| Reviews : Nike HJ080 Skylon Flight Metal 3-way Sport headphones |
Technical Details
- Ultra Lightweight design stainless steel
- Adjustable earhook
- Sweat- resistant earpiece
- Carrying pouch
Product Description
Skylon flight metal 3 way adjustable Sport headphones, have a radical new design aimed at athletes and Audiophiles. All metal, lightweight, 3-way adjustable for different size ears.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By R. Yetter (Some AFB in Some where in the world.)
I bought the white plastic version of these head phones the first go around. Then I forgot to take them out of my pocket when I washed my pants.. the dryer fried them.
I am in the Air Force and I run/work out a lot, and these little devils are great. There is this piston on the top of the ear bud that goes up and down, and then there is this kind of a curved latch that you push down behind your ear and it locks them in place. The plastic ones worked so well, that I decided to get ANOTHER pair. Then I found these fellars. Didn't even know they made ones out of metal.
The weight on these things is nice. They stay put. And they came with some sponge over the speakers which is nice for now even though I know it will eventually rip off. There is also this handy little rubber thing that you wrap the cord around to keep it from getting tangled. I thought it was dumb at first and then I was like, "Holy Hell! This is actually super useful!" And now I use it all the time.
The sound is good enough. Not studio quality and the base doesn't vibrate your head, but they sound every bit as good as the headphones that come with an iPod. That's really about all.
Annnnnnddddddd, I'm done.
By J. Feldman (San Francisco, CA)
I've had these for about 6 months, and am on my second pair after destroying the first at the bottom of my gym bag (its on me - nothing would have survived). I use them for distance running and am very happy with them.
Once you get these fit to your ears, they stay put. The sound is decent, and the shape blocks a reasonable amount of the ambient sound.
That said, there is a learning curve to getting them to fit correctly. There are some curious design choices that make getting the fit tricky. For a reason I can't figure out, the headphone cables emerge from the earbuds pointing forward, which makes tucking the cables away a little trickier than it should be. Also surprising is there isn't enough friction in the fitting mechanism to keep it put between wearings, meaning every time you have to work on getting them on your ears.
I found that routing the cable through my shirt keeps them put, and now that I know how to work them, they are staple of my running gear. I'd buy them again.
One other note - for [...], a little card saying "hey, here is how we think you should get these to fit to your ears" is something i would have expected in the box. Apparently Nike and Phillips don't agree with me!
By Richard Lee Jr. (Southwestern Pa, USA)
Purchased from Target for a little less than $50. I have tried almost all the headphones for working out and running for over the ear but none seemed to fit my small ears until now. These were great. Working out and running, they never fell out. Having the cord on the outside of my shirt, and using a machine that I had to make contact with the pad, it pulled the cord apart. I returned them to Target and got another pair. I had to return two more sets because the left speaker busted. Now that my return is out of date, my fourth pair busted on the left side again. There will NOT be a fifth pair.
By Michael C. Hebert (New Orleans, LA)
I sold audio products for a while, and my experience is that everyone has a different opinion about what excellent sound means. For folks like me, who like jazz and classical, the best sound is very clear, not too much bass. A lot of people, especially the younguns, like that thumpin' bass and nothing that doesn't kick the windows out will do.
With my iPod, the Skylon gives pretty clear, sharp sound. But it probably won't play Jay-Z the way some people would like it. Here's the thing, though -- when I exercise, there tends to be background noise (traffic, other exercisers, etc.) and in that situation you aren't going to get booming bass without blasting the sound. These phones are clear, and will make it easy to hear speaking voices, as well as singers, against ambient sound. That's what a pair of sports earphones should do, in my opinion.
So I like them.
By M. Morales (Lancaster, CA)
I bought these headphones to go with my brand new ipod nano, and i must say I was quite disappointed. I bought the pair as they were the best looking (and highest priced) Nike brand headphones. I was let down by how insufficient the bass was on these. My cell phone speaker has better bass! I was excited to run with these until I heard the lackluster sound quality. I don't think the weight of these headphones would've made it too comfortable... these puppies are HEAVY. On top of that, the shape of the actual buds didn't create a good enough seal to drown out any of the surrounding noise even at a sufficient volume. Forget about losing yourself in your workout at the gym with these on. To summarize, I liked how these look and that's about it. No bass and too heavy. Avoid and go with another pair.
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