As the listeners of my podcast know, I recently destroyed my earbuds when they ended up on the floor under my desk. Serendipity stepped in and I received an email asking if I would like to try out a pair of BassBuds and review them on my site.

As I needed a new pair of earbuds, and they were free, I said, “Sure.”

Sadly, they didn’t arrive before I needed a new pair for FreePAC, so I bought a cheap pair at the local store. I’d owned a pair before and they served their purpose, but you get what you pay for.

After I arrived in Dallas, my wife sent me a text.

“Your new earbuds arrived today.”

Figures.

When I arrived back home, they were waiting for me on my desk. I was impressed with the packaging. The earbuds I just bought came in a thick plastic case. Look at what my BassBuds came in:

Pretty snazzy, huh?

That’s what I thought.  Then I opened it.

It opened like a jewelry box.  These guys think highly of their product.

It came with ninesets of noise canceling shells, three white rubber, three black rubber and three black foam.  And it has a huge Swarovski crystal in each of them, which does nothing for me, but hey, some might like it.

It also came with all this stuff:

One thing that I didn’t realize is the earbuds can control your device.  Here’s the instruction sheet:

I loosened the cord from the packaging and looked them over.  It looks like a braided metal sheath covering the wires, coated in flexible plastic.  The connections, where most of my earbuds have failed, looked strong, especially the plug.

It also has a mic for answering calls, so you don’t have to take them out if your phone rings.

Yeah, yeah, yeah…but how do they sound.

I plugged them into my Razr Maxx, turned on Pandora and up came Linkin Park “What I’ve Done.”

I.  Was.  Stunned.

The sound was so rich, it felt like I could chew on the bass.  The clarity of the music was complete.  There was no bleeding of highs and lows.  It was like a sunset in my ears.

I know you think I’m saying this because they gave me the earbuds for free and I’m obligated to write something nice about them.  I’m not.  I can write whatever I want.

What I want you to know is this: these are the best earbuds I’ve ever owned.