Sunday, March 1, 2015

Dirt Cheap Headphones Review: iRoad Blades Earphones and Microphone

The world has gone conference call mad.  There is no reason that you can't talk to software developers around the world night and day.  Of course, all of this conference call stuff cuts into valuable time that used to be devoted to walking the dog, brushing your teeth, putting pants on, and actually paying attention while driving.  One thing that makes all this conference call nonsense bearable is good pair of earbuds with a built in microphone.  The iRoad Blades Earbuds with Microphone do a pretty good job.
 

I purchased iRoad Blades at my local Five Below store for $5.  They fit my ears comfortably and they sound pretty good for phone calls and music.  They are also attractively styled with a chrome finish on their plastic drums. The fit and finish is better than dollar store earbuds.


According to the box, they feature a high efficiency 10mm driver, 20 hertz to 20 khz frequency response, extended bass response, 16 ohm impedance, a 3.5 mm plug for smartphones. The box also says that sensitivity is 93 +/- 3 dB/mw 1 khz.  The max input power is 10mW.  They are iPod, iPad, and iPhone compatible.
Overall, these earphones do the job and are dirt cheap at $5.  Stores like Five Below and Big Lots seem to be good places to pick up earphones.  The quality is decent and the prices are low.

If you'd like Amazon to send you some earbuds with a microphone, you might check these out:


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