Creative Labs EP-630 in-Ear Earphones - Black

I'm going to expose my feelings right from the get go: I am madly in love with these headphones. In the past 10 years, I've probably purchased 7 pairs. They have never disappointed me, and they continue to make me happy with every use. This review is going to be a lot of well-deserved praise for these headphones.1. Comfort/FitThe fit on these is superb. Just pop them in your ear, and the rest of the world disappears. No, they are not noise canceling, but they're very effective at blocking the outside world. I can wear these buds for 4-6 hours and not think twice about it (4.5 hours when I ran a marathon). They are insanely comfortable. No effort getting them in. Just pop them in, and that's it. Moreover, I've used these to sleep on buses, trains, and planes when traveling. As we all know, one of the go-to sleeping positions is to rest the side of your head against a window or something like that. You can do that without the earbud causing any discomfort. This simply is not an option with a lot of other headphones (like noise canceling models). So, in addition to being comfortable, these are practical.A note on noise leaking. If you use Apple's prepackaged headphones, then you're a kind and sharing individual, because, not only do you like listening to your music, you like sharing it with others. (Yes I'm being sarcastic). Apple earbuds have the WORST sound leaking. If you've only ever used Apple's earbuds, you owe it to yourself to try these. With these headphones, if I play my music at max volume, it blows out my ears, but if I take out the buds, I can barely hear a little hissing coming from the headphones. These headphones have very little to no noise leaking--a very nice feature for those of us who like to respect others.When working out, the buds hold nicely in my ear as I move about. This includes running, even when things get sweaty. Very little adjustment needed. A nice solid seal through my whole workout. As I said, these babies joined me for a marathon, and it was lovely.2. Size and WeightI haven't weighed these, but they can't be more than an ounce or two, and they crumple up in to nothing. If you're looking to pack them for a trip, they're not going to take up any space in your bag.3. Sound QualityI guess it makes sense that I say a thing or two about sound quality. I listen to a lot of music, and I listen to a lot of musicals when I run and workout. These produce a very nice sound. A solid bass, with good trebles. Sometimes I'll listen to a song one these, and I'll pick up one something new I haven't heard before in a song. They meet and exceed every expectation of a guy who is not an insane audiophile. Plus, it's important to keep in mind that you're likely listening to these on a simple iPod with a 256 bitrate (at best). Spending additional money for better sounding headphones will likely do nothing, because the source of the sound will be your limiting factor at this point.4. CostAt this price, these things are darn-near disposable. I eventually break mine doing something dumb, or after a year and a half of dutiful service (daily workouts/running). I'm not sure if it's sweat that eventually kills them, or just degradation. Usually just one side goes dead, and it's at that point that I get a new pair. Every time I buy a new pair, I'm more than happy to pay the price. (Seriously, think about it, something like $20 for a year of awesome service. That's just dirt cheap).5. CompetitorsNoise-canceling headphones. I've owned a pair of super-duper nice and expensive noise canceling headphones before. They didn't impress me that much. I can't say the listening experience was that much better. Admittedly, they will block a bit more noise compared to these headphones if you're using them just to block out noise (on a plane, for example). But past that, the noise-canceling phones: cost a lot, they are bulky and heavy to pack, and if you're trying to sleep and rest your head against something, they're uncomfortable and awkward. I take these headphones over some Bose noise-canceling headphones every day of the week.Expensive earbuds. You could go buy some $200 earbuds if you like. I'm sure the sound is probably a little better, but it's not worth it to me. I'd feel like I have to baby the super expensive headphones. Moreover, I can't imagine the headphones are going to provide too substantial of a difference unless you're listening to a very high bitrate track or a lossless encoded track. In short, while those buds may provide a little better sound, and you'd probably be able to sleep or rest your head with them in, I can't justify paying 10 times the price for these beauties.You CANNOT go wrong with these headphones. They are an incredible value, and perfect for just about everyone.

