Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Bud Headphones - 2009 BCS

I have these in chrome. I mountain bike in them all the time, and go to the gym. Whatever the wires are coated in - it makes them never knot up. And the sound quality is amazing.

Was very excited that these came with a built in mic! Because it didn't say anything about a mic in the review. Great deal, the sound quality is definitely worth it. I own a pair, bought these as a present for my boyfriend.

These are f-ing dope. If you dont love these, you are most likely a spoiled bitch, or just a bitch. ScullCandy makes some sick ish, and the F.M.J. are just more proof that they know how to design and make a quality headphone/earbud. The F.M.J. fits my ear drum perfect, I ride with them in all day long and they never just pop out and never hurt my ears as other earbuds tend to do. The only time they ever fall out is if they get snagged on my helmet strap, glove, or jacket. I gots the F.M.J. with the mic on it and it goes perfect with my iPhone since Cali decided to pass out tickets for holding a phone to your ear. The 11mm driver will rattle your brain if you want it to, and the noise cancelation is amazing. I like to tune a lot of people out, and find the F.M.J. the best way to do so. Buy them, and you will love them.

I've had these for three years & love them!! They have excellent sound quality & have adjustable ear bud to fit in a variety sizes. I'll admit I don't have the ear buds from three years ago, but Skull Candy has taken care of myself every time something went wrong & sent a new pair to me. I wish more companies had lifetime warrantees like Skull Candy. If you watch Whiskey Miltia or the Outlet site you can get these for some killer deals.

This pair is a big improvement from the skull candy titans. My titans lasted about a month and half then finally one ear phone fell off. Then the other kept shocking me. These are much better. I picked up a pair from steep and cheap for 11 bucks. No tangle from the wire coating, and much better quality sound. Hopefully they last longer than my titans

These don't have the highest quality sound, but with the 11 mm driver you get a pretty serious bang for your buck. The braided cord is solid and doesn't get as tangled as the rubber coated cord of my Smokin's. Bottom line, get them on steep and cheap and you will be more than happy.

these are terrible, they do not stay in your ear, cut out and there is nothing but static when you try to use them for handsfree talking with an Iphone.

I have the Black ones, with metallic cable, and the inline mic/toggle, and use it with my iPhone.

Bought these at an airport when my normal earbuds totally flaked out two months ago. GREAT BASS sound. Nice style.. These stay in my ear better than the type that sit in the groove on your ear (maybe it's just me, I don't see anyone else have issues, but if I move around much the other type never stay in).

Once again it may be just be, but I am able to turn these up louder on the bus to work without requests from people to turn my music down.. That equals a more enjoyable music experience for me, AND the people around me. With my old earbuds outside noise would get through to me, and my "irritating" hi-hats would get through to 50 somethings on the commuter bus, and despite turning them way up I couldn't hear as much, and bass? Forget about it.

I see some are not happy about the quality... well I've only had them two months so far, so I can't say too much.. hope they stay in good shape.

I stuff them in a small pocket on top of my backpack, and they don't get tangled too bad either..

Why not 5 stars? I can't stand the toggle sometimes.. with my apple earbuds, the toggle worked flawless: single tap is pause, double tap to next track, triple to go back.

With these:
The button is "jerky" so It's sometimes harder to get the same sensitivity (easier to mistakenly press twice instead of a clean triple tap)

Its one tiny button to locate (a pain in the neck when wearing gloves. The whole mic is like one big button with the apple ones),

And a lot of times the unit arbitrarily decides what your button taps mean: Like I may mean to double tap, but it's not quick enough, and it treats it as a triple tap??? Never if I try to do that on purpose though.

Verdict: Good sound quality, but not so great mechanics on the toggle. But you buy earphones for sound in the end right?.. by that measure it trumps any I've ever used.

The wire is coated/wrapped in some rigid metal inside the whole cord. This makes the whole cord stiff and almost as stiff as guitar strings. not very comfortable, or forgiving to go in a jacket or anything. makes itself pull out of your ears at all times. the sound isnt very good either...

And they still work. I've had a pair for more than a year, and when I accidentally washed it I was devastated, cause the right earbud lost all its bass...I bought another pair, and soon enough it fell into the sink. After I dried them, they also were still functioning, but also lost their bass.

In the process of trying to get them to work again, I sucked on the little hole that allows air to get through the earbuds, and I heard a faint popping noise. When I tried them again, they worked perfectly. I did this with my old pair, and the same thing worked.

Sound quality is great--got deep lows, crisp highs, and despite what everyone else says about their poor construction, I'm pretty ecstatic about their resilience over the past year.

The look great but have some serious duribility issues. I have bought two pair of these off of Whiskeymilitia. Both pair failed after one month of use. I have to say that I did like them while they lasted because the sound quality was pretty good for the price. Not worth it becuase the audio started cutting out with a few weeks of normal wear. Don't waste your money. Look elsewhere for a pair of headphones. I will never buy another pair of skullcandy again.

