Sound Quality
Putting on the I60 headphones, and then switching on my music source to pump out the beats, and the first thing that hit me was the lack of bass present. The lower frequencies are not presented well on the I60, with the bulk of the music being made up by the treble and mid-range, so don’t expect any heart-thumping bass rhythms.
The treble could do with a little work with your sound equalizer; it can be a little too sharp to start off with, and needs a little toning down to take the edge off it. Whilst the treble is slightly on the screechy side, the mid-range is surprisingly well represented. Either the dynamics of having less bass present, or the acoustics of the I60, but the mid-range is clear and pronounced.
I started off with a bit of RnB music, with which the I60 did not cope very well due to the lack of bass present, but after several songs, the mid-range came out and I actually listened to the same RnB songs with a different perspective. Switching the genre over to music that relies on vocals more, the I60 showed much more promise.
Verdict & Conclusion
Being priced at under US$20.00 it would take something of an achievement for any headphones to be a world beater, and Sound Intone do not intend the I60 to be, but the I60 do deliver on several fronts.
The design of the I60 has to be praised. For what can be classified as a pair of budget headphones, the I60 is surprisingly comfortable to wear and its fold away design means it is very easy to carry around with you.
That said the sound is lacking a bit of bass, but the mid-range is clear and pronounced, so the I60 is more suited for those that listen to melodic genres of music. At just US$17.98, the Sound Intone I60 headphones shows that you do not need to break the bank to find a pair of decent headphones, and make for an ideal Xmas stocking filler.
