s0mnambulist
New Head-Fier
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I currently have a pair of 485s that I've been very happy with for over a year. I use them for home listening. I went a long time without a portable player of any kind, but ever since getting an iPod, I've found that I spend more and more time listening on the go. I can't stand the stock iPod buds, but the 485s are just too big to lug around and wear while walking. So I've gone back and forth between horrible sound quality but good portability, and great audio but annoying bulkiness.
While I could keep the 485s and get an upgraded pair of earbuds, I'd rather find a good compromise that's slightly smaller than full-size and trade in my 485s and use the money toward the purchase. I feel like if I got something almost as nice as the 485s but more portable, I would probably not make use of the 485s very frequently anymore.
I've read through a lot of threads comparing the 238 and the PX 100. They both seem like solid choices, with the 238 being slightly higher end (although I've read some people prefer the 100s). So I'm pretty set on one of those two, probably the 238s. But my question is, would the difference in sound quality between 238/PX100 and 485 be drastic enough that it would be unwise to get rid of the 485s? Would it be more than, say, a 25% drop from the 485s? They are all open, and Sennheiser, so I imagine they'd have a fairly similar sound. I could deal with a slight loss in quality for the convenience and simplicity of having one pair of headphones that I take everywhere with me, but not a great loss.
While I could keep the 485s and get an upgraded pair of earbuds, I'd rather find a good compromise that's slightly smaller than full-size and trade in my 485s and use the money toward the purchase. I feel like if I got something almost as nice as the 485s but more portable, I would probably not make use of the 485s very frequently anymore.
I've read through a lot of threads comparing the 238 and the PX 100. They both seem like solid choices, with the 238 being slightly higher end (although I've read some people prefer the 100s). So I'm pretty set on one of those two, probably the 238s. But my question is, would the difference in sound quality between 238/PX100 and 485 be drastic enough that it would be unwise to get rid of the 485s? Would it be more than, say, a 25% drop from the 485s? They are all open, and Sennheiser, so I imagine they'd have a fairly similar sound. I could deal with a slight loss in quality for the convenience and simplicity of having one pair of headphones that I take everywhere with me, but not a great loss.