In-ear Headphones

BlackSpur
BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
edited September 2010 in The Crudcatcher
My trusty Sennheiser CX500s seem to be starting to pack up after over a year of service (the sound from the right ear has become much quieter) so I am looking for a replacement.

They've done well and I would be quite happy to get another paid but I was just wondering if there is anything else better around? I have a pair of Goldring DR150s for home so these will just be used out and about for my ipod. I'm looking at spending up to £30, these look like a bit of a steal.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DENON-AH-C551-Silver-In-Ear-Headphones-/120617816314?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item1c1561d0fa

Any thoughts?
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  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    I'd avoid Ebay for headphones. Tonnes of fakes about.
  • submityournentries
    submityournentries Posts: 912
    skull candys are really good, however they tend to die after about 7 or 8 months. they are awesome whilst they work thou, and they come in amazing colours too :)
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  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Skullcandys are crap, I'd stick with Sennheiser if I were you
  • max888
    max888 Posts: 206
    My brother just bought some 'beats tour by Dr. Dre' from eBay for something stupid like £27 including postage. They arrived all sealed in the orignal wrapping with warranty info and all. These things are absolutely AMAZING, better than my Skull Kandys (which I've had so many pairs I've lost count), my dad's Creatives and my Phillips. The sound quality is excellent with deep powerful bass and really crisp mid and highs, its like having some massive speakers in your ears. I see why they retail for £120. Oh and they look AWESOME :P
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  • Mynameisdann
    Mynameisdann Posts: 665
    Max888 wrote:
    My brother just bought some 'beats tour by Dr. Dre' from eBay for something stupid like £27 including postage. They arrived all sealed in the orignal wrapping with warranty info and all. These things are absolutely AMAZING, better than my Skull Kandys (which I've had so many pairs I've lost count), my dad's Creatives and my Phillips. The sound quality is excellent with deep powerful bass and really crisp mid and highs, its like having some massive speakers in your ears. I see why they retail for £120. Oh and they look AWESOME :P


    Whaaaaattttttt
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    Mynameisdann wrote:
    Max888 wrote:
    My brother just bought some 'beats tour by Dr. Dre' from eBay for something stupid like £27 including postage. They arrived all sealed in the orignal wrapping with warranty info and all. These things are absolutely AMAZING, better than my Skull Kandys (which I've had so many pairs I've lost count), my dad's Creatives and my Phillips. The sound quality is excellent with deep powerful bass and really crisp mid and highs, its like having some massive speakers in your ears. I see why they retail for £120. Oh and they look AWESOME :P


    Whaaaaattttttt

    Probably fake. If it's too good to be true, it probably isn't.
  • rowlers
    rowlers Posts: 1,614
    Shure SE210, fooking fantastic. got mine 2nd hand with new fitting kit for £36 on ebay. previuosly had v-moda vibes which were very good, but the shures are in another league!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    £120 for in-ears? Unless they're custom moulded then that's the greatest bargain since the Jeff Jones 3d Spaceframe.
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    2nd hand in ear headphones.

    thats got to be up there with second hand toothbrush (tuthbrush to you welshies)
    or a second hand johnny.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    psymon wrote:
    2nd hand in ear headphones.

    thats got to be up there with second hand toothbrush (tuthbrush to you welshies)
    or a second hand johnny.
    What?
    Have you ever met any Welsh people?
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    dont they say tuth?

    like aled off of radio 1
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  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    ****Honestly****

    The best pair of in-ear phones I'd ever had, are the Koss Spark Plug's.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Koss-156423-Spa ... 768&sr=8-5

    I bought my first set in Canada, for $10, and loved them so much! They lasted about 2 years, before they died. I use them for running, chilling, on buses, planes.... Everywhere!

    A real deep, bassy sound, and the big squishy ear buds are very comfortable.

    Just buy some.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    psymon wrote:
    dont they say tuth?

    like aled off of radio 1
    Is that a no then?
    Aled is a bloody freak, he can't even pronounce "radio", and he works at bloody radio one
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    i went on "holiday" to wales every year til i was 14 when my dad got the thruppnies and we never went back.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    right, and not once did you not clock that the word "tooth" is pronounced "tooth", or in fact, that there's about a million differing "welsh" accents?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    psymon wrote:
    i went on "holiday" to wales every year til i was 14 when my dad got the thruppnies and we never went back.

    he blamed the shits on wales and has always resented wales ever since?
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    yes he did, tho i put it down to the 1.5 litres of sunny delight he drank in 1 sitting.

    to be fair he has been back on a motorbike since, he likes noth wales but says the south is a siht hole.
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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    but it was 2 weeks in a static caravan in Phwelli (sp?) with 6 other people, including his mother.
    enough to put anyone off.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    I also think the south is mostly a craphole, but it does have it's gems.
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    oh and ...these dr dre ones are 80 to 120 squid, but if it is true they wont tangle......worth it, i bloody hate wires!
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  • max888
    max888 Posts: 206
    My brother emailed the seller asking whether they were genuine and how come he could sell them so cheaply. The reply was that he had a supplier in the far east where they are manufactured. The build quality is far too good to be fakes and so is the sound
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  • upinsmoke
    upinsmoke Posts: 278
    I'd go for these if I was buying now

    http://www.dabs.com/products/logitech-ultimate-ears-superfi-5-earphones---liquid-silver-6JRJ.html

    I think RRP is well over £100
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    how easy is it to tell the difference between a 15 quid pair of earbuds compared to a 100 quid set, it sounds like an obsecne ammount of cash to spend on earphones!!
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    its the good old diminishing returns, just like bike bits.
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  • upinsmoke
    upinsmoke Posts: 278
    Difficult but easier if they are a good fit for you. I've got a pair of Klipsch ones and they are great sounding ear phones but only when I hold them in the corrrect place if I move my fingers they move slightly out of place and I could be listening to any £10 set.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    how easy is it to tell the difference between a 15 quid pair of earbuds compared to a 100 quid set, it sounds like an obsecne ammount of cash to spend on earphones!!
    With in-ears there' a definite cut-off after a certain point (where it just becomes a scam)
    The one real reason to go expensive with in-ears is so you can have them moulded to your ear.

    Same thing with cables. NOBODY needs monster cables.
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    upinsmoke wrote:
    I'd go for these if I was buying now

    http://www.dabs.com/products/logitech-ultimate-ears-superfi-5-earphones---liquid-silver-6JRJ.html

    I think RRP is well over £100

    That is a steal!
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  • upinsmoke
    upinsmoke Posts: 278
    The only complaints I've heard are from people who like a lot of bass. They get better and better as they "run in" and I've got a graphic equaliser on my Rockbox'd Sansa any way. I'm tempted and I've got loads of in ear phones already.
  • chedabob
    chedabob Posts: 1,133
    Max888 wrote:
    My brother emailed the seller asking whether they were genuine and how come he could sell them so cheaply. The reply was that he had a supplier in the far east where they are manufactured. The build quality is far too good to be fakes and so is the sound

    Possible. But you'd be surprised how good fakes sound if you don't know what genuine ones sound like. I've got a pair of Sennheissers that I'm 99% sure are fake and they look like genuine ones.
  • hounslow
    hounslow Posts: 153
    sennheiser cx300-II are the ones. cheap as, and highly rated everywhere. i love mine.

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