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And I thought SkullCandy was durable...

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ButteredToast.
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Ok, so I've liked skullcandy for a while. After owning a pair of Smokin' buds I decided I liked them, but they broke due to me being careless, so I purchased a pair of Full Metal jacket headphones, and I liked them. Sound quality I thought was great, and they had bumpin' bass.
   
    After about a month of using the headphones (no rigorous usage like biking, running or skiing with them) they started to fall apart. What the hell? I mean I've only slept with them in, and I've had them in my pocket a few times, and the wires are splitting where they meet the headphones and where the in-line volume adjuster is. I thought these were "Action Sport Headphones" and were durably built? WRONG. I'm pissed. Skullcandy sucks.

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Nov 3 2007 5:08PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
I just got a pair of metal jackets, no problems yet I hope yours were duds.
Nov 3 2007 5:11PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
      Skullcandy sound quality sucks dick!
     +Skullcandy durability sucks dick
     +Skullcandy warranty is supposed to be good?
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      Go with AKG next time

Nov 3 2007 5:18PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
They claim that their warranty is good, but I've phoned the warranty number and emailed them several times with no luck.
Nov 3 2007 5:19PM
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Hairspray
Posts: 298 - Karma: 14
Skullcandy headphones are really crappy, i bought some low-riders and when i brought them home i knew they were gonna fall apart like the next day so i went out and bought some sony MDR-V150's and theyre awesome, and i got em at bestbuy fer 25 bucks
Nov 3 2007 5:21PM
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samwise
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i just bought some replacement gels through their website and 3 weeks passed and they hadn't arrived, i had to email them a few times to actually get them to ship... they're a fairly new company right? hopefully they'll get their stuff together cause i love the sound quality

Nov 3 2007 5:23PM
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R-Bertsch
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cool!
Nov 3 2007 5:33PM
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C.R.420
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you're missing out man. there's nothing better than riding with some tunes pumpin.
Nov 3 2007 5:48PM
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solitaryman
Posts: 3578 - Karma: 123
they'll most likely replace them.
Nov 3 2007 6:03PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
Posts: 3128 - Karma: 179
yeah, skullcandy is definetly not top notch when it comes to quality or durability, but they look cool and they do a lot for skiing
Nov 3 2007 6:37PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
What do they do for skiing?
do you mean sponsor events and shit, cause I think they do that for snowboarding a lot more.
Nov 3 2007 6:45PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
Posts: 3128 - Karma: 179
there team is stacked.  they hhok up kids at all levels.  but i guess that im just kinda bias because they hook me up so i cant really dis them too much
Nov 3 2007 6:56PM
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skiP.E.I.
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same here
Nov 3 2007 7:32PM
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20160Air
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other day i lost he rubbery things for my skull candies (smokin buds) and i yelling fuck word after fuck word in front of some teachers
Nov 3 2007 8:14PM
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eastAR5
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they are about as durable as glass

Nov 3 2007 8:27PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
i waranteed my skull crushers, broke them the second day i had that, but they hooked it up with warantee pretty quickly, quality sound, but shitty durability
Nov 3 2007 8:29PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
I got mine for free. Sound quality is OK, and recently the ajustable pieces for the speakers broke. Oh well
Nov 3 2007 8:32PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
i have snapped 2 pairs of skullcandy GI's, and paid for 1 pair. so i got my moneys worth since i was fairly hard on them...
Nov 3 2007 8:33PM
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josh.
Posts: 3469 - Karma: 42
mine keep on breeking up i have to hold the jack in a certain postion to have both speakers work its really gay
Nov 3 2007 8:35PM
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dammitmike
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i will never pay retail for skullcandy. i paid $30 shipped for my TI's and they have been as good as i could ask for. sure the sound quality isnt Bose or anything but i knew that when i bought them. they have held up fine with zero problems for almost a year now. i will probably pick up another set of skullcandys if these ever die and if i can get a good deal again. also from what i have heard they a pretty good about backing their warranty, so theyre good in my book
Nov 3 2007 8:35PM
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hippie_cat
Posts: 1569 - Karma: 13

ha ive had my stanton dj pros for 2 years now and theyre as good as the day i bought them, and i havent exactly been gentle with them either, ive dropped them a few times and theyre always in my bag getting bumped around.                                                                                                                     stantons rule

Nov 3 2007 9:25PM
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killabees
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skullcandy suck, but still i keep buying them
Nov 4 2007 12:15AM
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Avifarer
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what would you guys recommend for like 40 dollar in ear headphones? i was going to buy smokin buds again today, but i decided against it. i've had them before and the left bud sounded like it wasent even with the right so i sold them to my friend.
Nov 4 2007 12:19AM
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doublexl
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ya rly. like week days where its totally dead. you just bump the raps and chill out.
Nov 4 2007 12:38AM
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AltaPilgrim4973
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its always better to throw down the little extra bit of $$$ when it comes to head phones.  the more expensive ones are alot more durable, plus the sound quallity is SOOOOOO much better.  i threw down like $100 on a pair of Vmodas, money well spent.   just dont go and waste your money on those ones made by Sure, there nice, but sooooooo overpriced.
Nov 4 2007 4:18AM
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PacificRimJob
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I somehow managed to blow a pair of lowriders after about 2 weeks of use. I called up skullcandy. They got right back to me. Sent me a new pair, and a stack of stickers. legit.
Nov 4 2007 5:23AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Nah, the sound quality is shit.

