Mini Mumu Yoyo Earphones: Which Would Thanos Get?

I am sure you’ve heard about Miniso, Mumuso, Yoyoso, etc. These are Korean-themed stores selling random products (Mostly made in China) like soap, watches, dolls and many more. At first I thought they were all the same and their products are just rebranded and repackaged to make them look different from each other. I was proven wrong when I tested their earphones.

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.