I am looking to upgrade from MDR-EX082, (which came included with the Sony A816), and I came across these two. The EX500 retails at £50 and the EX300 retails at £30 here in UK. My query is, is the EX500 worth the extra £20, and are there any better alternatives for the price? BTW...

Hi I'm from India. I want to purchase an IEM, but the problem is there are no demo pieces in my city(HYDERABAD) to check which suits me the most. So please give me some suggestions in finding the right IEM. The maximum i can spend is $100.   Based on the following factors can u suggest me...

Iems like the ex1000 are said to be "open and airy sounding", what does this mean? I will be getting the ex90 (not sure if they are open) soon so that will give me some experience with dynamics as I have only experience with balanced armature. So what is closed vs open and what does an open...

Hi everyone, I would like to solder my MDRs to my original iPhone headset - does somebody have any suggestions on how to open the driver units? Thanks. Marshall

Besides the EX90s, what other IEM's leak a lot of sound?    Thanks.

(Extract from a Chinese postgraduate student's interim report ) Some very interesting point of view about earphone market Apple earphone , include all the three generation Confusing with the real levle : 2/5 , can be seen through , just need carefully fake one's also can have a factory...

After a year of non-stop use my trusty Panasonic RP-HJE120E's (Best £8 I ever spent!) recently broke on me and so I'm on the look out for a new pair of in-ear headphones.   I'm on a very tight budget right now, I want to spend no more than £25 preferably but I can (reluctantly) stretch to...

Hi there,   This is my first post here but I've been a distant and interested observer for a while. I would like to ask some advice though, I recently lost my IEM's a pair of sony mdr-ex90's I really liked them but I feel that that act of stupidity was a sign for a change. Could anyone...

so after 5 years of use, my sony mdr-ex90's finally broke on me. first the cable strain relief came off, then the wire started cutting into the housing of the driver and finally audio went out. ive since bought some triple.fi 10's (awesome btw) but i thought id probably try venturing into trying...

With all the fakes appearing on Ebay these days I thought it might be an idea to compile a lost of headphones which have confirmed fakes on the market. Also, a small description which outlines what little features you should look out for that may be an indication that is is actually a fake. I'm...

HI I was wondering If You can help me. I bought some time ago sony mdr-s638f with ex82 earphones. I loved those earphones but now they are broken and can't be repaired and I have a problem, what to buy now. My budget is arround 70$. Can You help me what In-Ear Headphones should I buy? I mainly...