Sound Quality
The first song that was played was “Ulaid” by E.S. Posthumus. Ulaid was released with E.S. Posthumus’ first album entitled “Unearthed”, back in 2001. This independent music group’s genre is orchestral with a cinematic style. Ulaid has a celtic tone due to its usage of bagpipes. The track has rhythmic high and lows and an overall ambient feel. The Arctic Cooling E361-WM produced superb sound throughout the song.
The second song that was played was “M.A.D” by Hadouken!. The song was recently released on the band’s second album entitled “For the Masses”. It has a very heavy usage of bass that can easily mask the highs in the song. Nevertheless, the Arctic Cooling E361-WM kept good balance between the highs and bass, and the clarity was top notch.
The third and final song, or piece, that was played was " Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major" composed by Chopin. The version of this piece that I had was from the soundtrack of The Pianist. Like most classical music, every note contributes to the overall enjoyment of the music, and clarity is a must. Without a doubt, the E361-WM excelled in this aspect.
Unfortunately, like most in-ear headphones, you can hear the cables tap your shirt, which could be problematic and annoying if you are planning to use these earphones while running. Unlike the Creative Labs EP-630, however, the Arctic Sound E361-WM did not make at scratching sounds when the cable ran across my shirt. This makes using these headphones bearable for jogging.
Overall, the Arctic Sound earphones have superb bass compared to my Creative Labs EP-630. I was surprised that earphones could pack as much bass as this one did. I’ve always thought that only full-sized headphones could deliver in such aspect. Furthermore, the E361-WM’s bass was not enough to muffle out the highs and clarity was not sacrificed.
The Arctic Sound E361-WM with the Samsung YP-K3
Microphone Sound Quality
A few calls to my friends were made through Skype. Microphone sound quality, as indicated by my friends, was good and they did not notice any difference between the microphone of the E361-WM’s and that of my usual Logitech Quickcam Fusion.
I recited a few sentences and recorded it using the Sound Recorder of Windows 7. To my surprise, sound quality was loud and clear. Although I do not have a mobile phone on hand to test the E361-WM’s microphone with, I am sure that it will sound good.
Comfort
The Arctic Sound E361-WM come with very soft silicone caps that fit snugly into your ears. Given the fact that it comes with three different pairs of silicone caps, you can pick the size that will fit your ear canal the most. In my situation, the medium-sized ones were perfect. Initially, I found it difficult to hook the earphones onto my ears because of its unconventional shape. A bit of practice was only needed.
While jogging, the headphones did not fall out of my ears and stayed on tightly. After using these headphones for a continuous 2 hours, my ear canals did not feel sore or humid. In other words, these ARCTIC COOLING earphones excelled in comfort.
The first song that was played was “Ulaid” by E.S. Posthumus. Ulaid was released with E.S. Posthumus’ first album entitled “Unearthed”, back in 2001. This independent music group’s genre is orchestral with a cinematic style. Ulaid has a celtic tone due to its usage of bagpipes. The track has rhythmic high and lows and an overall ambient feel. The Arctic Cooling E361-WM produced superb sound throughout the song.
The second song that was played was “M.A.D” by Hadouken!. The song was recently released on the band’s second album entitled “For the Masses”. It has a very heavy usage of bass that can easily mask the highs in the song. Nevertheless, the Arctic Cooling E361-WM kept good balance between the highs and bass, and the clarity was top notch.
The third and final song, or piece, that was played was " Grande Polonaise brillante in E-flat major" composed by Chopin. The version of this piece that I had was from the soundtrack of The Pianist. Like most classical music, every note contributes to the overall enjoyment of the music, and clarity is a must. Without a doubt, the E361-WM excelled in this aspect.
Unfortunately, like most in-ear headphones, you can hear the cables tap your shirt, which could be problematic and annoying if you are planning to use these earphones while running. Unlike the Creative Labs EP-630, however, the Arctic Sound E361-WM did not make at scratching sounds when the cable ran across my shirt. This makes using these headphones bearable for jogging.
Overall, the Arctic Sound earphones have superb bass compared to my Creative Labs EP-630. I was surprised that earphones could pack as much bass as this one did. I’ve always thought that only full-sized headphones could deliver in such aspect. Furthermore, the E361-WM’s bass was not enough to muffle out the highs and clarity was not sacrificed.
The Arctic Sound E361-WM with the Samsung YP-K3
Microphone Sound Quality
A few calls to my friends were made through Skype. Microphone sound quality, as indicated by my friends, was good and they did not notice any difference between the microphone of the E361-WM’s and that of my usual Logitech Quickcam Fusion.
I recited a few sentences and recorded it using the Sound Recorder of Windows 7. To my surprise, sound quality was loud and clear. Although I do not have a mobile phone on hand to test the E361-WM’s microphone with, I am sure that it will sound good.
Comfort
The Arctic Sound E361-WM come with very soft silicone caps that fit snugly into your ears. Given the fact that it comes with three different pairs of silicone caps, you can pick the size that will fit your ear canal the most. In my situation, the medium-sized ones were perfect. Initially, I found it difficult to hook the earphones onto my ears because of its unconventional shape. A bit of practice was only needed.
While jogging, the headphones did not fall out of my ears and stayed on tightly. After using these headphones for a continuous 2 hours, my ear canals did not feel sore or humid. In other words, these ARCTIC COOLING earphones excelled in comfort.
