Zipbuds Ear Bud Headphone Review

Pros:

• Zipper prevents cord from tangling
• Reasonably priced
• Solid sound quality with decent dynamic range

Cons:

• Heavy weight causes the headphones to be pulled from ears
• Slightly larger form factor than normal ear buds
• Included ear hooks are ineffective for exercise

Zipbuds aren’t exactly a new idea, but when I got word that DGA was taking the idea from concept to reality I couldn’t help but get a bit gitty.
Though the concept is rather simple and straight forward – a zipper, much like found on your jeans or sweatshirt, doubles as a cord that lets you zip up the buds to prevent the cord from tangling during storage – the execution calls for a significant amount of feness to deliver an actual working and usuable product. So do the Zipbuds deliver? Read on to find out.