Headphones for iPod

2009-02-24 03:15:10

#1

baggs: Member; +732|6468

Hay, good morning hope you are well!

Obv i got my touch at the weekend and i knew the provided iPod headphones were going to be bad but nothing prepared me for exactly how bad. I will go and buy some moderately priced ones today, any makes i should be looking at and a particular price bracket? I read about some Shure earbuds that were around £65, now thats really a lot more than i want to pay BUT if they are that good i would consider buying them. Otherwise, i'd be happy spending £30/£40 on a set.

I heard Sony made some good'uns, Sennheiser speak for themselves i should think, but any solid suggestions?

~ Ben.

2009-02-24 03:18:57

#2

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5812|paris

Skullcandy tbh.

2009-02-24 03:21:11

#3

baggs: Member; +732|6468

Amdi Peter wrote:
Skullcandy tbh.

Oh ya? Any links to a suitable pair?

2009-02-24 03:23:35

#4

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6895|Finland

I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

https://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/creativeep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-02-24 03:24:14

#5

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5812|paris

baggs wrote:
Amdi Peter wrote:
Skullcandy tbh.
Oh ya? Any links to a suitable pair?

I got these.
They are quite nice.

If you want in-ears, you should just look around their website.

2009-02-24 03:26:24

#6

baggs: Member; +732|6468

DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?

Looking good, i wasn't sure if Creative would have been a suitable selection, possible because i've never been impressed with their speaker systems i've had over the years.

Do they really respond well on bass notes? Good ambience?

2009-02-24 03:37:19

#7

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6895|Finland

baggs wrote:
DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?
Looking good, i wasn't sure if Creative would have been a suitable selection, possible because i've never been impressed with their speaker systems i've had over the years.

Do they really respond well on bass notes? Good ambience?

Well, it's difficault to say when I've really not tried the "best awesome expensive super-headphones" out there, but they're a good set of earbuds in my personal opinion. Bass frequencies are definitely present. If by ambience you mean that while walking on the street listening to some tunes, you feel like you're in a music video, then yes. Although that's probably due to earbuds blocking out external noises pretty efficiently.

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-02-24 03:40:25

#8

MAGUIRE93: High Angle Hell; +182|6458|Schofield Barracks

DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?

i love the headphones that come with the zen.

2009-02-24 03:42:50

#9

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6895|Finland

MAGUIRE93 wrote:
DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?
i love the headphones that come with the zen.

Yea, I think the ones I posted above are the ones that come with the Zen Xi-Fi. I bought the Zen 4GB (see Freezer, I did it right), which had awful headphones. Had I known, I would've gone for the Xi-Fi directly, as the final balance on the receipt didn't differ many €:s.

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-02-24 03:44:34

#10

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6891|UK

DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?

Hah!

I have those, they're awesome. Well, they're awesome for me because they actually stay in my ears when I go running/cycling because of the squidgy thingy. Sound quality perfect, plenty of bass.

But I got them for free with my laptop!

2009-02-24 03:55:15

#11

baggs: Member; +732|6468

I found a few reviews for these Creative EP-630's and they really have scored top marks and the price is great. Thanks for your help <3

2009-02-24 04:02:37

#12

Microwave: _; +515|6919|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Don't get Skullcandy's. They are widely renowned as shit.

Sennheiser CX 300

Good and cheap.

2009-02-24 04:06:52

#13

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6576

Shure's are awsm. The cheapest pair are about £54 (SE110). I have those and they've got great sound. Only problem I have with them is they lack a bit in bass.

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electro … oduct.html

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2009-02-24 04:12:17

#14

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7002|The Hague, Netherlands

DonFck wrote:
I recently bought these for €30 to go with my Zen, and they're surprisingly good for their price.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6315/c … ep630i.jpg

Dayum, they're cheap for you UK:ers (£19.99). Maybe they're.. ..too cheap?

word, got the same great phones.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36eac2cb6af70a43508fd8d1c93d3201f4e23435.png

2009-02-24 04:17:47

#15

phishman420: Banned; +821|5945

james@alienware wrote:
Don't get Skullcandy's. They are widely renowned as shit.

Sennheiser CX 300

Good and cheap.

ya i have these and love em

2009-02-24 04:22:05

#16

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5812|paris

james@alienware wrote:
Don't get Skullcandy's. They are widely renowned as shit.

Not really.

2009-02-24 04:25:58

#17

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

phishman420 wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
Don't get Skullcandy's. They are widely renowned as shit.

Sennheiser CX 300

Good and cheap.
ya i have these and love em

CX300s are ok-ish, but they're seriously weak on the upper mids. Expect using a brutal EQ.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-24 04:54:22

#18

Microwave: _; +515|6919|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Freezer7Pro wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
james@alienware wrote:
Don't get Skullcandy's. They are widely renowned as shit.

Sennheiser CX 300

Good and cheap.
ya i have these and love em
CX300s are ok-ish, but they're seriously weak on the upper mids. Expect using a brutal EQ.

Yeah. But for the price you can't complain. I could obviously spec better oens at a higher price but these definitely should be considered.

2009-02-24 04:54:39

#19

phishman420: Banned; +821|5945

theyre 20 bucks. cant really beat em for the price

2009-02-24 05:11:28

#20

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6052|Catherine Black

phishman420 wrote:
theyre 20 quid. cant really beat em for the price

Fix'd...even though it's almost the same

£1=$1.4 at the moment.

EDIT: No u don.

Last edited by Finray (2009-02-24 05:22:48)

2009-02-24 05:15:36

#21

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6895|Finland

Finray wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
theyre 20 quid. cant really beat em for the price
Fix'd...even though it's almost the same

$1=£1.4 at the moment.

1.00 USD = 0.689680 GBP

You're doing it wrong.

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-02-24 05:21:08

#22

baggs: Member; +732|6468

I bought the Sennheiser CX300's, thanks for the suggestions, they do sound really good so far! The downside is i gouged my finger on the packaging, but then it made me think of:

2009-02-24 05:22:33

#23

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6052|Catherine Black

DonFck wrote:
Finray wrote:
phishman420 wrote:
theyre 20 quid. cant really beat em for the price
Fix'd...even though it's almost the same

$1=£1.4 at the moment.
1.00 USD = 0.689680 GBP

You're doing it wrong.

Argh, fuck.

2009-02-24 07:05:25

#24

phishman420: Banned; +821|5945

i hate how they package those fucking things

good choice

2009-02-24 07:53:48

#25

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6734

Buy Shure or go home!

https://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/blg/cat/digitalmusic/shure_se530_crave.jpg

Love mine!

Last edited by Uzique (2009-02-24 07:54:25)

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