I visited the three most popular So’s and tested all
their in-ear earphones. I know, it’s a little unsanitary but before I test
earphones, I wipe them and shake them vigorously and… violently? To make sure
all the germs and unwanted earwax is gone. Hey, if you don’t try them before
buying you might regret it later. Most of their earphones are less than four
hundred pesos. I’ll make this short so here’s the verdict:
- All
of Yoyoso’s earphones are terrible. I don’t like them one bit; do not waste
your money buying their earphones. I find their products too bassy and muddy.
The high frequencies are terrible. By the way, I used two jams using spotify
set on high resolution; Eye of the Tiger, and Making the Most of the Night by
Carly Rae. Yoyoso? Nonoso…
- Mumuso
is okay-ish. I actually bought one for emergency. I got the Metal Earphones for
P320+. It sounds okay, but not great. Mid and highs are okay, but the lows and
thumps are kinda below average. It’s like the metal casing is trapping the lows
or the lows is just not resonating well with the cap or something. The left
earplug started to have a crackling sound in two weeks, and then the sound just
disappeared. So this is basically P320+ worth of metallic crap. Mumuso? My Earphones
is Mumu na.
- And
then I tried Miniso’s nameless in-earphones with tiny vent –like metal grill
thingies on each side, making it look like it’s a semi-open back earphones.
Forget the others. Since I’m not very good at build-up’s I’m going straight to
the point. This specific product is the BEST in-ear earphones I have ever tried that’s below
P300. When I played Eye of the Tiger, it was magical! Three Manuel Roxas bills
are flying around me, smiling. The music seemed like it was coming from the
outside, like I’m positioned in front of the band. Then I tried modern
electronic music to check the bass, and it still sounded great, most specially
the lows. I think this is the main difference between cheap earphones and the
good ones. If the sound is like trapped inside your head, it’s bad, don’t get
it. But if it plays as if the sound is free and gives depth and perspective, it’s
a gem. (Note: This is similar
to acoustic guitars. Good acoustic guitars resonate sound in a way that sound
seems to be vibrating in all directions. Mediocre acoustic guitars seem to emit
sound in a straight line, like it’s just coming out from the sound hole.) It’s
not perfect, but again, for something below P300, it's a steal! Oh and comes with a case too.
For comparison, I tried their most expensive
in-ear earphones (To my surprise it has a product name. lol! ), DT200 which cost P999. It sounds a little better and a little wider, but
the P700-peso difference in price vs. little difference in sound, is just not
worth it for a cheapskate like me. And for P999 there are more products to
consider like the ones from Panasonic.
So there you have it. I’m not sponsored
by Miniso. It’s just that I found a gem, in a cutesy Korean themed store, that is
affordable and worth sharing.
Which would Thanos get? In a snap, Yoyo and Mumu will most probably vanish.
