Figured I'd ask for some opinions!
My earbud stopped working (well, the mic part still does. somewhat) and I've been without for probably a few months now. Does anyone have any recommendations on what would be a decent replacement? I see a bunch on ebay but I'm afraid to end up paying for a mediocre one.
I do place some value on good sound quality, and don't mind spending a bit more $50~100? if they're really good.
Thanks!
does it have to have the inline mic?
I've used Klipsch S4's for a year now- best "budget" earbuds IMO. They are ~80USD, and if you get the S4i (inline mic) they'll set you back 100. You won't be disappointed.
the klipsh s4 are supposed to be pretty good. but reading user reviews some like cheaper alternatives better, not that the cheaper ones are actually better but everything is a matter of taste.
as for what i've been reading and what i know i like started lookin into woodies and also found thicksound, reviews looked good on both but brought me to reviews on xeers from germany. they supply a large number of iem's at reasonable prices. of those the td iii blackwoods (they have ebony housings for what that's worth) got excellant reviews, ordered them on ebay and will review them as soon as they get here.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300540943565
if these things are as sensitive and wide ranged as they claim they might make your ears bleed. not recomending them yet but will let you know!
Ultimate Ears 5vi great ear-buds and they are usually on sale for about 75 or so.
Ah, yes, having the inline mic is probably necessary. I'll probably pick up a bluetooth eventually but I think my main issue now is not being able to talk to the girlfriend while working on stuff at the computer with two hands
I'll google up the ones listed in this thread, thanks! If anyone else has some alternatives, that'd be great too.
Jeffu said:
Ah, yes, having the inline mic is probably necessary. I'll probably pick up a bluetooth eventually but I think my main issue now is not being able to talk to the girlfriend while working on stuff at the computer with two hands
I'll google up the ones listed in this thread, thanks! If anyone else has some alternatives, that'd be great too.
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might i ask what your taste is. the cheaper ones tend to be bass cannons. i kinda like that and can add more mids and highs in galaxy tuner to compensate. when you spend $100+ you will see flatter respose curves which is great for classical and hearing vocals but the lowend might sound weak.
http://www.headphone.com/
read the user reviews as well as the top ratings. you might find that a $30 set from dennon is better for you than a $200 set from etymotics or $80 set from klipch.
Coming from an audiophile that has spent way too much money on headphones, I recommend that you give this massive review a look.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/478568/
I, personally, recommend the Denon C452, I bought mine months back for only $30, and they retail at $70. Right now, I could not stand to listen to them (after hearing $300+ iems), but before then, these were outstanding. They blow anything from Bose out of the water, including the Beats Tour.
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Coming from an audiophile that has spent way too much money on headphones, I recommend that you give this massive review a look.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/478568/
I, personally, recommend the Denon C452, I bought mine months back for only $30, and they retail at $70. Right now, I could not stand to listen to them (after hearing $300+ iems), but before then, these were outstanding. They blow anything from Bose out of the water, including the Beats Tour.
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true im definately not impressed by the beats by dre series or anything from monster cable especially not there cables!
It's also worth noting what you listen to. I don't listen to too much rap so I care more for mids and highs instead of bass. Certain buds perform better listening to certain genres, so keep that in mind when you read reviews.
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it is nice to see others that are serious about there iem's. audio performance is soo overlooked when selecting a phone, i mean they play various codecs of music and have massive internal storage. why not give phones the same scrutiny that we give mp3 players.
The NuForce NE-700Ms are exactly what you are looking for. They have excellent sound quality, a microphone, and aren't ridiculously expensive.
Their sound quality and NuForce's customer support are often praised on Head-Fi.
You could even go for the now cheaper older versions, the NE-7Ms. They are what I have and I still love them, though I've had to contact customer support about once a year to get replacement foam tips, which they kindly reply back that for $4.00 for shipping they'll send me some.
And for more ratings, the buds without a microphone have 5/5 stars out of 38 outstanding reviews. In fact, out of 38 reviews there are no 1 or 2 star ratings, and only 2 for 3 stars and 3 for 4 stars. The rest are 5/5. I say go NuForce and you will not be let down.
