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RadioHead84

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As stated in another topic i just got a new mp3 player. What headphones do u all use with yours. Sound Quality is very important to me so i dont mind spending a few extra bucks on a new set of headphones.
 
I use the regular iPod headphones when I don't want something bulky, but if I'm listening to something on a trip I use the ones I use with my computer, Sennheiser HD497s.
 
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
You want full sized or in-ear?
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I assume that most people use in-ear with portable devices. But i guess i could go for in ear or ones that just slip over the ear....
 
Originally posted by: RadioHead84
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
You want full sized or in-ear?
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I assume that most people use in-ear with portable devices. But i guess i could go for in ear or ones that just slip over the ear....
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Shure E4s for in ear. (Run you about $200, but I love them!)

Senn. HD595's for fullsized.
 
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
Originally posted by: RadioHead84
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
You want full sized or in-ear?
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I assume that most people use in-ear with portable devices. But i guess i could go for in ear or ones that just slip over the ear....
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Shure E4s for in ear. (Run you about $200, but I love them!)

Senn. HD595's for fullsized.
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200 bucks!


Ok i said a FEW extra bucks...as in under 100 preferably around 50.
 
The Shure e2 Sound Isolating Earphones are the choice of many a discerning AT MP3 player owner. Hell, Apple's even begun selling them off of their own website.

Just keep in mind that for the first little while, putting them on is something of an event. Also, the bass response may not be what you're used to, so tweak your mp3 player's equalizer or live with the more neutral sounding bass of the e2's.
 
Clips-On = KOSS KSC75 = $14

Over-the-head = Sennheiser PX100 = $45

Both are portable and open design, meaning people near you will hear what you're listening too. Those are amazon.com prices.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Clips-On = KOSS KSC75 = $14

Over-the-head = Sennheiser PX100 = $45

Both are portable and open design, meaning people near you will hear what you're listening too. Those are amazon.com prices.
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why would you want people to hear your music? trying to impress someone?
 
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Baked
Clips-On = KOSS KSC75 = $14

Over-the-head = Sennheiser PX100 = $45

Both are portable and open design, meaning people near you will hear what you're listening too. Those are amazon.com prices.
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why would you want people to hear your music? trying to impress someone?
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/ignores ignorant audio noob
 
Shure e2c's are great for their price. Etymotic is also a nice brand.

The e2c's have a new tip thats still rubber but its very flexible. THe old ones were really rigid rubber ones that didn't work as well. These new ones are great.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Baked
Clips-On = KOSS KSC75 = $14

Over-the-head = Sennheiser PX100 = $45

Both are portable and open design, meaning people near you will hear what you're listening too. Those are amazon.com prices.
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why would you want people to hear your music? trying to impress someone?
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/ignores ignorant audio noob
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lol.... too bad koss doesn't sell the ksc35 anymore. $35 is a steal.
 
Originally posted by: swtethan
Originally posted by: Baked
Clips-On = KOSS KSC75 = $14

Over-the-head = Sennheiser PX100 = $45

Both are portable and open design, meaning people near you will hear what you're listening too. Those are amazon.com prices.
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why would you want people to hear your music? trying to impress someone?
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open design also helps make it sound better - closed design have a tendency to not sound as clear or natural

I've got a pair of koss headphones and they have a great range, 15-25000 Hz. Well I have the speakers from them, original frames broke but I liked the sound so much I put the speakers in a different frame lol 😛 They were the KSC55's, $20
 
For in-ears under 100, DEFINITELY get the Shure E2Cs, you can get E3Cs for around 120, if you're willing to spring for that extra bit of sound quality, I paid 65 dollars for my E2Cs shipped and I love them. Upgraded from Sony MDR-EX51LPs which I thought were the sh!t, till I heard these.

For open design, I'd get KOSS KTXPRO1s if you can still find them, uses the same driver as damn near every other one of KOSS's headphones, but I've found them to sound the most balanced and look nicest, especially for around 15 bucks. Sad thing is, you can't find the black version anymore, only the new fruity blue/white plastic one.
 
Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
open design also helps make it sound better - closed design have a tendency to not sound as clear or natural

I've got a pair of koss headphones and they have a great range, 15-25000 Hz. Well I have the speakers from them, original frames broke but I liked the sound so much I put the speakers in a different frame lol 😛 They were the KSC55's, $20
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I fully agree with you about the open headphones. I wound up getting a pair of Sennheiser PX100 headphones instead of the PX 150's because the closed design of the 150's didn't sound nearly as nice as the 100's.

 
Originally posted by: sheik124
For in-ears under 100, DEFINITELY get the Shure E2Cs, you can get E3Cs for around 120, if you're willing to spring for that extra bit of sound quality, I paid 65 dollars for my E2Cs shipped and I love them. Upgraded from Sony MDR-EX51LPs which I thought were the sh!t, till I heard these.

For open design, I'd get KOSS KTXPRO1s if you can still find them, uses the same driver as damn near every other one of KOSS's headphones, but I've found them to sound the most balanced and look nicest, especially for around 15 bucks. Sad thing is, you can't find the black version anymore, only the new fruity blue/white plastic one.
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Comfortable, great for bass heavy music
  • I recently bought both these and the Shure e3c in-hear headphones (which cost about six times as much). The Sonys are for the gym (where they will surely take a beating and eventually need to be replaced) while the more expensive Shures will be used for my daily commute on public transportation (a generally less violent activity).

    I really enjoy both headphones, but they are sonically worlds apart. The Sony headphones are a bit easier to insert and sit more comfortably in the ear than the Shures, whose cables have to be looped up and over each ear, newscaster-style. When it comes to ease of use and physical comfort, the Sonys are simply better. Sonically, it is hard to say one set of earphones is objectively better than the other. The Sonys feature a very prominent bottom end while the Shures have tighter bass response and much more mid-range clarity. I would say the Sonys have been engineered to sound "hot" (lots of bass and treble) while the Shures were designed to sound more neutral. In places where a sense of energy is more important than nuance (e.g., at the gym or out jogging) I'd recommend the Sony earphones. For longer periods of more introspective, careful listening, the Shures can't be beat.

    P. Gunderson, July 8, 2004
 
In ear = Koss The Plug, Sennheiser MX300/400/500, Shure E2C/e3C/E4C, Etymotics
Mid size = KSC 75, Sennheiser PX100
Fullsize = Sennheiser HD580/650, Grado SR60/80/HF-1, ATH-A900
 
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