Recent content by topperdoggle
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Wireless earbuds (or headphones) with good real-world call quality? Sick of Jabra Elite 75t
I guess it's horses for courses, because a couple of days in and the Linkbuds S seem great. I can walk down a busy road and speak and people hear me well and don't hear the cars. I like the sound too, not too exciting but nice and balanced and I can't see myself getting sick of them. Great...- topperdoggle
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Wireless earbuds (or headphones) with good real-world call quality? Sick of Jabra Elite 75t
In the end I bought the 1More Comfobuds Pro from Amazon, and they can have them straight back. Before I even got to call quality, the sound quality was frankly pathetic; I know it's subjective but compared to the 75ts they lacked detail, separation, punch, you name it. I can't believe all the...- topperdoggle
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Wireless earbuds (or headphones) with good real-world call quality? Sick of Jabra Elite 75t
I've had the Jabra 75ts for probably a couple of years, and they're fine for music but they suck for calls whenever I'm not in a quiet environment (and when I am I generally don't use earbuds for calls!). I can be walking down the street, it doesn't even have to be insanely noisy outside...- topperdoggle
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Isolating IEMs for work and travel ~$100 (but can be tempted)
Thanks, I should update - I indeed bought refurbished Final E2000 and E3000s from hifiheadphones.co.uk's Ebay shop, they were so cheap I have budget left over for **** and Mee M6 Pro 2nd gen as (relative) beaters / testers - maybe I'll get a nice surprise! Appreciate everyone's input.- topperdoggle
- Post #9
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Isolating IEMs for work and travel ~$100 (but can be tempted)
Interesting. Up until now I'd been considering Final E2000 or E3000, and a **** / C10 as a beater / experiment. I agree that the warranty is kind of tempting, half-price replacements!- topperdoggle
- Post #3
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Isolating IEMs for work and travel ~$100 (but can be tempted)
I've had all kinds of headphones in my life. At some point I owned Tesla T1s (wonderful, sold due to tinnitus) and Sennheiser IE8s (weird, had to EQ the **** out of them, hence sold). Also various Grados (SR60s 20 years ago, RS1s more recently, wasn't wowed by them), Shure SRH840 (loved them but...- topperdoggle
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Okay, the UE6000s have arrived. From the first notes of Velvet Revolver's Sucker Train Blues, I knew this would be good. Great soundstage, detail, nice and punchy without being overblown. Very comfortable. Definitely more in love with these than the 4000s, but I need to listen to both more. ...- topperdoggle
- Post #24
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Okay, the UE 4000s have arrived. I haven't listened for very long, but I'd like to give my initial impressions. Disclaimer: I have probably been spoiled in the past with SRH840s, and also probably forgotten just how bad $5 Deal Extreme IEMs are. :) I really like the comfort, and they feel...- topperdoggle
- Post #23
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Budget IEMs or lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Ah wow, you know I was concentrating here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/726275/lightweight-cans-with-good-isolation-for-listening-whilst-studying/15 because I'd be worried about losing good IEMs and I find the tips fall off cheap ones. But I read this and for $29 with all those great reviews, I had...- topperdoggle
- Post #7
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
I just ordered a UE4000 and UE6000 from Amazon US for $158, including international shipping and customs. I couldn't look past the fact that they are both heavily reduced from Amazon, and I'll sell whichever one I feel is redundant. I think I did okay, in that I sort of resisted the temptation...- topperdoggle
- Post #20
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Is there much of a difference between the UE4000 and the UE6000 in passive mode? Also I'm not sure that I'd be up for using active NC - what's the 6000 isolation like without the active NC switched on? Thanks for some amazing responses, I'm as excited as I am confused! :)- topperdoggle
- Post #16
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Thanks for the feedback on the above. I read a bit on the K450s, some people complained about muddiness and clamping (although 5 hours on a train isn't bad!!!). I think I would like something with great isolation though. HD380 Pro looks amazing but the coiled cable might annoy... It seems...- topperdoggle
- Post #11
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
After browsing a bit on Amazon, like to know what people think of K550 / HD449 / DT770 / HD380 Pro for my use case. Too large to commute with?- topperdoggle
- Post #9
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Lightweight cans with good isolation for listening whilst studying
Thanks for continued feedback - I'll look at all of them - argh, too many options.... At least at the exotic end there are less to choose from... ;) The DT1350 / HD25 look out of budget, but maybe second-hand. Typical head-fi scenario coming up. ;) I read some amazing reviews of the HD25...- topperdoggle
- Post #8
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations