In-ear headphones ~£50 budget

[JulianHJ]

I think I've managed to lose my Sennheiser CX-300IIs, so I'm after some replacements. I mainly listen to electronic music (trance, techno, D&B, dubstep, ambient and the rest).

Can anyone recommend some replacements in the range of £25-£50?

[hman]

i've not found any better than the ones you have lost- sorry.

[adamInca]

I looked at mine and they're the same model as the ones you've lost. Why not just get the same if you thought they were good? Only £30 on Amazon.

[JulianHJ]

Probably will end up getting the same ones, but I wondered whether there was anything better for the money.

[Chocolate Teapot]

These - http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHA-MA350-Aluminium-Isolat...

much much better than their sennheiser equivelants

[JulianHJ]

Thank you, that's really handy

[hman]

Chocolate Teapot said:

These - http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHA-MA350-Aluminium-Isolat...

much much better than their sennheiser equivelants

interesting - have you tried them back to back ?

reviews state :-

harsh top end and poor reliability + fabric cable rubbing noise penetrating the listening experience.

So....I'll be staying with sennheisers then.

Edited by hman on Wednesday 27th November 23:03

[cornet]

How about a set of SoundMagic E10s.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SoundMAGIC-E10-Earphones-S...

You might be able to get the E10M in budget that have the Mic + Remote on them.

[Chocolate Teapot]

hman said:

Chocolate Teapot said:

These - http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHA-MA350-Aluminium-Isolat...

much much better than their sennheiser equivelants

interesting - have you tried them back to back ?

reviews state :-

harsh top end and poor reliability + fabric cable rubbing noise penetrating the listening experience.

So....I'll be staying with sennheisers then.

Edited by hman on Wednesday 27th November 23:03

There are several bad reviews of the sennheisers also, some saying similar wire issues.

Mine don't have a problem with wire noise and yes I've owned both and would choose the RHA over the sennheisers.

They benefit from a bit of bedding in when they are first used so maybe the harsh top end was a little premature

[Pugnut]

Soundmagic E10 are good - although cant compare to the ones you lost.

[Stu R]

CX300 are about the best I've heard under £30.

If you can raise it a bit get some Shure SE215s - I got them for £75 on amazon, seem to be a bit more at the minute but could be worth seeing if any discounts crop up on black friday.

[Marvindodgers]

I've no personal experience, but WhatHiFi really rate the SoundMagic E10.
http://www.whathifi.com/review/soundmagic-e10

[Crafty_]

I had some CX-300 Mk1s that I liked but they ended up in a washing machine (long story, they actually still work but there is no bass at all).

I bought some CX-300-IIs but I'm not convinced they are as good as my original pair. I very nearly bought the E10s but got put off by lots of reports from owners of the earbuds falling apart. I didn't find the RHA's at that time.

[conkerman]

V-sonic GR06 or 04 flagship.

I have the 06, they are great.

[essayer]

I must have got through 4 sets of CX-300 1/2 now - another pair has just gone in one ear.
I do use them loads so I've had fair use.

The Shure ones do look good and have a detachable cable so at least I won't need to keep binning them.. But twice the price of the CX-300 IIs..

[sjf2020]

Bought a pair of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008ET9VY0/ref=mp_...
They sound great straight of the box! I'm replacing beyer dynamic dtx100 which sounded great but fell apart after 2 years!

[jmorgan]

I have had three sets of sound magic, all superb sound quality. Unfortunately all three were returned within six months of getting them as they broke, one ear piece would die. No sound out of it.

Now on RHA, not quite the quality of the Sound Magic but far better than any Sennheiser in ear I have tried at these prices and seem to work past warranty end.

[JulianHJ]

Cheers for all the responses. The CX300s were my second pair, the first having frayed near the plug. I do find cable noise an issue occasionally. I'm torn between the Sonys and the RHAs. Will mull over it and place an order this weekend. Thank you for all the advice so far.

[Parabola]

hman said:

Chocolate Teapot said:

These - http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHA-MA350-Aluminium-Isolat...

much much better than their sennheiser equivelants

interesting - have you tried them back to back ?

reviews state :-

harsh top end and poor reliability + fabric cable rubbing noise penetrating the listening experience.

So....I'll be staying with sennheisers then.

Edited by hman on Wednesday 27th November 23:03

I've got the RMAs. They sound great if you keep them completely still.
Unfortunately, the cable generates a horrendous 'thudding' sound with any movement.

Forget using them for running, walking or even sitting on a train. The noise the cable generates is just unbearable.

Mine have been sat in a drawer unused for 12 months. Such a waste.

[jmorgan]

Never had the cable rubbing malarkey. Good as gold on mine.