Review: Nice sound, good at blocking ambient sounds
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
When my only experience with earbuds was with those nasty things Apple offers, I hated earbuds. Then I discovered others that actually fit my ears and didn't cause my ears to hurt after just a few minutes. I have tried several low- to mid-price range earbuds, and really like the Moshi Moonrock earbuds.The sound from these is good and clear. You have a choice of three sizes of soft eartips, so you can choose the one that fits best in your ears. When they are properly fitted, the earbuds block a lot of ambient sound so you hear your music (or whatever you are listening to) and not all of the conversations or other noise around you. I sometimes listen to hypnosis MP3s, and the ability to block distractions is especially nice then.I do not have a Kindle Fire HD, but I used these with my Kindle Fire, iPhone and iPod. The playback controls on the microphone only worked with my iPhone 4, not with my older models Fire and iPod. However, the sound was good with all three devices.These work fine to make phone calls with the iPhone, although the microphone picks up quite a bit of ambient noise, as do most microphones of this type.The case is a bit of a gimmick. It's cool, but I can't see myself using it very often. It might be nice to stow the wires in when traveling, but for day-to-day use I can't imagine taking the time to wrap and unwrap the wires.Overall, I am very happy with this product.