them, it was far better than I expected at this price range across the spectrum. Not a set I would recommend against anything else because it stands alone in its price tier, for under $10 I wouldnt stick anything else into my ears though.