Headphones

[TCIB]

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Thata what i have atm. You can't go wrong with Sennheiser for quality balanced with price.

 

[mammutly]

I have Bose AE2s. They're pretty good.

 

[Bigga]

I like my Sky Blue Dre's.

Not seen anyone else with them in town.

That's how ya spot me.

Ya getzzz me?

 

[whosonthebench]

I'd buy a pair of Dre's but I go through them like OP does. So the cx-200 or cx-300's do for me.

 

[Halfpenny]

Another vote for the CX-300II from me. Great headphones for the price.

 

[Baker Boy]

Yep I'm a CX300 man. Over the head earphones are for folk who want to look cool, I just want to listen to my tunes. You also get a neat little pouch to pop them in before bunging them in your pocket.

 

[johnmc]

I have to say if you wear a big pair of headphones walking around town you look a right tool.

 

[bringer678]

I have the same problem, I'm glad this thread came along today as my skullkandy's broke(with the exact same problems said on here).

Looks like I'm going for that CX stuff though now. I want sound quality, comfort and most importantly, strong. Unfortunately skullkandy's don't have the latter.

 

[persvenality cult]

Yep I'm a CX300 man. Over the head earphones are for folk who want to look cool, I just want to listen to my tunes. You also get a neat little pouch to pop them in before bunging them in your pocket.

I'm with John, surely it's the other way around. People who wear full headphones look ridiculous. I know I do. But a well chosen pair will always sound better than ear buds (unless you spend silly money and get a pair moulded to your ear), and be far more comfortable.

Anyway, the wires are always a huge issue. Inside the cable are about thirty minuscule fibres, and some fluff holding it together. The cables are this way because people want light, comfortable designs, but you couldn't come up with a much better design if you wanted to prevent people from fixing them easily.

Even so, it's not the cable that's the problem, as much as it is the area where the cable meets the connectors. These create stress points; the cable rubs up against the edge of the connector or where the cable enters the earphone. Either the insulation breaks (quick, tape it up, before the strands fray in seconds flat), or the insulation holds (but it frays internally, no repair possible).

Probably worse is when the cable is pulled taught, and all that force is either exerted over that same tiny area at the back of the connector, or directly onto the tiny connection to the earphone.

But yeah, I've lost a few this way. Best idea is to check the design out; the rear ends of the connection to the jack and the headphone itself should be a bit flexible. And one cable is better than two thinner ones.

I don't ever wrap mine around the player, so I wouldn't really be able to say if that's what's causing your problem, but it is usually regarded as "a bad idea" to do this with any sort of cable. Forget what other people do, maybe they are just lucky, sit very still, or have cans with strong cables.

 

[Uwe's 80s mullet]

I like my Sky Blue Dre's.

Not seen anyone else with them in town.

That's how ya spot me.

Ya getzzz me?

sky blue beats? sounds like a fake pair to me

 

[CTID1988]

I like my Sky Blue Dre's.

Not seen anyone else with them in town.

That's how ya spot me.

Ya getzzz me?

sky blue beats? sounds like a fake pair to me

If he means these...

my mate has a pair. He looks a right anus walking around town with them on to be fair

 

[mrksdawn19]

Just bought myself a pair of Bose QC15 noise cancelling headphones.
They are amazing and 20% off at Comet making them £225

 

[charliebigspuds]

Sennheisers are excellent headphones. I use the cx300's. Can be usually picked up for about £15-£20 on amazon. About double the price from other places

Just make sure they are bought direct from a trusted place. Lots of fakes getting sold on eBay and other places

I use the cx300s and they are great
Got some skull candys for my phone and they were tons better, however the lead in to the earpiece wore away far too easily and I've replaced them with sennheisers after reading it was a common fault on skull candys

CX300II's also. They are excellent in my opinion. £40 from Richer Sounds a couple of years ago and they are clear as a bell.

