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[General Accessories] maxipein:
-_- Pressed the thanx button by mistake.

Anyways, maybe you can look at the SE215, it is mid-centric though. There's the re0/re ZERO and the Brainwavz Beta for around the same price as well.

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[General Accessories] hottracks4:
Hehe, thanks.. :P

But like I said, I'm in India and we don't have those brands here.. any others you can think of?
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
I don't think SE215 would disappoint at all for those requirements. I've not heard the CKS77, but great things have been said about their clarity and bass punch.

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[General Accessories] hottracks4:
I have access to Audio Technica, Logitech, Creative, Skullcandy, JVC, Panasonic, Sennheiser, jBL, Philips, Sony.. Yeah, I think that's about it..

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Hmmm.. I'm not too confident about Sennheiser's anymore.. they seem to be over priced Creatives.. if I'm paying more I should be getting more..

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I have access to Koss as well..

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And the cx175's had better reviews than the 215s.. that's why I bought it.. it's more expensive even..

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I found Brainwavz too! Pro alpha, m1 and m2!

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Please bear with me, I'm ripping apart eBay India to find what all I can get.. :P

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Ok.. cks77 is not available here.. it's available thru eBay global but it's coming up to a whopping 200$.. so I can't go for those.. :(

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I've found the cks55's though..
[General Accessories] maxipein:
What about Sony MH1C ?

I doubt the cx175 is better than the se215.

cks55 might be good.

Sennheiser headphones are brilliant, their IEMs.... not so much.
[General Accessories] hottracks4:
Can't find that particular Sony model.. :-/ I'll try.. and we don't have Shure in India.. otherwise I'd have gone for them..
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Audio-Techina IEMs are tanks. They have good sound quality and are very durable too.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
CK10 and CK100 come to mind. :cool:

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
Yeah!:victory: I just converted my friend into an audiophile. Now he's gonna buy either a ER-4, Heir Audio 3 A.I., or a pair of Sennheiser Momentum.
[General Accessories] GuyInTheCorner:
I can vouch for that!

CKS77 going strong after being stepped on!

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[General Accessories] maxipein:
A pair of Sennheiser Momentums??? He'd be able to buy an ER4 as well.

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[General Accessories] FreshAndFunky:
Having problemens with my Earpods on the Galaxy S4
[General Accessories] boulder96:
What kind of problems? :rolleyes:
[General Accessories] Snyper0012:
Has anyone had experiences on the CKS77X? I would like to know what the mid bass punch is like on those compared to the Sony XB90EX which I own right now. Sonys are amazing, but the only setback I have on them are the mid bass punch...I just wish it had more.
[General Accessories] boulder96:
What has this gotta do with earphones/headphones?
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Um... Spam ?

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
Great news!!!

Did you guys read the "Android Phones and USB Dacs" thread on head-fi?

Seems that exTream has successfully created a USB Audio service!!! Soon we can have USB Audio playback on our android phones!
[General Accessories] maxipein:
I saw this a while back. Glad someone succeeded in doing so.

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[General Accessories] pixel7474:
Monster?

has anyone used Monster Headphones? specifically the

Monster - Diamond Tears Edge On-Ear Headphones - Black

they are much pricier than most monster headphones. I can't find any actual specs about the audio output only the way they look. are these comparable to high end Beats?

I have had lower end Beats and I thought they were over hyped personally.

any info on actual audio mechanics would be most helpful thanks :cool:
[General Accessories] doraz72:
I'm a big fan of the JayBird bluetooth headphones. I've had mine for years and they work great! I've even put them through the washing machine before, and they still work just as good as the day I bought them. Highly recommended...
[General Accessories] bonpascher:
ohh

Have you heard the newest balanced portable amp from Ray Samuels Audio?
[General Accessories] Spl4tt:
We're all not really big fans of monster or beats..

Also if they sound like "high-end" Beats, they will be far too expensive for their performance.

I wouldn't waste money on them, except you NEED the design.
[General Accessories] sifuz:
bought a pair of HiFiman RE400's for $99.

highly recommend these, as they have a small body, and produce audiophile sound.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Have you compared it to RE0/RE-ZERO?

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[General Accessories] sifuz:
Can't say i have, but heres a review comparing above IEM's, its hands down the best value IEM around.
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Neutron MP just got an update and I must say the new UI is much nicer than the previous one :D
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Must check this out.

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[General Accessories] briant1234:
Here to recommend the Audio Technica ATH-M50, my favorite set of cans under 150~ish

Paired with a GS3 (crappy dac yes) but with a 20 band equalizer from Jet Audio music is quite good

Bass is strong, but doesn't compromise highs (coughbeatscough)

Here are some body shots:http://imgur.com/a/q1sE2
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Is it i9300?

And M50 isn't actually portable.

