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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by thinking » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:31 pm

redraven wrote:dude for like $30 you can get some close eared Sennheiser HD 201 that will out perform any earbud... not the greatest of headphones in the scope of things but MUCH better than any earbud
that's absolute cobblers. I've got some midrange Sennheiser in-ears for my Cowon mp3 player and they are far more accurate than HD201s.

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... ?Track=IE4

I've had those for a year and they've been absolutely fantastic. Great isolation, well-detailed and deep, controlled bass.
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Sharmaji » Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:19 pm

around $100: etymotic er6 or 6i.

around $30-50 midrange sonys.

skullcandy are really, really garbage. tinny, shrilly, and muddy all at the same time.
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by chronicrecords » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:00 am

i had never tried skullcandies up untill a few months ago when my ipod headphones broke. lets just say i wish they broke sooner because i fking love my skullcandys now. insane low end sub bass i didnt know was possible for headphones
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by deadly_habit » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:08 am

chronicrecords wrote:i had never tried skullcandies up untill a few months ago when my ipod headphones broke. lets just say i wish they broke sooner because i fking love my skullcandys now. insane low end sub bass i didnt know was possible for headphones
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Zebrakid » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:45 am

chronicrecords wrote:i had never tried skullcandies up untill a few months ago when my ipod headphones broke. lets just say i wish they broke sooner because i fking love my skullcandys now. insane low end sub bass i didnt know was possible for headphones
shit man I'm supporting SK a bit but
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Recessive Trait » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:18 am

isn't skullcandy for 14 year old girls?

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Zebrakid » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:14 am

Recessive Trait wrote:isn't skullcandy for 14 year old girls?
Isn't generalizing that you're cooler than someone else for no real reason like a fashion cigarette most of the reason people legitimately hate Skull Candy?

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by evil madmen » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:10 am

Shure makes decent earbuds
some are expensive but some are at a decent price
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Sinisterbeats » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:16 pm

Iv got some Sennheiser CX300's for walking to work and wearing at the gym and they sound great. Got them for under £15 I think.

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by serox » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:23 pm

I am currently using these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Ears-T ... 347&sr=1-4


Very good headphones.
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by FSTZ » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:32 pm

I'm now using the Shure E2c's (again)

I bought some Ultimate Ears and broke them within 4 months (cable was too short, snapped the 3.5mm plug off into an adapter)

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by Trichome » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:53 pm

thinking wrote:
redraven wrote:dude for like $30 you can get some close eared Sennheiser HD 201 that will out perform any earbud... not the greatest of headphones in the scope of things but MUCH better than any earbud
that's absolute cobblers. I've got some midrange Sennheiser in-ears for my Cowon mp3 player and they are far more accurate than HD201s.

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... ?Track=IE4

I've had those for a year and they've been absolutely fantastic. Great isolation, well-detailed and deep, controlled bass.
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I have these exact earbuds, and they sound absolutely brilliant.
Top notch sound quality, and they are MUCH better than HD201s imo.

that and the fact that you can't here fuck all when you have them in, even with no music playing
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by serox » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:08 pm

FSTZ wrote:I'm now using the Shure E2c's (again)

I bought some Ultimate Ears and broke them within 4 months (cable was too short, snapped the 3.5mm plug off into an adapter)
One thing that pisses me off. I pay £200+ on headphones but the bit where the cable/jack meet is still the same kind of connection you get on cheap things! this small bit can ruin the damn things. I am so careful with mine but would just claim them on house insurance if needed :D
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by dickman69 » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:13 pm

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by serox » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:15 pm

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Good PR team at Sony but they make shit and overpriced everything. I use to work for Sony Europe and everything is faulty and loads of other people do things cheaper that work better.
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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by FSTZ » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:33 pm

serox wrote:
FSTZ wrote:I'm now using the Shure E2c's (again)

I bought some Ultimate Ears and broke them within 4 months (cable was too short, snapped the 3.5mm plug off into an adapter)
One thing that pisses me off. I pay £200+ on headphones but the bit where the cable/jack meet is still the same kind of connection you get on cheap things! this small bit can ruin the damn things. I am so careful with mine but would just claim them on house insurance if needed :D
yeah, considering I could've gotten some e2c's for $48 but I went ahead and bought some mid-price point U.E.'s

this will be my 3rd pair of e2c's

they usually last me about 2 years

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by DJ Crackle » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:46 pm

I do agree with a bunch of people here, for some quick, casual listening, skull candy headphones have always been enjoyable to me. also, i always liked the standard ipod headphones, although apparently they've decreased in quality. idk, haven't owned a pair of my own in years.

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Re: Earbud recommendations

Post by RandomEyez » Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:28 pm

For me the Shure E2cs were prob the best sound quality i've head from in ear phones.

But the cable broke on two pairs so moved on to the Sennheiser CX300s which also sounded nice (watch out for the fakes though!)

Now using these as a low budget pair and they are sound surprsingly good considering! Really good noise isolation

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/headphones/jv ... -49303601/

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