Billkwando
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Hi All!
I've been lurking here off and on for a few years and am well aware of how the forum in general view Bose products. Before you point & laugh, I got a pair of the original triport IEs (with the Bose billboard-sized plug, and before they had the b&w cable and inline volume) at the local CD Game Exchange, in the blister pack, for $30. So the price was right, and they did a great job of replacing my Sennheiser MX500s.
Recently they started sounding weird in the left ear, like frequencies were dropping out when the cord was moved. I assumed the plug was bad. I chopped it off and replaced it, and suddenly they were louder and sounded like crap. I'm guessing that plug was huge for a reason.....it must've contained the electronics for Bose's much-derided "DSP".
Anyways, they sound horrible & tinny on some songs now (but still better than the MX500s, which I kept). I assume I'm not crazy? Here's a good example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91JEM...ext=1&index=51 (when the guitar comes in @ :20, it used to sound great. Now it sounds sharp & ouchy (LOL) in my ear. There's a lot of hard panning in this song, and the Bose handled that really well, from a sound stage pov (that's how you guys would say it right? ....it sounded like there was real space in there...hard to explain).
Anyways, I can't bring myself to spend another $100 on them even though I really loved them, and my wife is hip to the whole Bose game, so she doesn't want me giving them $100 either. She understands that I'm spoiled now, so $30 doesn't cut it anymore,but at least wants me to spend the $$ on something deserving of it. LOL
Does anybody have a comparable suggestion for under $100? I know that's probably a crazy question to ask 'round these parts but I thought I'd give it a try.
I need something I can remove from one ear, cos I listen to headphones at work, but have to take calls on a headset, so I pull one ear out and slap on my headset with the music still going. Also, it would be nice to be able to hear when somebody comes up behind me to say hi (I don't listen to them super-loud @ work). In case it matters, the audio source is going to be an Archos 605 and an Archos 402cc (I use the 402 plugged in @ work cos it won't stay charged, and it saves drain on the battery for the 605 which is new).
For music, I listen to mostly rock (L'Arc~en~Ciel, Hyde, Satriani, R.E.M.) and some mellow stuff (Indigo Girls, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Hirakawachi 1-chome)...just in case that helps. I won't be grooving to much classical or country, but pretty much anything else is a possibility.
Anyway, I knew this would be the best place to ask. Hopefully I'm not asking fror something impossible.
Thanks to all who take the time to read this.
I've been lurking here off and on for a few years and am well aware of how the forum in general view Bose products. Before you point & laugh, I got a pair of the original triport IEs (with the Bose billboard-sized plug, and before they had the b&w cable and inline volume) at the local CD Game Exchange, in the blister pack, for $30. So the price was right, and they did a great job of replacing my Sennheiser MX500s.
Recently they started sounding weird in the left ear, like frequencies were dropping out when the cord was moved. I assumed the plug was bad. I chopped it off and replaced it, and suddenly they were louder and sounded like crap. I'm guessing that plug was huge for a reason.....it must've contained the electronics for Bose's much-derided "DSP".
Anyways, they sound horrible & tinny on some songs now (but still better than the MX500s, which I kept). I assume I'm not crazy? Here's a good example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91JEM...ext=1&index=51 (when the guitar comes in @ :20, it used to sound great. Now it sounds sharp & ouchy (LOL) in my ear. There's a lot of hard panning in this song, and the Bose handled that really well, from a sound stage pov (that's how you guys would say it right? ....it sounded like there was real space in there...hard to explain).
Anyways, I can't bring myself to spend another $100 on them even though I really loved them, and my wife is hip to the whole Bose game, so she doesn't want me giving them $100 either. She understands that I'm spoiled now, so $30 doesn't cut it anymore,but at least wants me to spend the $$ on something deserving of it. LOL
Does anybody have a comparable suggestion for under $100? I know that's probably a crazy question to ask 'round these parts but I thought I'd give it a try.
I need something I can remove from one ear, cos I listen to headphones at work, but have to take calls on a headset, so I pull one ear out and slap on my headset with the music still going. Also, it would be nice to be able to hear when somebody comes up behind me to say hi (I don't listen to them super-loud @ work). In case it matters, the audio source is going to be an Archos 605 and an Archos 402cc (I use the 402 plugged in @ work cos it won't stay charged, and it saves drain on the battery for the 605 which is new).
For music, I listen to mostly rock (L'Arc~en~Ciel, Hyde, Satriani, R.E.M.) and some mellow stuff (Indigo Girls, Tori Amos, Tom Waits, Hirakawachi 1-chome)...just in case that helps. I won't be grooving to much classical or country, but pretty much anything else is a possibility.
Anyway, I knew this would be the best place to ask. Hopefully I'm not asking fror something impossible.
Thanks to all who take the time to read this.