Earphone Review: Insonic

It's important to spend a little more on things that you use frequently. Researching the features and reading reviews really helps. Earphones for instance; I use these for approximately 5hrs a day, everyday. You just won't see me with anything but the best plugged into my head. This is why today my search for a new set of earphones has finally ended.



You can tell straight away that I've spent quite a lot on these. Four diamonds (unknown carat) used for eyes is a really welcome touch. The sound quality meets all my expectations and I'm pleased that Insonic have included a largely over looked feature of legs and arms. My last headphones neglected this feature and if you know me, you'll know I was very vocal about it. My only real criticism is that those arms do kind of jut into my ears like little pins, it's just a shade off excruciating trying to listen to an entire album.

Criticisms aside, I can report that the build quality is as good as the sound quality. I was alarmed at the cashier's response to my question of 'Will these earphones control an iPhone 3GS running iOS4.0.2' being a decisive 'Yes'. I can't help thinking I was the victim of a ruse but then, I maybe missing where the mic and 'call accept' button is.

I'm especially pleased that Insonic has catered for all people below the height of 5ft by attaching a 2ft white cable to the earphones. Admittedly this does mean that my height, an uncommon 6ft 1", leaves my iPhone swinging freely in my pocket until it finally disconnects.

Insonic have helpfully included some statistics that these babies can pump out on the packaging. I will list these here in the hope that it's one day found by someone genuinely looking for the power handling figures.

Impedance: 32ohms at 1KHZ
Sensitivity: 100DB/MW
Power Handling: 0.05Wmw
Frequency Response: 20-20,000HZ

You can probably decipher through those numbers that the sound quality is in the area around 'top notch' and 'well good'. They have a fascinating ability to make any music you play sound like it's being performed live, two fields over, by a cover band. With an aging music collection, I for one welcome the change.

My assumption is that you have either ordered and are awaiting dispatch or you are hovering over the 1-click-buy option on Amazon for this exact model. My only advice is to buy a different model. The ladybug would sit much better in the ear while the puppy head may also be an option worth considering.

Rating 9/10