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New in-ear headphones? (Monster Turbines?)
Sharp101
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Greetings H/A!
I come to you asking for recommendations for a new pair of In-Ear headphones.
I'm currently using, and am very happy with, an older pair of Creative labs in-ear earbuds. I bought these at least 3 years ago for around $40 (Canadian) and have had no problems with them.
I don't know the exact model I have, but they look identical to these ones:
They're the best earbuds I've ever used, but they are starting to show their age. So I'm looking for a new pair!
Problem is, I don't really know much about earbuds. I definitely want an in-ear pair, as I don't like the normal type of earbuds, don't like the larger wrap around ones, and I definitely don't want a standard pair of "over the head" headphones. I like the fact that I can just shove earbuds into my pocket and be done with them.
Looking online, I've only really looked at Future Shop and Bestbuy, which is severely lacking selection. Other than $200+ Sennheisers, or $10 Sony or Skullcandy shit I'm left wanting. I'm not bothering to look at anything less than $20, and anything I can find for less than $100 doesn't review well online.
Suggestions in the $40 - $60 range? I'm willing to go as high as $100 if it's really worth it, but I find it hard to justify anything more than that.
I come to you asking for recommendations for a new pair of In-Ear headphones.
I'm currently using, and am very happy with, an older pair of Creative labs in-ear earbuds. I bought these at least 3 years ago for around $40 (Canadian) and have had no problems with them.
I don't know the exact model I have, but they look identical to these ones:
They're the best earbuds I've ever used, but they are starting to show their age. So I'm looking for a new pair!
Problem is, I don't really know much about earbuds. I definitely want an in-ear pair, as I don't like the normal type of earbuds, don't like the larger wrap around ones, and I definitely don't want a standard pair of "over the head" headphones. I like the fact that I can just shove earbuds into my pocket and be done with them.
Looking online, I've only really looked at Future Shop and Bestbuy, which is severely lacking selection. Other than $200+ Sennheisers, or $10 Sony or Skullcandy shit I'm left wanting. I'm not bothering to look at anything less than $20, and anything I can find for less than $100 doesn't review well online.
Suggestions in the $40 - $60 range? I'm willing to go as high as $100 if it's really worth it, but I find it hard to justify anything more than that.
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Got those for my bday a few months ago and I wouldn't trade them for anything.
Sennheiser CX300s. Simple, inexpensive (I paid $60 for them over 2 years ago and haven't regretted it), comfortable, great sound quality (to me, I'm not an audiophile). Plus there's a 2-year warranty - mine get beaten up pretty bad; over two years I've had one of the buds stop working. Sent it back to Sennheiser, in less than a week I had a new pair for free.
Those Sennheisers look great though, I'm going to look around on some canadian sites to see if I can find them.
The closest thing on Amazon.ca are these:
http://www.amazon.ca/Quality-Stereo-Canal-Headphones-Black/dp/B001L674SI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1272311700&sr=1-1
Which seem to be CX 300 II's, a model above those CX300-B's KalTorak posted, and are $80. Tempting...
But I'm really not a fan of the white buds. So tacky :P
In-line controls would be nice, but it's really not that hard to just take out my phone to do whatever I need.
Tacky how? Everyone has iPhones, it's not like you're showing off. They're really highly rated by CNet and they held up pretty well (audio wise) in comparison to the $400 pair of Shure in-earbuds that were replaced by them.
http://www.amazon.ca/Sennheiser-200-Street-Comfortable-Ear-canal/dp/B001OIK50C/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1272363387&sr=1-3-fkmr0
They're cheap and amazing, my recommendation for you!
I haven't read the CNET reviews but these are terrible for sound quality. The only good thing is the controls and mic.
You may want to check some of the IEMs that are under 100 if you want an in ear.
Now I just need to figure out a Canadian retailer to purchase them...
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Oh sweet, the last 2 posted were from amazon.ca! Thanks again guys! I'll let you know what final decision ends up being.
I've been using these for a few years now:
http://www.earphonesolutions.com/westoneum1.html
The new version of them is
http://www.earphonesolutions.com/westone-1-earphone.html
http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/asym-blk-green.html
You will not be disappointed with these.
Xbox Gamertag: GAMB1NO325Xi
Not to sound like a pretentious douche, but if he's mostly using it for an iphone then I doubt the headphones will be the limiting factor in audio quality.
But...
I did find a pair of Monster Turbines for $60 US on ebay. Anyone have anything to say about them?
Here is CNET's rundown on them:
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/monster-turbine-in-ear/4505-7877_7-33490631.html?tag=mncol;lst;1
Oh, is it a really shitty source? I haven't bought an iPhone yet so, I've never really looked into it.