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Can anyone recommend a decent set of Headphones |
dgilmartin
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As the title reads i'm after a decent set of headphones for my w800i, I've been looking at a set of Shure E2c's on eBay as my little sister has a pair and I really like them. I've noticed the Etymotic ER6i's too. I have a budget of around £50, £60 max. Does anyone have any recommendations or have any to sell?
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Dan
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methylated_spirit
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This thread may help:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=106066&start=0
I got the Sony MDR-EX71 from Sony in the end, excellent.
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dgilmartin
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Cheers mate, I remember seeing that thread a little while back. Is the difference between the EX71s and the HPM-70s noticeable as apart from colour, they look incredibly similar.
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methylated_spirit
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hmm, don't know. the EX71's are phenomenal, but one word of warning: The wires aren't covered in plastic, its a sort of foam stuff - i'm guessing to make them more flexible. This foam coating strips of quite easily - I got my headphones in October and the coating is almost completely off the right earphone wire...it hasn't compromised the sound quality any but it is annoying. Having said that, they are the best headphones i've ever had and i would heartily recommend them.
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Ok, I think I'll pop down to my local Sony centre after work to get all the info on them and to get a closer look, if I like them I'll go home and buy them on eBay  If anyone has any other reviews to help me out it would be much appreciated. Cheers Meths
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dgilmartin
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Anyone else got any decent headphones they can recommend?
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Luke-the-magic-man
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ex71 all the way man, best headphones I have ever owned, though I am biased as I sell them lol, but I have used a set for over a year and found nothing better for the price
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Coxy
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Had these same Sonys for a while too. Best headphones by far, but a word of warning is to keep them protected e.g. in a zippo tin.  otherwise they end up pretty batered.
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kk.226
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Yeah just use the little drawstring bag they come with...
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dgilmartin
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On 2006-03-07 20:28:03, Luke-the-magic-man wrote:
ex71 all the way man, best headphones I have ever owned, though I am biased as I sell them lol, but I have used a set for over a year and found nothing better for the price
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How much do you sell them for?
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fatreg
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if you want "proper" headphones, Sony MDR V500 or V700 are dead good.
failing that a pair of Sony MDR-7506 will sort you out good and proper and if Sony arent your cup of tea try a pair of Grado SR-60 (proper old school design) but why fix it if it aint broke?
hmmm heaven in a pair of cans 
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Not so many phones these days  only about 60 atm.
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slattery69
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if your after good cheap headphones try these on ebay
http://search.ebay.co.uk/senn[....]sooZ1QQfsopZ1QQssPageNameZWLRS
i own the sennheiser s and the sonys, the sony are very average for the omoney i bought them in a rush one day when i left the mx500 at home. out of the 2 the sonys cant hold a candle to the mx500. they are a better all round performer. the sonys are very disappointing sonically.
though if your a sony only fan try the mdr ed21lp there cheaper and sound better than the ex71 s |
Luke-the-magic-man
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@ dgi I sell as new sets with all the extras for £20 + £2 postage for my esato offer. On ebay Im selling them for £23 - £25 + postage and dont include a pouch lol let me know if your interested
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dgilmartin
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I'm so confused now its annoying, I've been looking at the Grados that fatreg recommended, they seem awesome, I might have to get a set of them and a set of in ear ones. I like the look of the Grado SR-80s but the CNET review says that they are not very comfortable to use... Still can't make my mind up between the Sony, Sennheiser, Shure or Etymotics...  This is gonna be tougher than i thought it would be...
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methylated_spirit
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Here are some pics to show you what i meabn about the wire coating stripping off the Sony MDR-EX71:
The part thats hanging off, and the strip in my hand, i simply pinched the end with my fingernails and it tore off. The wires are horribly exposed, but it hasmn't affected sound quality any. I've tried using insulating tape, but on such a huge gap it makes the wire too stiff to sit comfortably round the back of my neck.
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Posted: 2006-03-07 14:40
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