Bazirker Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 After searching around for the best value IN-CANAL earbuds, I think I'm going to end up buying Sony EX-70's. They're available on Sonystyle for US$50 and can be found on eBay for around US$45. Anyone know a cheaper place to buy them? Or, even better, anyone know of some in-canal type earbuds that are higher quality but not higher budget? $50 for a pair of buds is a hell of a lot of money considering you can buy a decent pair of buds (such as The Plug) for less than half that amount. So, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Go Eggo! I did, but I haven't recieved them yet. Check out the two-page spread of bud phones at Audiocubes: http://www.audiocubes.com/index.php?cPath=22_30 The MDR-EX71SL's (on pg. 2) are really nice, from what I've heard. With shipping, they'd be 55 bucks, though. Oh well. I hope this helped, somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted March 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Eggo? What's the difference between the EX70's and 71's? I thought it just had to do with cord length, but that doesn't look right...I don't like the "remote-friendly" headphones because I seldom use a remote so the cord is waaaaay too short for me. Kurisu, thanks for that link, it's actually really helpful to have a nice consolidated biew of a bunch of different buds. These buds don't look that bad...plus they're half the price of the EX's! http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php...&products_id=75 Anyone know anything about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 From the specs, it looks like the Aiwa HP-VX100's pack more bang for the buck. The seven dollar difference between the 70 and the 71? I don't see one, besides the silver color available for the 71. Eggo are a Japan-only release set of headphones that are big amongst MD users. I bought these: http://www.audiocubes.com/product_info.php...&products_id=42 I can't wait. k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted March 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 I think I'm gonna check out those Aiwa buds since I'd rather not spend $50 on headphones. Those headphones you're getting look pretty cool! They only have a 30mm driver unit...isn't that going to hurt the bass response just a little bit? I don't know all that much about how to interpret headphones specifications, but in general I've found that headphones with bigger drives are capable of delivering bigger and clearer bass sound. I could easily be wrong though...either way, they look like a really solid pair of headphones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Good choice on the Aiwa buds. The MDR-D22's do have a 30mm driver unit, which is good enough for my needs. There is another set of 'eggo'-type headhpone that audiocubes sells, the MDR-D66, but they cost $89.00. Too much for headphones in my opinion, and I've heard alot of good things about the ones I'm getting anyways. I'm sure one day I'll get the 66's, but they do only come in one color (black) and I think the blue 22 will match my blue MZ-R700 quite nicely. Good talkin' to you bud. later k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted March 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Just bought those Aiwa buds. I gotta send off the check tomorrow and it'll probably be a few weeks before my new buds show up on my front porch, but I'll post my own opinions of how they feel and sound once they show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Cool. My eggo's made it safely over the Pacific and they should be here on Friday or Saturday. w00t k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted April 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 I got my Aiwa HP-VX100's today. Out of the box, they hurt my ears and sounded like crap. However, after breaking them in a little, they have gotten a lot more comfy and have started sounding better. Either way, I'm impressed with Audio Cubes. I ordered and received my earbuds without a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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