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post #541 of 551
7/5/08 at 5:02pm
My opinion? Well, I owned ones for a few minutes...until I went to the shop to get my money back!!!!
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post #542 of 551
9/4/08 at 4:40am
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Originally Posted by dranoel4190 View Post
anyone already got these cx300 with the new packaging??
I realize this was posted over a year ago but I have to say this: My CX-300 came in the mail, today, and they were a pain in the ASS to open! They printed some nice instructions inside the cardboard bit but I couldn't read it as I ended up destroying the whole damn package to get the f-ing headphones out. Seriously, they could have done the packing better. I saw a picture of the old style, it looked much more manageable.

Aside from that, the headphones sound great!
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post #543 of 551
2/2/09 at 8:59pm
The packaging was definitely hard to open but I managed. These do have the cable noise but I bet that is easily quieted with an alligator clip. The Bass is a bit much but I ain't complaining. The ER6i definitely has more detail but I don't need to increase the volume of my cd player to get the same bass as the CX300. I enjoy listening to my tracks with AVLS on. I am 6' feet tall and the medium tips seem to have a good fit.

The isolation is plenty enough for me as well. Sitting on the bus, you hear faint motor/engine noises, when your music is off and you are wearing the CX300. When the music is on, the isolation is good.

There is more I wanted to say but I forgot.

These are definitely a huge improvement over the ipod stock earbuds. I don't get distracted and the highs are not muffled. But this improvement is obviously to be expected.

CX300 also do look more durable than the ER6i. With the ER6 I had to increase the volumes to 80% to get enough bass for my liking. With the CX300, I can keep my CD player down to 40%.
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post #544 of 551
2/2/09 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by Usama View Post
The packaging was definitely hard to open but I managed. These do have the cable noise but I bet that is easily quieted with an alligator clip. The Bass is a bit much but I ain't complaining. The ER6i definitely has more detail but I don't need to increase the volume of my cd player to get the same bass as the CX300. I enjoy listening to my tracks with AVLS on. I am 6' feet tall and the medium tips seem to have a good fit.

The isolation is plenty enough for me as well. Sitting on the bus, you hear faint motor/engine noises, when your music is off and you are wearing the CX300. When the music is on, the isolation is good.

There is more I wanted to say but I forgot.

These are definitely a huge improvement over the ipod stock earbuds. I don't get distracted and the highs are not muffled. But this improvement is obviously to be expected.

CX300 also do look more durable than the ER6i. With the ER6 I had to increase the volumes to 80% to get enough bass for my liking. With the CX300, I can keep my CD player down to 40%.
The CX300's BASS is bloated, muddy and artificial...
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post #545 of 551
2/2/09 at 10:49pm
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Originally Posted by VoLTaG3 View Post
The CX300's BASS is bloated, muddy and artificial...
Works for me, bro. Especially at 50$ USD. Also I think it depends on how you are listening because the bass is bloated and muddy, yes. But these need stereo because mono sucks on the CX300.

I would take bloated and muddy bass over the small and tiny bass of the ER6i, any day. But that is my preference. Whatever makes you happy, right?
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post #546 of 551
2/2/09 at 11:08pm
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Originally Posted by Usama View Post
Works for me, bro. Especially at 50$ USD. Also I think it depends on how you are listening because the bass is bloated and muddy, yes. But these need stereo because mono sucks on the CX300.

I would take bloated and muddy bass over the small and tiny bass of the ER6i, any day. But that is my preference. Whatever makes you happy, right?
Yep!
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post #547 of 551
2/3/09 at 1:48pm
im sure you can get for a bit less than us$50
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post #548 of 551
2/3/09 at 5:09pm
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im sure you can get for a bit less than us$50
yea. I got mine for $8 AR from Newegg.
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post #549 of 551
2/3/09 at 5:46pm
i like these headphones for hard use at the gym and sometimes take them when i fly. they are cheap, sound ok when you're not at home and if they get messed up then i'll just buy another pair.

as much abuse as they take at the gym and flying my set is still in working condition, go figure.
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post #550 of 551
2/3/09 at 6:13pm
I am waiting for the burn-in to change it. Otherwise, I may exchange them for the CX500 for about $25 USD more.

I still like the isolation. I wish they were a bit more sparkly, I think that is the correct term. But I think the problem is that I am listening to 112KB bitrate radio shows from Vinylmorpher. Maybe I need higher bitrate?

Actually, it sound much better with the equalizer and clearbass off.
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post #551 of 551
3/28/09 at 1:53pm
I paid $22 USD for mine at Amazon
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