Best purchase: Philips SHE9800
(The first Philips in this thread? Or just the first 'best' Philips?
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I really really enjoy the sound of these headphones. I know, they are not that expensive and I don't have at great frame of reference, but they are the best purchase I've made. I like the base an how clear it sounds.
Worst purchase: Nokia something (nothing?) In Ear Olives
They came 'free' with an adapter I bought for a Nokia at one time, which was necessary for connecting an ordinary non-Nokia headset to the phone.
I knew they would be crap, since they came 'free' with the adapter I needed, but I had to try them, and boy was I right. I couldn't even stand using them on the 7 minutes bike ride home from the store. Total listening time: 72 seconds (estimated).
Most ambivalent purchase: Sennheiser HD555.
Most comfortable fullsize headphones I've ever tried, and fantastic sound (all though would have liked them to be a little more 'clear' in the sound - is that the Sennheiser Veil I've read about?).
But I had missed that "Open" also means, that the sound is almost as clear and loud for people standing next to you, as it is to the person wearing them. That made them unusable for my needs.
Great thread btw.