Nov 4 2007 1:45PM
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Edward.
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i think ive gone through about 8 or 9 pairs of skullcandys in the last two years. i bought a pair of the blue skullcandy icons wen the school year started though. and theyre actually in good condition and lasting for a long time.
Nov 4 2007 1:50PM
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Alex_G
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If they are completely fucked just send them in and get a brand new pair. Lifetime warranty baby.
Nov 4 2007 2:16PM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
for me skull candy has been legit, i mean i only have those tune ups in my helmet, but i lost the chord emailed them and they  sent one out the next day no charge for shipping or anything
Nov 4 2007 2:53PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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i like mine alot...i dont find my smokin buds any worse than my friends 80$ seinhouser(sp) earbuds. after about 7 months of using mine one earbud stopped playing music so i put em in the mail box and about 1 month later i got a brand new pair back, pretty quality warranty if you ask me.

and my t.i's have had no problems yet...
Nov 4 2007 3:02PM
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STACKS
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just send them back they will hook it up there a sick company
Nov 4 2007 5:25PM
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mothaeast
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basically word for word what i was going to say
Nov 4 2007 5:35PM
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ISkiSwitch
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I don't agree with anything being said here. I had the skullcrushers... which were alright, the bass was too much, and they sucked down batteries... but last year I bought the icons, and they held up through so much it's insane. For a 25 dollar headphone, I'll keep buying them. No, you can't expect the quality to be great, but it's the best for the price.
Nov 4 2007 5:50PM
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Bodeau.
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People just like skullcandy just because they look cool....

Nov 4 2007 5:53PM
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PacificRimJob
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Including yourself I bet... just look at your icon bro.

Nov 4 2007 8:35PM
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eheath
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Send them in? You WILL get new ones.
Nov 4 2007 8:40PM
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ChronicLines
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i've had my lowriders for about a year with no problems but i've been through about 3 pairs of smokin' buds.  they are pretty useless.
Nov 4 2007 10:24PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 60
the little headphones are complete shit

the big ones ( lowriders, skullrushers, GI, TI, MF sig model) are all pretty legit, and you cant beat that warrenty!!!

but still, iv seen better headphones than skullcandy,  thier gettin pretty played IMO
Nov 4 2007 10:46PM
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ChronicLines
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yeah i agree, they have gotten kinda played out.  but they are just headphones....
Nov 4 2007 10:50PM
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Nico_G
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I have skull crushers and after five months one ear went out so I sent it in and they sent me a brand new one three weeks later.

Basically they look cool
               they sound alright nothin special
               but the warranty is good

and I dont see why you would wanna ski with nice ass headphones anyway so I think Skull candy makes good head phones for skiing
Nov 4 2007 10:52PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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i know

iv been skiin wit these sorta behind the ear clip on ones from walmart aka the mexican mall for like 3 seasons. i just buy a new pair every season.  theyr pretty loud and theyr the only ones iv found that are still comfortable and will fit under my mad max.

but when im not wearin that, i usually rock my lowriders.
Nov 4 2007 10:58PM
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ChronicLines
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lowriders FTW.  except they took away mp3 players at our school, so mine barely get used...
Nov 4 2007 11:10PM
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Rippy087
Posts: 666 - Karma: 12

i rock a pair of $8 gummies and they work fine, i dont believe in expensive headphones =/

Nov 4 2007 11:55PM
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skisebski
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skullcandy is garbage. your better to invest in a solid moderately expensive piece of equipment rather than keep on buying cheap stuff.
Nov 5 2007 12:00AM
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ButteredToast.
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Sent them back a while ago and just got new ones today. They came with like 4 things of double bubble. Such a little thing to throw in there, but I was so stoked.
Nov 27 2007 5:54PM
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BrokenBones
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If you're planning on wearing headphones skiing... SkullCandy isn't a bad way to go considering their incredibly lenient warranty policy.  However, don't expect great sound quality.  If your getting headphones for use other than skiing, you would be a fool to go with SkullCandy. 
Nov 27 2007 6:00PM
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wev-skis
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i completly agree with u. Its fucking annoying when ur on the lift and ur friends are listening to their ipods and u  try to talk to them but they cant hear u. so u just end up sitting looking at the scenery.    Or ur going down the mountain and u yell at them trying to tell them something but they dont hear u,  its usually about something important too that they miss.
Nov 27 2007 6:07PM
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ButteredToast.
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I think the sound quality is pretty damn good. I tried my bros $80 SOUND CANCELING headphones and my candies were SOOO much better.
Nov 27 2007 6:07PM
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babujib
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ive heard mostly complaints with them that they break and shit
Nov 27 2007 6:32PM
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zackblain
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yeah you thought wrong  
Nov 27 2007 8:03PM
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