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>500
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take note the jays s-jays are a bass targeted earphone. they are one of the first earphone utilising a new type of 'siren' armature. From the reviews ive read, they produce deep/clear bass and an ok midrange. they sound quite ok for the price.
@ryan,
was probably in the sony bites back thread 
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personally, i wouldnt buy any skull candy's  unless i got them for snowboarding. but thats just me 
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RyaN
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On 2009-05-22 11:27:47, Aware wrote:
Yeah...and the CX500's I got from him a year+ ago ain't fake either...and they have a great balanced sound(as long as they're PROPERLY in your ear, otherwise they're awful!), for my rave-hardened lobes anyway......
Would love some Shures(E4C's, or something newer now??), three-figure prices soon stop you though......
Yeah, they have to be properly inserted in your ear for maximum effect.. otherwise as you say they sound naff. I always find a quick moisten before positioning them in your ear helps to make them stay in there too.
As for the Shures, I personally dont like the way they look like big marbles sticking out of your ear! I'm Shure (pun intended) the sound quality makes up for though. There’s supposedly some weird way that you’re meant to wrap the cables up and around your ears to make them fit right.. doesn’t sound to comfortable to me!
On 2009-05-22 11:32:26, >500 wrote:
@ryan,
was probably in the sony bites back thread
Yep that was it
@golemsmate If you are looking for a cheapish pair I would probably discount Bose off your list tbh as you’d be looking at the £100 mark I would’ve thought
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@Aware
almost forgot i sold them to you
and you need a good seal no matter what in ear 'phones you are using, otherwise you will just get tinny sound (obviously)
regarding the Bose in earphones, they arent too flash hot, many reviews seem to agree too. I mean im all for Bose home audio, but steer clear from their earphones.
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On 2009-05-22 12:33:58, >500 wrote:
@Aware
almost forgot i sold them to you
and you need a good seal no matter what in ear 'phones you are using, otherwise you will just get tinny sound (obviously)
regarding the Bose in earphones, they arent too flash hot, many reviews seem to agree too. I mean im all for Bose home audio, but steer clear from their earphones.
Hmmm,
I would disagree there - although yes, I would not pay Retail for them, when I can get a set of SEMC ones (BT Enabled etc)....!
I have a pair, and they're actually rather good
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floatlite
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Pay as much as you can, and make sure the set you go for are targeted at the style of music you listen too, the physical size of the drivers is more important than the range quoted on the pack, and check out the fittings and wires, as many great units have fragile connectors and plugs, making them easy to break.
The next best thing you can do is to get some custom made ear sleeves, or better still some inserts.
They are about £80, and are the single best way to dramatically improve the sound of in ear headphones.
Look here
http://www.hearingprotection.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=117
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I would recommend the Sennheiser CX300-IIs, brilliant audio quality, with very clear and deep bass but also loads of treble so you get a very good balance, been using them with my N81, great value for money IMO, far better than the  Earplugs i had.
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RyaN
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Just spotted these posted over on HotUKDeals, Sennheiser CX550's Not sure what they're meant to be like, but £17.99 nonetheless.
Interesting reading that very thread on HUKD, people reporting that Play.com have been sending out FAKE CX500s. Although as someone pointed out, I bet they were purchased from a Play Trade seller
Also a handy link posted there which directs to the eBay guide on how to spot fake Senny's clicky
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Brightspark
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i would recommend Sennheiser CX95. i bought a pair late last year, and they are very good and excellent value for money. i got them after extensive research into user and professional reviews.
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golemsmate
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for £19 i bought the new ipod ones with the remote. Not impressed truthfully, the buttons dont work with the iphone but they were cheap cx500s were £40 in-store everywhere in town |
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I would recommend the Creative Aurvana Live! or Denon AH-D1001s (They are the same thing rebadged) as the best tradeoff between quality and price point. Skullcandy is absolute rubbish - they are marketed for emo kids who base their self worth (Or lack of?) on image, not to people who truly appreciate music. They have an honest sound (Not boom-tissy but very flat across the WIDE frequency response) that is almost studio monitor like.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creat[....]-Live-Headphones/dp/B000W6Y0JY
If you can find one I recommend a Fiio E3 or E5 headphone amplifier to go between your source and your headphones. They are ridiculously cheap and really bring out the best in any high impedance headphones.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f105/fiio-amps-323979/
http://www.head-fi.org/forums[....]iio-e5-amp-e3-upgraded-356177/
EBay UK should have them for around the 12-15 quid mark?
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RyaN
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On 2009-05-23 23:21:13, golemsmate wrote:
for £19 i bought the new ipod ones with the remote. Not impressed truthfully, the buttons dont work with the iphone but they were cheap cx500s were £40 in-store everywhere in town
Gah! You definitely should've purchased a set online instead of those... high street is a total rip off tbh, sometimes you can find the same stuff online for half the price if you dig around.
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golemsmate
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i was a little desprate, the cx's i thought they looked a little small for my ears (im not a heffer) i did like the shape of the bose ones really badly |
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Anyone wanna help me?
What I want is some of those over head ones (something like these) that are comfortable (as in being able to wear them for hours) and have a long cord (>2m at least or >3m preferably). I also need them to be avaliable in NZ and not to cost a fortune. Sound quality - Don't really care, just something with more bass than those ear buds that you get with psps. Any ideas?
thanks
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>500
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whats ya budget?
also, you mean headphones as in wrap round the head, ala dj style, or headphones, ala ipod style ones?
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golemsmate
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i ment earphones and i could stretch to 3 digits i was just looking on what you lot thought was best |
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Posted: 2009-05-22 11:32
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