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it is nice to see others that are serious about there iem's. audio performance is soo overlooked when selecting a phone, i mean they play various codecs of music and have massive internal storage. why not give phones the same scrutiny that we give mp3 players.
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TBH, it's the Wolfson WM8994 chip that kinda sealed the deal for me.
And SuperAMOLED too.
I bought my phone a little after it came out, so I was not even aware at the time of the Wolfson WM8994 codec. I'm happy that there are others that appreciate headphones as much as I do...at least on XDA. I'd also overlook all reviews from Amazon, as they, a lot of the time, come from people that do not listen to high end headphones and do not know what true quality is. I'd peruse Head-Fi though if anyone is truly serious about a GOOD set of headphones.
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The NuForce NE-700Ms are exactly what you are looking for. They have excellent sound quality, a microphone, and aren't ridiculously expensive.
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Thanks for the recommendation - I made the order.
While I definitely appreciate audio quality to my music listening, I'm hardly hardcore so I should be happy with these.
Thanks!
Jeffu said:
Thanks for the recommendation - I made the order.
While I definitely appreciate audio quality to my music listening, I'm hardly hardcore so I should be happy with these.
Thanks!
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Let me know how awesome they are! They might just make me want to upgrade my ol' NE-7Ms.
hmm Wolfson WM8994 codec chip
google is amazing and i finally learned something today!
so, it might just be me, but $75 for a set of earbuds is kinda steep...anyone have any recommendations in the $10-30 range? I've just been using iphone headsets, since you can get them cheap on ebay, but it'd be nice to have an in-ear pair for better sound.
well it seems you dont have the appreciation for headphones as others do. $80 is barely entry level but i see your point. i wont spend $300+ like some do.
from the reviews at headfi and headroom the cheaper dennons tendto get good review even from people that have more expensive klipch earbuds.
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/denon-ah-c360.php#tabs
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well it seems you dont have the appreciation for headphones as others do. $80 is barely entry level but i see your point. i wont spend $300+ like some do.
from the reviews at headfi and headroom the cheaper dennons tendto get good review even from people that have more expensive klipch earbuds.
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/denon-ah-c360.php#tabs
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Well, first, I don't have a collection of FLAC encoded music on my phone, and even then, the phone isn't the best at sound reproduction/noise reduction, so why spend the money on high end headphones? Plus, I've easily lost them in the past, so when it's less cost, it doesn't hurt as much to have to replace.
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so, it might just be me, but $75 for a set of earbuds is kinda steep...anyone have any recommendations in the $10-30 range? I've just been using iphone headsets, since you can get them cheap on ebay, but it'd be nice to have an in-ear pair for better sound.
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a couple cheap pairs have already been listed
but further more, as stated before here as well, the answers you are looking for are just a Google search away. Amazon, Ebay and many other stores have customer reviews already.
you could have had your answers already, but you are waiting for us?
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Really appreciate your reviews.. It's great to have someone like you in this section and I'm very much interested in earphones so thorough and in-depth reviews like yours are always welcome.
I went for the Xiaomi ones you reviewed instead, and looking forward to receiving them. Out of curiosity, do you use the Viper mod for your Note II?
Also, do you have a pebble watch? I've noticed a massive bug with that + the bluebuds x on Android 4.3 which I've not been able to ask anyone else about!
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Really appreciate your reviews.. It's great to have someone like you in this section and I'm very much interested in earphones so thorough and in-depth reviews like yours are always welcome.
I went for the Xiaomi ones you reviewed instead, and looking forward to receiving them. Out of curiosity, do you use the Viper mod for your Note II?
Also, do you have a pebble watch? I've noticed a massive bug with that + the bluebuds x on Android 4.3 which I've not been able to ask anyone else about!
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Thank you for the kind words! More headphones and other audio equipment reviews are on it's way
My N2 is all stock 4.3. Don't use Pebble, but Metawatch instead. Regarding question about Pebble, don't know if you aware but XDA has a separate smartwatch section with Pebble sub-forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/pebble - I have no doubt someone will be able to help you in there. Good luck!
