What earphones do you use on your iPods??

[andy_fozzy]

I know it sounds daft, but I gotta get a new set, and I want GOOD ones!!

[Dave]

I have been amazed at the sound of Phillips earbuds. They are much better than Sony or Koss, and Koss were terrible, Sony only adequate. I had purchased a set of Phillips small earbuds and they were great, and after lots of rough use, keeping my mp3 player in my front pocket, I needed a new set. This time Target was out of the $21 set I wanted so I got the $14 style that wrap around your ears like reading glasses, and they are even better. So far I've had them about 6 months, so they're a great value, but that wouldn't be the biggest issue. I need good sound and these sound great!

[andy_fozzy]

Cool. Good advice, cheers Dave.

[virtually dead]

I think the apple ones that come with your ipod are quite good, did you're ipod not come with any?

[andy_fozzy]

I think the apple ones that come with your ipod are quite good, did you're ipod not come with any?

Ah, it's not actually an iPod. It's a Sony NW-A3000 :)

iPod is just easier to say than Sony NW-A3000 :D

But the Sony ones that came with it are shite lol!!

[Busy Clippers]

I've been through a few sets. I agree that the Sony ones weren't very good, so eventually I broke down and got a replacement set of Apple ones (found them cheaper on line, but they're not cheap). To me, nothing equals the sound. I did have to become more disciplined about keeping them in the case when not in use because the original set got trashed in about six months. Soon it won't matter because I'll be deaf and those $1.98 ones will be good enough.

Has anyone tried a non-iPod mp3 player? How do they compare??

[Anna]

mine is a creative zen (i call it ipod too though..) and its perfect, i have it for a little more than a year now and even though i had heard problems about creatives mp3 players mine still works fine. its headphones are great too. when i bought it there were no ipod nano and the ipod mini 4gb was same price as zen 5gb so it was an easy (sort of) decision, plus if something happens to the ipods battery you can't replace it while zens battery is detachable. i think ipods and zens are the two top mp3 players, i've heard bad things about the sony ones and i've never heard any mention at all for the rest.

i've also heard that the sennheiser headphones are very good.

[meat_is_murder19]

are the ones that come with the ipod good ones cause i seem to break every pair of headphones iv had

[Poco Innocente]

mine is a creative zen (i call it ipod too though..) and its perfect, i have it for a little more than a year now and even though i had heard problems about creatives mp3 players mine still works fine. its headphones are great too. when i bought it there were no ipod nano and the ipod mini 4gb was same price as zen 5gb so it was an easy (sort of) decision, plus if something happens to the ipods battery you can't replace it while zens battery is detachable. i think ipods and zens are the two top mp3 players, i've heard bad things about the sony ones and i've never heard any mention at all for the rest.

i've also heard that the sennheiser headphones are very good.


calling a zen and ipod?!?! are you mad woman?

[Anna]

at least i'm not afraid to buy one like, erm, you? :p

[Anais Pin]

Hi Andy,

My apple ones are very very good dear - Sennheiser make fantastic headphones but that may be a bit ott for an 'ipod' or similar (they make expensive headphones for DJs and I should know as I am married to one!) although I'm sure they do smaller bud style ones... Oh I don't know why I even replied to this, ask me about fashion dear, I'll stick to what I know!!

[Poco Innocente]

at least i'm not afraid to buy one like, erm, you? :p

yeah, those ipods! taking over the world...i see what they're doing...i see

[Dave]

I don't have an iPod. that rechargable battery thing sounds like a hassle, and the apple music store is of the devil. Wouldn't buy sony again, but that's what I play my mp3's on. After Sony was caught putting spyware on consumer cd's I would never buy another product from them. I'm sure I will eventually bankrupt them. :rolleyes:

Sony mp3 player by the way, was very difficult to load, but they did come out with a streamlined mp3 manager. It won't play tunes formatted for ipod though. Don't buy it.