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[General Accessories] briant1234:
its i747, what do you mean by not portable?
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Does it have the Wolfson DAC?

I take it that it's the coiled version. Otherwise 3m long cable.

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
So how did you find the new UI of Neutron MP?

My brother's ER-4S might be arriving today. He bought it for SGD442, and I can't wait to test it :D
[General Accessories] maxipein:
The new UI is pretty cool. But I was so used to the older UI that I needed a couple of hours to get used to it.

How much is SGD442 in dollars(american)?

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
According to Google, SGD442 = USD346.37
[General Accessories] briant1234:
Yup its the coiled version, and no i dont think it has a Wolfson. I dont think any GS3 has it?
[General Accessories] maxipein:
The international version(Exynos) has a Wolfson DAC.

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Isn't it a touch bit expensive?

I thought ER4-S was <$300.

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
He bought it from a local dealer, so i guess there's shipping fees, tax and other stuff included in the price. He seems to enjoy it a lot though.

After comparing it with my westone 4r, I must say i still prefer my westones EQed.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Etymotics are a bit too boring for me as well.

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[General Accessories] timonoj:
Hi guys,

I have a question related, but not exactly about earphones: I just bought the Momentum (new version) for my gf. And she loves the audio quality, design and comfortability, so no way to change them. But the remote (play/pause, volume, mic) is for apple, so after doing my homework I know I'm kind of SOL. But not completely: The cable is detachable, and it came with a spare (this one without remote).

So I'd like to ask you...Do you know of any proper remote control (with mic) that ends up in another male jack on the earphone side, and works on android? That way I could just replace the cable with remote with one I can buy somewhere, and she'd have a fully working headset.

Thanks!
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Doesn't Hong Kong have a lot of audio shops? The last time i went there i was totally overwhelmed by it.

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But omg... the isolation...
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Yeah, the isolation is totally out of this world.

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[General Accessories] timonoj:
Yeah...I guess I'll have to go again to the Mongkok Sim City market. When they told me "it only works for iPod/iPhones" I was "yeah right, sure I'll find an app that fixes that". Nope... It's a hardware crap. I'll have to go ask them about remotes.
[General Accessories] Dragooon123:
I'd like some recommendations, my old Sennheiser CX175 are kinda shot

1: Budget: About 100$ (I live in India so price might be different, but feel free to give me any advice you got)

2: Genres/Musical preference: Hm, I listen to all kinds of things. Mostly rock/hip hop but also some melodious classical stuff

3: Type of headphone: In ear headphones (similar to CX175)

4: Functionality: Nothing fancy, would be a bonus but I just need them to sound good

5: Your player/setup: Nexus 4

6: Source material: Google Play Music All Access and 320kbps mp3s

7: Area of highest importance: Sound, maybe wireless? I don't know how worse BT audio is from hard wired. I just need them to sound better/same as my old pair

EDIT: Oh yeah, I definitely want some good bass.

Thanks
[General Accessories] Boymysterio29:
If anyone wants a really cheap pair of headphones with great sound then Sennheiser HD 201. I broke mine by sitting on them lol but they took a numerous amount of drops and they have great sound. They have a long cable so that's a bonus :p
[General Accessories] maxipein:
yup,201 is a budget wiz.

Perhaps Sony mh1c or a re-0.

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[General Accessories] Dragooon123:
Thanks, I ended up getting Plantronics Backbeat Go 2, hopefully they end up being good
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Never heard of it before. How good is it?

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[General Accessories] Dragooon123:
Will let you know, they're being shipped in a couple of days.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Ok, thanks.

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[General Accessories] furious78:
Yurbuds?

Has anyone tried these out? They seem to be popular at my local running store. I'm hoping to get some opinions on them.
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Let my friend try my Westone 4R with my wm8740 dac and amp. Reply was: "Sounds like my $20 earphone. Or rather, i prefer it over yours", and also a stare telling me that I had "wasted" my money. What's more, my friend only put my westone 4R on her right ear. Grrrr... these people... :mad:

Oh and the other time I was talking about the sennheiser hd800 with my friend who I was trying to convert. And then one of my friend interrupted and said that headphones over $100 were a scam, and we would be better off with his $30 sony earphones which had "good" sound quality.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
If I had a dime for every time this had happened to me.... :eek: :rolleyes:

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
You would be able to buy a high end audio setup? :p

It's just hard to find someone who really understands. If I was more straightfoward I would tell them that they do not understand the audiophile world (or they should get their ears checked)
[General Accessories] maxipein:
I actually am pretty straightforward :p

The retorts I get aren't that nice. :p

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[General Accessories] Spl4tt:
Weird. Most ppl here don't know that such quality exists.

After I showed them some good earphones they are like" What the fuuuck did I miss my whole life.."

