Cheap headphones

[Mark]

Yup, it's another headphone-related thread. ;D

I'm after some headphones that sound OK (not looking for anything special, just not ear-bleedingly bad), fairly cheap (somewhere around £30 would do), and stay on (I've yet to find a set of in-the-ear headphones that will do this).

Anyone got any suggestions please? :)

[leowyatt]

I have an old pair of PX100 headphones which are great, but I've not sorted any newer ones myself yet :o

[Tak]

Mini thread hijack - of the people I'm likely to see in the coming weeks if anyone owns a pair of earphones similar to these (http://www.xboxsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/airdrives-1.gif) or these (http://regmedia.co.uk/2006/12/21/creative_se2300_1.jpg), I would be very appreciative if they would let me try them on so I can see if either would be of use to me - I'm having lots of hassles with the inner ear ones when exercising as my ear jewellery means they fall out and I would rather cut a workout short rather than listen to the carp they play at the gym :o

[Del Lardo]

Senheiser CX300s. Seal in your ear and sound OK if a bit basey. You may be able to get CX500s for that price now.

[LeperousDust]

I've got the CX300's; they're totally over basey, but then i kinda like that myself. They're very decent earphones either way you look at them though :)

[divine]

CX300-IIs are available for £30 now by the way.

[Mark]

Senheiser CX300s.
I need headphones that I don't have to keep putting back in every time I move my head. None of the half dozen pairs of in-ear headphones, including Sennheisers (though not those exact ones), have done very well with this simple test. The closest I got was the Sennheisers which stayed on (but not always in) my ears. If they fail this test, they're no good for what I want.

Takhisis, thread hijack or not, may actually be on the right track. I have a pair similar to the first example posted, but didn't think to actually try them (being freebies, I just assumed they'd be crap). The second set look rather interesting, but I don't know enough about either to know where I might procure them. :)

[Wryel]

I need headphones that I don't have to keep putting back in every time I move my head. None of the half dozen pairs of in-ear headphones, including Sennheisers (though not those exact ones), have done very well with this simple test. The closest I got was the Sennheisers which stayed on (but not always in) my ears. If they fail this test, they're no good for what I want.

Takhisis, thread hijack or not, may actually be on the right track. I have a pair similar to the first example posted, but didn't think to actually try them (being freebies, I just assumed they'd be crap). The second set look rather interesting, but I don't know enough about either to know where I might procure them. :)

One thing I have noticed about in ear headphones is that if you do up the cable splitter thing as far as it goes (up to your chin - yes it looks a bit silly) they move around a lot less.

[Jhadur]

One thing I have noticed about in ear headphones is that if you do up the cable splitter thing as far as it goes (up to your chin - yes it looks a bit silly) they move around a lot less.

Strangely I've found the opposite, if I have the adjuster all the way up then they tend to fall out more. :huh:

Probably just comes down to ear shape etc

[Mark]

Yeah it does - a lot. In fact, my left ear is far worse for falling-out syndrome than my right ear is.

[Del Lardo]

I need headphones that I don't have to keep putting back in every time I move my head. None of the half dozen pairs of in-ear headphones, including Sennheisers (though not those exact ones), have done very well with this simple test. The closest I got was the Sennheisers which stayed on (but not always in) my ears. If they fail this test, they're no good for what I want.


The CX300s are noise blocking so they seal in your ear really well to prevent ambient noise.

[Matblack]

I'm getting a set of these when I get back from holiday, I've used similar ear defenders and they are amazingly good, roll them in you fingers to compress and then they gently expand in the ear canals to form a comfortable seal, effectively made of memory foam like my mattress :)

MB

[Mark]

The CX300s are noise blocking so they seal in your ear really well to prevent ambient noise.
Hmm. Now that's a poser - I'm actually not sure I want my ears sealed up. :dunno:

[Del Lardo]

Hmm. Now that's a poser - I'm actually not sure I want my ears sealed up. :dunno:


I'm generally on a train or plane when I use mine so blocking out noise is a good thing especially when there's a screaming baby in the row in front. Doesn't totally block noise so if someone talks to you it is possible to tell.


I appreciate that you're on a budget at the moment but for the sake of £15 it's definitely worth giving them ago IMO. If you hate them then it's hardly the end of the world.

[Mark]

I do have a couple pairs of proper noise-cancelling headphones for the train/plane (and the office for that matter - using them now), but they're far too valuable to be used while out and about for fear some miscreant takes a liking to them. :/

However, very good point, well made. At that price, it's worth a go. :)

[divine]

The thing I love most about the foam buds on my Shures is that they never fall out and I can hear not a jot when I wear them. Wonderful. More than double the 'cheap' £30 budget though, so not much use.