Don't buy anything by Sony. THey've given us all the perfect excuse to download their products, when they did the hidden software thing.

[wolve]

Some Phillips-stuff. Costed me 10EUR, cheap ànd quality.

[CharethCutestory]

I know it sounds daft, but I gotta get a new set, and I want GOOD ones!!

Senheisser MX500's if you want standard ear buds.
Senheisser CX300's if you want the ones that bung your ear canal.
Senheisser PX100's if you want over the head folding headphones.

I like Senheisser products. All of the above are within the £20 barrier if you shop around online. All are much better than the freebies that come with Ipods/Mp3 players.

[Anais Pin]

Senheisser MX500's if you want standard ear buds.
Senheisser CX300's if you want the ones that bung your ear canal.
Senheisser PX100's if you want over the head folding headphones.

I like Senheisser products. All of the above are within the £20 barrier if you shop around online. All are much better than the freebies that come with Ipods/Mp3 players.

Good lord Cutestory - a serious reply? Thats not like you... are you ill dear?!
I'm quite concerned, I hope you will be back to your normal self very soon!:D

[CharethCutestory]

Good lord Cutestory - a serious reply? Thats not like you... are you ill dear?!
I'm quite concerned, I hope you will be back to your normal self very soon!:D


Music is my main passion, the equipment it's played is another. I recently bought a Denon DM35 stereo..... it's spectacular.

Would it make you more confortable if I claimed to have been best man at Mike Joyce's wedding?

[Anna]

Good lord Cutestory - a serious reply? Thats not like you... are you ill dear?!
I'm quite concerned, I hope you will be back to your normal self very soon!:D

do you know if these make the battery drain faster? i think i read on creative's website that if you want to use headphones other than the ones the player came with it might have that effect on the battery. are they saying that to scare us? :rolleyes:

[CharethCutestory]

do you know if these make the battery drain faster? i think i read on creative's website that if you want to use headphones other than the ones the player came with it might have that effect on the battery. are they saying that to scare us? :rolleyes:

Indeed they are. That is complete bollocks.

The output of the player is standard, matter what you put it through. The only possible change would be if you had to turn the player up louder on the new headphones than the old ones, but to be honest this is a)very unlikely and b)not going to make that much difference anyway.

[Anna]

ah i see, thanks a lot. and andy, sorry for the hijacking ;)

[Anais Pin]

Music is my main passion, the equipment it's played is another. I recently bought a Denon DM35 stereo..... it's spectacular.

Would it make you more confortable if I claimed to have been best man at Mike Joyce's wedding?

Oh yes much! Thanks for reassuring me! :p

[CharethCutestory]

Oh yes much! Thanks for reassuring me! :p

No problem dear. I should probably also mention that I only eat eggs because I fncking hate chickens and want to attack their offspring to offend them. The cunts!

[Mmmmmm]

If you get a chance, try these

http://www.shurestore.com/earphones/eseries_e4c.html#overview

A-fucking-mazing

[Cuddle]

I'd like to second (actually, third/fourth) the recommendations for Sennheiser. I have used their PX100's for 3 years now and they are excellent. Not ideal for all situations since they do leak sound in and out, but music is fabulous through them, imho. I've heard great things about the Shure earphones too, but man are they pricey! :eek:

For non-iPod players you might want to look into the Cowon company's iAudio line. I've owned their X5 model for a year and a half now and love it. Their players are noted for very wide codec support, top quality sound, and they do NOT lock you into a proprietary format like Apple and Sony try to do. Hooray for independence!


For further reading see www.headfi.org and
http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-application/ipod


*Girl geek signing out now*

[andy_fozzy]

Hiya gang.

Anna, no worries about the hijacking mate, I was expecting it :p

Chareth, thanks dude, bloody excellent advice mate.
And Anais Pin, cheers for the advice.

I've ordered me a set of Senheisser CX 300's from fleabay. £18 all in.

Thanks again chaps and she chaps!!!

