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Jan 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM Post #61 of 75,358
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This thread reminds me of the times before I discovered IEM/canalphones and Senn MX or AKG buds used to be my main portable phones in rotation with the PX100. Now I really cannot stand the lack of isolation and bass impact of earbuds.

Many thanks for sharing!

Regards
K.


The lack of isolation is a good point. But the Yuin PK series does not in any way lack bass impact. They have real bass, and have the impact that feels like it's at the forehead, similar to an IEM. A rare thing with earbuds, but it's there.
 
Jan 3, 2010 at 10:09 PM Post #62 of 75,358
Apple ear buds have meant to improved over time. So there may be different versions. The ones I heard I few years ago were woeful. The ones with my 2G Touch I've not listened to. The ones with a 2G Shuffle we have here, I thought weren't as bad as I remembered, but they weren't good either. I've not directly compared them with the senns I have. I might do that this week. The 460 should be better.
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 2:49 AM Post #64 of 75,358
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= I found the 760 a pain with massive connector in the middle. won't wrap around anything and pulls the cable with the weight. Also on all the Senns the cable always tangle far worse then the Sony EX 082 I'd had.


+1. You can't have it all...one of the reasons my 760s are assigned to bedside duty.
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 3:40 AM Post #65 of 75,358
To my knowledge, there are two generations of iBud. I am not sure who OEM the first gen., but the 2nd gen. comes from the same series as MX500, OEM'ed by Foster Japan. This is why they share a very close sound signature as MX500.
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 3:58 AM Post #66 of 75,358
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To my knowledge, there are two generations of iBud. I am not sure who OEM the first gen., but the 2nd gen. comes from the same series as MX500, OEM'ed by Foster Japan. This is why they share a very close sound signature as MX500.


wow thats sounds interesting, haven't heard about foster jp but seeing that the senns also have an oem version from them it give me impression that not all senns product are their actual built?
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 4:12 AM Post #67 of 75,358
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wow thats sounds interesting, haven't heard about foster jp but seeing that the senns also have an oem version from them it give me impression that not all senns product are their actual built?


Now this is just pure rumor: I heard that the reason why there are very high quality IE8 clone in the market is because, when Senn. wanted to find OEM for their IE series, they sent out a few mold to different manufacturers and some of these mold didn't make their way back (guess where it goes?
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Also, a few years back I heard there was a dispute on PX100 quality control b/w Senn and its Chinese OEM.

Don't be shock if people tell you that most headphone in the world are made in one province in China, cause it might very well be true.
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 4:44 AM Post #68 of 75,358
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Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Now this is just pure rumor: I heard that the reason why there are very high quality IE8 clone in the market is because, when Senn. wanted to find OEM for their IE series, they sent out a few mold to different manufacturers and some of these mold didn't make their way back (guess where it goes?
wink.gif
)

Also, a few years back I heard there was a dispute on PX100 quality control b/w Senn and its Chinese OEM.

Don't be shock if people tell you that most headphone in the world are made in one province in China, cause it might very well be true.


yeah i wouldn't shock by its "made in china" thing since most mass product items are built in china factory anyway regardless which brand it comes from.

oh well maybe i'll just try the mx 460 first, besides the reason for me to hunt down an earbud is only for my own curiosity.
lately i've got a new phone its samsung valencia (C6625) it shipped with standard stereo handsfree, its an earbud which i dont know what type is it and im quite surprise by its sounding. it have good bass response without sacrificing the mid and high, the bass isn't muddy i can feel the thumping it fast and clear the mid are ok overall the bgm and the vocal are quite clear even though i cant compare to my SE210 but definitly better than my (late) apple earbud.
 
Jan 4, 2010 at 11:20 AM Post #71 of 75,358
now that i've got the mx 460 and compare it with these samsung buds....... i may not judge the mx 460 till i burn in (quite comparable since those samsung buds aren't burn in either) but out of the box with the foam on the mx 460 sound warmer, it doesnt have the fast bass response and the soundstage are better than samsung buds but still it doesn't have the... what u call it "i can feel the music beat clearer"
 
Jan 5, 2010 at 4:34 PM Post #72 of 75,358
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Originally Posted by Noir7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
hmm thanks for the input, maybe i'll try looking at mx460 or akg k311 for budget, mx 760 seems to expensive just for a casual usage.
btw that mx460 are better than standard apple earbuds right?


After a bit of digging I found I have the following. Apple buds, Senn MX360/460/500/760. I gave them a quick 2 mins listen and my unscientific opinion is as follows.

The Apple buds are ok, not as tinny as I remember, maybe that was a earlier model. Usable, but a little bit muddy, but surprisingly musical. The MX360 and MX500 are a tiny bit better, being clearer. But significantly better then all of those are the MX460. Big jump in quality. Much better bass and clarity in everything. I wouldn't get anything less than the MX460. The MX760 is a another jump better than the MX460.

I also have these Denon C351 and Sony Ericsson HPM-70. The Denon C351 just dire, sound weak and muddy. The Sony Ericsson HPM-70 is better not as weak but still muddy. MX460 is far better than both.
 
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