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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room from time to time I like giving a budget brand a try as you never know you might come across some good performance while saving a few dollars Skullcandy just released their grind headphones and they were nice enough to provide a set to try they are priced at just $59 retail as of this video and for sure it's within a reasonable price against its competitors but how do they sound and how durable are they we'll find out I'm here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to Jim's review room the concept or the idea of these Grinde headphones reminds me of these Sennheiser Momentum's I had just reviewed not necessarily in looks but in how they function the ban up top has faux leather that's stitched on either side while the inner band has a nylon mesh fabric with light foam cushions now more my comfort test a little bit later now going down the band here our metal arms that goes down into the ear cut themselves and then each ear cup is transparent and you'll find this on the black and the white grind headphones while the other colors offers a closed back but because you can see through my white ones here you'll see the microphone for receiving and making phone calls and on the other side is what Skullcandy calls tap tech essentially is just a button to answer your phone calls and also utilize the skip pause and play your music now one thing I wish that was on the headphones and if not on the headphones and at least a 3.5 millimeter cord provided is an inline volume controller unfortunately there's no way to adjust the volume besides pulling out your phone and adjusting it bear now looking at the earcup themselves I noticed they didn't have much cushion but before I put them on here I want to show how adjustable these are now they don't tilt too much and they don't swivel much either but these metal arms they do slide up and down a reasonable amount to adjust its height it's held in place by tension and it holds on very well actually without any movement if accidentally bumped now with that being said the fitment from my head works out fine despite its minimal amounts of movement now one of the biggest benefits here that makes these headphones actually comfortable is how light they are according to my scale these are one of the lightest headphones I've tested and the reason why these headphones don't need clamp on your jawbone and head as much it's comfortable both on the jawline and at the crown of the head now regarding durability stretching the band almost flat here showed no signs of issues but twisting the headphones does cause chatter from the free moving parts in the ear cups but nothing appeared to be compromised but it does give off a sound of being flimsy now how long will these last only time will tell but with my excessive stress test here it looks like it will hold up well though now one of the things that's very underrated and sometimes people forget is to test the sound League people around you don't want to hear what you're listening to here's my test in a sub or me so with all that being tested how is the sound in general for a pair of headphones costing just $60 now first off these are loud enough for most people playing these around 70% was enough to have music enjoyable now trying these on a variety of music pop music was first here and it did actually pretty well with bright notes and clear vocals those listening to what's popular today like Ed Sheeran Beyonce and let's say Bruno Mars here both for sure enjoy these as for bass dominant artists like 2 Chainz Drake and Nicki Minaj bass levels hit decent but a little harder would have been a bit more immersive hardcore rap fans I feel will be somewhat disappointed in the lack of that deeper sub bass again bass is good but sub bass is lacking now also tried listening to some classic Aerosmith in ac/dc the headphones again does well in its mid-range very clear vocals again but felt lacking a bit in soundstage where classic rock relies heavily on its guitars and drummers and a little bit of distance and space in between each instrument the sound didn't give that level of immersion as actually being there now as for the high notes at my normal listening levels rarely put on certain songs with strong asses or snare drums it does get a little bit fuzzy it loses a little bit of its clarity at that top range but I want to emphasize it's only rare though so overall for a pair of $60 headphones I gotta admit it's better than some other headphones I've tested in the low $100 price range the grinds actually performs very well and I'll be honest I was expecting a little bit less in performance either it's lower in volume or just a little bit more distortion in general overall if you're in this price range and like to look at the grinds you should definitely give these a consideration so hope this video helped you in some way be sure to go to Facebook Twitter or Instagram and add me Jim's review room to see more content and some photos of behind the scenes I'm Jimmy with Jim's review room you guys take care and I'll see you in the next one bye