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I decided to get an in ear headphone this month, Bowers & Wilkins C5 Series 2 with Comply foam tips.
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To be honest at first I was going to return them as they didn't sound that great and the provided ear tips were really bad, but after reading some forums online about the Comply foam tips and purchasing them. It has made the B & W C5 much more comfortable to use and with the extra grip the Comply foam tips provide it sits in my ear much better causing no sound leakage.
Bass is great and does not over power the vocals, it really does sound good BUT there is some horror stories about the build quality of these however most of those were from the Series 1.
I would recommend them but make sure you get the Comply foam tips.
Suggestions for bluetooth over the ear headphones up to around $100?
Preferably something I can use to answer a call, nothing amazing.. just to be able to have like a 20 second conversation.
Need them for riding my bike. I would be wearing them over a beanie and/or a balaclava.. so noise cancellation is not something that matters to me.
I'm not terribly crazy about sound quality, but I would prefer something that isn't crappy, obviously.
Thanks in advance and sorry for not posting a photo of my headphones. I've already posted them in here before and I still have the same ones
Preferably something I can use to answer a call, nothing amazing.. just to be able to have like a 20 second conversation.
Need them for riding my bike. I would be wearing them over a beanie and/or a balaclava.. so noise cancellation is not something that matters to me.
I'm not terribly crazy about sound quality, but I would prefer something that isn't crappy, obviously.
Thanks in advance and sorry for not posting a photo of my headphones. I've already posted them in here before and I still have the same ones
They recently "swapped" out mine. They were out of warranty but they made a "industry accommodation"!!! That day I bought a set of 805 Bookshelf speakers from them. B&W IS A Great company!!!!
I Bought the Alpine ones and hated them so much, I returned them asap....They are awful in my opinion. The guy at the Apple store said "many come back".
Suggestions for bluetooth over the ear headphones up to around $100?
Preferably something I can use to answer a call, nothing amazing.. just to be able to have like a 20 second conversation.
Need them for riding my bike. I would be wearing them over a beanie and/or a balaclava.. so noise cancellation is not something that matters to me.
I'm not terribly crazy about sound quality, but I would prefer something that isn't crappy, obviously.
Thanks in advance and sorry for not posting a photo of my headphones. I've already posted them in here before and I still have the same ones
These two are going to be your best bet:JLab Omni and Sony MDRZX550
Very Flimsy. Very thin sound!! Bad, just bad..
For the pricepoint, many other brands outshine the Alpines. It seems like they are using the Alpine brand name to sell these without any history in headphones. I have been using the B&W p5s for a while and thats what I will remain with.
Good Luck!
Thank you
The JLabs were on my radar, but the Sonys weren't. I'll check them out.
I appreciate it.
So, I got the JLabs today and tried them out. Have you ever tried them before?
If so, did you have any problems with the bluetooth connection?
I was riding with my phone in my pocket, because it's pretty cold out today and I kept losing connection.
Other than that, the sound quality seemed pretty good. It was traveling through two layers of a hat and a balaclava, so it probably sounds better than I think.
I'm not sure if the cold would mess up the connection. It was about 25º while I was riding.
I tried on some Bose Soundlink headphones and those were amazing. But they're also about $150 more than these. Life is so hard.
It was at a local Canadian store called The Source a few years back. Was browsing on their website when I saw the then clearance headphones and my local store had one left in stock. It was a lucky day!
How do you find them? While I have no doubt that the audio quality would be excellent, I am curious to know how comfortable are they?
I have had these, and while I'm a big fan of B&W in general, I must say that I didn't find them as comfortable as I had hoped. However, I had the Series 1 version, and most sources seem to suggest that the Series 2 is a considerable improvement on Series 1.
I have been very impressed by the professionalism of B&W anytime I have had dealings with them.
Purchased the JLab Omnis yesterday. Wasn't impressed with the bluetooth connection.
Took them back today and bought a pair of these:
Bose Soundlink on-ear bluetooth headphones in the white/blue (not my photo)
Hopefully these are better, since they're more than twice the price of the JLabs.
Probably should have just bought black, since I plan on wearing them while i'm going to be sweaty.
Took them back today and bought a pair of these:
Bose Soundlink on-ear bluetooth headphones in the white/blue (not my photo)
Hopefully these are better, since they're more than twice the price of the JLabs.
Probably should have just bought black, since I plan on wearing them while i'm going to be sweaty.
This month!?
u the guy who gets headphones every month ? Lol how do like those? was checking those out at a local shop just didn't get a chance to listen to them.