Dime Evo

The Method 360 ANCs are what I got today and I've mainly used SkullCandy products for headphones for a few years now. I was intrigued with the Smokin' Buds, and the Dime Evos left more to be desired and we're kinda underwhelming with the sound quality being not the best and the Stay-Aware mode not staying on for me. The Smokin' Buds I got for $10 at a Walgreens and they were alright for the price, but still a $10 set of earphones. The Dime Evos were $70 and for the price I expected a little more, I definitely still preferred the Smokin' Buds if I just wanted good sound quality but if I was travelling the charging speed and charge hold on the Dime Evos made them my preference for not being at the house. With the Method 360 ANCs, I find them to be a good mix of both of my previous sets. Good sound quality and charging capabilities, Stay-Aware mode actually stays on, the Active Noise Cancellation is fairly good as well. Now if you don't have something playing in the speakers it sounds like the people around you are talking through a landline phone, very quiet and mostly treble, but with something playing you can't hear anything. The gel inserts and fit fins that come with them helped me with one problem I've always had, and that's keeping the left earphone actually in my ear. I'd say for the price range at about $98 and some change before tax at Walmart, they would be a good set. The only thing I'd say kinda lessens the deal is the fact that they have sensors on them, so when you take one earphone out of your ear, even if both are connected, the music pauses. There are other options as well if you wanna drop a little more money on a set of Crusher Headphones for sound quality but IMO that's about all I would want to get out of them. But I am fairly surprised with the Methods, even if they are a reskinned Bose QC.

No need to get so defensive. It's just my opinion. But out of curiosity I just popped 'em back in. I had thought that my new Dime Evo 2 had better bass but seems it was just bad memory. Bass actually hits bit harder on the Jlab with jlab signature eq turned on.

My soundcore p30i have been decently good at doing it, and they have both anc and transparency. Skullcandy has the dime series which are also good at bass but the build quality isn't the best and they have some issues.

Yeah i was surprised. Usually the popular stuff falls short. I got dimes abnd it was awesome cause i wasnt worried about losing them(never had buds cuz i scared id lose them) but theyre cheap enuf i didnt need to worry. I gave em to my mom and she loves them now too c:

I have some skullcandy dime buds that are decent. Dirt cheap, but they've lasted for like 3 years and only now starting to crap out. I'm looking for something to replace them now, but not because I want something different. I just want to make sure I'm getting the most bang for my buck with my next pair. 

indy anc and rail anc have been really great in my experience. only complaint with rail anc is in a phone call ive accidentally hung up by brushing against them and idk what press associates with hanging up, i no longer call with them anymore so i havent experienced it since. dimes are really good basic earbuds to have, only issues i had with them was sound bleeding to people around me

The earbuds themselves sound great, they're comfortable enough. I really dislike the button controls, they're so sensitive that a slight breeze can pause your music. I have turned off all touch functions aside from volume -/+ and pause to help mitigate this. The case is a monstrosity and it is quite difficult to get the buds into the case reliably. I have been using my Skullcandy dime earbuds more often than my brand new method 360's.

Personally I've used Skull Candy dimes (cheap, there's a tactile response to pressing them for volume control etc) and Nothing CMF Buds 2 .... (cheap, unfortunately no tactile response, and volume control isn't really possible - but does have active noise cancellation). I've always taken the view that they probably won't last more than about 6 months given sweat or my ability to lose a bud somewhere ...