New earphones required
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After many years of excellent service my Sony MDR-ED268 in-ear headphones have packed up. Or rather the right one has as the cable seems to have worked loose where the L and R cables join.
Anyone got any recommendations for replacements? I'm looking at these right now. Anyone got them?
>>> Edited by JULIANHJ on Sunday 13th February 22:13
Anyone got any recommendations for replacements? I'm looking at these right now. Anyone got them?
>>> Edited by JULIANHJ on Sunday 13th February 22:13
www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=6247
Once you've had the bass that they generate everything else sounds like a crystal set...
Once you've had the bass that they generate everything else sounds like a crystal set...
rebelstar said:
They're really expensive, but the Shure E3c are excellent:
www.mercury-av.com/sales/x440.html
OVER £300 for in ear phones!? Awesome!!! I want!!
rebelstar said:
They're really expensive, but the Shure E3c are excellent:
www.mercury-av.com/sales/x440.html
I have Shure E2Cs and they are excellent and rather cheaper than the E3Cs.
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=6247
Once you've had the bass that they generate everything else sounds like a crystal set...
Koss do make really good portable earphones I have to admit...
ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=6247
Once you've had the bass that they generate everything else sounds like a crystal set...
I had some of these and the sound is very good (bass included) although they look pretty crappy. The problem I found is that the moulded earplug parts started to break apart after a while.
I also had some Sennheiser mx 500's which were pretty good until I managed to blow one of the drivers.
At the moment I have the Sony MDR-EX71 and like them a lot. The bass and noise isolation is not quite as good as the Koss plugs but pretty close and I think they will probably last longer.
If I could afford/justify the Sure earphones then I'd probably do that but for listening to MP3s at work they are severe overkill.
Agree, I bought a set of in-ear ones and they sound so much better than the conventional kind.
Might take a bit of getting used to but they block out external noise much better and overall sound quality (bass especially) is much improved, especially in noisy environments like aircraft or trains.
Might take a bit of getting used to but they block out external noise much better and overall sound quality (bass especially) is much improved, especially in noisy environments like aircraft or trains.
marctwo said:
At the moment I have the Sony MDR-EX71 and like them a lot. The bass and noise isolation is not quite as good as the Koss plugs but pretty close and I think they will probably last longer.
I wouldn't be so sure that they'll last very long at all. I had 1 pair go after 3 weeks, the next after 1 month and then I decided to sod it and go for Etymotics which are the Daddies in the plug world. If you want to go even more over the top then you can get an audiologist to make you up some casts of your inner ear and then they'll be even better, plus then no one can borrow them.
pbirkett said:
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Once you've had the bass that they generate everything else sounds like a crystal set...
Koss do make really good portable earphones I have to admit...
What a dodgy looking bloke on the packet!!!
thebluemonkey said:
At the moment I have the Sony MDR-EX71 and like them a lot. The bass and noise isolation is not quite as good as the Koss plugs but pretty close and I think they will probably last longer.
I wouldn't be so sure that they'll last very long at all. I had 1 pair go after 3 weeks, the next after 1 month and then I decided to sod it and go for Etymotics which are the Daddies in the plug world. If you want to go even more over the top then you can get an audiologist to make you up some casts of your inner ear and then they'll be even better, plus then no one can borrow them.
How are the Etymotics and which ones have you got? I've got the Sony MDR-EX71 but am considering the Etymotics ER-6i. £120
ge2 said:
How are the Etymotics and which ones have you got? I've got the Sony MDR-EX71 but am considering the Etymotics ER-6i. £120
I've got the ER-6's,if you get them off of ebay though they are a hell of alot cheaper, or atleast mine were. There's a seller in Germany who sells all the good headphone brands on ebay. They sound absolutely fantastic, the only problem is that the DAC on my ipod lets them down as do some of the poor quality mp3's I have. When they're plugged straight into my stereo at home they are mesmerisingly good with loads of detail and a good midrange, which is what I thought the sony plugs were missing. The bass didn't seem as big at first but that was more to do with the Sonys accentuating it and that I hadn't let them run in first. The treble isn't quite as fatiguing on the Etymotics as the Sonys and there is more detail, all of which is lost the minute you step out into the street and get run over by a bus because you couldn't hear anything apart from your heartbeat and the music. By all accounts the ER-6i's are better suited to ipods and the like because they are more sensitive and an accentuated bass which makes up for mp3's and poor quality DACS. Not too sure which I would go for now, the audiophile in me wants to say ER-6s again because they don't mess with the sound but I would probably go for the i's because I use them on the train most of the time.
I have the Sony earbud headphones and agree they're pretty damn good.
Of course, it depends on your budget, but the Shure E2Cs are meant to be a lot better, though I've not tried them. However, at around £60 a pair, they should be!
If you want to get really into your research, head over to www.head-fi.org and have a search/post through their forums
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Of course, it depends on your budget, but the Shure E2Cs are meant to be a lot better, though I've not tried them. However, at around £60 a pair, they should be!
If you want to get really into your research, head over to www.head-fi.org and have a search/post through their forums
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