Soundmagic E50C Wired Earbuds with Microphone in Ear Monitor HiFi Earphones Good Noise Isolating Headphones Comfortable Fit Black Gold

Comparing these with my long time favourite E10s I can say that the E50s are much less impressive. I don't know what's gone wrong, but after a few months of unhappiness I've ordered a new pair of E10s, which sound just as good as ever, with the added bonus of being slightly better built!The treble on the E50s is really thin and piercing. Bass is fine, but not well balanced with the midrange, leaving the whole sound incoherent and difficult.Cannot recommend the E50s. The E10s are a classic, and much better value.

Bought these for my daughter. She asked why the were so expensive as she has previously bought crap from poundshops or supermarket. Wasn't long before she understood. She loves them and uses them all the time. They are very comfortable and sound great. Bass is not exaggerated like many headphones - I personally hate all the super bass heavy headphones/speakers of recent years. These are nicely balanced and allow vocals/guitars etc to sound crisp clear with being overwhelmed with bass. The deep bass is still there when listening to hip-hop/dance/classical.They were a great bargain in the rose gold colour compared to black/grey ones as this colour must be unpopular. Much easier to find in this colour if you are searching for them too.

Going from first-gen E10 (broken right driver) to E50. Similar type, which is what I was looking for. Higher impedance, had to max out my Sansa MP3 player. Hard to tell left from right, but nothing unusual.Neutral sound overall, good clarity, more mid-bass, but could be the 'special' foams. Look and feels well built, I like the angled connector. The foams (can't remember the name) provide good sound isolation, and seem to help the low range.Worth the price hike? well, no, not over the E10.Good headphones? Yes, if you want a neutral sounding pair of plugs, with good detail. Not overly expensive.Would recommend? Depends on durability, but they do look like they can take punishment. More than the E10 or anything else I owned. E10 were solid to start with, weird that it's the internals that gave up first.Oh yeah, cable is relatively stiff, kinda springy. Not enough to beother me, but worth noting.EDIT : One Year ownership :Well, it's been a good year. But like the E10, one of the driver died. Cable maybe, don't care. But really, I'm not getting more much more durability than my Cresyn C320E, and I'm not being particularly brutal or careless.Sometimes, it takes one bad move to completely ruin earphones, so reliability tends to be patchy, unless they are truly built to take real punishement, and why I use to buy several cheap Cresyns (which are no longer availble, and were a great little purchase).So, the E50 failed the durability test. And, on we go, looking for a set of earphones that can last more than a year. Now purchased a set of Shure SE215K.

I’d like to hopefully clear up some of the varied information there seems to be out there on these. I’ve been working with and using high end audio systems for over 25 years and I’m always chasing a sound that makes me happy. Headphones have never really been my bag though, and for the longest time (easily 15 years) I’ve been using sennheisers entry level model of in ear.I always accepted that they were not a patch on the sound I was used to from my main system or even from my full size headphones but they sufficed.After the last pair of sennheisers broke I decided to hit Amazon and replace themAgain. In the search I decided I’d maybe switch brands and try the soundmagic E10. On the day I was buying, these E50 were less than half price at £20 and had a small voucher which brought price down to about £19.50 for me.They arrived and I’ve spent a few days listening and I can safely tell anyone reading this that they are an enormous step up on the cheap sennheisers, it’s not even close. The amount of clarity, resolution and smoothness are a massive leap. Yet the extra detail and clarity don’t come at the cost to ease of listening. They are incredibly smooth with a sweet and clean top end that doesn’t irritate.Some reviews have called these more forward and bright than the E10. I can’t speak for that model, but the E50 is definitely not bright sounding at all. Feed them some decent music from something better than a phones headphone jack and they’ll a reward (I use a lightning connected DAC on my iPhone).Some have accused them of being bass light. Again, not true. They need driving, as higher impedance phones, as a result, poor headphone amps built into laptops and phones may under drive them and fail to deliver the grunt needed for adequate low end. The bass I’ve heard from these is deep, rich, tuneful and in perfect proportion with every other part of the frequency range.A highly recommended budget headphone for those looking to step up from the very cheapest models. I don’t hesitate in recommending them to anyone keen to up their game. You’d get better from these and a nice external DAC dongle (audioquest dragonfly perhaps) than from a more expensive pair of headphones.Great purchase even at full price. A steal at £20!

Bought for my husband who is hard of hearing. He has difficulty with base voices and uses subtitles. He found these good quality and great value at price. He rarely uses the subtitles now. He is glad we threw out the old set!