After being impressed with the House of Marley’s Redemption Song On-Ear headphones we have now spent some time with their Zion In-Ear head phones. These follow in the same style as the Redemption Song headphones and are made of recycled or renewable materials. They also follow in the trend of being tuned for high quality sound and are designed for use with Apple’s lineup of products (iPad, iPod, iPhone) but will work with just about any media player or smart phone (with a few exceptions). With a price tag of $99.99 we are hoping that these headphones give us the same level of performance that we saw with the Redemption Song. Follow the bouncing ball and sing along as we tell your just how well they perform.
Value -Value is another very subjective topic. What is expensive to some might be a deal to others. You can look at this topic in multiple ways. One is raw price and the other is what you get for the money. Each is accurate and both are correct ways to look at price/value. We tend to look at features, performance and real-property when we discuss value. However, we also take into account the raw cash cost of the item. As we said before, the Zion in-ear headphones will cost you $99.99. This is about average for in-ear headphones with the specifications that the Zion has. The House of Marley Zion in-ear headphones have added value with the inclusion of the extra ear cups and the carrying pouch. This (as we mentioned before) helps to justify the $100 price tag as does the volume controls (if you own an Apple device) and the built in microphone for your smartphone.Conclusion -As with the House of Marley Redemption Song headphones we are very happy with the performance of the Zion in-ear headphones. They performed well in all of our audio tests and were comfortable to wear (many in-ear headphones are not). The quality of the build is obvious and shows that these will last you a long time (again unlike many in-ear headphones). The price is on par with other headphones with the same specifications, but you get a few nice extras for your money. We have to say that the House of Marley has done an excellent job of putting the Zion in-ear headphones together. With their outstanding sound and great quality we are happy to award them with our Gold Key award. If you are looking for a new in-ear set of headphones we highly recommend picking these up.Discuss this in our Forum
