I'm thinking this is the right forum for this as I couldn't find another better fitting forum. I'm open to all suggestions. I am asking for my first real set of headphones for christmas. With this new found love of music I might as well do it right and get myself a great pair of headphones. So what can I get for $50 or under? Or maybe a little more. I have been told that the Sennheiser PX 100s are yummy. After reading reviews and opinions it would seem this is true. Can anyone object to a pair of these or redirect me toward a better pair for comparable price? Thanks.
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iPod Best possible headphones for $50
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Koss PortaPro** is well within your budget, and the best light weight headsets I've ever had. Nice sound*** with amazing bass sound, for such small speakers and good build quality with a limited lifetime guarantee.
** Probably possible to get at a better price, but Amazon is just so convenient...
*** Note that I'm in no way an audiophile, and most my music is ripped in aac@128
** Probably possible to get at a better price, but Amazon is just so convenient...
*** Note that I'm in no way an audiophile, and most my music is ripped in aac@128
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here's a link for $50 Shure E2c's - http://dealmac.com/deals/Shure-E2-c-Sound-Isolating-Earphones-for-50/187301.html at Music123.com, but I think there on back order
No. I've tried the E2c's and their lack of bass and extended treble are turnoffs for me. I prefer the even cheaper Creative Labs EP-630--at least you have bass and treble that can be heard.
i just got the shure e2c's when our rabbit bit through the wire on my Sennheiser CX300s, so it was a good excuse to go for what i expected to be an upgrade... but so far i'm not sure it was an upgrade. I wish my CX300s still worked so i could do a more direct comparison, but i've not found the e2cs to be as comfortable (though i hope to get used to it, and they are both deep ear type) and the sound doesn't seem as 'clear'. I often listen with just one ear in, which was fine with the cx300s, but the e2c's seem to suffer... i wonder if the physical distance between the speaker and the ear is a factor, but i don't know much about it.
Anyway... in ear earphones are so so ace. Once you get used to the feeling you'll have no regrets (imo)
Anyway... in ear earphones are so so ace. Once you get used to the feeling you'll have no regrets
(imo)
I just recently bought a brand new in the pacage pair of Sennheiser CX300's after all this talk about how much the stock iPod headphones suck, and boy did I get a deal. $20 including shipping, and when I first put them in I was blown away at the clarity, and once I figured out that you need to really lodge these things in your ear, the bass response then is incredible too. Even at little volume, they sound AWESOME. I just have to get used to the feeling of my ears plugged like that. But again, the sound is great and I feel like I stole these things for just $20 I was willing to gamble, and it paid off very well.
Search around eBay for a good seller, and you might score like I did!
Search around eBay for a good seller, and you might score like I did!
sonictonic speaks the truth once you've tried in ear earphones like the sennheisers you'll wonder how you managed with the stupid earphones that come with mp3 players
once you've tried in ear earphones like the sennheisers you'll wonder how you managed with the stupid earphones that come with mp3 players sonictonic speaks the truth
So should I get the Shures or the Sennheisers?