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OhMyBosh
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so, my icons just broke... so far thats.. hmm.. 1 pair of lowriders, 2 sets of buds, and now these...



im probably going to end up buying a new set of icons (or are they called recruits?) because they look sick and i need headphones to ski with... but does anyone know any other good companies that make pretty cheap headphones that arent terrible quality? either buds or proper headphones...
May 8 2009 12:06PM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
I feel ya man. Let's see I'm at...

2 pairs of skullcrushers
2 pairs of smokin' buds

I'm never going to buy another pair of skullcandy, just keep warrantying the ones I have now and have separate headphones that are actually good quality.
May 8 2009 12:10PM
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beowulf
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warranty them

they say in there warrenty that no matter how they break theyll give you half off on the same pair
May 8 2009 12:22PM
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kepler.
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You have no clue how much of a hassle it is to get them warrantied sometimes. You just hope that when you send them in, they aren't forgotten about for months like a lot of people's.
May 8 2009 12:30PM
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beowulf
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he said he wanted them for skiing so he would probably have a little bit of time for them to come before he skis again.  and if they have a history of breaking you can assume they will break again so buy some new ones use those and warranty the other ones so you have extra pairs.  
    and i wasn't saying that it was the best option just throwing out an idea
May 8 2009 12:35PM
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OhMyBosh
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i know i can warranty them... but the point of this thread was to find some headphones that arent sh*t quality and are still reasonably cheap (and look good).
May 8 2009 12:49PM
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T.L.
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the new ones will be out in the fall chill son. 
May 8 2009 12:55PM
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beowulf
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i havnt seen any other head phones that look and work as good as skull candy
May 8 2009 1:06PM
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Jodi
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my buds broke day one skiing.
May 8 2009 1:07PM
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corona
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i've never heard one good thing about skullcandy's... and they sound like crap
May 8 2009 1:10PM
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beowulf
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besides that they look cool other and have pretty good sound other than that they break really fast
May 8 2009 1:13PM
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BootySpunk.
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Because headphones that look cool and have "pretty good" sound are very useful when broken.
May 8 2009 1:18PM
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k-rob
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compared to what? certainly not other companies' headphones, at least, not ones made in the last 2 decades.

May 8 2009 1:21PM
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beowulf
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style before function? 

im just going to stop posting now
May 8 2009 1:22PM
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T.Spliff
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get the icon2's
they are tougher and will probably hold together for a long time.
May 8 2009 1:33PM
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MidWestGaper
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yeah my buds are going to shit. skullcandy needs to step it up with their quality of headphones or else people are gonna stop buyin there stuff.
May 8 2009 2:00PM
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OhMyBosh
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no they wont.

all skullcandy's break in the same way... they just stop working in one ear... or both. its nothing to do with the actually headphone structure. theyre just shit headphones...




so can anyone recommend a substitute for skullcandy? i refuse to buy another pair.
May 8 2009 2:17PM
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Delphi
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why would u keep buying a shitty brand after you've had several that have broken?
May 8 2009 2:21PM
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k-rob
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sony makes a few good headphones for a good price...but they don't look as "cool" as skullcandy. the mdr-v150 is about $20 -$30, won't break unless you actually try to violently destroy them, and have great sound for the price.

May 8 2009 2:22PM
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Billek
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A skullcandy thread would not be complete without you saying something like this.
May 8 2009 2:49PM
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k-rob
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it's just education haha
May 8 2009 3:08PM
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Lemuel
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there is a brand, i think it begins with an A, i cant remember, but someone made a thread on them a while back. i'll try to find it
May 8 2009 3:10PM
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Lemuel
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/440597/

they are called Ariel 7, I have heard good things about them and they look as sick, if not sicker than skull candy. not bad prices either.
May 8 2009 3:13PM
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OhMyBosh
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those look dope...

it says on their site theyre coming out with a new series of headphones? anyone know anything about this... or which ones to get?
May 8 2009 3:19PM
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k-rob
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i've tried the tanks and matadors, the tanks have great sound quality but are probably too expensive to risk skiing with, the matadors are also pretty good sound quality (better than the $20-$30 sony's i mentioned), but again, i'd be careful skiing with them because they aren't very cheap.
May 8 2009 3:21PM
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00nick
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i only know 1 person whos skullcandy's broke and that was 1 pair out of the many people i know with skullcandy's
May 8 2009 4:44PM
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jibbinc
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anyone know aout the canadian service for skullcandy?
i sent my fmj's and icons in 5 days ago.

im grabbing a pair of skullcrushers while i wait, anyone know how they are?
May 8 2009 4:46PM
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Wilcox_
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ive broke 1 icons, 2 sets of buds. shit blows
May 8 2009 5:05PM
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ski_ENDUB
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1 pair of T.I.'s, and 2 pair's of Icons have gone through the Skullcandy warranty. Sure it may take them a little time but it's not like they're complete assholes about it. I've called them up several times and usually the person on the other line is super chill and they just don't have the color in stock, for me it has, but they'll just say pick out a color of the line they have available right now and bam i have new headphones within 2 weeks.
May 8 2009 5:14PM
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Billek
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They are very, very slow, in my experience.
May 8 2009 5:43PM
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k-rob
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yea my little sis stepped on my first pair and they broke, so i keep my newer pair off the floor now haha. i have landed on my head with them on though, and they haven't broke. the 6 foot long cord can be a bit of a hassle sometimes, but it's definitely worth it most of the time.
May 8 2009 6:00PM
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Slinger1x1
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if you want buds, get some V-modas

They have the Bass Freq which are cheap and have a sick base and sound.

