Customer Ratings & Reviews

They follow the Martin logan tradition of excellent high and midrange but still lack on the bass area.

These headphones sound great but would actually turn my iPhone Dow when working out. Must be a short in the cable or something. Started first week. Traded the for the bowers & Wilkins in ear an couldn't be happier. Great stationary headphones, just not for active people.

Overall, these were not good. The sounds were awesome. The crisp trebles, the punchy bass were refreshing. I was surprised at how balanced they sounded. But the functionality was awful. The in-line mic was hard to navigate. The cable seemed cheap and the cable is not tangle-free or tangle-resistant. Better than most in-ears at this price point. Check out my full review @ http://youtu.be/LQVwX5Beemc.

I would expect an IEM to pick something to excel at. Either color the music with a little better low and mid response or try to be clinically accurate. This finds a way to do neither while not actually sounding bad. I cannot say there is something wrong with them, but they aren't quite right either. Microphonics was not a problem. Complex passages play well with detail you should demand but it's just lacking. I burned these in overnight and while they did warm up considerably. If you listen to heavy bass music like hip hop: these clip at moderate volumes. Even rock with a pronounced drum track like Def Leppard suffer voice dropouts when bassdrums hit. Confusing mixed bag review I know. If you want a detailed IEM that is warm but not bass heavy, these just might fit your bill perfectly. But for me, I will pass.

. The best in-ear headphones I've ever used are a pair of skull-candy INK'd that I purchased for 7.99 at Marshall's. I own grado SR-80 headphones, and have a very nice bowers and wilkins 804 setup for home listening with mcintosh amplification. To be honest I have always been impressed with the sound of the skull candy headphones. Weighty bass, clear highs, very pleasant sound that brings a lot of life to the music I listen to which is a pretty even mix of jazz/acoustic/blues/rock/classical/vocal. I figured I must really be missing out on great sound if I listen to my 320kbps MP3s with $8 headphones from skullcandy. I went to Magnolia in Best Buy ready to pick up the Bowers and Wilkins C5 IEMs but saw the martin logans. Martin Logan is a serious audio company and their electrostatic speakers are crystal clear and detailed so I figured the Martin Logans IEMs would be awesome. Did a quick search on my iPhone in the store to find reviews on the Martin Logan Mikros but guess what? No reviews! Here's my review after using them with my iPod classic and iPhone 5 last night: Weighty bass. Not lacking in this department at all. Not harsh. Classical music is sounds wonderfully balanced with a bit of bloat in the lower midrange (around 250hz) The place these headphones is lacking, and severely so, is in the mid and upper-treble. There is no sparkle to speak of and upper frequencies seem rolled off. You can't hear the space in the music and I struggle to hear fine detail and shimmer. It's a deal-breaker for me because I wanted head phones that would be crisp and clear with a healthy weight to the low end. Unfortunately these martin logans don't offer much in the way of clarity. I went back and listened to my 7.99 skullcandy INK'd headphones and felt like despite the exagerrated bass, they actually offered better mid-range and clearer highs than the martin logans. It's like listening to a speaker with a blanket tossed over it. The tips fit in my ears with ease. Rather comfortable to wear, no issues there. The aluminum construction is pretty nice but the actual cord is rather thin and cheap feeling. I absolutely hate the volume rocker, without looking right at the buttons it's very hard to feel where you are supposed to press to adjust the volume or play/pause. I'm going to return them. How can I justify spending close to 20 times more money on IEMs that offer so little? I was hoping to be blown away with clarity- liveliness-robust sound that puts you in the room with the musicians. Instead the sound was off-putting, dark, and muddy. On another note- these things probably cost Martin Logan less than $10 each to make, including the packaging. Charging $150 is just SO ridiculous, and I almost thought because of the price and the brand name it would actually be that much better than budget headphones. No such luck.

The sound is excellent but the inline remote is to small to use and the wire seems a little thin.Wouldn't recommend using these at work if you have a active job.

These headphones sound awesome. Very real. Not for people who enjoy lots of bass. These headphones sound natural and lively. Jazz, acoustic, classical, vocals, all sound amazing. I would not recommend if you like Rap, Hip Hop or Heavy Rock. They are also very light and comfortable. The phone controls however are very difficult to use. They might take some time to get used to. Other then that I'm very happy with the headphones.