These are my second pair of the EP-630s. I lost the first pair around 5 months back. Since then I have been looking into other brands of eraphones and headpphones and I have built up a decent amount of knowledge regarding earphones and headphones. I looked into Sennheiser's, skullcandy's etc. Back then I didn't know what the earphones were called. As I researched I found the exact same earphones I had lost. I did not hesitate and bought a new pair for 15$. This was the safest option since I didn't know what the others sounded like.The sound quality for this price is excellent. They are probably better than many earphones that cost more than these. I also bought the V-moda vibe II earphonnes because I just wanted to try out different earphones. These were relatively more expemsive but did not sound as good as the EP-630s. The EP-630s have a wide range of frequencies which will only be realised after a certain period of burn in. I didn't pay attention to the sound quality of my first pair. For my second pair around 2 months back I noticed a distinct change in sound. The bass was really distinct and stood out. It did not necessarily block the other frequencies but provided a warm sound. The mids and highs are pretty clear. In some rare occasions the bass overwhelms the higher frequencies but it occurs very rarely and I don't think that's something to worry about.The isolation provided by these headphones is remarkable. With just the earphones on, a lot of the ambient noise is blocked. When music is played at decent volume, you cannot hear a thing. The ear tips are very comfortable. It depends on each person which size ear tips they want to use.So people who want to get a good musical experience but do not want to splash the cash these are the best earphones. The price does not correspond to the sound quality. These are great for casual listeners. You can get better sounding earphones but those will cost a bit more. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. These are a huge upgrade from the default ipod earphones.

Excelente producto, muy buena calidad

I hear audiophile rumors that these contain the same internals as the Sennheiser CX300, which I owned, loved and lost.It's been a while since I've had a substantial bass experience. These are VERY bassy. I was almost going to say "too much bass" but I'm just going to enjoy them and get used to them.They seem to be very good at noise isolation, but from what I recall, *MAYBE* CX300 was better at noise isolation, but I can't remember for sure.It's been a few years since I had CX300, but my gut feeling is I still want to try a pair of CX300 again. They're really special.These are nice though. Very nice. For the price, I'm VERY HAPPY.

Sin audífonos muy cómodos y aunque no tienen NR, por la forma en que se adaptan al oído, aíslan muy bien el ruido exterior

Hello Friends,Firstly plz note that im not a Audiophile but have experience with some great headphones & earphones like Sennheiser HD202 , Sony XB400, JVC HAFX1X Headphone Xtreme-Xplosivs and Soundmagic ES 18.I bought the Creative EP-630 In-Ear Noise-Isolating Headphone at Rs 900 /- (incl of Rs 75 delivery charges). Amazon took nearly 4 days to deliver the product.Appreciate their efforts to deliver it even in heavy rains .The product seems very original and comes in with a regular package and 1 year limited warranty.I have used these earphones for roughly around 15-20 days now and following is my opinion on it.PROS:- Perfect noise-isolation- Deep thumping bass- Loud Music (very helpful when travelling)-3 Ear-tips optionsCONS:- Sound "clarity" cud have been better , minor shrilling- Thin & Delicate wire which gets tangled very often (it's the case with almost all earphones)The followings things are very important if you want these buds to be really effective- Be a little patient , these earphones mite sound a bit flat in the beginning but as the time passes on it gets better.- Choose the ear tip that fits in perfectly inside ur ear canal (very important for deep bass experience)- Burn the earphones for atleast 8 -10 hours- Tweak the equalizers a bitThat's it . These monsters are ready to go!!These earphones really sound great . Bass Lovers and even normal listeners with a budget within 1000 bucs can definetly give it a try.The EP630 performs excellent when ur playing bollywood party tracks ( like Honey Singh , Dj Remixs etc..) English Hip Hop, Trance ( Pitbull , Rihana , Edward Maya, SKRILLEX ,ARMIN VAN BUUREN, ZEDD , DAVID GUETTA ).They also sound very nice and warm while playing soft romantics (Arijit , Arman Malik , Pritam , Mohit Chauhan , Kumar Sanu , Rahat Ali Khan)The good thing about these earphones is that they don't tend to fall out of your ears when you're working out, jogging , travelling or performing any activity.With the headphones pushed deep into your ears, you cut out almost all the background noise. No matter how loud things might get around you, you'll not be able to hear anything but your music .Would also like to mentions that in terms of performance these earphones are very close to my Soundmagic ES18 except for the fact that ES18 starts hurting your ear at high volume and the Creatives sound incredible even at high pitch as they are supported by great bass.My final ratings are :-Sound Quality - 8/10Build Quality - 7/10Value for Money - 8/10Overall - 8/10Cheers !!

Esperaba un poco más de calidad en el audio. No sé si los volvería a comprar. Están bien pero por el precio hubiera esperado algo un poco mejor. Si los comparas con unos earpods suenan un poco mejor los earpods. Estos creative tienen mayor GRAVE. Lo que me gusta es la goma de cancelación de audio y no me gusta (estéticamente) que el cable no viene liso sino que viene con una división, como si fueran dos cablecitos unidos.