ADVANCED SOUND GROUP ADV. Model 2 Live Edition / 3.5 mm Jack Phones/Laptops Sweatproof, Running, Workout Gym Wired in-Ear Headphones Without Mic, Black

I'd had a pair of KZ ZS10 IEMs for over a year. I was... sort of OK... with them. They sounded OK, but regardless of eartips, I could never get and maintain a good seal (even with several different sizes of Comply tips). They were also very large, when compared to my wife's pro level Westone IEMs.To cut a long story short, I lost them. Not an 'I lost them' story, but truly lost; I had no plans to change, but had no choice with a large fund-raiser gig coming up.Having looked at all the budget IEMs out there, I landed on these. And I'm so glad I did. Very similar to the Westones in appearance (I don't have the ears or tools to check the detailed working, but they both sound good).Version: I got the Live version. Simply because I wanted them as IEMs, and didn't want to make any telephone calls from the stage when playing.Fit: Excellent. They came with a selection of tips; I changed to the memory foam tips, and threw the rest into the large pile of tips in my 'bits' drawer. The seal is excellent - I can hardly hear anything outside when wearing these. The body of the earpiece fits me perfectly, and the cable is just the right length.Sound Quality: Youngsters might claim that these are light in the bass; they're not. They have a very even response across all bandwidths. This is exactly what you want with IEMs, especially if you have to run the front-of-house mix from the stage - you don't want to turn down the house bass simply because your headphones are giving you too much. A lot of detail comes through in these phones.Accessories: Meh. They give you a bunch of spare ear tips. I found the right ones for me, and binned the rest. They also give you a small bag to keep the headphones in, but really, it's just a bit too small. I binned that also, and spent $10 on a small Pelican case.Wish List: Probably in a year or so I'll wish that I sprung for version with a replaceable cable. But that's the only change I'd make on these.In summary, if I lost these, I'd buy the same again, or the replacement cable version. Over $400 cheaper than my wife's IEMs, but - for me - just as good.

