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Sony MDR-NC11 or Etymotic

post #1 of 6
2/21/04 at 11:42pm
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i want earbuds for my ipod. I want to know what is comfortable and sounds good, im willing to pay $150. any suggestions?
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post #2 of 6
2/21/04 at 11:45pm
why earbuds? i don't know much about the sony's but i do love my ety er-6. but i wouldn't exactly call them comfortable. it's more something you get used to. for me anyways. it's a really personal thing with etys and how your ears react to them.

what kind of music do you listen to if i may so inquire?
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post #3 of 6
2/21/04 at 11:47pm
At $150 I would go for the Ety ER-6 over the Sonys. You might want to look at the Shure e3c at a few dollars more. It really depends on your music taste and whether you are looking for analytic detail or fun in-your-face presentation...
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post #4 of 6
2/22/04 at 1:15am
You can't expect too much for NC11. Any model of Etys and Shures are superior in both sound quality and noise blocking.
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post #5 of 6
2/22/04 at 1:46am
The Sony Noise Cancelling line is not that successful, and among those of us who are noise cancelling buffs, the consensus is that Bose QuietComfort 2 trumps Sony for noise cancellation (however, the QC2 is not an earbud design.)

I have listened to Sony noise cancelling earbuds and I didn't like them at all, although I am a fan of noise cancellation in general.
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post #6 of 6
2/22/04 at 2:00am
I'd rather go with any Etymotic or Shure canalphone than those Sony MDR-NC11's. Don't expect the noise-cancelling NC11's to sound any better than the much cheaper, non-noise-cancelling EX71's.
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