I got a pair of these recently off ebay for £12.99 free del, brand new and a bargain, and surprisingly not snide. I nearly bought these, reduced from £25 to £15 and they've got a great rating http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

 

[malg]

I got a pair of these recently off ebay for £12.99 free del, brand new and a bargain, and surprisingly not snide. I nearly bought these, reduced from £25 to £15 and they've got a great rating http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

£12.99 is a great price for the CX300IIs, and a cracking pair of headphones as well. The JVC ones sound interesting, but I never trust anything that has XX, or similar, on them, as it normally means that all they've done is turn up the bass - and that's cheating. Also, I couldn't buy anything with red leads - I'm far too old!

 

[charliebigspuds]

I got a pair of these recently off ebay for £12.99 free del, brand new and a bargain, and surprisingly not snide. I nearly bought these, reduced from £25 to £15 and they've got a great rating http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

£12.99 is a great price for the CX300IIs, and a cracking pair of headphones as well. The JVC ones sound interesting, but I never trust anything that has XX, or similar, on them, as it normally means that all they've done is turn up the bass - and that's cheating. Also, I couldn't buy anything with red leads - I'm far too old!

haha, thats what stopped me from buying them TBH, I did a bit more searching and a guy on ebay had 10 pairs of CX300II's, he had two pairs left when I bought mine, at first I thought they must be snide at that price but his feedback was 100%, they're bang on!! As for gthe JVC ones, if you read the reviews they have got a big base but people seem to think they're excellent.

 

[Nervous Nedum]

Yet another vote for the CX300II's, cracking set of ear phones. Got mine off play.com for around £11 I think.

 

[ono]

I'm glad this has been bumped.

I'm looking at getting a pair of fairly decent headphones/monitors. Not sure yet. Looking to spend around £150 ish, give or take a bit. Basically just for mixing/producing purposes.

I'm thinking, for mixing, headphones would be better as most other people will be listening using headphones, but for producing, monitors may be better, so i'm a little bit torn.

These have taken my fancy...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-25-II-Headphone/dp/B000TXRWVS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-2 ... B000TXRWVS</a>

Any recommendations?

 

[Blue Mist]

Reading through the previous posts there are a couple of comments that keep being repeated. The first is you can get them cheap on Amazon/eBay and the second is they keep breaking. Part of my job is for a firm involved in Brand Protection for headphone companies. eBay and Amazon are full of counterfeit sellers and these are British based. We go to Coventry twice a week to the UK Border Agency and seize thousands of fakes every time allof it coming in from China. eBay co-operate more than Amazon with us but both make it very easy for people to sell fake/rubbish counterfeit products. If you see headphones in the internet cheaper than the shops they will be counterfeit trust me. Monster and Sennheiser do not sell on eBay so the question is where are the sellers getting there stock from, answer a tin pot factory in China which is churning out fake rubbish.

 

[AcceptedWalnut]

I have THESE and haven't needed or wanted another pair since buying them a while back. Bought them to replace an aging pair of CX300's that had seen better days.

They've been replaced now by a newer model on amazon but if you can find them anywhere, i highly recommend them.

 

[ICT-Tam]

I'm glad this has been bumped.

I'm looking at getting a pair of fairly decent headphones/monitors. Not sure yet. Looking to spend around £150 ish, give or take a bit. Basically just for mixing/producing purposes.

I'm thinking, for mixing, headphones would be better as most other people will be listening using headphones, but for producing, monitors may be better, so i'm a little bit torn.

These have taken my fancy...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-25-II-Headphone/dp/B000TXRWVS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD-2 ... B000TXRWVS</a>

Any recommendations?

Dont own them myself but ive heard nothing but good stuff about them! They are definitely mixing quality headphones. Cant stand those beats, had a go of a pair in hmv once and they were far too bass heavy. I had a pair of sennheiser in ears but the cable wore away pretty quickly and my skullcandys lasted about a month. I just use my ipod headphones right now but i think ill invest in the hd-25's whenever i get a chance.