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please can you recommend me some in ear headphones. does anyone use these, or do you just use those posh ones that look really stupid if you see someone on a train with them on? anyway i need some new 'uns 'cause my other cheapo ones broke. anywhere around the £20 mark is fine. |
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Does the sound quality differ from studio style headphones? |
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I really don't like this kind! I think my ears are shaped incorrectly; in-ear headphones always fall out. |
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I dont use them anymore. I hate having speakers that close to my ear drums, i did used them for way too long... |
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I like them quite a lot. I've had two pairs, some sony crap (~$35, had a cheap cord which broke. sound quality good except bass emphasized.. ah well), and now I have a pair of shure e2 headphones, which are pretty nice. I've heard that their quality is supposed to be around that of good $100+ headsets (coming from friends whose ears I trust), so I don't mind the $70 price tag. It's definitely very nice being able to seal off the world.. and no noise cancelling systems suck whenever I check. |
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same with me - i can never get them to stay in. :/ |
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there are a few ways to get them to stay in.. the asshole response of course is to buy a better set or replacement plugs. Good ones have a plastic tube and the soft part on that, not just the soft part (like my old sonys), and hence fit rather snugly and securely. Anyway alternatively you can use a clip to pin the top of the cord to your shirt.. some come with this now. that way the weight of the majority of the cord (and possibly snags from walking, etc) does not kick their ass. I'm a big fan of this style of headphone, if you can't tell. |
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Get some Sennheiser MX-500s. Should be able to get them for under £25 and they're far and away the best 'in-ear' ones for the money that I've used. Unless you want to pay silly money for some custom made Shures, you won't get much better. A few tarts reckon Sony/Panasonic's equivalents are better, but we know that that's because they're swayed by the pretty aesthetics/brand name, rather than sound quality/reliability, etc. I'm with you that in ear is the way to go when in public. Wearing over ear ones anywhere other than home makes you look a poser IMO. Although I concede some people (Mimi and my gf for example) do it because they have very small ear cannals. |
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You can get an ear doctor to make you custom plugs, it's not too expensive. |
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Sony/Phillips in ear at about £12-15 are fine |
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I think they come in white too? can't go wrong with Sennheiser. Decent stuff. |
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It also depends on your purpose actually. Like I need very small in ear headphones for speedcycling to reduce the airflow. is the perfect in ear headphone for me. They fit like a glove and don't fall out easily. Sony's first closed-type Fontopia® design reduces outside noise for high-intensity listening, helping to generate powerful, resonant bass response. So exercise, dance, or skate with the new Fontopia® Headphones. Featuring a Super-light in-the-ear Design for a snug, comfortable fit inside the ear - eliminating the headband, Super-small 9 mm Drivers, and Soft, Silicon Earbuds, these headphones were created to enhance your on-the-go listening. Two sizes of earbuds are also included. So move to your music with the Fontopia® Headphones. |
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Yep, they come in black, white, and (as I have) metallic blue. Earthleakeage, I came across these . £16.95, with free P&P. Trust me, these are the ones to go for. |
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the sony ones are great, use them too |
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i was in dixons the other day asking where the headphones were. the assistant pointed to a display cabinet and said 'in ear' (in here) |
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I use the Sony MDR-EX71SL. I like them, and I think that they are good. |
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I have the expensive etymotics. They are incredible. Analogue synths tend to distort so I lower the volume, but other than that they are too good to be true. I want to get ear molds made so it's easier to pop them in. The squishy ear plugs are kind of a pain to have to do everytime you want to listen to music. But you sure get insane isolation and the sound on the er-4's is stunning. |
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i have some sennheiser PX-100's, they're not in ear but they look well cheap so i don't have to worry about being mugged by headphone lovers |
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thanx to everyone. ceri, ill go for those, £17 is about what i wanted to spend, look forward to getting them. you're still young-ish so your hearing won't be too fucked just yet. |
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ceri, you should get on the sennheiser payroll, i ordered a pair of those headphones as well. soon i'll no longer to use the excuse "but my headphones sound like shit, so what do i know?" when i'm reviewing xltronic music spams. |
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I'll second that they are great, I use them every day. |
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Plaidzebra: Ha ha. I'm considering a second pair myself at that price. Leftblank: I use MX-500s on my work PC because in spite of them being rockin' they look cheap, so there's no danger of the cleaners nicking them. Earthleakeage: Let us know if you like them. |
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how good are the MX500's in comparison to the sony MDR-EX71SL? |
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I've not used them, but based on the user reviews the MDR-EX71SLs get 3-3.5 stars, whereas the MX500s are 4.5 stars. I do like the idea of the sound elimination though. I want some in ears headphones like that for on my bike. |
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wouldn't you consider that a trifle dangerous? or don't you live in bristol anymore? the driving there is undoubtedly the worst i've ever seen. |
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It is slightly dangerous, but I normally ride with earplugs in, as without them the engine/wind noise is distracting and over time can damage your hearing, so having music on isn't that much worse. I'm in Cirencester now, so there's a fair bit less traffic (apart from when I venture south into Swine-don). However, whilst I no longer encounter as many mothers in Chelsea tractors running little Johnny the 500 yards to his public school, there are instead suicidal children and animals who insist on running into my path at every opportunity. |
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Might get me one of . They are a bit cheap but they'll suffice. |
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Ha ha those a ridiculous, even Britney and co "make do" with £200 Shure in-ear ones. Those look like overkill :) |
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its a good site actually, i've bookmarked it for further purchases. i've already found something else i want, typically 30 seconds after i finalised my purchase, its always the way :) |
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Yes, but then again the combination 'Britney Spears' and 'audiophile' makes me lol/barf :') |
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on another note: the standard iPod earphones are sennheiser, does anyone know which model? |
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I think I'll get my girlie one of from there. |
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I didn't know that. Even if they are, it looks like people agree the MX500s are better than them: . |
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did you know they'd brought out a female version of sat-nav? if you miss a turning or deliberately ignore its instructions it says "oh... go where you want" |
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put them in your mouth and yawn.. it works. it will sound like the music comes from inside your head instead of outside and into you head. |
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Does it say "left here" when you're 5 foot away from a junction and doing 50, and does it say, "no the other right" after you follow its (incorrect) instructions? Also, on longer journeys, does it break down in tears and say, "look lets just pull over and ask someone"? |
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you already have one, i see :) |
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I have refused to get a rider-pillion intercom for my bike for that reason. :) |
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