Cheap headphones - Page 2

Del Lardo · 16-02-2009, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Mark

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 · 16-02-2009, 15:51

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 · 16-02-2009, 18:13

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

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.

Del Lardo · 16-02-2009, 18:18

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Originally Posted by Mark

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

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 · 16-02-2009, 18:32

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 · 16-02-2009, 18:58

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.

16-02-2009, 15:51	#12
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	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 __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

16-02-2009, 18:58	#16
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	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. __________________

16-02-2009, 18:32	#15
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	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.