First of all, this is a good, lightweight wired earbud design you can effortlessly tweak around the back of your head, in front, or whatever your requirement would be. Then you just lightly squeeze the over-ear adjustment back so it's resting on your ear - and then you can run many kilometers with them comfortably without constant adjustment after. There are several different ways to attach a clip to the wires, or the plastic welds, if you require that, but since the wire is sticky without being very heavy, you don't actually need it. The wire coil over your ear won't dig into your ears from the top, it doesn't turn into a wavy mess after bending it around a bit, and the earbud won't squeeze your auricle out and at some point feel like a bad earplug and things of that sort. Already here, you're getting more worth than $25 dollars.So it's a very thoughtful design, and they would be easy to recommend for training -- except for the fact that without an amp with effect that can drive a small model train for at least a few meters at a time, the sound is something akin to listening to a kitchen radio with bad reception, with a sheet of tinfoil draped over the speaker.Try playing it on your average phone dac, and it will produce a treble so sharp it can very likely actually cut rock, the middle range will essentially die, and the lower range will be gone save for a few grumbles once in a while. I've listened to under-amped speakers, headphones and even earbuds before, but this is something on an entirely new scale. Normally you would expect to get quiet sound with bad frequency response, and some lost mapping in the sound picture. But here you just get horrible sound, or loss of entire frequency ranges (presumably because there's one driver, or at least one large one). So you can't expect to get decent, or frankly even listenable sound in these on a low effect amp.With an amp, however, interesting things start to happen. The treble can certainly still cut rock eventually - but as you turn the sound up towards and probably over the pain treshold, the treble is slowly and warmly enveloped by the rest of the frequency spectrum. And you end up with something that neither strikes you as comfortable or particularly accurate - but that nevertheless is a sound picture that in the end is quite complete. Note as well that you need to run the model train for a good few hours before the rattling and grinding noises stop, and before you're left with a more even train track pressure, like tons of metal softly squishing the tracks at very high speed. Not comfortable, as explained, at least compared to walking in the forest - but comfortable as far as speedy train rides are concerned.Add that these are a closed design, that don't use trickery with a softer back to get a better holography, and it's all very mystifying. It's an unbelievably curious design. I've listened to many types of earbuds from all kinds of price ranges that are both more comfortable and that deliver a more complete sound picture in certain areas (and conditions - both earbuds and earclogs that leak, over small oversights or in truth conscious design flaws, can nevertheless be very accurate and complete if you wear them just the right way, and shade your ears on the right sunny monday, etc). On low volume, you can certainly also pick just about anything else from any bin, and you'll have better sound (including putting a bluetooth speaker in your pocket - it really is that bad).And yet - when you turn the volume up sufficiently high enough, and throw enough watts at these, they do light up in a very unexpected way. I have regretted expensive hifi purchases bitterly before - but getting this out of $25 dollars is ridiculous. Just that they exist makes a lot of recognized "hi-fi" brands pathetically laughable. Because - although it is in a very specific context - these earbuds do deliver accuracy and completeness to a level that would make anyone with a weakness for buying too many audio accessories say, with a pained grin, and very high skepticism and regret about their last purchase: "200 dollars?". And they would know they're understating that number.So in short: you need an amplifier that can reliably serve at least a 100 ohm headphone, and it has to deliver over long bursts (presumably because of the single driver design - I don't know how much effect that is in mW, but it's significantly higher than your typical phone or mp3 player dac. And it is also higher than what is listed in the manufacturer's website, if you want something more than just marginally listenable). And you do need to turn the volume up to a point where musicians - of the kind that like cozy music and quiet jazz, rock and roll from a distance, and things of that sort - would scream in pain, hide, and cover their ears. These are not for that kind of musician.But. If you can get past this somehow, run them in without destroying your ears, and somehow come to a compromise between hearing loss and a rattling inner ear. Then the completeness of the sound-picture is actually quite high, and allows for high density source playback without losing any definition at all (which is not possible on any earbud you can wear outside the house without worrying about the weather destroying them and your next paycheck). There are a few gaps, sure. And certain areas of the sound-picture is more analytical and frankly dry than I would have liked (specially since it disagrees with the lower frequency spectrum approach, giving it a disjointed, shearing holography, which also adds to the uncomfortable aggressiveness). There is also no lower range foundation, and.. well I already regret even typing down any of this on a review for a 25 dollar pair of earbuds. Or with any earbuds.In short: to at all be complaining about things like this for a $25 dollar purchase is comical. This is not the range where you can have these kinds of criticisms. It's a plastic bit with metal wire on it around your ear, they should not sound that way. The criticism would be completely appropriate for a $500-$1000 headset, not for something you can just toss in your pocket on the way to the gym. So get a pair of these now, if for no other reason to have something to compare with when you are considering spending 500 dollars on something portable next time. Take them with you an astound and terrify your local hi-fi snob, and enjoy the sight as their blood drains from their faces and their life falls apart. Because although these earbuds have certain weaknesses (and would not work as monitor headphones, let's just be completely clear on that. The gaps in certain areas are vast chasms, relatively speaking, that I wouldn't accept in either expensive headphones or a floor setup - which again, is not really something you can compare with here) - but in spite of those gaps, and of course the effect threshold issues, they do deliver in certain areas that suggest a laughably higher price-range. This sound picture shouldn't be possible to get out of a plastic bit like this.

order at own risk .. I ordered this item , I use them in church as my in ear monitor , I play on a worship team .. they fit my ear great they sounded even better than any other that I have had .. I used an old sony ear bud for 3 years that I payed 20 bucks for . Altho I really liked this set , the fit to my ear and the sound was really great , but the white wire on both sides at the y came disconnected . I hardly got one month use out of them .. I hope they make the connection better on these in the future .. In closing I gave this product a one star ratting only because the wires came apart at the y intersection fitting . Had the wires stayed intact at that point and I was still able to use them . I probably would have gave it a 5 star for fit / sound .. I thought I would get more than a couple uses out of them ..UPDATE :Since my last review The Advanced Support Team went out of there way to contact me , They let me know that the s2000 ear monitor had been discontinued . They are very sorry for the trouble with the product , and have mailed me an upgraded pair that I have just received in the mail box .. The Model2 .. I haven't tried them in Church yet but I have plugged them into my cell phone to try them out . I like that the jack is a 90 instead of the straight jack like the s2000 had , The 90 jack works better for me on my receiver pack that clips on my pocket . They seem to sound good listening to the radio so I'm sure they will sound fine with the live music .Way to go Advance Support Team Bravo , Because of your wonderful Support I'm Changing my one Star review to a 10 Star but they only have Five stars here .. Blessings