Customer Ratings & Reviews

Poor sound and please give this a had pass! Sounds very tinny and that's that!

Purchased for plane trip but didn’t need. Sound quality was okay for the price.

sound tranmission ok but ear fit poor as slips out after while.

The Skullcandy - Set Lightning - In-Ear - Wired - True Black offers the connection of OEM while bring high quality sound, secure fitting in the ears unlike OEM, all at an amazing price. Unlike the OEM headphones which easily slip out of your ears, Skullcandy has added secure fit with the wired connection many still want that no longer come with the product! PROS - Skullcandy name, recognition, and quality - Secure fit - iPhone adapter built in-line without the need for a separate adapter - Sweat resistant - Great sound quality CONS - None at this time.

This is a very nice set of wired, in-ear earbuds from Skullcandy. What’s great about these? For those with iPhones, THEY HAVE A LIGHTNING CONNECTOR!! Woohoo! No need for any sort of adapter. What could be easier?? Volume up/down, forward/back track, answer/hang up calls or connecting with your virtual assistant can all be done with just 1 2 or 3 easy taps of the 3 button in-line controller. This comfy set of earbuds comes with 3 pairs of different size tips so you can find just the right size to fit in your ears. Because they’re squishy, they fit well in my ears during my long walks. I don’t usually sweat, but I do dance around a bit during “those” songs and the earbuds stay secure in my ears. Granted, the sound quality is not the best I’ve heard; they definitely lack that rich bass, but the sound is definitely clear. They are also noise-isolating (not canceling) - because the great fit can block a lot of the droning noise around you. I know what you’re thinking - why get wired buds? Well, for me, I sometimes forget to charge my Bluetooth earbuds so when I want to use them, they’re not ready; and most Bluetooth buds I’ve tried, don’t stay in my ears or are uncomfortable. So these are a very good choice for me. I am very pleased with these Skullcandy wired earbuds and would recommend them to those searching for wired earbuds. Definitely give them a try!

I have had several pairs of Skullcandy ear buds and each one has been great. These are definitely no exception, and I actually like the buttons/connector a lot better than using adapters to use my 3.5mm pairs. The fit is great and you can of course customize the fit of these by changing out the tips when you get them. The lightning connector makes it a breeze to connect with my phone or iPad and the buttons do work to control volume and answer calls of course. The microphone works surprisingly well and actually better than my bluetooth ones. Only thing I wish they'd do is change the connector so you could T up a charger with them (like on the side of the jack that plugs in to the phone) to charge while you listen so if you do need to do that you'll need an adapter to make that work. Also, because these do have a lightning connector, you can't plug them in to anything else - now just if Apple would go with USB-C then that would solve all the problems! That of course is nothing against these! As for the most important aspect of why you'd get these... sound quality! I've always been impressed with the sound, deep bass and clear highs, from these ear buds. The noise isolating tips do a good job cutting out background noise and the way they sit in your ear in such a low profile way makes them comfortable to wear just about anywhere, even laying down. I'd definitely recommend these to have as a backup or a pair to use for those long zoom calls or just to jam out with and not worry about batteries or losing them!

There are different tiers of earphones, and for the tier that these would fall in, they're the highest of the high in my opinion. I've owned Skullcandy in ear earphones since they first ever existed and bought them directly from Skullcandy. They've always been a reliable brand, and these are as reliable and good sounding as ever. Of course, in-ear typically sounds better than non in-ear which is advantageous already in that sense, but these are great for work outs because of their design. I have multiple versions of AirPods as well and they actually fall out pretty often which is annoying while jogging or working out and having to worry about them falling out. These are fitted pretty well and even if they do fall out, because they're technically part of a wire, it won't just plop onto the floor. You can honestly pay this same price for knock-off/cheap third party brands on Amazon or ebay, but why do that when you can get a reliable and trustworthy brand like Skullcandy for less than $40? Highly highly recommended, even to use just for working out or as a back-up pair.

Just received my SkullCandy in-Ear Set Lightning headset yesterday and I've been testing them out for call/sound quality over the last day. Must say that I'm very impressed with the this earbud set. Very simple and easy to use. Simply just plug them into the bottom of your iPhone or iPad that has the lightning port on the bottom. This set is strictly for the iOS operating system not Android. The call quality was superb. All callers on the other end of my calls could hear me loud and clear. There was no static whatsoever. I also love the fact that there's good amount of bass (not overpowering) but just enough especially while listening to music. Very powerful and clear sounding. This would be perfect for those just chilling around the house or going for a walk. Inside the package is additional ear tips that can be swapped out for the best fit. There's a small user guide that's also included in the packaging as well. Reminder: This is only for the iOS/iPadOS systems for iPhones. And for iPads must be older iPads that has the lightning ports as the new iPads are USB-C.

Good deal for wired headphones. The hold really well easy to find in the dark.

Fills the Apple gap left behind by their removal of the headphones from new iPhones. Lightning connector makes this super easy and you never have to worry about battery life and the built-in mic is sufficient for conversations. Callers were able to easily hear me. Overall audio response was definitely on par for the budget and I definitely didn’t feel upset listening through them. Definitely missing some highs and lows but beyond serviceable for the price. Everything I listened to was enjoyable and also worked well with the iPad. This was absolutely perfect for use with the iPad for things like piano apps.

