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vijeze
Netherlands719 Posts
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monoprice-Premium-Hi-Fi-Style-Headphone/dp/B007SP2CO2 monoprice 8323 I heard they sound decent for the price as well | ||
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Demoninja
United States1190 Posts
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
I have to wear headphones many hours a day, would Sennheisers at the same price perhaps suit me better? And how about SOL Tracks HD? They caught my eye because of how they look, do you reckon they deliver sound-wise? | ||
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
On November 05 2013 19:07 SixStrings wrote: Has anyone used AKG 701s yet? I have to wear headphones many hours a day, would Sennheisers at the same price perhaps suit me better? And how about SOL Tracks HD? They caught my eye because of how they look, do you reckon they deliver sound-wise? HD 650? I would take them if they were the same price. Or even the HD600. If you're into the classical / want big soundstage, then the K701 would be nice for sure. They're quite light on bass though. | ||
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
So now I'm looking for some new earbuds, preferably with better build quality. A right angle connector (or just a sturdy connector) would be nice. I'm looking to pay no more than $70. Sound quality is evidently a factor, but if they'll break after 3 months, it's not worth it for me. They preferably have to be shaped like this as I don't like the other types: ![[image loading]](http://www.mp4nation.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/700x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/b/r/brainwavzmone.jpg) Thanks for any suggestion! | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
 ) after about two years of faithful service, and I'm looking for something that has decent sound quality (it doesn't need to even be as good as the pl-50s) but as much isolation as possible. Public transport is really noisy and the pl-50s were decent at passively blocking the noise so that the music was almost untarnished, but wearing my m50s is almost a waste of time due to the complete lack of isolation. Pricerange would be about $50-$70, basically the same as what I paid for my pl-50s.Cheers! | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-301-iems-compared-custom-art-music-one-added-10-28-13-p-796 listed and sorted by price | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
 . I was hoping someone knew themselves, as I find the list rather same same.Although from the list it looked like this might be alright? | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
I was planning to pick up PL30 because my GR07 died But if it's worth the upgrade I might be able to pay a bit more I heard they are both mid centric which I really love Although I do like a bit of sparkle and bright sounding headphones | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On November 12 2013 22:20 JSH wrote: How are the PL50s? I was planning to pick up PL30 because my GR07 died But if it's worth the upgrade I might be able to pay a bit more I heard they are both mid centric which I really love Although I do like a bit of sparkle and bright sounding headphones Well they're very transparent I found, they do really care about the source quality compared to other stuff I've had. They are rather mid focused, although I eqed them slightly to a more v shaped sound. I don't know how they'd compare to the pl-30, although I believe they're fairly close from what I've read. The main thing they'd be lacking in is apparent sound stage, which wasn't really an issue for me, esp with a custom crossfade setting (♥ rockbox). | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I have my eyes n the Klipsch Image S4A sold on Amazon.ca but apparently that model is discontinued and I have no way to know if the seller, "AVGear" is legit. Apparently there are a lot of fakes of that model out there. I've looked at the entire head-fi list and none of them as far as I can tell manage to strike a good balance between durability and sound, as far as I can tell. Sigh. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20074 Posts
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MoonfireSpam
United Kingdom1153 Posts
On November 12 2013 15:20 Djzapz wrote: Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice. I have some HD650's at home but I use cheap IEMs during my daily commute. The ones I've used so far have had okay sound given their price of $20 but they've systematically fallen apart. A few years ago, I bought 2, both of them with the $5 extended warranty which allows for 3 replacements each. As of today' I've blown through 8 pairs of those earbuds. They've all systematically broken from wear at the top of the connector, which I don't think I've been particularly harsh with. So now I'm looking for some new earbuds, preferably with better build quality. A right angle connector (or just a sturdy connector) would be nice. I'm looking to pay no more than $70. Sound quality is evidently a factor, but if they'll break after 3 months, it's not worth it for me. Thanks for any suggestion! Ok this suggestion is going over your budget but you can get Shure SE215s for $109. Replacement cables seem to cost ~$30 in US/Canada. Or $99CAD at ACShop.ca The rationale being that me current cable has lasted me 2-3 years of daily use so it does end up cheaper in the long run. Hmm I'll probably use those guys to order some when I'm out in Fernie. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On November 13 2013 08:56 MoonfireSpam wrote: Ok this suggestion is going over your budget but you can get Shure SE215s for $109. Replacement cables seem to cost ~$30 in US/Canada. Or $99CAD at ACShop.ca The rationale being that me current cable has lasted me 2-3 years of daily use so it does end up cheaper in the long run. Hmm I'll probably use those guys to order some when I'm out in Fernie. Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately I really don't like that "shape" of the IEMs . I do hear great things about Shure and the detachable cable would be awesome but yeah.I ended up picking up some Hifiman RE-400's for $125 CDN (yay for Canadian markup) which is a fair bit above my initial budget but hopefully it lasts me a while. If it does 2 years I'll be happy. They're pretty much universally praised | ||
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
Unlike 99% of all other IEMs aside from etymotic and customs, they block out bass noise effectively. Annoying engine noise? gone. You can still get your bass on the go. I've used meelec M6 and hifiman RE0 before but far prefer the Shures. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
At first, I really wasn't impressed. Nothing seemed to be really special, but as I continued to listen, I grew more hmm attached? I love midcentric headphones and these definitely affirmed my tastes. Also, I'm looking to fix my GR07s Anyone know anyone who could recable the headphone jack? Or is it possible for me to do it myself? It sounds like every song is an instrumental lol | ||
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pyrogenetix
China5098 Posts
On November 13 2013 09:20 Djzapz wrote: Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately I really don't like that "shape" of the IEMs . I do hear great things about Shure and the detachable cable would be awesome but yeah.I ended up picking up some Hifiman RE-400's for $125 CDN (yay for Canadian markup) which is a fair bit above my initial budget but hopefully it lasts me a while. If it does 2 years I'll be happy. They're pretty much universally praised So basically not the over-the-ear kind eh? I would have recommended either Vsonic R02 or Sound Magic e10. I know both Chinese but both surprisingly good. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On November 16 2013 14:44 pyrogenetix wrote: So basically not the over-the-ear kind eh? I would have recommended either Vsonic R02 or Sound Magic e10. I know both Chinese but both surprisingly good. I believe Hifiman is Chinese also, yet the RE-400's are universally praised and many believe them to be the sweetspot at the $100 pricepoint. I've heard good things about the Vsonic R02's but I'll admit that I don't know much about the brand. Also, they seem a bit wide for me. | ||
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