Skullcandy - JIB USB-C Wired Earbuds - Black

It's about time we got earbuds that are reliable, affordable, AND... compatible with USB-C phone ports. The electronics giants, in the rush to push the limits of consumer tech, decided at some point to throw traditional audio-jacks out the window. Excluding wired headphones from phone usage made very little sense. To anyone. Consumers were cornered into using Bluetooth headsets, whether they liked it or not. Sure, Bluetooth headsets can give some nifty results. But it'll never be as convenient as simply connecting the headphones to a port or a jack. Well, Skullcandy remembered that. And these headphones do exactly what you think should do: you connect the USB-c input into your phone, put the earbuds into your ears, and then listen to your music or talk to your friends over the phone. Simple as that. And affordable, too!

It works with my android phone (Type C) and it has a great bass sound; however, I could not get it to go back to a previous song with 3 clicks. It will pause, play and answer a phone call with 1 click and go to the next song with 2 clicks.

I had bought this USB-C wired Earbuds and really meets my expectation with clear sound.

Skullcandy has another audio accessory release with the JIB USB-C wired ear buds. These are lightweight, have a reasonable length cable, USB-C connector, and a control button. Cable The cable is of a good length. I didn’t have any problems with the length of the cable while using the earbuds when my phone was in my pocket. The cable is made of good quality material. It’s flexible which would help me avoid pinching/kinking it. Earbuds The earbuds themselves are lightweight plastic. It’s solid enough that I won’t be worry about cracking them. They come with two sets of tips. The largest of the two fit me well. While out exercising they stayed in and didn’t have the fit loosen any. Controls The controls are simple and straightforward. One click will answer a call, play/pause music, activate voice command. Two clicks will play next track. Three clicks will play previous track. It’s a simplified to that. I would like to have seen volume up/down functionality. I would recommend to Skullcandy to add that into future iterations of the JIB. Audio Quality The quality of audio from the earbuds is surprisingly good. Music sounded good. Audio books are clear and the voice of the reader is as it should be. Not only treble in the voice but also base resulting in a pleasant audio book experience. The noise isolation of the mic is ok. Not terrible, but not great. It’s fine if I don’t have any wind hitting it, but I live near the ocean, so I have wind most days. It does well for what these are. Without wind, it picks up my voice clearly enough. Compatibility I used the JIBs with two of my mobile devices that have USB-C connectors. They worked with both with the OS of each recognizing the JIBs as an audio output option. There is no app that I had to install or configure to get them to work. The USB-C connector fit snugly, but I did notice that if I tried to move the connector to the left or right, it did shift a little to each side. It fits snug, so It isn’t going to fall out. The connection is too strong for that, but it can shift left or right a little. I don’t know if that could lead to a problem in the future. Final Thoughts I’m happy to see that Skullcandy has a hardwired earbuds option still in their lineup. I hope they keep that going. The fit is good and the audio quality is much better than I would have expected. The mic is good enough that most situations it will work well. The only negative I would say is the missing volume controls. These do not require charging and the connection doesn’t drop which are the best features of wired earbuds. I’m happy with them and they perform well for what they are. I hope Skullcandy keeps the JIBs in their line going forward.

Sound is okay at normal levels, gets graining when super loud, overal great value though