Product Description

The Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud Pink 9mm has a streamlined alloy casing and is fully loaded to provide Direct-to-ear high fidelity acoustic sound!

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Product Details

• Color: Pink
• Brand: Skull Candy
• Model: SC-FMJ/9MM/Pink
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 1.00" w x 1.00" l, .24 pounds

Features

• 9mm driver
• Aluminum speaker and in-line housings
• Ear fitting noise reduction sleeve
• 16 Hz to 20,000 Hz frequency range
• EVA carrying case

From the Manufacturer
From the Manufacturer

Designed for Active People

Skullcandy has been producing high-quality earphones since the beginning. Premier action sport athletes from all over the world have come to recognize that the vast selection of headphones, earphones, MP3 players, and handy accessories that they put out have a combination of quality and style that is unmatched. Rest assured, however, you don't have to be named Terje Haakonsen or Steve Caballero to rock their earphones—Skullcandy prides itself on delivering top quality earphones that are durable, stylish, and affordable. With headquarters in beautiful Park City, Utah—a mecca to many outdoor enthusiasts—they ensure that all their earphones meet the demands and rigors of those with active lifestyles, their staff included. While their ear buds have come to achieve widespread appeal in the mainstream market, they still remain true to the needs of their core customers. At Skullcandy their mission is clear— to offer high-performance audio equipment (headphones, earphones, MP3 players) to the fast-paced, constantly evolving world of action sports and beyond.

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Quality Sound with Urban Style

Available in a variety of colors

Hear Your Music Loud and Clear

The Full Metal Jackets are just a representation of the quality and style they put forth in their earphones. Designed to knock your socks off, the 11-millimeter speakers will knock your shoes off too. Not only are these headphones loud, they are crafted to have outstanding frequency separation, crystal clear, mids and highs, and enough bass to rock your world.

Walk and Talk at the Same Time

An aluminum-braided cord comes standard on most colorways, so dish out the abuse. New for 2009 is the addition of a sleek, in-line microphone to the entire Full Metal Jacket line. Skullcandy's FMJ lets you walk and talk at the same time, compatible with the iPhone and Blackberry Curve. Additional features are the Comply foam tips for additional sound quality and a satin travel bag for those on the go.

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Customer Reviews

WOW, just WOW!!!
Okay I consider myself a very knowledgeable and informed consumer. I have tried many a pair of earbuds in my day. I have owned Shure E2c, Sony EX-51 and 71's, and the V-Moda Vibes. I just bought the V-Moda's and love them. I almost bought the Skullcandy 11mm FMJ but online but insisted on the vibes. Well I was in a Mar$hall'$ yesterday and found the FMJ 11mm for 29 bones. I was shocked because I was ready to spend about 70 to get them online. So I picked up a pair expecting to return them 2 hours later. Let me tell you they give the vibes a run for their money. The bass is very clean and powerful more so than the vibes. The vibes still have better reproduction of mids and highs, but not by much. I was totally surprised how good the Skullcandy product was especially because all the audiophiles out there instist their products are garbage. They would be as shocked as I was if they only listened to FMJ 11mm. If I compared them to the Shure e2c, the FMJ's are far superior. I would say stay away from the Shure's. They are way overpriced and sound tinny and thin. The Sonys were ok (decent sound and pretty good bass), but cheaply made hence the 51's then the 71's. Regular headphones will always be better, but Kudos to Skullcandy for the excellent product. A+

SERIES 1!!!
Pros:
Bass frequencies are ridiculous!
Nifty little carrying pouch thing.
Different size ear inserts (which are really handy!)
Stickers.

Cons:
SERIES 1 (read below to see why this is bad)

Alright. When I bought these, I thought "Ooh, sweet deal! $23 for a pair of FMJs." I even paid for express shipping. I thought I was getting the best of the best. I thought I was getting the most current earbuds too. I thought since they were new, they would be BRAND NEW. Well, guess what? They weren't. Currently, the SC-FMJ series 2 are the most current. THESE ARE SERIES 1! There are multiple problems with the series 1s that it seems people have just been a little touch and go on. I am going to tell you everything you need to know about them.

Differences between the series 1 and the series 2:

Actual Speaker Size
The series 1 has a speaker size of 9mm, while the series 2 has a speaker size of 11mm, giving a overall better sound.

Frequency Range (VERY IMPORTANT)
The frequency range of the series 1 is only 18Hz to 20kHz. The series 2 can go 2Hz lower than that. This gives an overall fuller sound.

