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28th September 2004, 21:56 | #1 |
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Headphones...again
Ive looked through a couple of threads regarding fairly decent headphones and am loooking to replace my current useless ipod ones - my question, whats a good mobile headphone? Those sennheiser px200's look pretty sweet to me
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28th September 2004, 23:45 | #2 |
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29th September 2004, 01:37 | #3 |
Laserman
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I recently purchased Technics RP-DH1200 headphones and they are very impressive. Very clear and distinct frequencies, amazing bass. Alongside incredible sound they are very sturdy and the cord is detachable.
I upgraded from my Sony MRD-V500's and it was a very noticable difference |
29th September 2004, 10:20 | #4 |
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those look pricey bam how much did you get em for?
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29th September 2004, 11:00 | #5 |
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Canalphones, earphones, portable headphones, neckphones or big open circumaural headphones?
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29th September 2004, 12:34 | #6 | |
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29th September 2004, 12:38 | #7 | |
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29th September 2004, 12:47 | #8 |
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I've got a pair of those sony in-ear things
Pros: Great sound. Really really good sound. Really really. And they block out stupid external noises like people/dogs/meteors. Cons: For some stupid ass reason the recent models come with a split cable so you have either a reeeeally short one from the buds to the jack (probably to plug into remote controls) or connect it up to the longer cable. I find this horribly annoying because the cable is either too short or way too long. Plus considering the price i tend to take care of them which means it's a little inconvenient putting them in their little container and pouch after each use. So ... when i'm going on a trip - i'll use them to drown out plane/car noises. Otherwise i'll just use the standard earphones that came with my ipod. In hindsight i probably shouldn't have bothered as it's not too often i'm on a plane etc and the mess of cables/pouches/plastic ear container really pisses me off. |
29th September 2004, 13:00 | #9 |
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Anyone used those sennheisers? The 210's
Im primarily going to be using it when walking around town - and I dont really like the ipod ones. |
29th September 2004, 13:13 | #10 | |
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Earbuds usually sound terrible and get overlooked when shopping for decent sound on the go. I've had buds from Sennheiser, Sony, Koss, Philips and the generic rubbish you get with mp3/MD/CD players these days, none of them even come close. The EX70s are better than most headphones you'll find in the price range. I use them with my iPod and they sound great. They keep out more outside noise than the rest because they seal off your ear canal, very useful while trying to work in a noisy office. Short of re-mortgaging to go for Etymotic Research or one of their competitors these are hands down the best $100 you'll spend on your ears. Highly recommended. |
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29th September 2004, 13:35 | #11 | |
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29th September 2004, 13:59 | #12 |
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How good is the bass on those sony bad boys, i've recently purchased a set of sony headphones that is the second lowest priced headphones which were $100 silver and overall pretty nice. I hate wearing headphones unfortunately since it messes up my hair so how do these sony earbuds compare in terms of bass (since earbuds are known for shitty bass)
thx. |
29th September 2004, 14:02 | #13 |
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They have a ton of bass (although not too much like those horrible Koss in-ear things). You can't compare them to normal earbuds because they're nothing like them.
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29th September 2004, 14:40 | #14 |
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Well, I'm gonna check out those sony things, I wouldnt mind getting either those or those sennheisers
I bow to the knowledge of the nzgames crowd |
29th September 2004, 15:37 | #15 |
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Went down to Sony Style and bought a pair of those Sonys just now after reading this thread.
Very impressed. |
29th September 2004, 16:05 | #16 |
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Sweet, Im gonna go down there after work and get some too
We could start a gang |
29th September 2004, 16:09 | #17 |
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What was the retail price torka?
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29th September 2004, 16:27 | #18 |
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$99.
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29th September 2004, 19:53 | #19 |
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Went down to the Sony shop, and now am very happy. Took me a little while to get used to the little buggers though - but it was kinda suprising, I went to say hi to someone whilst wearing them, and I could barely hear myself
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29th September 2004, 20:57 | #20 |
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Heh yeah, you can't hear shit with them on since they completely fill the ear canal.
It's a good thing IMO. |
30th September 2004, 07:39 | #21 |
Bobo Fettish
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Were the ones you guys got the type with the short cable?
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30th September 2004, 11:14 | #22 |
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Came with a really short attached cable, yeah, and a little extension cord of about a metre or so. From the manual booklet, it seems the idea is that you plug it into a remote LCD type thing if your portable player has one, which provides enough length already.
With the extension it's easily long enough to reach from my ears to my pants pocket with extra slack left, and I'm a tall guy. |
10th October 2004, 14:27 | #23 |
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Got a pair of the Sony MDREX71SL's the next one up from the EX70's.
They have the ludicriously short cable and the lucriously long extension with it, but the pod thing it comes with fixes the problem of the too long cable. I'm REALLY impressed with the sound. |
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15th October 2004, 16:32 | #25 |
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I use a pair of Shure E3c buds, they're excellent. Check ipodlounge.com, they often publish coupon codes you can use to get things like free shipping etc.
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16th October 2004, 11:34 | #26 |
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Shit
Hmmm I'll have to check this out.. I want something better than the earphones I have at the moment. |
16th October 2004, 20:13 | #27 |
Stuff
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rofl - i hope sony is paying you for this bam
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16th October 2004, 20:15 | #28 |
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No.
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18th October 2004, 17:14 | #29 |
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HD200 4 lif!
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18th October 2004, 17:54 | #30 |
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Have those as well - they're just not very convenient when you want to put them in your pocket.
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18th October 2004, 18:05 | #31 |
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are those sonys comfortable? usually earbuds hurt my ears like fuck after awhile.
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23rd November 2004, 07:42 | #35 |
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Thought I'd raise this old thread rather than start a new one - Im on the lookout for some decent gaming headphones, and Ive settled on some sennheiser HD500's. My question is, is there anywhere in welly you can get these? The only places Ive seen is prosound and langear. I wouldnt mind importing (damn amazon have them for $50 american) but they won't deliver here.
If anyone has any suggestions as to what would be a good contender in a similar pricerange to the HD500's I'd like to hear about that, too. |
23rd November 2004, 09:35 | #36 |
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I saw mention of these HC Technology headphones a while back.
http://www.ocmodshop.com/default.aspx?a=220 If you've got a decent soundboard with an optical connection, these would be great. They offer 5.1 sound, an inline remote and no pissing around with those bloody minijack connectors. They received good reviews for sound quality and usability. The main downside I can see is that the decoder box requires batteries/ powerbrick, which wouldn't be very portable. |
23rd November 2004, 09:52 | #37 |
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BTW, got a pair of those Sony MDR-EX70s and... they sucked. Tinny and squeaky with no bass whatsoever. They may have been faulty. I've still got to pick up the replacement set so will find out then.
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23rd November 2004, 10:16 | #38 |
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Definitely faulty. Unless you're one of the geniuses who tries to have them sitting in the outer ear like regular earbud headphones instead of inserting them in your ear canal. But I'm sure you're smarter than that.
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23rd November 2004, 10:20 | #39 |
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Those sony buds look fucking awesome.
One question, however. I have pretty small ear holes, so small that normal ear buds give me earache. I'm assuming the sony's are more like ear plugs that ear buds? |
23rd November 2004, 10:37 | #40 | |
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The soft pads around the headphone part come in 3 different sizes in the packet, the medium size ones are fitted by default, so there's a smaller pair to try and a larger one depending on the width of your ear canal. |
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