cx300ii, c351 or k330?

[gap-1]

hi!

i wanna buy a new earphones and i can only find these models:

sennheiser cx300ii (maybe cx400)
denon c351
akg k330

what would you choose?

 

[mark2410]

erm what do you mean they are the only ones you can find?

 

[gap-1]

thanks for replying

i am without earphones now, and those are the only models i can find in phisical stores to buy today or tomorrow.

besides, i dont know online stores delivering in spain

would you recommend any other model in that range?

 

[mark2410]

well if i had to pick one of those 3 id prob go for the denon, but really id look for a wider selection online and probably much cheaper even with next day delivery.

 

[gap-1]

then, which other one would you pick in that range?

do you know any possible online store delivering to spain?

 

[mark2410]

erm well i know of some uk sites that would deliver to spain but im sure there much be some spanish headphone sellers that would be much quicker for you to get from.

advancedmp3 and amazon uk would sell you stuff but im sure it wont be next day delivery.

have you googled spanish headphone shops?

 

[jleewach]

if going strickly on sound, I'd go for the Denon's. They have nice treble & bass, if not a bit weak in the midrange. However, they have one MASSIVE problem that caused me to return them. The asymmetrical cable, combined w/ the modular jack is a horrible combination. All of the cable weight is put on your left monitor, and the extra weight of the modular jack causes the bud to pretty much pop out of the left ear whenever walking or running. They did with me anyway. Sound good, but they're HORRIBLE for any type of physical activity.

 

[gap-1]

mark2410

yeah, i have googled spanish shops unsuccessfully, i have found a pair of them with interesting prices, but just with sennheiser and some akgs...

the uk shops seems to deliver spain, but prices are not worth it, too bad for me

jleewach

i am a big fan of asymmetrical cables, they are much more comfortable for me, but i havent noticed the extra weight of the modular jack, is it really so bad? i think i am convinced with that anyway, i dont usually do many physical activities with them, and i can deal with it in other situations.

there is the denon ah-c452 too, more expensive, i like them best, do you think they are worth it?

thanks both for the replies

 

[mark2410]

well i havent heard the c452, but should be similar to the c551 which gets good reviews

and i think the c452 look fantastic.

if it was me of the 4 you have mentioned i would go for the c452

 

[gap-1]

thank you mark2410, i'll go for the c452 this afternoon.

i am already excited with it

 

[gap-1]

symmetrical cable for the 452

but still happy

 

[mark2410]

i hope you really like them, be warned they probably want a good burn in, i know my c751 really really benefited from it.

after about 150 hours they really were much better than fresh out of the box, so expect the sound of the c452 to get steadily better as you play them for the first week or so

 

[gap-1]

thanks mark, i will follow your advice. i will left them playing alone some nights.

some particular sound or just normal music? i read some people use pink (or white, i am not sure) noise

 

[mark2410]

well pink or white noise if u want but i would just use ur normal music, i just let them play off the ipod while its plugged in charging

 

[kjk1281]

Can't wait to hear your impressions gap-1! I think you may be the first Head-Fier to purchase the C452.

Also: Welcome to Head-Fi! Sorry about your wallet!