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so i talked to a guy from skullcandy at a ski show, and he said they were coming out with the icon 3s in mid november, but now that i ahve looked and havent found them, i looked online to see if i could get em there, i couldnt find them or the icon 2s on the skdy website. anybody know where to find em? thanks

Nov 20 2012 7:40PM

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heres an idea, dont buy skull candies.

Nov 20 2012 7:42PM

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JahLiam

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why

Nov 20 2012 7:43PM

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and also, anybody have the cassettes? are they comparable to the icons?

Nov 20 2012 7:44PM

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because on Day 1 they'll sound great, and on Day 2 they don't sound at all...because they broke.

Obviously not a literal example, but yes, I do find skullcandy has shit quality. they sound great but just fall apart.

Nov 20 2012 7:45PM

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I got an email from skull candy about there release. And you can purchase a pair on "the house" website

Nov 20 2012 7:56PM

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for anybody interested i got an email from them with pictures

they retail at $29.95 USD and have something theyre calling taptech whatever that is. the email had links but theyre all broken and all links ive found seem to be broken and there is not mention of them on the website for any country.

Nov 20 2012 7:57PM

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yeah i found a website http://www.tactics.com/skullcandy/icon-3-headphones and taptech is instead of changing songs by clicking the microphone, you click the ear cup so its easier

Nov 20 2012 8:01PM

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you clearly have never listened to good head phones.

Nov 20 2012 8:03PM

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so theyve moved the mic into the ear piece? thats what it sounds like from that desciption of tap tech. surely thats going to be echoey for the person on the other end, with the mic being so close to the speaker? (i do realise phones have mics close to the speakers and its not echoey if the caller uses speakerphone, im just intrigued how it works)

Nov 20 2012 8:06PM

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i saw the icon3's at my local shop just the other day. didnt seem like anything had changed really. i have the cassettes and i am very pleased with them. most noticeable thing out of other skullcandys ive had is the BASS. they were noticeable as soon as i put the first song. the one thing im happy about with them is the ear pieces come out and you can slide them under your goggle strap with ease instead of buds and having icons slide down when you hit a bump. overall from the almost 2 months ive had them, im more than happy with what i purchased

Nov 20 2012 8:07PM

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why the fuck does every fucking clothing brand or brand with shit you wear make products and logos with the letter Ø? It looks so fucking stupid.

Icon is now pronounced 'Aikeun', or close. Fucking get your shit together. I saw Billabøng yesterday. jesus

Nov 20 2012 8:07PM

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i dont know if they have moved the whole mic to the ear cup, i think they just moved the clicky song changer

Nov 20 2012 8:10PM

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i looked into the whole avoiding feedback using speakerphone thing and its a piece of coding and signal analysis which is built into phones that stops it so its entirely possible its in the ear cup. i can see this being great for use with gloves (not that ive had problems with the oldschool clickers) but truly awful for bails (of course this wouldnt't bother me as i dont bail, as im the best skier on the mountain)

Nov 20 2012 8:17PM

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well i mean relatively. For what you're paying; they're not that expensive, but don't sound too bad. I'm well aware they are nowhere near pro quality brands.

Nov 20 2012 8:28PM

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so would you recommend the casettes to the icons?

Nov 20 2012 8:29PM

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well i cant actually say that they are better than the icon 3's because ive never used those icons but compared to icon 2's, there's no comparison. cassettes are so much better on so many different levels.

they have jacks on the ear pieces that prevent from ripped cords because they fall out if they get snagged on anything. (very glad that they have these because i had an incident just this morning where the caught on a cabinet and they fell out saving me from buying new headphones.) the other plus is that the side extenders to fit everyone's head are made of metal, not plastic witch seem to be my most hated thing with the icons. they break very easy and these new cassettes with metal will probably be difficult to break. i recommend you buy the cassettes before you buy the icon 2's but if the icons havent changed durability wise, the cassettes are they way to go!

Nov 20 2012 8:48PM

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