Sennheiser CX300

[theheyes]

Hi all,

I recently bought these earphones from a reputable online rainforest-type store to replace my standard iPod ones. I was eagerly awaiting an improvement in sound quality.

I have never heard such a pathetic sound in my life.

I've tried them with both my iPod and my laptop, and they are completely devoid of any bass and basically sound very feeble. Not what I was expecting at all.

Does anyone else own a pair? Are mine faulty? I read a few things on the internet about a lot of fakes going around but as I say, I bought them direct from the online store (not the marketplace) and the packaging was too good to be knock-off.

If anyone has any input it would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[theheyes]

Don't mean to sound patronising, but have you stuck them in your ears properly?

lol, no problem mate, it was a good question to ask. I'll admit I'm not used to the style, they feel a bit weird. I've messed around with the bud cover things and seem to have a better fit for my ear, which has improved the bass a lot.

They still seem a little bit trebly but more than listen-able. I'm not sold on whether they are better than the standards I was using but the sound is certainly different. But then again I'm not an audiophile. The noise-canceling certainly works though.

The main thing is it looks like I haven't been sold fakes or faulty ones, so no need to return them. Its my fault if I simply "don't like them".

Thanks for your help.

 

[theheyes]

Wow - 7 replies in the time I took to post my own. You're a helpful bunch.

Its looking like its my own ignorance, and not the fault of the earbuds. My main gripe was all the reviews I'd read said they had good bass and the fake ones were tinny.

I think it may have been a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, but I've spent three weeks tracking this order (it was lost and parcelforce and royal mail said the other one had lost it) so for them to be "rubbish" afterall was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[theheyes]

Just a quick update. Got a bit more used to them and they're actually pretty good. Amazing what a bit of tweaking can do.

I might pop in here again when I come to replace my full headphones.