In control.
What do you need in a
pair of headphones? If you're looking for an immersive quality of
sound and infinite connectivity... move on, eh? That is because today
we're looking at a pair of small, simple, and toned-down headphones,
perfect for both exercise and travel. We review the Go Travel Mobile
Control Headphones.
These are some of the
most simplified headphones we've ever reviewed, being the standard
plug-in earbud style without bells and whistles. However, despite the
low specs (and low price), the Go Travel Mobile Control has a few
tricks up those metaphorical sleeves.
First of all, the
sound. As you might imagine from headphones at this price, you aren't
going to be blown away by the quality of the sound reproduction. They
aren't bad at all, but if you're going from a pair of high-end
expensive headphones to these, you will notice the difference. So you
might not be buying these to lounge at home listening to your latest
downloads and appreciate the subtle variances in the track.
What you might buy them
for, however, and what we've been using them for heavily this past
week, is running and fitness. As a great little pair of disposable
headphones, they are superb. Because you haven't forked out much for
them, you won't be all that bothered if they get bashed around or
drenched in your sweat. They also fit very well, coming with a few
extra pair of silicon buds, to get an almost perfect fit, keeping
them wedged in there during workouts.
Uniquely, the Go Travel
Mobile Control Headphones have a couple of highlights that far more
expensive headphones tend not to possess. Along the cord, further
down from the in-line remote and microphone, is a handy cord
organiser around which to wrap the wires to keep them neat. In this
organiser is also a headphone splitter; another 3.5mm jack you can
plug another pair of headphones to share the music.
So this makes them
great for travelling too, when you and a partner might only have one
media player between you. A headphone splitter is one of those really
useful things to always have laying around, so integrating it with
the cord tidy is a genius idea. Suddenly that fifteen quid seems
quite well spent.
So although they might
not impress the audiophiles amongst us, as a pair of reliable and
versatile (and cheap) headphones, the Go Travel Mobile Control
Headphones fit the bill very well.
£14.99