Overall sound balance problems (BIG PROBLEM)
The series 2 FMJs sound nothing like the series 1. With the series 1, there is a weird balance between bass and highs. Mids are fine. Bass is WAY overbearing the highs. I enjoy having nice, crisp sound, when instead I am getting horrible bass clipping (not due to any EQ; turned off and it still did it).

No foam inserts
Now this isn't a problem with me, considering I still have some of my foam inserts from when I bought my TiTaNs, but some people might want these, and the series 1 does not come with them.

Actual wire
In the series 2 FMJs, you can see that the wire for them is a special type of aluminum foil, reducing noise generated by the cable. The series 1 has those cheap rubber cables, causing a loud noise if you move the cable much.

So why am I telling you all of this? So that you will know. Just go on Skullcandy's website and look yourself. Prove to yourself that these are not the best. I would highly recommend you wait to buy these until you can verify that you can get series 2 earbuds at this price. But if you really want them, they are not too horrible. They are sure as heck better than any INK'D or Smokin' Buds offered by the same company.

Tested on:
iPod 5.5g 30GB
EQ on Electronica and off
MP3s encoded in 320kb/s bitrate; Lossless WAVs

Sanyo home receiver and PC
VLC Media Player
EQ on Techno and off
CDs, MP3s encoded in 320kb/s bitrate; Lossless FLAC and WAVs

THE FINEST EARBUDS OF ALL TIME!!!
Please allow me to start off by saying that I can be very cheap (more on that later). Thank you.

My first experience with the Skullcandy brand was when my 20 year-old son was listening to his iPod in the back seat of my car, and I thought he was ignoring us when Dad and I would ask him a question or otherwise try to engage him in our conversation. We kept having to wave our hands in his face to get his attention, and I was beginning to get worried that he had the volume up too high. He apologized and stated that he didn't mean to ignore us. Then he asked me to try on his Skullcandy and asked me what I thought of the sound quality. Needless to say, I was supremely impressed!

My son said that he spent maybe ten dollars on his set when the music store where he bought it was doing their Christmas clearance. So I was getting ready to head on over to that store when I decided to first check out the Skullcandy web site to do some research on the product, and maybe read some reviews. Well, it was like walking into a cosmetics store for me to see the variety of styles and colors that they had displayed. The prices stunned me a bit at first; I had no idea that they were generally THAT expensive. And of course, these hot pink ones I fell in love with were not in stock. So I stewed over it a few days, tried on my son's earbuds again, and decided that I had to have it at $47.99 (the cheapest price at the time) at some random electronics web site I had never heard of.

PROS: The fabulous color, of course! The sturdy metal casing. The three different sized pairs of interchangable gels to customize a proper fit. The unbelievably clean sound and noise-canceling it provides. Which brings me to my only...

CON(S): Please remind your children to remain aware of their surroundings when using this product. You can block out the world and just revel in the full (I mean, PHENOMENAL AUDITORIUM QUALITY) music experience. But that means that they won't be able to hear anything; from a car driving too closely, to a group of rowdy people hovering nearby. There is, however, an amazing feature which I call an "Almost Mute" switch on the color-coordinated piece where the two individual cords meet from the actual ear buds. Once moved, you can still hear the music, but will allow the listener about 90% of being able to hear his surroundings again. Switch it back to "Almost Deaf" to ignore your annoying buddy.

If you have children who are responsible and in a safe and friendly, well-lit environment, this CON need not apply. Best to be fully aware of their surroundings anyway. Hey, this is a Mom talking.

One last PRO: Great for running. These babies won't fall out of your ears. In fact (and this was my deciding factor for writing this review), my husband gave up on his own iPod earbuds and the assortment of black and gray ones which belong our children---ten sets total in our house---and asked me to borrow my Skullcandy when he ran his PFA with his Navy unit last week. Yes, this hot pink, girly, totally effeminate one. Why? He didn't need to worry about anything falling off his ears while he was being timed on his run. This doesn't shift around at all with movement. This doesn't cause pain inside your ear. It's impossible to push too far in, and never pops out.

All in all, this product is a great innovation. I've given up on the cheap brands and all of the after-market earbuds. And when I get a complimentary set with a new audio or video gadget, I just offer it to one of my children, or just throw it away. Skullcandy is a more-than-satisfying investment which will not ever let you down.