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I was wondering what others used on their mobile telephone or indeed portable music player. For a while, I was using Sennheiser CX300 ear buds, then replaced them with CX880i which offered better sound however I tired of them.

 

To save a bit of money, I purchased a cheap pair of Sony headphones from every blue aliens favourite catalogue store. So recently I decided to go for a new pair of Shure In-ear headphones. The quality for the price is quite remarkable, as I can hear a lot detail although getting used to the fit can be awkward. At the moment I'm on a PC using a headphone amp to listen to music to audition them and warm up the drivers. Little Boots - Remedy sounds very clean, the separation between vocals and synthesizers is obvious even at lower volumes.

 

Before that my other options were AKG, Sennheiser or Grado SR60i although they may be a bit harder to drive on my smartphone. Anyway I tried to keep this jargon-free as possible.

 

What are your favourite headphones/in-ear phones? 

 

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I have Skull Candy in ear and Sennheiser over ear....
Don't ask me model numbers though !!
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Typically I go for Sennheiser or AKG for consumer headphones although I decided to go for something a bit more sophisticated this time around without completely breaking the bank. Listening to Hybrid - Disappear Here shows a lot of detail. I would recommend them for anybody who doesn't care about fashion and enjoys sound quality. 

 

I'm quitely impressed and humbled.

 

 

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Sennheiser are best over ear.....difficult to beat Momentums

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@MI5 wrote:
I have Skull Candy in ear 

Same for me. Good price, good quality and very comfortable.

 

I've never used Dre Beats. What are your thoughts on them?

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@Toby wrote:

 

I've never used Dre Beats. What are your thoughts on them?


Overpriced !!

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Beats are probably ideal for bass heavy music like dance. Much of their accolade comes from subliminal advertising not performance per se.

On listening to a pair i found them to be open alas artificially the lowend detracts from their build quality.

There is much better and less expensive options available.
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What about Bose? Overpriced or high quality?
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What about Bose? Overpriced or high quality?

Some of their products are good but some very disappointing......

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I have some Bose desktop speakers and their ok. A bit heavy on the bass although smooth mids and not too thin on the treble for their price.
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