Headphones Face-Off: Urbanears, Sol Republic and Elecom

So I receive three different kinds of headphones, not for review but as a gifts. But I decided to write a headphones face-off in case any of you would be interested to know which ones to buy among the brands that are making a lot of noise lately. But among the three of them only 1 of them gets my nod and a thumbs-up!

The three brands I got were Urbanears, Sol Republic and Elecom.

Orange headset is from Urbanears, NeonGreen is from Sol Republic and Yellow with Orange is from Elecom.

Urbanears

UrbanEars is a collective out of Scandinavia, motivated by a common interest in global relationships and shared involvement in the relevance of the living brand. Urbanears promotes a deeper connection to color, form and people while providing the freedom to transcend individuality and unify the sound experience.

Sol Republic

Sol Reublic is an American brand founded in 2010 by Scott Hix, Seth Combs, and Kevin Lee. Lee had worked at Beats Audio, while Hix had been an executive with InFocus.[2] Lee’s father, Noel Lee, founded video and audio cable company Monster.The name is an acronym for “soundtrack of life” (SOL)

Elecom

Elecom is a Japanese electronics company, headquartered in Osaka, Japan. They are best known for their modern design, especially with their mice. They also manufacture USB flash drives, keyboards and many other peripheral devices. Though not very commonly seen in the United States, they control a large percent of the market share in Japan in various product categories, including #1 in computer mice, keyboards, and speakers as of 2010.

What I think about Urbanears

Price: US$79.95 or about Php3,300.00
Sound Quality: 9 out of 10
Aesthetics: 10 out 10
Ease of Use: 10 out 10 snug on the head and the ear but not too tight, adjustable and very soft, color is so hip and trendy. love that the wires is not bendable or won’t easily snap because is made of cord! Washable too! Love it!

What I think about Sol Republic

Price: US$39.99 or about Php1,600.00 although I was told the cheapest available is Php2,200.00
Sound Quality: 0out of 10 sounds like canned and I can barely hear a thing. Unless they gave me a defective one?
Aesthetics: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use: 6 out of 10 because I am not fond of in-ear headphones

What I think of Elecom

Price: Php790.00
Sound Quality: 0 out of 10 I barely hear a sound even if I had my tunes to the max volume! probably it was defective?
Aesthetics: 7 out of 10 the smiley and color combination is pretty cute.
Ease of Use: 6 out of 10 yup I don’t like in-ear headphones

There you have it, my honest to goodness opinion about the three headphones I got. How about you have you tried any of these headphones? How was your experience?