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Sennheiser CX 300 II Precision Noise Isolating Ear-canal Phones - Pink
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Really good
(4 out of 5) by Aspartame on Apr 7, 2009 (Newcastle, UK)These are very comfortable and the sound is great. The buds come in different sizes for a custom fit.
The only gripe i would have is that any external rubbing of the wires leads to sound distortion. Not a problem on the bus/train or whatever but is annoying if walking/running. Although to be fair if you tuck the wires into clothing as i do then there is no noise at all so not really a negative.
I would highly reccomend these as i guarantee when you first use them on your ipod or whatever you will hear stuff on your music that inferior plugs just do not pick up. Buy em and you won't regret it.
The only gripe i would have is that any external rubbing of the wires leads to sound distortion. Not a problem on the bus/train or whatever but is annoying if walking/running. Although to be fair if you tuck the wires into clothing as i do then there is no noise at all so not really a negative.
I would highly reccomend these as i guarantee when you first use them on your ipod or whatever you will hear stuff on your music that inferior plugs just do not pick up. Buy em and you won't regret it.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Brought these after owning 1 pair of CX300's for 2.5years!
(5 out of 5) by Mr. Ian Hutchings on Jun 18, 2009 (UK)Ok, I'm not a total Audiophile but I do appreciate a good sound and listen to all kinds of music through my 20 year old celestion speakers at home.
I can understand that these type of earphones are not suited to everybody. However they seem to be suited to most people and I love them. There not so expensive that you have to worry every time it rains but they give good enough sound for a really enjoyable listening experience. Having owned the original cx300's for 2.5 years they finally gave up and I decided to try out the newer incarnation.
Can't tell if they are that much better than the orginal cx300's, but they certainly seem to give a good rounded sound with all the high's and lows that I'd expect. To test my old used, abused and busted cx300's side by side wouldn't be fair.
Some people like the asymmetric cable design (1 side is longer than other and goes round back of head), others don't. I actually ordered a pair of CX400II's but cancelled the order as soon as I realised that they were symmetric as I just find this design to save me so much hastle.
One point I should make is that these headphones do sound better after a few hours of use so don't pull them out of the box, decide that they sound naff and come on here and post a review.
Also, these headphones do block a fair amount of noise as long as you get a good fit in your ear (which is paramount on this design). I sometimes use them on my motorbike, which I'm sure some people will abuse me for but personally I love cruising along on a nice summer day weaving to my favourite chillout tunes.
I can understand that these type of earphones are not suited to everybody. However they seem to be suited to most people and I love them. There not so expensive that you have to worry every time it rains but they give good enough sound for a really enjoyable listening experience. Having owned the original cx300's for 2.5 years they finally gave up and I decided to try out the newer incarnation.
Can't tell if they are that much better than the orginal cx300's, but they certainly seem to give a good rounded sound with all the high's and lows that I'd expect. To test my old used, abused and busted cx300's side by side wouldn't be fair.
Some people like the asymmetric cable design (1 side is longer than other and goes round back of head), others don't. I actually ordered a pair of CX400II's but cancelled the order as soon as I realised that they were symmetric as I just find this design to save me so much hastle.
One point I should make is that these headphones do sound better after a few hours of use so don't pull them out of the box, decide that they sound naff and come on here and post a review.
Also, these headphones do block a fair amount of noise as long as you get a good fit in your ear (which is paramount on this design). I sometimes use them on my motorbike, which I'm sure some people will abuse me for but personally I love cruising along on a nice summer day weaving to my favourite chillout tunes.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Great sound
(5 out of 5) by M. Beaton on Apr 3, 2009 (Argyll, Scotland)Earphones are high quality for sound but also extremely comfortable to wear - they come with extra bits for fitting to the individual's ears. Very pleased with them.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
A great addition to your ipod
(4 out of 5) by Niall Aikman on Apr 27, 2009 (Scottish Borders)Bought these when I got my ipod nano after reading a review on the What Hi-fi website. Great quality for the size and price and a huge improvement over the standard ipod earphones. The only complaint, as with a previous review, is that due to the design of the headphones, any rubbing or vibration of the wires does result in a lot of noise. Ok for me, but maybe a problem if you intend to wear these while exercising.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
They're black, fit in your ear and noise comes out of them.
(4 out of 5) by D. Harrison on Sep 16, 2009 (Brighton, UK)Do you want to listen to music without other people hearing it? Do you like black things with little shiny silver bits on them? Then these might just be for you!
Features include:
- decent sound quality, as far as I can tell. But I'm just some pleb listening to 256kbps MP3s, not George Martin with a DAT machine.
- pretty good bottom end, if you like that sort of thing. If you don't like that sort of thing, change the EQ setting and I'm sure you'll be fine; otherwise it's a bit like sticking your pinky finger too far into your earhole.
- reasonably durable. I've had them a couple of weeks and they haven't broken yet.
- fairly comfortable, insofar as sticking foreign objects into your ear ever can be.
- sensibly priced. But if you want to spend £200 on a pair of headphones, that's your call. Look elsewhere.
- okay accessories. Comes with extra rubber ear-plug bits that double as fake beauty spots and a spring-clasped carrying case. The latter can be clipped onto your nose if you want to pretend to be a koala.
There is some cable noise, which I know aggravates some people. You can ameliorate this by sticking the cable inside your shirt, which tickles pleasantly, or you can embrace it and adjust your stride to sync with the music, adding an extra layer of percussion. If it's a big deal, spring for wireless headphones and accept that you're going to look like Lando Calrissian's factotum in 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
In short, I like them as much as, if not more than, other earphones I've tried.
Features include:
- decent sound quality, as far as I can tell. But I'm just some pleb listening to 256kbps MP3s, not George Martin with a DAT machine.
- pretty good bottom end, if you like that sort of thing. If you don't like that sort of thing, change the EQ setting and I'm sure you'll be fine; otherwise it's a bit like sticking your pinky finger too far into your earhole.
- reasonably durable. I've had them a couple of weeks and they haven't broken yet.
- fairly comfortable, insofar as sticking foreign objects into your ear ever can be.
- sensibly priced. But if you want to spend £200 on a pair of headphones, that's your call. Look elsewhere.
- okay accessories. Comes with extra rubber ear-plug bits that double as fake beauty spots and a spring-clasped carrying case. The latter can be clipped onto your nose if you want to pretend to be a koala.
There is some cable noise, which I know aggravates some people. You can ameliorate this by sticking the cable inside your shirt, which tickles pleasantly, or you can embrace it and adjust your stride to sync with the music, adding an extra layer of percussion. If it's a big deal, spring for wireless headphones and accept that you're going to look like Lando Calrissian's factotum in 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
In short, I like them as much as, if not more than, other earphones I've tried.