headphones for your walkman/ipod/etc
alieNDN
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hey what headphones do you use when you're on the go? i use the subway and sony mdr-ex71s were great in ear buds as they cancel outside noise, but the godamn wires phreakn disintigrate (i think they melt, this is the second time i have to get them replaced). so im thinking i may have to move out of the in-ear bud type of headphones though i loved them, i dont like bulky sheit on my head. what do you guys use? just to restate i take the subway a lot, so id prefer something that cancels outside noise with good sound.
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They come with a lifetime warranty which works because mine have broken 7 times.
no joke. always in the same place.
keep receipts is my final peice of advice.
first post btw. HI.
http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?OpenForm&pc^sc^KSC22
Worst first post I've ever seen. Why would you recommend a product like that?
They retail around $60 but I found them new on amazon for around $35.
Hmm, I have been thinking about these. I am getting an mp3 player for xmas and these look pretty good.
I would keep using these:
which sound nice except for weak bass. I am fine with people giving me weird looks when wearing them, but the bass annoys me a bit.
My ex-51s have been great and have shown almost no wear after 10 mos. of heavy subway use, and they've gotten snagged on stuff multiple times and held up. What are you guys doing to them?
I've been looking at these but I wonder about sound cancellation. I don't know where you're living or wearing these but do you imagine they'd do a decent job of cancelling bus and subway noises?
Edit: I don't mean "cancel". I mean block out.
They sounded DOPE to me, but I'd like some other opinions before purchase...
They don't look great but are pretty compact and have a lifetime warranty
I've heard good things but those seem like even bigger targets than ipod headphones for getting robbed. I want headphones that look like Coby but don't sound like it.
I'd recommend Sennheiser Earbuds for anyone on the go, but the Bose joints I'm looking to get primarily for home use.
I have been thinking about getting some of these Shures
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=984551422&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=141145
Here is a coupon code if anyone is interested that gives you 35% off of any pair on the site. At checkout, apply coupon SELECT35.
someone ever checked these ? donnu what the price is, but quality and sound seem to be cool.
LOL! JLR steady
i think for really blocking out surrounding sounds you'll need in-ears.
You are fuckin lucky. The first pair I had broke because of me. The previous black model I think it was EX51SL was much better and the wire was thicker than the new ones that have mad flimsy wire. I was listening to the old ones at school and got it wrapped around a chair leg and was running for some reason and it never worked after that.
Fuck the Sony earbuds. They are overpriced and most peoples will break within a few months. Go with Sennheiser anything. The MX-300,400,500 are great and the PX-100,200 supposedly are some of the best headphones you can get for the price.
the first time, mine literally disintigrated, the wire is so damn delicate...second time, they frayed. might check out the seinhesser inbuds
anyone use shures' inbuds? they are quite the loot but amazing i heard.
AKG K44
Grado SM-60's sound great and you look like you're wearing your science project or something. They make a SM-80 with those who are 25% better. And a bunch of high end shit as well.
Same shit happened to me. They are great headphones, but not too durable. Whenever I have problems I just buy a new pair, and return the fucked up ones like two weeks later. No one really says shit. I sort of a pain in the ass, in which case you could just reinforce them with electrical tape. The problem is that the the wire inside the plastic cord gets twisted all the way through, eventually is just breaks. There is no way to tell either. They look fine. What I did was cut open the plastic or ripped it off where ever it is coming apart. Straigten out the wire so there are no tangles or twist. and then just tape it up with electrical tape (or some sort of tape that is more flexible. This is what I did, and the only draw back is that the wire is stiff as shit and looks like I am wearing some ghetto ass airplane headphone! but the shit still sounds good as a brand new pair, and they are durable as fuck
I recommend going with some inner-ear style ones, if you want portability, sound isolation, and audible bass. I've read Etymotics are quite good too.
^trippy...
i just went to the store and demanded they give me a refund or let me pay the difference to get those e2s, just had to pay $50 canadian more, and they're phucking awesome...and the wire looks more durable, you'd have to keep them in a bag of ginsu knives to do damage!
I found this review on Cnet:
Etymotic_ER_6_Isolator
closet audio enthusiast c|net shillin ????
i only have one thing to say about this subject:
LA WILL MAKE YOU PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!