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hey everyone Jimmy with Jim's review room clips just released their reference x-series of earphones as for earphones in total with each giving their own unique sound signature the model that I chose here is a hybrid and offering both a physical miniature subwoofer and an armature or high performance tweeter built in it's offering both base and clear audio at the same time but of course we'll see how they sound in the audio test now prices are on your screen with the XR 8i coming in at two hundred and seventy nine dollars retail and as of this video and I'll place a link in the video description so you can check what the most updated prices are today so without further adieu I'm Jimmy with Jim's review room and my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to another review going over the physical features first the housing on these are a die cast zinc with a brushed metal look and the rear edit is slightly contoured for your thumb here to press these into your ear canal and it is textured to feel like a stiffened solid piece of rubber of our construction has been top notch that's been withstanding me throwing these into my bag here and taking some abuse on a daily basis there's no Nick's or marks that I've noticed regarding the wires this is really unique as the cord is transparent exposing the copper wire for its positive connections with a twist of black for the negative the wires in general or tangle resistant it does a decent job of being so but I notice the wires being a bit stiffer than most other ear phones that I've used so they're not as free-flowing as I had expected not an issue on my end but is something that I noticed the inline controller is very well done offering more range or motion with each press compared to any other earphones that have tested in the past and also keep in mind the model that I have here is made for Apple products I didn't see clips offering an Android version so only pause and play works on my LG and Nexus phones but tapping volume didn't do anything at all last moving down to the end here there's a straight 3.5 millimeter plug moving on to ear tips five are offered in total from clips each are in an oval shape for a more natural fit the entire X series including the XR 8 is that I have here does go in ear and the 2 flange designs worked best for me the air phones in general blocked out a lot of ambient noise and with music on blocks out nearly everything in my environment regarding comfort they do stay in the air well but you do need to wear these very snug the earphones aren't necessarily heavy but because these are the hybrid models I felt as though these stuck out ever so slightly and if it's not a snug fit the earphones would slowly lose that sound isolation and fall out however went in when in snugly here again these were perfectly fine for me and during testing I would wear them for about 2 to 3 hours straight and had no issues at all the very last item before speaking about the sound test there is an ear tip holder with a clothing clip that you've seen already and a carrying case which I was completely shocked here that they offered a case like this and certainly these are nearly $300 pair of earphones now I was hoping a more rigid case with a zipper that we traditionally see or worst case scenario a pouch to toss these in and move on about your day but getting into more positive territory let's talk about the audio test the x-ray eyes definitely gets a lot enough for most people Clifton does deliver on their promise of bass though it's tight controlled and sounds natural and mat bass boosted on the other side those who aren't looking for a deep sub bass they won't find it here though now if you're looking for a balanced sound signature that offers punchy bass but doesn't overdo it by spilling into the mid-range these are particularly for you the mid-range is clear and does offer dimension that not bright nor underwhelming yet in general these are very balanced sound stages appearance with recognition of audio from left and right audio channels and Ford and rear as well indeed I was hoping for just a little bit more at this price range nonetheless a soundstage is still very well done in my opinion regarding highs never did I have listening fatigue even listening at high bands for a good bit of time I personally didn't notice roll-off in turn I didn't notice any sharp highs or ear piercing screeches now I would say if you're into either rock pop EDM especially and some general hip-hop definitely take these into consideration for its fidelity and balance now if you're a bass head I would say look elsewhere overall these are a really really good pair of earphones and it's a pleasure to listen with so that's it for this review if you can please like and subscribe as every little bit helps in offering you more content be sure to find Matt Facebook Twitter or Instagram as I do update daily remember I'm Jimmy with Jim's review room and my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision you guys take care I see in the next one bye