Skull candy in ear wired earbuds for my iPhone & iPod work great, fit in ears perfectly & comes with a couple different size rubber pieces, lasted through my workout stood secure didn’t have to constantly stick them back into my ears cause they pop out when I get sweaty, they are sweat proof , sound quality is great & people calling me can get me good & clear & via versa, no issues with having to use my phone without them. They are not noise canceling but still did a good job blocking noise. I would consider getting a 2nd pair so I don’t have to keep switching from my gym bag & my everyday bag

More often that not, I use wireless earbuds/pods, but after losing my original, wired lightning earphones to a child, I was looking for a replacement pair as the "I forgot to charge the earbuds" backup. These Skullcandy earbuds are a great replacement! They sound very good, they fit well and the accompanying earpieces allow for a close fit that isolates you from outside noise. I also tested the speaker on a couple conference calls & folks reported no issues whatsoever in both hearing and understanding me. It has the standard in-line controls that allow one to control what you're listening to and adjust volume, etc.

They did not last my daugher a week. The one side died then the other junk headphones

One of the things I realized I missed about wired headsets/earbuds/etc. is that you get more volume from them vs. bluetooth. I guess I don't know exactly why, but it doesn't matter, these are nice. I find listening to more music and whatnot since the pandemic started, and as such, find my typical choice is running out of battery power often. And then when I need to talk on a phone call, I cannot. Being wired works without this stress. The only thing I sort of wish for is a longer cord. It is shorter than I'd like but maybe being too long is worse for getting tangled up or something. The sound quality is awesome, and I am very much a fan of Skullcandy with the last two things I've used of theirs. Thank you!

I highly recommend these Skullcandy earbuds. They are high quality and my music sounds crystal clear. The earbuds fit very nicely into my ears and stay there.

These headphone have many different earbud tips, I found the medium size to git me the best. They are sung and block out a bit of background noise because of the isolation. They sound great and I really appreciate the inline mic and controls. Calls have been clear, I think the microphone placement really helps with that. They are sweat and water resistant (IPX4) too, if you want to use them while working out. Sometimes you just can’t beat the simplicity of a wired connection, and these have been working great for conference calls. The value is amazing so I decided to purchase another set to keep in my bag.

The Skullcandy wired earbuds are great for using with my iPhone. There’s no need for a dongle with it having a lightning connector, and no worries about keeping a check on the battery life since they’re wired. It has pretty good sound, but nothing that’ll blow you away. It has some bass, but not as much bass as I’d like. The volume control, play/pause, and skip/forward track buttons work welll and have a nice tactile feedback. Overall, a good set of wired earbuds for your iPhone.

I have always been baffled by people that rant and rave about how much they like Apple's design for the earbuds that were formerly included with iPhones. Enter the Skullcandy Set Lightning. These earbuds are a budget-friendly, quality, wired earbud/headset option for your apple lightning products. These buds are in-ear-canal style and the included rubber tips allow you to choose a more custom/suitable fit for your ear. The microphone and buttons all operated well, and I didn't notice a huge difference from other wired iPhone buds here. The sound quality and range from the buds themselves aren't huge, but these are great as backups to your expensive ear cans, budget replacements because you've lost your wired ones, or an excellent solution for someone like me that can't get Apple buds to stay in my ears. I did notice that the rubber ear canal boots didn't always inspire confidence, and there were a few times using them that I had to re-adjust or re-insert after falling out. Overall this is a good value, and these are a decent solution.

I needed a pair of inexpensive headphones for taking calls on my iPhone. The look and design of these are perfectly nice and they sound okay, but I’m having a very difficult time getting the left earbud to stay in my ear. Granted, this might be entirely due to the specific size and shape of my ear, but I’ve never encountered a fit problem to this degree with any other set of earbuds I’ve ever owned. The ‘buds come with 4 different sets of silicone tips, which is really nice. Unfortunately, I think I need something slightly larger than the largest set included here. There’s something about the design of the earbud itself - it’s quite small, making it a bit easier to fall out if you can’t get a good seal in the ear canal. This will not be a huge problem for just sitting and taking calls or listening to a podcast or something. But trying to take a walk in the neighborhood was a failure, so using these to work out or do any moderate form of exercise is a total no go. My advice would be to hang on to your receipt and check the fit using the included tips right off the bat. Because if you can get a good seal these would be pretty great earbuds at this price level. The sound is perfectly fine and a thousand percent improvement over just using the built in phone speaker for calls. They’re really light and they’ve got in-line volume and play/pause controls. I will say, even if I could get a great seal in my left ear I think there’s still going to be the issue of cord noise when exercising. By that I mean every time the cord bumps your clothing you’re going to hear it, and that’s been my experience even with much more expensive wired headphones. So not sure I agree with their whole “sport” advertising there.

I use these when working out at the gym and they stay put even when sweating. They fit better than any other set of wired earbuds I own. Do not expect them to reproduce bass at all. They are good for midrange and higher but really lack the ability to reproduce bass. They handle phone calls well and controls on the right bud allow volume and pause of tracks. Great set of workout earbuds but I would not recommend them for everyday all-day use.