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Thank you for the kind words! More headphones and other audio equipment reviews are on it's way
My N2 is all stock 4.3. Don't use Pebble, but Metawatch instead. Regarding question about Pebble, don't know if you aware but XDA has a separate smartwatch section with Pebble sub-forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/pebble - I have no doubt someone will be able to help you in there. Good luck!
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Thank you for the link. Unfortunately though I had already barked up that tree a while back and got nowhere. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655628
It's a shame as it makes using the Bluebuds with my phone useless unless I disconnect the pebble first, which sort of defeats the point of using apps like "music boss." Since it works fine on 4.4 on my Nexus 4, I'm guessing that the bitpool of the bluetooth connection lowers when the pebble is in town. Really hoping for a kit kat update soon to sort this out!
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Thank you for the kind words! More headphones and other audio equipment reviews are on it's way
My N2 is all stock 4.3. Don't use Pebble, but Metawatch instead. Regarding question about Pebble, don't know if you aware but XDA has a separate smartwatch section with Pebble sub-forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/pebble - I have no doubt someone will be able to help you in there. Good luck!
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Hey man, thank you for such an in depth review!
I'm currently looking for some buds to replace my Sennheiser CX300IIs.
I am wanting a good sound at a good price and I've narrowed my options down to 3 possible buds:
RHA MA750i
Beyerdynamic DX 160 (after reading this)
Klipsch X7i (I think my favourite)
But I am no audiophile and these would be my first pair of half decent in ear buds.
I'd love your opinion and which ones would you go for?
Thank you for your time
To be honest, $25 Xiaomi Pistons were designed as an alternative to CX300 Klipsch has a very poor quality. Beyer sounds good, but Pistons have the best value.
Advise needed
I recently lost my Klipsch S4 headphones, with no clue as to where they are. *sad
I am looking to invest in a good pair of IEMs to replace them, something that will last me a while.
My list comprises of this: Soundmagic E10, Shure SE112, Klipsch Image S4A-II, Philips Fidelio S1, AKG K376, and one of the two Beyerdynamics you reviewed in this post.
I would like your advise on these earphones and possibly any others that may be of note. It's hard to buy earphones off the internet because of an inability to test them before committing to the product. I would like to have good audiophile quality and perhaps the extra functionality with my HTC One will be nice (although not having it will not be a dealbreaker).
Thanks mate.
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I recently lost my Klipsch S4 headphones, with no clue as to where they are. *sad
I am looking to invest in a good pair of IEMs to replace them, something that will last me a while.
My list comprises of this: Soundmagic E10, Shure SE112, Klipsch Image S4A-II, Philips Fidelio S1, AKG K376, and one of the two Beyerdynamics you reviewed in this post.
I would like your advise on these earphones and possibly any others that may be of note. It's hard to buy earphones off the internet because of an inability to test them before committing to the product. I would like to have good audiophile quality and perhaps the extra functionality with my HTC One will be nice (although not having it will not be a dealbreaker).
Thanks mate.
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What is your budget? Your price spread is from $25 to $125 (Beyer phones are over $100). If you are constantly on the go and prone to loosing your headphones, I wouldn't invest into anything expensive. Stay within good value budget so if you loose it - it's easier to replace without breaking a bank. Klipsch quality went down. Shure lower price model is a junk. Except for E10, I'm not too familiar with others but see reviews with a mixed bag of comments.
If you want to stay on the budget in $25-$35 range, Pistons 2 and E10 are great. Btw, Soundmagic just released E10S version with in-line remote, I'm getting it for review toward the end of this week. Going a little higher in price you have Ostry KC06A and Audio Technica ATH-IM50 (with removable cables). Hitting $100, you have a great choice of Beyer DX 160 or Brainwavz S5.
Thanks
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What is your budget? Your price spread is from $25 to $125 (Beyer phones are over $100). If you are constantly on the go and prone to loosing your headphones, I wouldn't invest into anything expensive. Stay within good value budget so if you loose it - it's easier to replace without breaking a bank. Klipsch quality went down. Shure lower price model is a junk. Except for E10, I'm not too familiar with others but see reviews with a mixed bag of comments.
