Skullcandy's Mark Frank Montoya MP3 player headphones

What's better than some $50 iPod nano headphones? Why, a $230 pair of MP3 headphones, complete with their own generic looking 512MB flash player, of course. We'll try not to spill the beans to Skullcandy that for $20 more you could get a nano and Macally's offering, but someone is going to break the news to them sooner or later. Of course, there's no telling how much better these cans might sound, and they look plenty comfortable. Also, the included MP3 can be used on its own, with the inclusion of a battery pack, but we're just saying, these Mark Frank Montoya MP3 player headphones have a steep hill to climb.

[Via Gadget Review]

[Derek @ Jan 13th 2006 8:36PM]

If only it were cheaper....

[influx @ Jan 13th 2006 8:56PM]

These do sound good, I listened to them at CES. But I would never buy it, cause I already have an mp3 player like everybody else.

[jazzay @ Jan 13th 2006 10:52PM]

whats with comparing everthing to ipod? especially these "for $(..) MORE you could have ipod (..)" i dont know, i just dont like the comparison, but then again, i AM crazy.

[soulciety @ Jan 14th 2006 12:08AM]

well ipods ARE a fad these days, and comparing to ipods draws attention of ipod boys and girls which take about 50% of mp3-lister-population.. in America. They look pretty good, except the flash player seems little "weak"..

[ian power @ Jan 14th 2006 12:12AM]

See what happens to an idea when you post your "Homemade Hak." I remember seeing this months ago, done by some guy on hack-a-day. Pretty sure I saw it here also.

[tiuk @ Jan 14th 2006 12:44AM]

#3, even if you hate iPods I don't think it's possible to deny that a Nano is a much better buy than this included player. It has at least four times more storage and a color screen.

[Mike H @ Jan 14th 2006 3:37AM]

I want WiFi headphones that stream music...Where are my WiFi Headphones!

[JJ @ Jan 14th 2006 7:55AM]

Yeah but these headphones are cooler

[dc @ Jan 14th 2006 8:34AM]

Wow, snowboarders releasing headphones, now I've seen everything. If he actually rocks these while riding, I'll give him props...

[marco @ Jan 14th 2006 9:33AM]

Now, I love apple, but these look SWEET!

[deucer @ Jan 14th 2006 10:38AM]

I think the obvious thing that people are missing is the total cost. So yes you get a pair of Skullcandy headphones and their 512mb mp3 player for $230. An ipod nano, on the other hand, costs $199 for the cheapest one and then you have to pay $49 for those other headphones with a total cost of $248. That's $18 whole dollars you'd save with the Skullcandy set! Insane savings!

[Hans @ Jan 14th 2006 11:57AM]

whatthehello moto...scam spam on engadget? DELETE!



anyway,

this thing seems alright, except for the price maybe.

[NeoteriX @ Jan 14th 2006 12:02PM]

While some may scoff at the $230 cost for some mere "headphones" and "mp3 player", but who can really put a pricetag on what you'll really be getting...



Massive "cred" from the boarding community as you carve down the mountain in official Mark Frank Montoya headphones



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Haha.

[GeeksAreSexy @ Jan 14th 2006 1:42PM]

Oh god these are looking SWEET..if only they would be cheaper ;)

[Richard @ Jan 16th 2006 8:09AM]

C'mon Skull Candy!



Give me a Bluetooth-enabled Jack for my MP3 pleasure/ cell phone monitoring.

[aj @ Feb 5th 2006 1:05PM]

MFM rockin his stuff with pure steez..

[DAVID @ Aug 21st 2006 7:15PM]

does anyone khow the storage capacity of the 360,only info i can find is that it is less than a gig,that could mean anything

[peter @ Aug 13th 2008 5:10PM]

i got my skullcandy from www.consumerdepot.com