I have purchased five pairs of these from steep and cheap for around 10.00 each. I am down to one working pair, all the others have lost all sound or sound in one ear. The warranty process sucks! If you need a cool name and a sticker keep buying these otherwise let em go. I feel sorry for anyone who has paid retail or even half price for. They are worth around 2.00 a set.

These things are cool to look at, just don't ever touch them. If you do they will immediately stop working. I have owned 3 pairs and after going through the hassle of getting the 3rd pair, I made a resolution to stop purchasing skullcandy products altogether. I bought a $10 pair of maxell buds and they have lasted me 4 months so far. Skullcandy, get your $%^& together!

I don't know how skullcandy stays in business. ALL of their products are absolute crap that break or go bunk almost immediately. I guarantee you that all of the positive reviews here were written within a month of purchase before they inevitably stopped working. Skullcandy products have no staying power whatsoever. So, please read this review from someone who has a lot of experience with skullcandy products.

First, yes, the sound quality on these is amazing. the bass is amazing and sound canceling is perfect. HOWEVER, I'm getting ready to send them back to the company for the THIRD time due to technical issues. Luckily they have a fantastic return policy (the ONLY positive thing I have to say about the company). But, I'm honestly at the point that I just want my money back. This pair, along with the first two, had an entire bud just stop working within 1-2 months of use EVERY time. So, I pack them up, and ship them off, get my replacement...enjoy them briefly, then send them off again.

This is not the only issue I've had with skullcandy. I bought the "pipe" portable speakers. I've had to send those back twice as well. The first one had the input jack disappear inside the unit and the second started playing really scratchy (totally un-listenable). The newest ones I have are still working, however, I don't use them EVER. I travel for extended periods of time, and I don't want to get stuck with unreliable speakers that will inevitably go sour at any given moment for no apparent reason.

I also had a cheaper pair of skullcandy headphones a couple of years ago that completely shattered - for no reason, just broke in half after taking them off once.

Long story short, skullcandy can do wonders with sound, but they are absolute crap at construction. How can you respect a company that puts no effort into making sure it's products actually last? So, if you don't mind sending your buds back every month or two for replacement, then by all means, buy skullcandy. However, at this price point, why not buy from someone who has good sound AND takes pride in a well constructed product?

I realize I should have learned my lesson long ago. I'll keep sending these back, but I will never buy a new product from skullcandy again.

So this is a comparison review, new vs. old.
I bought a new set off of Steep and cheap to replace an older pair that I bought about 4 years ago. The new ones have the inline mic. I bought these to use with my Droid phone, and I assumed they would have the same sound quality as the old pair, that did not have a mic, but an inline volume control slider. Well, when I got the new ones, put the old ones in the drawer as backups and kind of forgot about them. After using the new ones for a few weeks I realized that something was different, so I did a comparison test. Same song at the same volume from the same ipod. Wow, what a difference. The old pair had MUCH better bass response and were louder and clearer in general. These are essentially the same product here, both FMJ 11mm earbuds, but the difference between the two is huge. I am not sure, either they really changed the design in the last few years, or I got a defective pair. The new ones I would give maybe 2.5 stars, the old ones are more like a 4 or 4.5 for sound quality.

I picked these up on Brociety for less than $40 with shipping. They're going back.

Just sitting at my desk typing, these headphones (the 11mm) were okay. The sound was mediocre, good bass, okay highs and muddy mids. I can deal with that for $40 headphones.

What I can't deal with is the random static noise that I got. I could be sitting completely still and they'd crackle. I'd try moving them around and they wouldn't crackle. I gave them an 8 hour work day and they crackled about every other song.

Save your money for something better.

I will start off my saying I love these headphones. My previous pair were the Bose in-ears and they lasted me 2 years until the cord-to-jack started coming loose.. The sound was unbeatable believe me. Ill give you some pros and cons for the Bose:

PROS(Bose):
-Lots of bass, to where I had to used treble booster for EQ
-The sound quality beat all other in-ears I've ever tried.
-The soft, cushiony tips are a great design; Some people hate the whole "ear plug" design. These are comfortable to where you forget they're there.
-Durable, long lasting. (if you take care of them)

CONS(Bose):
-Very long, rubbery cord that tangles
-Not very stylish
-Won't stay put if you're jogging or something like that. (didnt for me atleast)
-Didn't block enough sound for me. But surprisingly blocked a lot more than I thought- seriously.

Okay so the Bose's quality and sound pretty much make up for all the CONS so for $100 bucks, you can't beat it. Here's some pros and cons for the Skullcandy FMJ's:

PROS(FullMetalJackets):
-Cord is made of a sort of fabric material that never tangles
-Has a mic and call button. (You can pay $120 for Bose in-ears with mic)
-The cord length is perfect
-Look great!
-They really stay put in the ear..I never have to adjust them, Ever!
-Durable, metal design
-Sound iight. Can't complain to much.

CONS(FullMetalJackets):
-Not nearly enough bass for me. (Bose has like 3x more/ the Skullcandy Ink'd budds have a lil more than these)
-Sound quality isn't worth $70 at all.

