Review: Quality Earbuds From Moshi Dulcia
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2013
I recently purchased a 5th Generation IPOD, which comes with a set of Apple EarPods. I will be using the EarPods as a comparison to the Dulcia In-Ear Headphones that I just received.First off, the packaging. To me, a good indicator of a quality product is in the packaging that it comes in. Apple does this quite well. Turns out, so does Moshiaudio. My Dulcia headphones came in a stout, yet easy to open cardboard package. Inside the package, everything was laid out nicely. Included with the headphones and were two extra sets of silicone ear tips, which were tucked into a molded plastic tray, a padded felt lined carrying case, instructions and a colorful brochure featuring other Moshiaudio headphones. The headphone cable was coiled up and fastened together with a small Velcro wire tie, which I though was a nice touch.First impressions... The headphones look very cool, very modern and sleek. The cable is very flexible and soft, which is comparable to my EarPods. I was excited to try them out to see how they stay in my ears. I have trouble keeping in-ear headphones in my ears because of the shape of my ears, so this is of utmost importance to me. The Apple EarPods that came with my IPOD, fall right out of my ears even if I'm not moving around. Here's the good news, I placed the Dulcia headphones into each ear and they fit perfectly. The extra silicone ear tips are different sizes to help fit different ear shapes, but the ones that were already installed fit like a glove. I can walk around and not worry about them falling out of my ears. I would have no trouble jogging with them either.So I did a side by side comparison of the sound quality with the Dulcia's and EarPods to see which pair sounded better to me. I played the same song on my IPOD and kept the volume at the same level and switched back and forth several times between pairs. I found that the sound quality is very good for both brands and very similar in audio quality to my ears. It's very close, but it seemed to me that the EarPods were just ever so slightly richer, or warmer sounding. However, because the Dulcia's stay in my ears and I don't have to hold them to listen to a song, they are the clear winner. In addition, the Dulcia has a built in microphone control that allows you to pause or skip a song, as well as use the microphone feature to take a call if you are using a cell phone. There is also a clip for attaching the cable to your shirt or a button.One thing that I noticed when switching between headphones that I found to be a minor issue was it was difficult getting the jack unplugged on the Dulcia cable. It has a small right angle jack, as opposed to a straight jack on the EarPods. This would not present a problem if I did not have a protective case on my IPOD. However, I am using a Griffin Survivor case on my IPOD and it is difficult grabbing enough of the jack to unplug it because it is tucked in to the opening where it plugs into. Pulling it out by the cable would certainly end the life of the cable prematurely.  I can grab it with some effort, but thought it worth mentioning.In summary.. The Dulcia is a great product that was well thought out and engineered. I would recommend them to anyone in the market for a quality set of headphones that actually stay in your ears.