Skullcandy Dime 2 Wireless Earbuds, Bluetooth Headphones, Noise Isolating Fit, Up to 12 Hours Battery, Microphone for iPhone Android, Easy Carry with Integrated Lanyard - True Black

I bought a set of Dime Black earbuds about a year and a half ago, if not longer, for working landscaping. As I told a coworker, I bought "cheap earplugs that happen to play music." When I got them, I wasn't sure what to expect considering they were all of twenty bucks, which usually means major compromises in the Bluetooth audio world. However, they blew me away when I put them in and played some music. Everything was fairly clear, even if not as good as a fairly expensive pair of Sony Bluetooth headphones (my other, "leisure" pair is a set of Sony MDR-XB950N1 headphones). Now, this review is going to primarily focus on the Dime 2 because that is what I am using now after replacing the initial set of Dimes (after, erm... Misplacing them.)The first thing to know is these are VERY comfortable earbuds. I typically hate wearing earbuds, especially for long periods. They make my ears itchy and start to get uncomfortable for extended periods, but I would wear these for hours at a time (sometimes pushing the extent of the threeish-hour battery life) and they wouldn't bother me anywhere near as much as others. While I still favor my Sony headphones, those were refurbished and cost five times as much as these earbuds. These are genuinely the most comfortable earbuds I have ever worn. To give this a numbered scale, I would put them at overall comfort 8/10, but for earbuds, it would be 10/10.Now, sound quality? I utilize two songs to test any audio - Always In My Head by Coldplay and I Just Wanna Know by NF. The former is great for putting extreme highs and lows at the same time where poorer sound systems will show how cheap they are, and the latter utilizes a lot of mids and bass at the same time that catches where some audio equipment will cheap out on the mids. Both songs were fairly clear. While the bass was okay (in my opinion), it makes up for it with very, very clear mids. They are NOT going to blow you away, but in the realm of this price point? They are phenomenal. 8/10Tile is a very useful tool that I have made use of. Part of why I ended up buying these instead of something higher-end is that I am very, very prone to misplacing things that are small, and... Wireless earbuds are small. I did not want cables connecting them due to them being very annoying (I tried), and I wanted something cheap enough that if it broke, I lost it, or whatever might happen, I could replace them easily. Tile removed one of these issues - If I lose them, it will both show them on a map and play an audio chime at max volume. I'm going to go ahead and say the chime is useless on these - they are -not- that loud. The map is great for finding a general location if you're a college student or out and about a lot. They can show you where to look and have saved me the price of a new pair on more than one occasion.Battery life is probably the weakest point, in my opinion. But I also admit I am spoiled. The case has enough charge for a few recharge sessions, and the earbuds are approximately capable of three-hour bursts of battery life. While it was rarely an issue, I also had to make sure to recharge them almost every night because during a shift of work, I would use almost the entire charge. The Dime 3's SHOULD fix that based upon the specs on Amazon, but I have no idea how they are. I just know the Dime 1 and Dime 2. 6/10Build quality is, for the money, great as well. Don't expect metal hinges or anything at this price. However, they feel solid and I have dropped them on more than one occasion and they don't ever seem phased. I did get one set (I may have bought more than one...) where the magnet that holds it closed was not glued properly, and have had one other that kept glitching when trying to connect to my phone (but that also could have been my phone, but if anyone else has experienced this I would love to know!) until I ran it and my phone dead and charged them both back to full. Don't run them through the washer, though. They will not survive that. 8/10Overall, if you are looking for some inexpensive earbuds that are excellent at blocking sound and great at making (good) sounds, these are the ones to get.

Love them alot. Have bought many of their products. I have head phones, ear buds and Bluetooth speakers. Best prices are on Amazon. Battery life is great and the sound quality as well. They all fit in you ears, on you head and in you bag perfectly. Great range, quality and connectivity. Great Clarity. They are great gifts also.

About 5 years ago Skullcandy were my go to wire ear bud head phones. I took a chance on the Dime blutooth buds. Not bad, but not as loud as others I've tried. They also do not have the battery life of other earbuds that I have tried. Given past experience with the brand and the price point, they are a solid 4 out of 5.

These are amazing! The quality is wonderful. I have several pairs that I use for everything…listening to music while I mow, exercise, do housework. I also use them so I can watch TV without disturbing my husband. The charge lasts a long time, and they recharge quickly.

I bought these headphones because of the brand and the price they don’t stay charged very long and while you are listening to music a voice says something weird can’t make it out. And one day they were so messed they sounded like they were underwater oh well I just bought them to have a pair i thought they would work well because they are Skull candy but they really truly don’t. And one earbud always dies before the other no matter how long you charge them. Oh and they hurt my ears my left ear has a scabby red mark from it.

The package arrived promptly and in perfect conditionThe driver was friendly and followed my delivery instructions.I appreciated the quick delivery and the clear communication about the delivery status.

Bass is great! Best deal for the price

We are new to the Bluetooth headphone game. I am NOT new, however, to the performance audio game. We purchased these Dime 2's, EarFun Air Pro 2, and the Apple AirPods 2nd Gen. I honestly expected to be returning the Dime's, but simply wanted to get a feel for the bottom of the price range. I WON'T be returning the Dime's.Fit: I can't talk about "sound quality" until I discuss fit. The Dime's come with 3 sizes of rubber ear pads. 2 of the sizes felt good in my ears, but only 1 size created an ideal "sound isolation" environment. I used a fully tiled bathroom with a noisy exhaust fan to test all of this sound isolation stuff. No music, not "paired" or powered-on, just me in a bathroom with a noisy fan. It was really easy to decide which pads to choose for the Dime's. I was able to accomplish an equally good fit with the EarFun Air Pro 2's, it just took longer to decide on which pads were best because they supply 6 options. Apple AirPods 2G are comfortable and easy to wear, but completely FAIL any sound isolation tests or efforts.Sound Quality: The sound quality varies with the Fit, and the audio source; In that order. The Dime's have VERY good (almost excellent) sound quality when they are positioned correctly in my ear. The sound quality is totally lackluster using any of the other 2 supplied ear pads.(see Fit) The Dime's are definitely tuned to a "flat" EQ, with the intent here being the most accurate reproduction of the source audio. The Dime's nearly accomplish this, but maybe sound just a bit "warm" at times. Not "boomy", still crisp with some punch, but warm. An example of this might be experienced with something like the "Black Album" by Metallica, where some of the crunch and texture of that recording will be subtly converted to warmth. This is an extreme example, but one that you may be able to imagine without actually having to go and "listen" to it. The "price to performance" ratio of these Dime's is insane. The EarFun Air Pro 2's are even better. Are they maybe even pushing the boundary into "reference quality" territory? I'm not qualified to award this label, but I am at least qualified to suspect it as possibly being the case. The Apple AirPods 2G don't fit well enough to create any sound isolation. Music sounds different every time I put them on, or anytime something in the environment changes.If the Dime's are $30 headphones worth $100; then the Apple's are $100 headphones worth $30. However, if the Apple's WERE $30, I wouldn't buy them because I can get the Dime's for $30. I don't know what to tell you about the EarFun Air Pro 2's..? They're simply unbelievable at their $60-$80 price point. I will say that the "touch" controls of the EarFun's are more of a nuisance than the actual "buttons" of the Dime's since I DO have to actually TOUCH the earbuds to put them into my ears. If I had to offer just 1 suggestion to you, it would be to start with the Dime's. This could become your favorite pair of cheap sunglasses that you just keep coming back to. I honestly have no idea how much you have to spend to find something that is better without its' own set of compromises.