zulu2002 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) Hi all, i am after some new head phones for my mz-nh900, as i am only using the stock phones that came with the player. I have been looking at a few different head phones between £15-£35. Just wondered if any of you know which are the best or can give any other phones that are better??my choices so far:-Sony MDR-EX71SLB Fontopia HeadphonesSennheiser PX 10 Vertical In-Ear HeadphonesSennheiser MX 500 In-Ear HeadphonesAny advice would be greatfully recieved. Edited April 17, 2005 by zulu2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerodB Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 The real question: what's your maximum budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananatree Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 All of those are actually pretty good phones.Try out the SHURE e2s as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulu2002 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 The real question: what's your maximum budget?←Well i dont really want to spend too much on phones but would like to get the best i can upto about £40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulu2002 Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Well after some net surfing i have decided to go for the sony ear plugs, i will post my thoughts on them when i have tested them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Off top of my head, for about 40 Pounds Sterling or US$80, you have quite a bit of choice:Senn PX100/PX200Koss Porta ProsSony MDR-V6 (though they border on being not quite portable), MDR-XD200Sony MDR-E888 or MDR-EX81/71Sharp MD33I'd personally recommend the Senn PX100s, I happen to think they sound the best for US$50 (I haven't tried KOSS Porta Pros, and I wasn't too thrilled with Porta Pro 2s).If you did purchase the Sony EX71s, you will want to let them burn-in or let them run about 200 or odd hours or so before they reach their final sound signature. Before then, you may not like the sound they are known for (really sharp and screech trebles and bad bass). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gokce Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 (edited) What do you think about Grado? The SR60 I have now should be less than $70. I really enjoy the sound but the open-chamber design lets some noise in - and also some music out. I may also switch to a new one after hearing your recommendations. Edited April 18, 2005 by Gokce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny mac Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 With the release of the Sennheiser MX-550s I wouldn't consider the older MX-500s as the newer ones are better in every way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrulesok Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 With the release of the Sennheiser MX-550s I wouldn't consider the older MX-500s as the newer ones are better in every way←I haden't even seen them, but after looking around, the mx450's are available for £14 (check dealtime)!! Seems like a bargain to me! The mx-550's are about £20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 What do you think about Grado?←I love my Grado SR 125's immensely, but I would not call them by any means portable. Seems like he's looking for earbud-size or little portables. I second the Sennheiser PX100, better than Koss Portapros in my direct comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 My Grado SR-80's go surprisingly loud even with Sony MDP's and have a lovely bright balance. They leak sound like anything, so IMO are not really suitable for confined spaces on the move. I like to have a bit of choice for portable earphones/headphones and I find that Senn MX500 and 550's, PX200, Sony EX71, Shure E2c all fit my bill admirably depending on mood and music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeriyn Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 The MX550s are much, much worse than the MX500/400s. These phones already lack bass. The 550s have nearly none at all. =/For the budget, check out E2cs if you have a DAP with a good parametric EQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 (edited) The MX550s are much, much worse than the MX500/400s. These phones already lack bass. The 550s have nearly none at all. =/For the budget, check out E2cs if you have a DAP with a good parametric EQ.←I'm about to buy some Sennheiser PX100s, I've got a friend who has them, they're (the PX100s) crazy, powerful and MAD! I recommend them!Set u back $AU97 @ JB-HIFI*i think they're one of the best streetstyle sennheisers* Edited May 9, 2005 by Silvadragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 What about the PX200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 The MX550s are much, much worse than the MX500/400s. These phones already lack bass. The 550s have nearly none at all. =/←I've just recently picked up a pair of MX350s as I didn't have any small 'phones (except for the stock'buds) yet (only my bigger HD497 sennheiser for home listening) and they were only €9.90they still need a bit more burn-in, but after a very flat sounding first 20odd hours, they start to show a lot more trebbles and (?!?) quite some bass (even thinking of eq'ing them down a bit!!)...For the very low price these things come by: "not bad at all" and definitely a (big) step up fom the stockrubble provided by Sony.So for anyone who comes by these or the MX450s at a low price... just get 'em! Even if they won't be your all-time favorites (and I presume they won't), they will always be better than the stock'buds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvadragon Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I've got a friend hu got a iRiver H10 (5gb, colour screen, FM and other cool stuff), iRiver normally supplies Sennheisers, my best guess is that they're MX series ear-phones, i find that they do a reasonable job. If ur budget concious then get em'. But if u want quality, do what i did, get some MDRE-888s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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