Amazing sound quality inexpensive earbuds


I'd like to share my experience with quality earbuds for my Galaxy S3. I read reviews of many headphones looking for something reasonable and when I almost pulled trigger on $150 Yamaha EPH-100 I found this review of LG Quadbeat SE (also known as HSS-F420):

http://en.goldenears.net/15834 (a lot of earbuds reviewed there)

Just look how clean waterfall diagram is. I ordered them from gooddigitalshop.com that is Korean company located in Seoul. I got them within a week and am absolutely amazed with the sound not to mention that they costed me $21 ($29 with shipping). I used Paypal but they also accept credit card. Not only that sound is clean transparent and very, very dynamic with beautiful midrange, but also comfort is great. I ordered second pair for my wife and just got confirmation that it was shipped. Yamaha might be good as well but it is 16ohm - minimum recommended for S3. LG Quadbeat SE is 24 ohm. I also have AKG K271 mkII and this LG earbud is pretty close. Be sure it is SE version since they make another regular Quadbeats. SE version has red logo on the back of each earbud. I hope this might be of use to anybody looking for high quality earbuds.
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I'm examining them right now. You're right. I hadn't noticed it initially. The installed ones are not the grooved ones on mine. The slim ones are.

Another adventure!
I got two pairs also, both unopened. The other pair does have the grooved ones installed. Oh well, I guess someone wasn't quite awake.
The key is to not collapse it against the inner sleeve so as to keep it floating.
Nice find. Thank you. My son has a baby and another on the way. He'll appreciate them.
Didn't mean to be confrontational. I have just received them and boy are you in trouble, Kijanki! Just kidding:) I'm not an ear bud/phone guy so I can't give an educated opinion except to say they're better than the $3.00 ones I bought on a jet headed to Calgary recently. Great mid/top end, lacking at the bottom- typical of ear buds I suppose. My son's assessment will be more useful. I'm driving to Toronto tomorrow so I'll get his take on them.
I agree with everything you've said. They need to be firmly planted, though. Otherwise, you might as well use the 3.00 ones. They do sound good. I wouldn't apologize.
Turned up, I find the largest ones to have the best all round balance from top to bottom. Plenty of bottom end with those. Best upper bass/lower mid transition. I also don't find the top too hot with the large ones but I do with the others. Well worth the cost.
Sure but I had all three well planted and settled. I think they're designed to incorporate resonance built in to the buds. Hence the differences in response.