Okay so my only issue with the FMJ's is the sound- it could be better. If your looking for a good solid pair of headphones that stay in your ear, look way cool, sound okay, and don't bother you to much, get these.

If you want incredible sound quality with A LOT of bass (which i love!) and don't mind paying an extra $30 dollars, then I'd HIGHLY recommend the Bose. They don't look 'cool' but its Bose, what do you expect?..

wtf everyone who is giving these bad ratings mine went through the wash and still gave exelent sound quality

So I just replaced my old full metal jackets, and this new design has some issues for me. First off its great that they had blackberry and i phone users on their mind when designing these, but it leaves anyone with a regular mp3 player to not have any mute or volume function anymore. So basically unless I am using my blackberry with these while I am boarding I cant mute or turn down my volume without diggin out my mp3 player from my pocket. Kinda Lame. The only improvements I see from the old designs were good ones though...the ear foams pieces are great, and getting rid of the rubberized cord that used to catch on everything and rip the buds from my ears.

These are frequently on whiskeymilitia.com for about $30, which is where I picked mine up. I think these are the best sounding ear buds I've ever used, great bass and no tinny highs, very full sound. I discovered after I bought these that I have tiny ears (random and strange, I know) because I can't wear them for very long w/out my ears becoming irritated, even with the smallest covers on. So, if you already know that you have small ears, I would say don't get them, which again is highly random, but I just wanted to put that out there.

The headphones seem alright. I have a pair of SkullCandy Titans that are at the manufacturer for warranty issues. SkullCandy has great customer service. These arrived in a ziplock bag. There was no carrying case for them. Steap and Cheap has never done me wrong like that. But for thirty bucks, I guess that was a gamble I took. They are 100 times better than stock IPOD headphones. They have a little more bass and a little better sound quality than the Titans.

These are good headphones for the money - got mine for 30 bucks on Brociety. The sound quality is very good for the most part. There are a few irritating things, though. First, the plastic ear pieces (a selection of different sizes come with the phones) come apart from the main part very easily (i.e. in your pocket), and I'm expecting to lose mine. There is some wire noise when you move your head around, and you get a lot of wind noise if you're riding a bike and not wearing a hat. All in all, I like them. Mine don't crackle or give static as mentioned below.

Agree with the sound quality, nice look, useful in the gym, etc. etc. But unfortunately (and consistent with many other reviews) something about these headphones are poorly engineered.

3GS comments (maybe applicable to other devices):
o For whatever reason, when the plug is fully inserted, iPhone 3GS skips between recognizing the headphone mic and not -- result is constant clicking and the sound adjusts between volume settings
o The mic button doesn't seem to do anything
o No volume control

My solution over the weekend -- before deciding to return -- was to slightly pull the headphone connector out such that 3GS is forced into one mode of operation. Using this hack, the headphones produce great sound (full bass and clear high ranges). That said, I can get even better sound quality and more confident engineering (no mic) with etymotics for the same price.

these earbuds are great. look cool. and you can slap really well. but they broke on me after about 3 months. i know i didn't blow them out or damage them. i know have the skullcandy holua and for the extra 30$ i'd definitely go for them

I am fucking tired of dealing with these headphones. The sound quality is good and thats the only good thing about them. This is my 7th pair of full metal jacket earbuds. Backcountry advertised these ear buds with inline volume control switches and they dont. they arent durable at all; they break easily at the cord splitter. I'm in engineering as my profession and the design makes no sense to me and my associates; its has some shortfalls. I would pay $40 dollars for them if i knew they were durable but they arent. I have 2 other friends that have the same earbuds and we all agree that they are overpriced. Thank god for backcountry's costumer service.

Got these for my dad to use on his business trip. I tried them out and I almost didn't give them back, the sound is awesome, the coating on the wires made them much easier to work with than my other buds and the color selection is impressive. Plus you can't beat the lifetime warranty.

The new foam pads are RAD! They are like ear plugs, which mold to your ear. I use these for biking and running and with these new pads they don't fall out. Sound quality is good for buds, the inline mic is slick and the cord tends not to knot. Good buy.

These just showed up last night much to my delight. First thing I noticed is that the covers that go over the speaker into your ear (rubber as well as foam) go on and off the earbuds super easy. This concerned me a little. So I popped on the foam covers (causes the rubber ones completely suck) and started rocking out to some of my favorite jams. After about 15 minutes of listening I took the ear buds out, however when I took them out the foam tips were no longer on the earbuds, but rather still stuck in my ear canal. The only way I was able to get these out of my ears was by using a pair of tweezers. Thankfully I didn’t push them any deeper into my ear canal or damage my ear by having to stick a metal object deep into my ear to pull these out.

These “WERE” my 3rd pair of earbuds from Skull Candy and I have never had this problem with any others (Smokin Buds and Titanium Buds). Though the sound quality of the Full Metal Jacket buds are good, the risk of having something stuck in my ear canal each time I take them out and possibly damaging my ear drum trying to get them out is not worth the risk. I ABOSLUTLEY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE TO ANYONE. Save yourself a few bucks and go for the Titanium buds.