Skullcandy Method In-Ear Sport Earbuds Review

Our Verdict

The Skullcandy Method In-Ear Sport headphones are cheap buds with secure inserts and big bass, just overall their audio quality lacks clarity and definition.

For

Sweat-resistant design
Secure ear inserts
Inexpensive

Against

Relies heavily on bass
Muddy highs and mids
No volume controls on inline remote

Tom's Guide Verdict

The Skullcandy Method In-Ear Sport headphones are inexpensive buds with secure inserts and large bass, but overall their sound quality lacks clarity and definition.

Pros

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Sweat-resistant design
+
Secure ear inserts
+
Inexpensive

Cons

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Relies heavily on bass
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Dingy highs and mids
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No volume controls on inline remote

Skullcandy hopes the Method In-Ear Sport headphones will be the perfect option for those in need of inexpensive, sweat-resistant buds. While their pattern is bold and lightweight — and their toll super affordable at $29 — we take some reservations about their bass-heavy audio.

Pattern

Skullcandy wants yous to never forget you're wearing a pair of its earbuds. At that place are four visitor logos on the lightweight Method earbuds: 1 on the jack, 1 on the centerpiece of plastic in the heart of the wires and two on the back of each bud. On the left wire is the inline remote, and on the back of it is the printed Skullcandy name.

My review unit was yellow accented with gray, making the earbuds pop against my typically night-colored workout clothes. The wires are thin, and the pieces of hardware fastened to them are jagged and slightly misshapen, giving them the advent of bones. Fifty-fifty without the logos, everything nearly these earbuds screams Skullcandy.

The buds are positioned off-center from their base, allowing them to slide hands into the caverns of your ears. This design also makes it easier for them to stay put during intense workouts, and since they're sweat resistant you tin can become the extra mile without worry.

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Comfort and Fit

The Skullcandy Method Sport earbuds come with two pairs of ear inserts; I stuck with the larger pair, which fit my ears snugly. Skullcandy claims that these "StickyGels" are fabricated of a material that's more secure in your ear when y'all sweat, merely I didn't find them to be any ameliorate than the Sennheiser CX 685 Adidas Sport headphones. They did, however, experience slightly more secure than the Panasonic Ergofit earbuds.

Audio Quality

Skullcandy hopes that big bass volition be enough to sustain you through a workout. The Method earbuds played Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" with deep bass and drums, only the song suffered from weak highs and muddy vocals.

Out of the Skullcandys, the Sennheiser CX 685s and the Panasonic Ergofits, the CX 685s earbuds were the most well-rounded, with well-baked vocals and moderate bass. The Panasonics were closer in audio quality to the Skullcandys, featuring bass that had a piddling more power and depth, only ameliorate vocals than the Method earbuds.

The Method earbuds played a lackluster version of "Harlem" by New Politics, muffling the claps in the intro of this fast-paced runway and totally missing David Boyd'south jumpy, poppy vocals. Out of the iii sets of earbuds, the best middle-ground options are the Panasonic Ergofits, which sacrifice some sharpness on the highs and mids in favor of deeper bass. However, the most well-rounded and accurate audio comes from the Sennheiser CX 685s.

Bottom Line

The Skullcandy Method In-Ear Sport headphones give you booming bass and a secure fit, simply that's well-nigh information technology. If you're looking for well-fitting, solid sports earbuds, the Sennheiser CX 685 Adidas Sport earbuds are worth the extra $15 thanks to their excellent sound. However, if you want the cheapest earbuds yous tin can find that don't compromise sound quality, the Panasonic Ergofits are only $x and have more than well-rounded audio than the Skullcandy Method earbuds.

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Valentina is Commerce Editor at Engadget and has covered consumer electronics for a number of publications including Tom's Guide, Wired, Laptop Mag and Ars Technica, with a particular focus on wearables, PCs and other mobile tech.