yeah. nwz-a816. with default earphones I hear it only when Paused, with these it can be heard when there's a quiet part in songs, I normally don't turn the volume very high. tried them with my old ipod shuffle as well, and Sony ones are quieter with that too. not a big problem though, can...

I just bought these but think I made a mistake. there'ms more hissing than with the Sony ones that came with my player..quite annoying. none of the reviews mentioned it...  

Quote: well it doesn't have to be Sennheiser, I've just read good things about them online :p a lot of the players in this review I can't find in any shop near me...  

hey. i'm looking to buy new earphones for my sony player. I was looking at cx300II and CX280 sennheisers. this review makes cx280 seem  better than cx300 but how does it relate to cx300II? i'm gonna use it for mostly rock/metal/pop music. 280 is slightly cheaper as well...don't know which one to...