Review: Sorry, I can't hear you. I have a sweetcake in my ears.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2013
I have accidentally become an amateur expert on earphones/buds. Yep, if you lose enough of them it is easy to figure out what works and what doesn't. BTW, this review may look a lot like my review of the Moshi Moonrock, which I tested at the same time.Compatibility: Works on my mp3 player, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, and computer. Yeah, I know they are being pushed for the KFire, which they work well with, but they can also be used elsewhere just fine. The description says that they are tuned to work with Skype, but I haven't tried them out that way, yet. The plug is at a 90 degree angle to the cord, so it doesn't stick out awkwardly when plugged in.Comfort: These are very comfortable. They come with three sizes of ear tips, so you can fit your ears. They stick out of my ear like the ones that have a tear-shaped end on them, but, as you can see from the picture, the shape is different.Sound quality: Sound quality for both speech and music is excellent. Naturally, they are much better than the free ones (e.g., on airplanes), but they also seem to reproduce the music significantly better than others that I have paid real money for ($20-$40).  I found that they were so sensitive to the sound that I played the music more quietly than with other earbuds. I guess the quality can be best described as "crisp." It is better than the MoonRock? It was different from the MoonRock and I will probably end up using the Dulcia more than the MoonRock. Is it worth the extra $26? I am just not sure.The sound quality of a quick recording was good. It didn't pick up a lot of shirtnoise, since the mic is on the right ear cord and close to my chin. I don't record much, so all I can say is that it works.Blocking out sound: Ambient sounds are well blocked. For example, I can hear my typing when the music has quiet or silent spots, but otherwise I don't notice it unless I really listen.  I listened to a podcast while shredding paper in my office shredder and I could hear everything that was said.Wires: The length from the plug to earphones is about 48". This is a good length for something in your shirt pocket or jeans pocket, since there is not a lot of extra wire.Accessories: Besides the 3 sizes of eartips, this comes with a carrying case. It is not as slick as the MoonRock, but it works pretty well.Likeliness to last: The cord, earbuds, etc., seem to be well built and pretty much typical for this quality/price of earbuds. However, the cord is flat. I can just look at a cord of any kind and it will get tangled. These don't! Hurray! Not having to untangle the cord all the time should help them last. Add to this the carrying case and they should last a long, long time.Or, until I lose them.*"Dulcia" is a Latin word that means "sweet cake, sugar cake, or honeycake."