Earphones Replacement for Honor 9 Lite

arc@css · 17 Jul 2019 at 17:00

Hi,

The ones that came with the phone have died and although I have tried a couple of spares at home, neither were as good. Is there a sort of recommended minimum or starting point for something reasonable quality when it comes to phones?

I saw these which looked similar but they are super cheap (I prefer this type of shape which goes into the ear): https://groceries.asda.com/product/over-in-ear-headphones/mixx-white-tribute-earphones/1000086367169

Ta.

something daft already!! · 17 Jul 2019 at 17:06

They will be carp, your ears will hate you. You get what you pay for. If you want your ears to love you again, pay a few quid more. Personally I cannot do without my Jaybirds

arc@css · 17 Jul 2019 at 17:47

I've just looked up jaybirds (not heard of them before) and I think they would be overkill for a budget phone like mine.

I liked the ones that came with the phone but the nearest earphones that appear to be the same are USB-C, which my phone doesn't support.

https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/huawei/classic-usb-c-earphones.html#!colour=white&dealType=sf

As you say, I guess I'll have to up the cost (maybe something around £20 should be ok).

something daft already!! · 17 Jul 2019 at 22:00

My partner got some BT ones from the rainforest which were around £25 which sound pretty good and have the benefit of being wireless.

arc@css · 17 Jul 2019 at 22:24

Thanks, I'll take a look.

manic111 · 18 Jul 2019 at 11:29

Get some Anker Bluetooth ones from the rainforest

Scam · 18 Jul 2019 at 14:32

something daft already!! said:
My partner got some BT ones from the rainforest which were around £25 which sound pretty good and have the downside of being wireless.

Fixed it for you.

I always bang the drum for RHA; https://www.rha-audio.com

British company, great quality. I'd been through tons of circa £30 earphones and they always died. Then I bought their MA350s for about the same and they blew me away. They don't seem to do them anymore but they were around £35. Then I won a pair of their T20i's and they totally blew me away :cool:

silk186 · 18 Jul 2019 at 14:43

What about a pair of Anker Bluetooth Headphones. The sound isn't amazing but they are compact, wireless and under £20.
"overkill for a budget phone like mine" - this isn't really a thing. You are playing MP3s or streaming so audiophiles will say the sound is crap regardless.
The only thing you need to know about a phone is that it doesn't have the power to support some higher-end headphones.
if you are planning to run your headphones exclusively off your phone or low power output mp3 players, you are better off sticking with low impedance headphones.
Some will say anywhere up to about 60-80 ohms can be run off most phones and mobile devices and computers fine. Past that is where you start to need amplification.
Others might say 40-50 ohms depending on the brand.

Gary* · 19 Jul 2019 at 10:29

Soundmagic E10. They're IEM's but worth a shot at the price range.