Brainwavz M1 In-Ear Earphones

Before researching in-ear monitors for my brother, I had no idea this brand even existed. According to the reviews the model sounded like a steal for around £25, so we went for it.I barely got to try them when he bought his pair, but he's been so satisfied over the couple months he's had them that I decided to buy myself a pair, too.£25 won't buy you a better pair. I've had Sennheisers before and I'm still an avid fan of AKG headphones, but these are in-ears are simply mind blowing. I personally listen to electronic genres, so I can't comment on Rock or pop. Psychill, Ambient, Prog-Psy, Dubstep, electro, hardstyle all sound terrific. I assume non-electronic heavy genres also sound terrific. Everything I tried so far does.They come in a neat little hard case with so many different types of buds (I counted 15 pairs) that I'm not even sure what half of them are for. Tried three different looking ones, picked the most comfortable and went with it.----Packaging - 5 -- Neatly packed, the little hard case is very handy, I don't like the plastic tray that holds everything inside the cardboard box but this isn't something Brainwavz do and others don't. Easy to open.Sound - 5 -- If you can pinpoint what's wrong with these speakers, you aren't spending £25 on a pair, you're spending an order of magnitude more.Value - 5 -- Cheaper than a lunch for one at Jamie's (yes, that one). Can't go wrong.Shipping - 5 -- Ordered Thursday morning, got them 11am the next morning.Would recommend to my Mom or buy again.

I bought these to replace some other earphones which packed up after a few months. The sound quality is excellent for the money - I'm hearing stuff I was missing with my phone-supplied cables and the RHAs I previously had. The cable seems strong and has a right angle entry which I prefer. Handy box too. The phones are marked for left and right and come with a mind-boggling array of tips - quite the most I've ever had with a set. There is a little interference from the cable i.e. if you wiggle the cables you get some transmitted sound so I would not recommend for active use. The style of most of the tips is such that you don't get much wax trapping which has been a problem for me with some other kinds - and they are easy to clean. They are warranted by the manufacturer for a year.

One thing you need to know, these are hard to drive in relation to IEMs. They are 32Ω. They will need a decent new phone or a Digital Audio Player. Perhaps even a headphone amp. Without it, they will need extra volume. On my honor 10 80-90%. But if you have got a powerful source you will be rewarded with a lovely, big sound, great bass depth and definition, good detail. Vocals are slightly recessed but accurate. I can guarantee you a lot of neutral or bad reviews haven't driven these properly and found out what they are capable off.

They sound good, they last and they er not expensive. Far less expensive than I would expect from something doing it's job as well as these. No bloated bass is my main positive. Everything , whilst it does not sound all too 'polished, sits in it's rightful place.

Have lasted less than one year, suddenly right headphone didn't work. Found out that the inside coil that produces the sound had the wire cut, so this is really not easy to fix. I think this is a very bad design on the headphone inside parts (if the outter part of the headphone moves it can lead to the cable being broken)

I bought second pair and i has broke the same as previous one, just after 1-2 weeks of usage one speaker part has disattached from one of the headphones because of build which is designed to destroy fast so you would buy new ones.

Excellent IEMs. I have owned many sets of Sennheiser CX300s and these are as good if not better,soundwise. Base is nice and balanced.Cable is much sturdier and does not tangle which is a bonus as I listen to music in bed.They come with a nive carry case and they have the look and feel of a quality product.Great value for the price.

I would say these are excellent value for money.They are a tad too heavy on the base for me, as I want them in order to listen to talking books, but that probably makes them acceptable to the majority.