About to click buy now on headphones...

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:15

Earphone and IPOD 80gb review 22.05.2008 3rd page ...http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11733256#post11733256

23.04.2008 2nd review page 2. - These sound like dog poo.

21.04.2008 -1st reveiw page 2 - Headphones arrived, small review on page 2.
Full review in a few weeks time

Sennheiser CX300 -White

I'm about to buy these from a popular e-commerce company for £19 delivered.

I've tested my friends CX300, even though 1 ear bud is DEAD. I was still impressed!

I've also tested my friends Sennheiser HD 205, and was very dissapointed, as they could not handle bass. I listen to a lot of HIP HOP music.

Budget is about £50 MAX for in ear canel type headphones.

But these CX300 £19 delivered seem like a bargain compared to other sites that are selling them for £39.

What do you think?

Oh, these headphones are for my NEW black Ipod Classic 80gb, BTW.

tom_e · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:23

Ive got a pair and for the price you cant really go wrong, I picked them up for £16.99 from one of the offshore people

Beansprout · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:26

I'd be tempted to get the ultimate ears super.fi 3 if you can go to £50 - £60ish, or the metro.fi 2 for around £40.

I haven't listened to them so don't know how they compare to the sennheisers, but I'd expect them to be better given the rest of their range and past sennheiser in-ears I've listened to. But then I would say that as I've just bought the triple.fi 10s

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:34

I'm now looking into Ultimate Ears Super.fi

Beansprout · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:46

Don't forget you can use the distance selling act to send back the pair you don't like, if you can't listen to them both in a shop somewhere (which I'd guess is pretty unlikely anyway) :cool:

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:51

Just read some reviews on the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3
-In short, they don't produce deep base. :rolleyes:

The sound quality. While the clarity may be good, the lack of any real bass and way too much treble is not enjoyable in in-ear headphones. Yes they are monitors. Yes they cost £60. But when I turned the eq setting of my ipod to 'bass boost', the headphones couldn't cope. The bass became horribly flattened and distorted.

Definitely not what I want.

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 02:54

Beansprout said:
Don't forget you can use the distance selling act to send back the pair you don't like, if you can't listen to them both in a shop somewhere (which I'd guess is pretty unlikely anyway)

Thats good to know, Thanks

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:12

As for the Sennheiser CX300 - I realised its a common problem for one of the ear phones to go DEAD.

james.miller · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:14

cx300's are crap/ there's bass, andf then there's nothing but flabby, unrefined bass with no midranage and a shrill topend (aka cx300s or even worse, the sony ex71's). for £16 id suspect them to be fakes as well.

but anyway, i wouldnt recommend them. id recommend some sony ex85's of course!

tom_e · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:16

james.miller said:
cx300's are crap/ there's base, andf then there's nothing but flabby, unrefined base (aka cx300s). for £16 id suspect them to be fakes as well.

but anyway, i wouldnt recommend them. id recommend some sony ex85's of course!

Id be very surprised if such a large well known jersey company were selling fakes and they wernt bought from one of the trade things they all seem to have these days

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:34

Come to think of it, the CX300 I found are half the price compared to other places... :s I'm not sure now.

Nick1881 · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:37

Sony EX-90 with cling film mod will blow your ears off. Watch out for auction site fakes though, I paid £50 for mine.

james.miller · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:43

blitz2163 said:
Id be very surprised if such a large well known jersey company were selling fakes and they wernt bought from one of the trade things they all seem to have these days

dont bet on it for cx300's at half the price. there are an awful lot of fakes around

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 10:52

CX300 are £35 in Apple store btw

Beansprout · 13 Apr 2008 at 17:00

Apple store = ££££££++++

If buying from the large Jersey-based store, make sure it's really from them and not one of their marketplace sellers (you might as well buy from that-big-auction-site instead). I've had more than one fake / scratched DVD from those folk.

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 17:17

Beansprout said:
Apple store = ££££££++++

If buying from the large Jersey-based store, make sure it's really from them and not one of their marketplace sellers (you might as well buy from that-big-auction-site instead). I've had more than one fake / scratched DVD from those folk.

Yeah that was what I was going to do, £19 delivered from the rainforest guys

But right now I'm looking into the Sony EX 85/90's

Mr.Bon · 13 Apr 2008 at 19:13

Ok, final decision is CX300.
But I am worried they might turn out to be fake if bought from the famous rainforest.
Should I just buy from Apple store and be 100% sure they are genuine?!
...and if the common failure does happen I can easily take it back for replacement?!

tom_e · 13 Apr 2008 at 19:43

Mr.Bon said:
Ok, final decision is CX300.
But I am worried they might turn out to be fake if bought from the famous rainforest.
Should I just buy from Apple store and be 100% sure they are genuine?!
...and if the common failure does happen I can easily take it back for replacement?!

Just buy direct from the retailer rather than a marketplace trader and you should be fine, if your still worried google "fake cx300" and check yours when they arrive against the guides

A2Z · 13 Apr 2008 at 19:50

i got mine from the rainforest store a while ago for about £13 or something, and really, for that price they were great, go for it, i highly doubt they were fake

C64 · 14 Apr 2008 at 03:27

Mylarone x3i £28 delivered headphone bargain for sure.