a-Jays Four earphones are at the mid-premium end of the scale, and are made for iPhone, iPod and iPad. They will ‘work’ with other devices, but the in-line remote control complies with Apple’s specs for those three devices, allowing you to control the volume, skip forward and back to tracks, and answer / hang up phone calls.
Overall, the sound quality of the a-Jays Fours is good. The bass reproduction gives a decent, non-distortive thump, and the treble is kept well in control. The speaker tech is helped out by the silicon sleeve, of which five sizes are included in the box (in XXS to L size). Once in the ear the silicon sleeve will allow the listener to not have to turn the sound up too loud to drown out external sound, and keeps in check – at a reasonable sound level – sound bleeding out from the earphones, so you’ll have to work harder to annoy fellow passengers on public transport.
In addition to improved sound quality, over say the standard Apple earphones included with iPhones, iPods and iPads, there’s a rather more practical advantage, in that the a-Jays Four cabling is flat, so that even after a prolonged period kept in a pocket, the cable remains tangle-free. That’s a big plus for me, as I am well sick of the veritable Rubik’s Cube I have to deal with every time I use my Apple EarPods.
Price and availability
The Australian RRP for the a-Jays Four earphones is $99.95, but they can be picked up more cheaply online. At the time of writing you can buy the a-Jays Four iPhone Earphones
a-JAYS Four specifications
- Colour / Finish – Rubber Coated Black / Metal
- Speaker – 8.6mm Custom Speaker
- Isolation – JAYS Sound Isolating System
- Sensitivity – 96 dB SPL @ 1 kHz
- Impedance – 16 Ohm @ 1 kHz
- Frequency response – 20 Hz – 21,000 Hz
- Cord type – Flat, tangle-free TPE cable
- Cord length – 115 cm
- Cord dimensions – Width: 5 mm, Thickness: 1.2 mm
- Weight – 14 grams
- Plug – L-shaped, Silver-Plated 3.5 mm stereo
- Remote – Three button, full feature iPhone inline remote
| Australian a-Jays distributor – Powermove |