I got the a-Jays three almost 3 years ago when it first emerged in the market. At that time, the earpiece had the most fantastic box in the market. Rubberized box that had an annoying open mechanism that required you to use a pen or anything sharp to poke the hole to open the box. That aside, the box was clearly the main attraction and I would think the company spent quite a lot of R&D on the box because it fitted quite a lot of items in it including a airplane adapter, a duo plug adapter so you can share music on your single device, 3 pairs of extra ear buds of different sizes so you can get a real good fit, a carrying case which was hard covered, the earpiece itself and the warranty card. Fitting all that into one box was definitely tricky but they did a fantastic job of that. Also, my box became an ant's next later because it was so sealed up and only had one entrance (the hole to poke the box and open it).
The good
One good thing about the aJays would be the fact that they included the airplane adapter and the duo plug adapter which is usually only included in expensive earphones and earpiece sets of excess of 150. This pair was only SGD98 when I bought it. My boyfriend had one as well and listening to it, I thought it was an excellent buy.
I have to say that the a-Jays boast a fantastic bass response and have proven to be excellent for lows to mids. That of course means it is fantastic for the people who prefer listening to R&B and pop songs. Also, it has rather low impedance of 16 ohms which makes it excellent on low powered devices such as ipods and iphones (and other phones). With my ipod, it boast a rather heavy bass even with the ipod's low power driver that could not help to power the bass response for my other earphones like the JBL J55 which has a significantly higher impedance of 32 ohms.
The bad
But of course there are some faults to it. One really bad thing about the aJays would be the design of the earpiece itself. It is ridiculously uncomfortable to place in your ears such that it would cause a marking on my ear every time I would put it in for long trips on the public transport. Other than that, the earbuds do a pretty decent job of blocking out the ambient noises from the environment.
That aside, on the performance wise, the aJays havent been excellent on the part of clarity. Most songs sang by female artistes will lead your ears to the death.
Service and Warranty
The Ajays comes with a two year warranty which I used once. The good thing about the warranty was the fact that it was prompt and even though I didn't register until I needed the warranty, they could still process my warranty claim rather quickly. The service center is located in a factory district in the far ends of serangoon but it was rather accessible for me as I had a rather direct bus from Tampines. The entry to the building wasn't as smooth as I would like. I had to surrender my IC to the guard post and headed for the service center. They were quick with replacement after asking for my problem which I promptly replied that the connector had disconnected. I learnt that because of the old design, this was a rather common problem. They fixed the problem and gave me an updated model in a one-to-one exchange and even gave me extra earbuds. The updated model had an L-shaped plug which meant no more sticking out plug that don't fit nicely into your pockets and significantly lesser chances that the connecting plug would disconnect from the extensive rubbing and abuse.
If anybody needs the address of the aJays service center, it's as stated below. The company doing the service is a third party company that brings in products like aJays and .
They are located at :
| 52 Serangoon North Ave 4 #03-01B, AEM Building |
| Singapore 555 853 They are open from 9.30am – 5.30pm on Mondays to Fridays (Please note that they are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays). |
Durability
I would like to add that the aJays three is the most durable earpiece I had gotten so far. It had undergone so much abuse from me and the only thing that gave way was the plug and that was because of a poor design (which they fixed). I have to say, it has a very durable tangle free cable which also meant that if it tangled, it is harder to un-tangle it. However, my 2 years of using them, they only tangled itself 3 times so far. Also, I tend to always stuff the earpiece into my pockets so they had to endure rubbing against my pockets and stuff. And, I have to add this is the most durable earpiece ever because it undergone 2 washes in the washing machine and yet it still worked perfectly without any problems! That, my friend... is prove that this Swedish made earpiece are probably the most durable earpiece ever.
My overall Verdict
This is an excellent buy for Pop and R&B lovers due to the Heavy Bass Impact/Response it has. I do say, that I miss my aJays three because I lost them some time back due to my carelessness. But they were the best built earpiece would clearly be a great first earpiece for all budding audiophiles out there. A word of advice: Don't try using this with screamo/heavy metal music though. Your ears will literally bleed. Overall, my rating is an 8 out of 10. A great buy for its durability and excellent bass response. If you don't mind the slight discomfort in them. The Ajays 5 is a recent release is SGD$128 if I am not wrong and they re-designed the earpiece for better comfort. If you seek comfort, you might want to invest a couple of ten dollars more for the extra comfort.
For those with a lesser budget, you can get the Ajays one which does not boast as good of a bass as the ajays three but is the same in all aspects of design. It however doesn't come with the accessories that come with the Ajays three except for the booklet and the case and extra earbuds. It costs only SGD$58 at any good earphone shops. You can also get them at Isetan.
Word of advice: due to the durability of the product, you might want to photocopy the receipt as it tends to "spoil" only after the 1 and a half year mark and your receipt is most probably faded by then. Have fun experimenting on these earpiece. Peace out!
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