Hands-On Report--Griffin Technology EarJams
• Deliver massive bass and improved sound
• Enhance the comfort and fit of your iPod earbuds
• Raises your earbud volume by up to 10 decibels
We were interested in the promise of significantly increasing the bass output from our standard iPod earbuds and of increasing their volume for airline travel, so we ordered a set when they were first announced in late August. They arrived a little over a week ago, just in time to use on an airplane trip of over 4 hours each way.
Our EarJams arrived housed in a clear plastic hang-up package with a small zippered case and three sets of soft plastic gray ear pieces in small, medium and large sizes. The case holds the earbuds with the EarJams attached so we now have something to keep our earbuds cords from becoming a rats nest. The case itself is worth the $15. Fortunately for us, the smallest ear pieces fit our ear canals but just barely. The lack of a small enough ear piece and a stem that is way too short have kept us from using our $40 Apple in-ear headphones.
The EarJams fit our ears fairly well with the small ear pieces. We can easily "screw" them into our ear canals and they are surprisingly comfortable. They didn't hurt our ears either way during the 4-hour airplane trip.
Do they work? You bet, just as advertised. The bass output is greatly increased, probably because of their physical contact with the ear canal. In addition, we normally have to crank our iPod Mini's volume up to 80-90% of full on an airplane for decent sound over the engine noise and rush of air across the fuselage. With the EarJams, we only had to set the volume up to just short of 50% for excellent sound. The EarJams do a great job of cutting out airplane noise. At $14.99, you can save $285 by getting the EarJams instead of Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones and a lot of space in your travel bag.
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