Now that we have seen the Design part of the earphones, let’s move on to the performance department.
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This aspect of any headphone or earphone is something really tough to review, as everyone has their own tastes and opinions. Let me add my thoughts to the mix as well. The Skullcandy XTFree earphones have been designed keeping the gym crowd in mind, which means that you can expect some thunderous bass that does not distort even a bit at the peak levels. Even at reasonable volume levels, the XTFree dishes out an incredible amount of low-frequency presence, probably hinting at the inclusion of a subwoofer inside the earphones. Highs have been amped up as well so as to complement the boosted bass to pinpoint perfection. Even something as trivial as the strumming of a guitar, in a music track, has been given a bump up, giving the user that much more of a rich musical experience. The overall feel of these earphones goes to show that they have been designed for users who aren’t really critical about the listening experience and are more concerned about getting their work out done smoothly.
All in all, the XTFree earphones aptly fit the description of ‘Work out Earphones’, as it seems that Skullcandy has all the right boxes ticked. All that remains is the price, and at $99, I don’t think it’s going to be a problem owning these monsters at all.