Then they have the Vibe, which i have. They are expensive, but i got them pretty cheap on ebay (brand new). The sound is AMAZING and the bass is sick and they are not made of plastic so they are very tough. also, some of them have a cloth wire, like mine, that prevents it from tangling and breaking like the normal rubber wire covers do
May 8 2009 6:03PM
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stonedTEX
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just buy some nice sony ear buds, great sound and not to easy to break. I have had them dropped in a puddle and they still work.
May 8 2009 6:06PM
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Paulage
Posts: 521 - Karma: 102

umm.. i dont know what the fuck all of you are doing with your headphones, i thought i treat mine like crap throwing them around falling and having them pretymuch be crunched under me... but i have

one pair of icon's been working for 2 or 3 years now. same with my recruits, same with my TI's and my GI's..

i actually lost my recruits for almost a year in my garage under a bunch of heavy shit and they still work minty..

May 8 2009 6:10PM
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wintersway
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im on my 3rd pair of smokin buds
and 2nd (but technically 3rd) pair of lowrideres.

1st pair of smokin buds i bought, i warrantied them when i lost all the ear pieces and was actually surprised i didnt just get the 50% off coupon. warrantied them because i liked the sound.
2nd pair of smokin buds, i stepped on them while running because they fell out of my ear.
warrantied those just to have another pair. losing interest in both sound and comfort
3rd pair. i could probably warranty these now, but why bother...

1st pair of lowriders- the jack was messed up, if i twisted it, the sound would be much fainter in one ear. warrantied them. took forever to get them.
2nd pair. didnt even take them out of the package. they sent me metallic blue. i asked for black. i would rock pink or purple. but this color is just downright crap. sent them back. have not recieved my black ones yet... its only been a week though.
May 8 2009 6:56PM
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_CC_
Posts: 3890 - Karma: 747

ughh ive had 4 inked earbuds and ill never buy them again

my lowriders snapped after a fucking week

and im on a pair of smokin buds that have held up pretty well

May 8 2009 6:58PM
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KSdesign
Posts: 687 - Karma: 175
ive broken....

2 icons
2 smokin buds

sound quality and appearance is great, durability sucks balls tho
May 8 2009 6:58PM
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BusyJohnSohn
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I know that WESC just started making hedphones, all of which look super legit, not sure how the perofrmance is though.
http://www.wesc.com/?#clothes_overview/category/headphones


May 8 2009 7:17PM
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IHOP
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Is it reasonable to expect any headphones/earbuds to not break when you're riding with them? I've lost/broken quite a few sets myself while skiing, but i mean we're skiing, and if we fall with them on we can half expect any set of phones to break.

Now if they broke on you while you were in your bed listing to them that's another story.

May 8 2009 8:04PM
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jason...
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Every pair of skullcandy headphones I have ever owned I have blown out within a week. 2 Pairs of smokin buds and 1 FMJ. Honestly, my 5$ westjet headphones lasted longer (5 months.) Skullcandy makes shit headphones.
May 8 2009 8:05PM
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eheath
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Boo hoo, ive broken like 5 pairs of icons, just warranty them and get new ones, thats what skullcandy does.
May 8 2009 8:14PM
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Chrris
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Wow im on my like 14th pair of buds.
luckly they just give you a new pair at the store then ship them back to skullcandy and get a new free pair.
May 8 2009 9:38PM
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COLONELSanders
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Fuck dem my Hesh's just broke and I got em at christmas pissin me off!
May 8 2009 9:42PM
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vincentlee223
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Check out Ifrogz. Super cheap and reviews havnt been that bad. Plus u can customize.
Google it
May 8 2009 9:48PM
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willyg0808
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2hesh

1icon/recruit

1smokin bud

May 8 2009 10:26PM
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Literature
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I think most people are aware that the sound quality and durability of Skullcandy are pretty subpar. That's why they have the warranty.
May 8 2009 11:45PM
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Willard
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1 pair of lowriders

1 pair of ti

1 pair of cheap ink buds

and i pair of recruits

jesus i have gone through alot anyway the only reason the recruits broke was because i slammed my head hard

May 8 2009 11:56PM
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Shlogan
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i have had: 4 skullcrushers and 1 pair of icons. they are sick headphones tho, bad quality, but stylish and sufficient for my use mostly because of their sick warranty. i also really like their style because they have such a wide variety of over-the-head headphones. I would rather share those than earbuds for sure, the in ear thing is just a little gross. so keep up the good work skullcandy, but make them more durable/ high quality in general please!
May 9 2009 12:53AM
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colorado_dope
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I have broken
-3 pairs of buds
-2 pairs of Titans
-1 pair of full metals
-1 pair lowriders

Thank god for skullcandies lifetime warranty, all were replaced.
May 9 2009 3:51PM
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rj.
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ive never actually boughten skullcandy's ive just warrantied friends headphones
May 9 2009 3:55PM
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