[andy_fozzy]

If you get a chance, try these

http://www.shurestore.com/earphones/eseries_e4c.html#overview

A-fucking-mazing


I did want these, but OMG, the price :eek:

One day, perhaps.........

[CharethCutestory]

Hiya gang.

Anna, no worries about the hijacking mate, I was expecting it :p

Chareth, thanks dude, bloody excellent advice mate.
And Anais Pin, cheers for the advice.

I've ordered me a set of Senheisser CX 300's from fleabay. £18 all in.

Thanks again chaps and she chaps!!!

No problem chief.

Just be careful crossing roads and wearing them in public as (because they sit in the opening of your ear canal) they block out much more exterior noise than other earphones.

Also, they come with three size adaptors for your ears, make sure you get a good tight fit in your ear as that's how you get the best bass response (it basically makes your head act like a bass tube..... which is kind of cool).

Try listening to Hidden place by Bjork through them, you'll be stunned.

Have fun.

[andy_fozzy]

No problem chief.

Just be careful crossing roads and wearing them in public as (because they sit in the opening of your ear canal) they block out much more exterior noise than other earphones.

Also, they come with three size adaptors for your ears, make sure you get a good tight fit in your ear as that's how you get the best bass response (it basically makes your head act like a bass tube..... which is kind of cool).

Try listening to Hidden place by Bjork through them, you'll be stunned.

Have fun.


:D

Thanks mate. Will try your advice!!!

[kingdai]

the ones I got free with the iPod

[Lor]

^^ I got sand in my ones of those. I've been through about three pairs since then :rolleyes:...

[Chartres]

Screw iPod, portable vinyl player forever!
:)

[andy_fozzy]

the ones I got free with the iPod

Thanks for that.....

[andy_fozzy]

Well, after much pissing around with muppets on fleabay, FINALLY got the CX-300's.

And I have to say, they have disapointed me.

Noise cancellation, and bass is good, but sound quality is shit.

Old Sony ones are far better.

So Sony it is then!!!!

[Poco Innocente]

Well, after much pissing around with muppets on fleabay, FINALLY got the CX-300's.

And I have to say, they have disapointed me.

Noise cancellation, and bass is good, but sound quality is shit.

Old Sony ones are far better.

So Sony it is then!!!!

That's a shame to hear. I'm in a similar predicament. Have you since bought any other earphones or still sticking with the Sony? I don't mind the quality of the ones which came with my ipod, but I prefer the in ear sort as it blocks out some of the outside noise.

Also on euro ipods I have heard people say that there is a volume limiter, which seems correct as I normally have the volume up to near maximum. It has a default max volume limit which I have changed to full...but doesn't seem to be that high. Not that I am deaf, but would be nice to at least be able to turn the pod up very loud if I so wish.

Is there anyway of getting around this?

[andy_fozzy]

Hey Poco.

In the end I stuck with the CX-300.
There are actually really good now I've got used to them.
At first they were (well I thought they were) a bit tinny.

But like I say, once you use them for a while and get used to them, they are really good.

I'd actually highly recomend them now (especially for the price I paid for them, £15!!)

As to your other question, I'm really not sure.

I'll get onto a few of my 'tech' forums, and if they know anything, I'll get back to ya.



That's a shame to hear. I'm in a similar predicament. Have you since bought any other earphones or still sticking with the Sony? I don't mind the quality of the ones which came with my ipod, but I prefer the in ear sort as it blocks out some of the outside noise.

Also on euro ipods I have heard people say that there is a volume limiter, which seems correct as I normally have the volume up to near maximum. It has a default max volume limit which I have changed to full...but doesn't seem to be that high. Not that I am deaf, but would be nice to at least be able to turn the pod up very loud if I so wish.

Is there anyway of getting around this?

[Poco Innocente]

Cheers Andy!

[bikubesong]

Some. that. are broken:eek: I could listen at one ear, some weeks ago, but no there's... no sound at all:(