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Apple iPhone earbuds 
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Sennheiser HD215
What I hate and love about my self when I'm trying to sleep I can only find comfort facing the direction with the most air and the right phone on the headphones with the HD215 can rotate so your ear can rest and your left ear can blast in the music.
I assume you have them by now. How do you like them? I just ordered them yesterday. Where did you buy yours and how much, if you don't mind?
Shure SRH840
These are the brand new top of the line headphones from Shure. They sound amazing, and are without a doubt the best $200 headphones on the market, hands down.
I have a theory that since these are Shure's first ever over-ear headphones (they make fantastic earphones, some of which go for over $500!), they wanted competitive pricing to get people to buy them and see how fantastic they are.
I haven't listened to them with an iPod yet so I don't know how well that will drive these bad boys, but listening to lossless files on my Mac is amazing.
Before these, I used Bose TriPorts, which I think sound good except there's a somewhat artificial feeling to the music, and the overall quality is average. They are very comfortable, however.
These are the brand new top of the line headphones from Shure. They sound amazing, and are without a doubt the best $200 headphones on the market, hands down.
I have a theory that since these are Shure's first ever over-ear headphones (they make fantastic earphones, some of which go for over $500!), they wanted competitive pricing to get people to buy them and see how fantastic they are.
I haven't listened to them with an iPod yet so I don't know how well that will drive these bad boys, but listening to lossless files on my Mac is amazing.
Before these, I used Bose TriPorts, which I think sound good except there's a somewhat artificial feeling to the music, and the overall quality is average. They are very comfortable, however.
wow!! they look really good! glad to hear they sound nice
one thing i have noticed about iPods is that the quality is somewhat 'diminished' compared to playback from a computer, even with lossless files.. not by much, but you can hear it - especially if you play a game at the same time...
it seems to give more distortion on bass sounds and be more tinny up higher.. the iPod Mini's were REALLY bad at this, my 5G Video seems to be a bit better..
anyone else ever had the same experience?
I had the same issue with my first gen iPhone.wow!! they look really good! glad to hear they sound nice
one thing i have noticed about iPods is that the quality is somewhat 'diminished' compared to playback from a computer, even with lossless files.. not by much, but you can hear it - especially if you play a game at the same time...
it seems to give more distortion on bass sounds and be more tinny up higher.. the iPod Mini's were REALLY bad at this, my 5G Video seems to be a bit better..
anyone else ever had the same experience?
As soon as I used a non Apple headphone in combination with the equalizer on, it was a total mess.
That was the reason why I sold my iPhone.
Love these for sitting on the computer browsing and listening to some great tuneage:
And these for when I'm running/exercising:
And these for when I'm running/exercising:
well tbh as soon as i used a non-apple headphone i noticed an increase in quality, because the stock ear-phones SUCK! i wont sell my iPod, never ever.. but its very noticeable. i might start using some MP3 CDs or something for the car
I have the same combo. I lost some silicone tips on the apple earphones, not sure if Apple sell them seperately :S
haha true, i recently aquired some IE6's and wanted to see how they would compare. when i saw the price of the 530's i
ed lol.. but yea for the price im pretty happy 
The IE6's are geared toward bass. I have the IE7's, which are the most balanced out of the IE series, and I love them. Comparing to the 530, I would probably say the IE series will have more bass overall since they use dynamic drivers instead of balanced armatures. Soundstage is also huge on the 7 and 8, not sure about the 6 though. The 7 and the 530 would probably compare very well, the 530 just being more neutral of the two.
exactly why i purchased them over the IE7's (also because i couldnt afford them lol)
great comparison!!! thats exactly what i was after
thank you
Just ordered these last night, should arrive next week, I will let you guys know how they sound. I read some great reviews. Some said they break easily at the jack, but now that it is re-designed I hope I wouldn't face that issue.
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Just ordered these last night, should arrive next week, I will let you guys know how they sound. I read some great reviews. Some said they break easily at the jack, but now that it is re-designed I hope I wouldn't face that issue.
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have them, really good for in ear headphones but I hate in-ear headphones. Hope you enjoy them.
Denon AH-D2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAeqRgD6GvY
Denon AH-D1001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9n4BkvhO8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAeqRgD6GvY
Denon AH-D1001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9n4BkvhO8
