Design and features:These earphones have medium-high sensitivity, so they can provide satisfying volume levels when used with home audio equipment and even lower-powered portable audio devices. The ClarityHD has an integrated microphone and music player function control that are compatible with iPads, some iPods, and some iPhones and some other cellphones. The call connect/disconnect button can be used with some iPhones and some other cellphones. These earphones may not operate properly with some non-Apple/non-Android mobile devices or other audio equipment. This model comes with three pairs of earpieces in various sizes.
Sound quality: We found the ClarityHD delivers sound quality that falls in the good range: It reproduces music and voice reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound. The overall sound can best be summarized as bottom-heavy and somewhat muted. Bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact, goes deep, but is very prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even but somewhat hazy and grainy, a bit congested (think of a sonic traffic jam), and somewhat overwhelmed by the bass. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but slightly prominent and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). While the sound has a good sense of liveliness, it is somewhat closed-in (sound-wise, it is somewhat obvious that you have something plugging up your ears).
Comfort: We found that these earphones fit and stay in place with no problem, but they produce a sense of pressure in the ear opening that might be uncomfortable for some.
