In-ear headphones

Tute · 29 Nov 2007 at 15:32

What do people recommend in the £25-£75 price bracket?

Going to be paired with a Nokia 5310.

Thanks in advance.

Tute · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:09

Anybody?

Raikiri · 30 Nov 2007 at 20:54

Lower end - Mylarone x3 at $57 (£27)

Mid - Etymotic ER-6i Black $86 (£42)

Not sure about what to get at the high end of your budget but either of these would probably be great.

humax · 1 Dec 2007 at 05:45

SENNHEISER CX300. but don't buy them from the bay as most of them are fakes .

mattyfez · 1 Dec 2007 at 07:20

I use these sony ones as i dont like the bullet style ones, these are really comfortable.
had three sets now as my "friend" droped my last pair off his motorbike, and my brothers cat decided to try and eat the other pair!
good quality and very good bass for in-ear type phones.

'bout £20-25

Nick1881 · 1 Dec 2007 at 09:40

Sony EX90, can be had for £50, with the clingfilm mod as listed on Headfi they sound great!

humax · 2 Dec 2007 at 06:46

mr_x_plosion said:
Sony EX90, can be had for £50, with the clingfilm mod as listed on Headfi they sound great!

How does that work ? do you put the plugs in your ears then wrap cling film around ya head to keep the sound in

mattbill · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:22

Ive got these on my xmas list...

http://www.shure.co.uk/PersonalAudio/Products/Earphones/SEModels/uk_pa_SE210_content

They are Shure SE210. Read several reviews and apparantly very good.

You can get the from play for £64.99.

Makhaira · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:27

It depends to an extent what sort of music you listen to. I quite like the Sony EX71, but there's no denying they're a bit bass heavy at times - then again, with the music I listen to that suits me fine

james.miller · 2 Dec 2007 at 11:28

the ex71's are trash lol. the ex85's are virtually identical to the ex90's in sound quality, but you can get them for around £25 now. the ex85's for sure are the best buy under £70.

Fubsy · 2 Dec 2007 at 12:06

I recommend the Mylarone X3, they are fantastic for the small price and they are tiny and very lightweight. Only real downside to the is the build quality, they don't feel like much, but the sound they produce is awesome.

Tute · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:43

humax said:
How does that work ? do you put the plugs in your ears then wrap cling film around ya head to keep the sound in

Ah the images of that LOL!

I appreciate all the help here, although I was expecting there to be more of a "favourite" rather than so many different suggestions!

I listen mostly to things like Muse, Audioslave etc so good bass is important to me, but I don't want good base at the detriment of everything else.

Raikiri · 2 Dec 2007 at 14:53

Tute said:
Ah the images of that LOL!

I appreciate all the help here, although I was expecting there to be more of a "favourite" rather than so many different suggestions!

I listen mostly to things like Muse, Audioslave etc so good bass is important to me, but I don't want good base at the detriment of everything else.

Hard for people to have a subjective favourite really, different tastes etc. and then there's the fact it's really hard to test out lots of different in ear headphones without spending a fortune...

Best bet is to ask on Head-Fi or similar as they're about the only people mental enough to buy about 10 different sets

meths · 3 Dec 2007 at 08:35

I've ordered the Etymotic ER-6i's for £42 over the Shure E2C's which can be had for £29.99 online because the bass on the Shure phones is meant to be pretty weak.