I already converted some ppl. Even girls. Girls look awesome with good earphones xP

And I reshelled my SuperFi.5 to a three driver custom for my girlfriend as christmas present. She doesn't even bother about trying out anything below her new standard xD
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
My wife insists that she doesn't care about SQ, but she secretly really appreciates her B&W P5s. She won't use in-ears because she's ocd and freaks about putting things in her ears, but she misses her P5s now that she broke the cable (gotta get a new one).

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
If I add a resistor to my IEM (3.5mm plug), would I be adding to the output impedance of the source, or the input impedance of the IEM? :confused:
[General Accessories] xphone1:
I'd like some recommendations

1: Budget: About 50$

2: Genres/Musical preference: I listen to all kinds of things. Mostly house/dubstep but also some pop/reagge/rock music. I don't like only classical music

3: Type of headphone: In ear headphones\big earphone

4: Functionality: Nothing fancy, would be a bonus but I just need them to sound good

5: Your player/setup:Google Nexus

6: Source material: Google Play Music All Access and 320kbps mp3s

7: Area of highest importance: Sound, confortable

Must have good bass

Thanks

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[General Accessories] maxipein:
That would logically be input impedance.... I think.

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
Oh ok thanks. Do you think that these 2 things are any different? Black in-line volume controller and the resistance adapter. They both provide resistance right?

The thing is that I get very different sound when I use either one of them. I assume the in-line volume controller works by varying the resistance of the wire (right?). The adapter just provide 150 ohms of resistance. It sounds quite horrendous when I use the 150 ohm adapter (totally removes soundstage, ringing in the high freqs, echoey...), while it sounds pretty nice with the in-line volume controller, with the resistance set to a very high level (I have to turn the knob on my amp more than when I use the 15 ohm adapter). Any idea why? Which of the equipment is not working as intended to provide resistance?
[General Accessories] maxipein:
I'm no expert on these things, but I think the adapter is working (not so sure about how the volume controller works). With what are you using these ?

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Sony mh1c?
[General Accessories] xphone1:
Yeah, but are comfortable ?I want use it for run
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Westone 4R. But I'm still able to change the volume with the in-line volume controller though... It came with the Westone 4R
[General Accessories] xdhero:
I bought a Beats Mixr that has overpowering bass, but when I activate "bass reducer" EQ in my iPhone or iPod, the bass becomes almost perfect - still very strong mind you, but not overpowering. I have found this with several headphones now, but the big question (besides they don't have Active Noise Canceling) is how long they will last and how to replace them.

Maybe there's a better idea - a really top quality headphone like the following, that reduces noise very well without the cancel signal, with adjustable bass, from one of the best headphone companies in the world。

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
No. Just no. Beats do not produce top quality headphones, neither are they one of the best headphone companies in the world.
[General Accessories] maxipein:
I don't think adding impedance to the W4R is that great an idea (even if you are going to use an amp with it).
[General Accessories] xdhero:
Recently really buy a headphone to listen to music , and I wanted to it a good sound quality , the beats by dre headphones appearance very pretty, I do not know how to sound ,
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Depends on whether you are going for sound quality or appearance, but you can get better ones with better sound quality for that price though... ;)
[General Accessories] boulder96:
Dunno, but according to this site: http://rinchoi.blogspot.sg/2012/11/westone-4.html, there are some benefits of adding a resistor.

Gives the Westone 4R a flatter frequency response and also supposedly reduces ringing across the spectrum (in the comments)
[General Accessories] xdhero:
Monster headphones good, like it best sound quality and appearance, didn't know you could consider

How much is the price？
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
[YOUTUBE]5hfYJsQAhl0[/YouTube]

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[General Accessories] boulder96:
Don't be too harsh. He's just brainwashed by monster and beats. We just have to enlighten and convert him :)
[General Accessories] maxipein:
Monster headphones are overpriced. There are much better options in their price range.
[General Accessories] Soulseater:
there's no one Sennheiser alternative?
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
Perhaps harsh, but I honestly don't know what his question is.

For under $50? That's not where Sennheiser shines. Sony MH1C or Brainwavz R1, Soundmagic also has well received offerings in that range.

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[General Accessories] Snyper0012:
I dont know if anyone has listened to the sony xb90ex but man...these things push out bass like no tommrrow while still providing amazing clarity and crystal highs and prominent mids. Basshead audiphiles...this is the iem to get for your portability/basshead needs. Other great basshead iems are the audio technica cks77x and cks1000. honestly, i feel quite confident these have the most sub bass you will ever hear in an iem.
[General Accessories] illusion_moon:
Very impressive. I'm learning (slowly) about headphone myself. I haven't found my all-time favourite headphone yet, but I will one day. Your buying guide is very helpful. Thanks.

