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Quote: Originally Posted by bangraman You know, an E3c/E4c with a lanyard mount would probably sell like hot cakes. Who wants hot cakes? Boiling Gateau doesn't seem quite so nice...

497's look terrible from the front or back, but from a side or 3/4 view they look okay. The problem is not really the size, it's the colour and the way that the headband actually sticks out from the side of the head rather than hugging it all the way around like most headphones do.

Are you aware that removing the Sennheiser logo reduces the bass and increases the 'veil' on those headphones? It seriously affects the sound quality.

I've heard good things about the new Sony Qualia earbuds, same price as ER-4P but the reviews say they have amazing bass. Not telling you to buy them, just telling you to check them out.

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonman111 odaen- are u talking about the power button as the standby button? Yeah, well it is. It doesn't turn it off. it puts it into standby mode.

Yeah, appreciate the easy to use standby button. Let's say you need to speak someone, just reach into your pocket and find the button hold it for a few seconds and it pauses your song and puts it into standby. Hold it again to resume, you don't even need to take it out of your pocket! If you...

Quote: Originally Posted by g5604 Cheers, just ordered them of audiocubes! How about the AKG 133t IE series for exactly £49.99 which delivers sound akin to that of the Sennheiser 650 with the best amp in the world. Bet your kicking yourself cause you didn't get them! j/k

I definetly recommend the mint case. It's so practical. You don't ever have to mess around with the hold button again. It's inconspicuous, and best of all it stops you sitting on it.

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Did anyone read that article in the Metro today about 'Hi-Fi Headphones" They recommended the Sennheiser 555, Beyer Dynamic XT 880, Bose TriCrap, and some random Sony as well as MoS 1003. Maybe I should send them a clue in the way of a link to head-fi. ;p

I saw a pair of Shure e2cs 2 days ago on the Metro. I saw a pair of black Ex-71s in the cafe. I saw a pair of white Ex-71s on the way to the cafe. And numerous white ipod buds. Thankfully they are all starting to break and the numbers are thinning.

Wierd, I just made a post and it didn't show up. O.o Edit: Resolved, remember to switch to linear view. Damn hybrid BBS

I actually just bought the HD 497s about a week ago. First pair of 'audiophile headpones' and I'm impressed. They just sound so damn clean. Before listening to my Zen Micro>Ex-71s everything seemed to be totally muddy, but these are so damn easy to listen too. I havn't burned them in yet...

Can anyone help with eq settings for Sony Ex-71? Thanks

What actually makes expensive headphones expensive by the way? Is it the materials they are made out of? The amount of man-hours spent engineering them or just how good the componants inside are rated (like CPUs).

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Try importing a music player from the Uk. Quite a lot of them have volume caps on so that they comply with EU regulation. This combined with a pair of low volume headphones would work. Edit: That post above was posted before I started typing btw.

Everyone I know who has an ipod, when I plugged my Sony's into them, they created this unbearable noise. It was almost as if my ears were being plugged into the mains supply. Strangely my Zen doesn't make this noise. Anyway, I later realized it was just the crap music that was on it.

When I first heard the Zen Micro, I thought the signiture was the akin to that on my SBLive! Platinum. Slightly darker than that of the iPod. Granted for things like Jazz, the Zen's bass although more present than the iPod's seems to be slightly bloated. That said listening to cheerful jazz...