Good audio quality and comfort.
It's a real shame that Panasonic doesn't make their Drops 360 and Drops 360 Luxe wired earbuds anymore as those earbuds are still to this day some of the BEST sounding earbuds I've ever purchased. Six years ago they used to cost $60 for the Drops 360 and I believe $70 for the 360 Luxe.
That might seem like allot, but when you factor in how well they're made and the fact that they deliver such good audio quality then it makes sense. In fact they're so good that six years after they've been discontinued I still hunt for them new and buy em up. They have just such a powerful, detailed and yet perfectly balanced audio profile that basically nothing today can touch em! Best part is they're powerful only when the audio track actually calls for it! There's some impressive tuning going on there.
Okay now that I've already set the bar incredibly high do these Ergo Fit TCM-125's hold a candle to those older high end offerings? Unfortunately no. It's not that these are bad for the money it's just me complaining that Panasonic stopped selling a product that I really like, these are also selling for $15 or less so it wouldn't be smart to even think these could compete.
The Ergo Fit earbuds are actually not bad. They lean more towards the bass heavy side but it's not allot. Basically the highs and mids are slightly drawn back to give the bass the impression of more presence without being over powering. Once the driver's break in this effect becomes less noticable. Comfort wise you hardly know these are in your ears, like the drops 360 these earbuds eartips run a bit small in my experience. So I use the large size. This really improves the overall comfort, seal and audio quality. One of the big things with all Panasonic earbuds is how good the microphone quality is! It's almost like you're talking on your regular phones mic. This is really good and even at this low price point is shows what Panasonic can do.
So do I recommend these? For the price yes they're great for a throw away pair of earbuds. They do everything really well for the price. Would I like to buy the Drops 360 instead over these Yes Panasonic please bring them back!
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