Seinnheiser cx300 II

[TotalControl]

Although these have been around for a little while, I couldn't help purchasing these from Amazon for the £14 odd they were up for. I have read some good reviews of these but how good are they in the real world?

[RedWhiteMonkey]

I use a pair with my ipod, I'm impressed with the sound quality and don't think you'll find anything better without spending considerably more money.

[rhinochopig]

They are utterly superb for the money. You can get the 500s for similar money too, which are even better.

[marcgti6]

As above, great earphones for the money. Mine lasted about 9 months before the connector separated but I sent them back to Play.com for a full refund.

I then bought some SoundMagic earphones for about £40. They difference in sound quality is really hard to tell and looking back, I should have just got another pair of the CX300's or spent a little more on something a bit more tasty.

Still amazes me that Apple can get away with sending the ones they bundle in with the iPods - they are proper schite!

[PintOfKittens]

14 quid from Amazon means they are not real, they are fakes.

[Finlandia]

TotalControl said:

Although these have been around for a little while, I couldn't help purchasing these from Amazon for the £14 odd they were up for. I have read some good reviews of these but how good are they in the real world?

The cx300's are like a Mondeo. It doesn't stick out at anything, it's not bad but not great either, it's ok for the price, but it's very far from being in the same league as a Zonda.

One can easily spend £500+ on a set of earphones

[TotalControl]

PintOfKittens said:

14 quid from Amazon means they are not real, they are fakes.

How so?

[TotalControl]

^^ Anyone here able to tell me how they would be fakes from Amazon?

[VeeFour]

TotalControl said:

^^ Anyone here able to tell me how they would be fakes from Amazon?

Amazon themselves don't have them for that price.

Marketplace sellers do.

They're one of a handful of products I'd only ever buy from a proper retailer, rather than eBay or Amazon Marketplace.

[TotalControl]

I see. If they're crap, I'll just order them from Play. That's just annoyed me a bit but what the heck, it's only £14.

edit - These were the ones I purchased:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-CX-300-II-Preci...

[VeeFour]

TotalControl said:

I see. If they're crap, I'll just order them from Play. That's just annoyed me a bit but what the heck, it's only £14.

edit - These were the ones I purchased:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-CX-300-II-Preci...

I think you may be fine, as they were delivered direct from an Amazon warehouse - I suspect Amazon wouldn't allow fakes on their premises.

But, along with batteries and memory cards, you have to be careful.

[Digger]

Given their 2yr warranty IIRC you'd be daft not to double check they are genuine. From what I understand Sennheiser are good at replacing faulty phones. It is a price worth paying IMHO!

[PintOfKittens]

Digger said:

Given their 2yr warranty IIRC you'd be daft not to double check they are genuine. From what I understand Sennheiser are good at replacing faulty phones. It is a price worth paying IMHO!

I bought a pair 6 months ago, died after 3 weeks - sent them to Sennheiser, they said because they were fakes, and I didnt buy from their "Authorised retailers" list, they wont do anything with them, and just posted them back to me - the real ones are closer to 40 quid than 14 quid - and I believe the ones on Play arnt actually fulfilled by play themselfs, but also marketplace.

[Digger]

PintOfKittens said:

Digger said:

Given their 2yr warranty IIRC you'd be daft not to double check they are genuine. From what I understand Sennheiser are good at replacing faulty phones. It is a price worth paying IMHO!

I bought a pair 6 months ago, died after 3 weeks - sent them to Sennheiser, they said because they were fakes, and I didnt buy from their "Authorised retailers" list, they wont do anything with them, and just posted them back to me - the real ones are closer to 40 quid than 14 quid - and I believe the ones on Play arnt actually fulfilled by play themselfs, but also marketplace.

For example John Lewis sell them for £25.

[R500POP]

I have 300s for the gym & 870s for my iPod, both are superb.

[TotalControl]

Digger said:

PintOfKittens said:

Digger said:

Given their 2yr warranty IIRC you'd be daft not to double check they are genuine. From what I understand Sennheiser are good at replacing faulty phones. It is a price worth paying IMHO!

I bought a pair 6 months ago, died after 3 weeks - sent them to Sennheiser, they said because they were fakes, and I didnt buy from their "Authorised retailers" list, they wont do anything with them, and just posted them back to me - the real ones are closer to 40 quid than 14 quid - and I believe the ones on Play arnt actually fulfilled by play themselfs, but also marketplace.

For example John Lewis sell them for £25.

Stuff magazine even state that these could be had for £18. Was browsing an old copy and found it in the recommended section in the back.