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[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
I'm glad it's provided help for so many, and a good place to bring the enlightenment of a rapidly depleting wallet due to headphones to xda.

Also, you'll never find your favorite. There will always be another that could be 1% better. ;)

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[General Accessories] vijaykanth:
Wow, what an amazing guide... I keep telling my friends these same things again and again... Now I can just direct them to your article. :D

The above brought up an interesting query... How DO you take care of earphones? Especially when you're traveling, after you've heard your music, where do you store the earphones? Clearly, carrying a case all the time is cumbersome.

What's the correct method to wind the earphones? (Sennheiser does give a winder for some of their models, fortunately!)

http://www.head-fi.org/t/327619/sennheiser-cx500-cord-winder-how-to-use-it

Also, how do you make the earphones last longer... and the left/right channels are always a problem... one of them always has to go kaput in about 9-15 months. :(

On another note:

I would highly recommend the Sennheiser CX-300 II or the Sennheiser CX-400 II for people who listen to rock or metal. Decent noise-isolation with pretty decent mixture of bass/treble. The "extra bass" guys can go look at something else. It has thin wires but very good build quality. I've been using the CX-400 for about 29 months now (First, with my Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 and now for my Galaxy S4 GT-i9500, both on Wolfson!) and no problems at all! Yay!
[General Accessories] vectron:
Great thread, although with some many pages I would recommend editing the Post #1 with links to headphone reviews throughout posts in this entire thread. This way any reader can glance over your Guide (you did a fantastic job!) and click on links to go directly to reviews you posted or links to posts with multiple reviews. As you know, people will not click through all 50+ pages ;)

I'm personally done a lot of reviews here in the forum for various gadgets, including wired/wireless headphones and speakers and actually ended up making a separate post with Index of all of my reviews: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192333

I do have to mention that I prefer to review it from consumer perspective rather then audiophile perspective :) And often, initial review is over optimistic until I get another set of headphones which blow the other one out of the water. Or like with my Plantronics BackBeat Go2, after my review I also compared it to BlueBuds X and Anker 4.0 similar bluetooth headphones.

As of now, from everything I have reviewed, my favorite wired headphones are UE600vi (which btw on sale at amazon for $69). Once you break them in, the bass response improved but still on a lighter side. But mids and high frequencies have simply mind blowing details. Also, they have one of the highest sensitivity response so these are loud!!! With a phone they are perfect, but when I use it with laptop unfortunately I have somewhere a "noisy" ground coming from headset jack so get humming sometimes. Also, sometime wondering if the sound would be better without built in mic/remote, like in their UE600 model. That is a reason why UE900 comes with two sets of removable chords, with and without remote.

When it comes to wireless, hands down its new BackBeat Go 2 from Plantronics. The sound is so balanced and bass it very clear (not muddy and over exaggerated like in Beats) - it's just a please to use these when working out or outdoors, etc. They have their own internal processor which enhances the sound compressed by bluetooth protocol. What I found interesting, a lot of such enhancements usually ruin the sound, make it more unnatural, while in case of BBG2 the sound stays as good as wired headphones. Plus headphone case with a built in charging battery is super.

And speaking of Beats, I have these cans on it's way to me next week: http://dx.com/p/syllable-g04-201-wired-game-headphones-w-microphone-for-iphone-4-4s-red-black-194551 - can't wait to review it. I heard from a few people that not only the quality and build are of "beats quality" but also sound quality is amazing. If that is true after I confirm it, then we can see how $200 markup goes to Dr Dre and the company lol!!! Also, in my recent review of Awei ES900i from dx.com, I found those to be simply amazing for $8.99.
[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
[MENTION=2327951]vijaykanth[/MENTION] I, personally, use a Pelican 1020 case for my IEMs/amp/player and always wrap the cord gently.

Before that, I used the stock Shure soft case.

If you want the cord to last, IMO, never just shove it in your pocket.

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[General Accessories] Arunabh:
Hey you guys!! Great thread.

Could you recommend some nice earphones(-in ears or bluetooth)in the 60-80$ range that delivers a great sound?!

Mainly listen to classic rock and edm!!

I doubt ill find anything nice in the bluetooth section because of the budget constraint but any help is highly appreciated!

TIA!

Sent from a very sexy Nexus 4!
[General Accessories] vijaykanth:
Can you stretch to $100? If you can, you can go for the Shure 215 or Denon (don't remember the model)

But I think you'll be happy with the Klipsch S4i... they are awesome! Or the Sennheiser CX-300 or CX-400... Go for those!

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[General Accessories] jRi0T68:
Stretching to afford SE215 would be very wise. They're enormously better than Klipsch S4's.

Though, you then have other options to consider. I've seen Audio Technica CKS77 under $100, which have a superb reputation.

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