If you want to stay on the budget in $25-$35 range, Pistons 2 and E10 are great. Btw, Soundmagic just released E10S version with in-line remote, I'm getting it for review toward the end of this week. Going a little higher in price you have Ostry KC06A and Audio Technica ATH-IM50 (with removable cables). Hitting $100, you have a great choice of Beyer DX 160 or Brainwavz S5.
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Thank you for your response and I will look into the suggestions you have made. I would also like to inquire as to how well these headphones would handle use during sports like jogging. Your advise is very much appreciated.
When you a dealing with this type of wire down headphones (versus wire over the year or with removable in-/over-ear stabilizers), the fitment while you are exercising will depend on how well eartip is jammed into your ear If you are using Comply foam tips, they expand creating a great inner ear seal and hold earpieces secure. BUT a big drawback with Comply tips is their superior noise isolation which cuts down on your awareness when outside running/exercising/cycling, etc.
For exercising and great sound quality, I would highly recommend Monster iSport Victory (look up in my list, I reviewed those as well). Totally forgot to mention about those, but their sound quality is on part with DX 160ie, and they got in-ear stabilizer. The neon green one is on amazon for $118, the same price as DX 160ie.
I decided to jump on the true wireless bandwagon with beoplay e8. So far I've been a happy owner of etymotic er4p and phonak audeo pfe 112, so that you know I love great neutral sound. I thought I would be dissapointed with the wireless monitors but to be honest they sound so great I don't use viper anymore. They are definitely worth the price. Highly recommended.
Edit: It only proves that replacing a DAC with a dongle was a really bad idea. Fortunately, the wireless headphones are good enough.
I am highly interested in buying those. Most reviews I read are from people who are no audiophiles. So I would appreciate a review that gives some impressions about both the sound (major point!) and how they play together with Android.
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I am highly interested in buying those. Most reviews I read are from people who are no audiophiles. So I would appreciate a review that gives some impressions about both the sound (major point!) and how they play together with Android.
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Honestly, they sound better with the pixel 2 xl than my wired etymotic er4p (and they are considered to be the reference, neutral iems)- I guess the DAC is higher quality that what google offers with the dongle. Seriously, who came up with the idea - let's get rid of the quality dac and give them a dollar dongle instead.
I own the RHA T20 that are considered to be one of the best sounding wired earbuds around ~200 EUR but the dongle pisses me off. So I accepted the inevitable and looking for decent audiophile earbuds. The only reasonable choice seems to be the E8. Or do you know any serious alternative that are strong in the audio quality department?
I've read dozens of reviews and these seem to be the only option sound quality wise.
Hello everyone
I'm looking for best pair of Bluetooth headphones available for oneplus 5t. I live in India and recently bought one from Amazon for 1500 rs (21 usd). It sounds okay for the price and comfortable but doesn't have enough bass
My budget is around 4k (60 usd). Please share your thoughts on this.
Edit : I prefer a punchy bass headphones. Kindly share your ideas or model of the ones that you use with your 5t. Thanks
Evolve92 said:
Hello everyone
I'm looking for best pair of Bluetooth headphones available for oneplus 5t. I live in India and recently bought one from Amazon for 1500 rs (21 usd). It sounds okay for the price and comfortable but doesn't have enough bass
My budget is around 4k (60 usd). Please share your thoughts on this.
Edit : I prefer a punchy bass headphones. Kindly share your ideas or model of the ones that you use with your 5t. Thanks
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I bought taotronic TT-BH026 . For me the bass is really important buying headphones. I really recommend them even if they look cheap to be good. i use them with my OP5T since couple of months ago and i didnt have any issue.
I'm really happy and satisfied with them, I totally recommend them.
I hope it's useful my advice
ttarze said:
I bought taotronic TT-BH026 . For me the bass is really important buying headphones. I really recommend them even if they look cheap to be good. i use them with my OP5T since couple of months ago and i didnt have any issue.
I'm really happy and satisfied with them, I totally recommend them.
I hope it's useful my advice
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Thank you, Could you kindly confirm if this the one
Bluetooth earphone TaoTronics Bluetooth wireless headphones 8 hours of continuous playback waterproof microphone built-in magnet type lightweight earphone TT-BH026 https://www.amazon.in/dp/B074MP6V18/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_sssvBbF45ACC4