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Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket

The Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket model is a mid-fi earbud designed for users of all ages who are always on-the-go. The headphones are designed with an in-the-ear, ear-bud style that is encompassed in a comfort inducing foam ear-bud cover; which comes included in the set as several different sizes to ensure a custom fit in a variety of ear canal volumes. The Full Metal Jacket headphone set is equipped with a pair of 11mm diameter small size driver units built to fit just inside the ear canal, feature a 1.1m cable, a 3.5mm gold plated stereo plug, a max input power of 5mW, and comes available in several different colors. The set is also available with a special plug for the iPhone and Blackberry curve. Each comes with a small travel bag and Skullcandy's COMPLY custom fit foam tips.

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Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket
MSRP $69.95
Release date July, 2008
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Pros & Cons

ProSCORE
7 reviews
41
negative
mixed
positive
1 positive
1 mixed
5 negative

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Pros:
Do you agree?
come with three different sizes of rubber covers
+3agreedisagree

Comes with travel bag
+3agreedisagree

affordable
+2agreedisagree

a total "seal" is not required for these to sound decent
+2agreedisagree

Lots of colours to choose from
+2agreedisagree

iPhone/Blackberry model includes an in-line microphone and pause button
+2agreedisagree

extender wire that gives you about a foot and a half more on your headphones
+1agreedisagree

Comes with foam and rubber ear adapters
+1agreedisagree

lifetime warranty
+1agreedisagree

Cons:
Do you agree?
Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones
+4agreedisagree

many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
+4agreedisagree

expensive for what they sound like
+3agreedisagree

will make you look annoying too
+1agreedisagree

bass can be muddy and over-powering
+1agreedisagree

fall out while running
+1agreedisagree

Not as comfortable as other similarly priced models
+1agreedisagree

marketed and designed to appeal to annoying people
0agreedisagree

the stiff cord is pretty noisy
0agreedisagree

not too durable - but has lifetime warranty
0agreedisagree

Made out of heavy metal; and so can get really cold in winter-time weather.
-1agreedisagree

impractical design
-1agreedisagree

No microphone, no shortcut button. Just fits into the IPhone jack.
-2agreedisagree


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Details

Features

  • In-ear ear-bud body design
  • Includes travel bag and several different size COMPLY foam tips
  • 1.1m Aluminum Foil type cable
  • 3.5mm gold plated stereo plug
  • Special models available for iPhone and Blackberry Curve
  • Available in several different colors; Chrome, Dark grey, Metal black, Metal grey, Pink, Purple, Red and Silver
  • Driver Unit Diameter: 11mm
  • Frequency range: 16 Hz – 20K Hz
  • Impedance: 16 ohms
  • Max input power: 5mW

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Buy It

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket | silver

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud, 11mm - MacSilver

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud, 11mm - MacSilver

UPC: 878615000254

EAN: 878615002654

MPN: SC-FMJ/11mm/Slvr

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket | red

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud, 11mm - MacRed

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earbud, 11mm - MacRed

UPC: 878615000292

EAN: 878615000292

MPN: SC-FMJ/11mm/Red

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket - Headphones ( in-ear ear-bud ) - chrome

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacked Earbuds - Chrome

UPC: 878615002562

EAN: 878615002562

MPN: SCFMJ11CHROME

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket | grey

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket - Headphones ( in-ear ear-bud ) - dark gray

• Skullcandy, Full Metal Jacket, Earbud, Metallic Dark Grey

UPC: 878615001411

EAN: 878615001411

MPN: SC-FMJ/11MM/DARKGREY

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket | grey

• Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Ear Buds - Dark Grey

UPC: 878615002630

MPN: SCFMJDKGR

Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket | purple

• Full Metal Jacket Earbud with 11mm Speaker, Purple

UPC: 878615002623

MPN: SCFMJ11MMPURPLE

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Reviews

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Yale

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November 22, 2008
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ProSCORE
17
negative
mixed
positive
1 pro
5 cons
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • affordable

Cons

  • Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones
  • many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
  • expensive for what they sound like
  • will make you look annoying too
  • marketed and designed to appeal to annoying people

Competitors

Yale prefers Creative EP-630i, Etymotic Research ER6i, Jays j-JAYS over Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket
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vsaxena911

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May 22, 2009
ProSCORE
38
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
5 cons
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • come with three different sizes of rubber covers
  • a total "seal" is not required for these to sound decent
  • extender wire that gives you about a foot and a half more on your headphones

Cons

  • bass can be muddy and over-powering
  • fall out while running
  • the stiff cord is pretty noisy
  • Made out of heavy metal; and so can get really cold in winter-time weather.
  • No microphone, no shortcut button. Just fits into the IPhone jack.

Did you find this review helpful?
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Lasse Graverholt

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June 18, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
9 pros
0 cons
love itlove it

Pros

  • come with three different sizes of rubber covers
  • Comes with travel bag
  • affordable
  • a total "seal" is not required for these to sound decent
  • Lots of colours to choose from
  • iPhone/Blackberry model includes an in-line microphone and pause button
  • extender wire that gives you about a foot and a half more on your headphones
  • Comes with foam and rubber ear adapters
  • lifetime warranty

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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nachosanchezz

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June 18, 2009
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ProSCORE
22
negative
mixed
positive
2 pros
7 cons
have ithave it
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Comes with travel bag
  • lifetime warranty

Cons

  • Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones
  • many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
  • expensive for what they sound like
  • bass can be muddy and over-powering
  • fall out while running
  • Not as comfortable as other similarly priced models
  • not too durable - but has lifetime warranty

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ralli

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May 27, 2009
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ProSCORE
56
negative
mixed
positive
5 pros
4 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • come with three different sizes of rubber covers
  • Comes with travel bag
  • Lots of colours to choose from
  • iPhone/Blackberry model includes an in-line microphone and pause button
  • Comes with foam and rubber ear adapters

Cons

  • many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
  • will make you look annoying too
  • Not as comfortable as other similarly priced models
  • impractical design

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BrileyKenney

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November 22, 2008
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ProSCORE
17
negative
mixed
positive
1 pro
5 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • affordable

Cons

  • Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones
  • many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
  • expensive for what they sound like
  • will make you look annoying too
  • marketed and designed to appeal to annoying people

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jpeddicord

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Friday, 10:11 PM
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ProSCORE
0
negative
mixed
positive
0 pros
4 cons

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones
  • many similarly priced alternatives will sound better
  • expensive for what they sound like
  • the stiff cord is pretty noisy

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nullman

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Friday, 10:10 PM
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ProSCORE
0
negative
mixed
positive
0 pros
1 con

Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Skullcandy is mostly marketing and distribution - poor headphones

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