[RASeymour]

Maybe we need people to take pictures of their ears to see if there is some consistency between people for whom they are uncomfortable, such as Mark above.

I wear earbuds for hours at a time with no discomfort whatsoever. What is physically different about our ears ( I assume it is a physical difference as opposed to a philosophical one )?

On the other hand I know that I have narrow ear canals and bi or tri flanges are completely out of the question. I look as some of those tri-flanges and wonder who has ear tunnels that big?

 

[a_tumiwa]

i am looking for the legendary sony earbuds mdr-484, do u think these shops sell the genuine one? the price is really expensive, 2950 Yuan (around $460?) , which one do u think the genuine one?

ÈËÆøsony mdr-E484 - ÌÔ±¦Íø

 

[originalsnuffy]

Buds matter to me. So I appreciate this thread. I have some IEMs, but I prefer buds.

I agree on the Yuin PK3s. Great for the price. Since I throw buds in travel bags and pant pockets, I am reluctant to spend much on them. Also true for my two IEMs.

I like my old Sennheisers (MX 400s I think). I have an old mid-range pair of Sonys somewhere that are not bad. But generally I grab the Yuins when I can.

Did Apple improve the ibuds? The ones that I have listened to generally sound quite shrill to me. Hey, I like a bargain (as in included with your toys so basically free) so it would be great if they were even half way decent.

 

[maporter]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that this, and all of ClieOS' round up reviews should be made it to a 'stickies', so they always appear that the top of the forum pages - I personally find all of them useful and I'm pretty certain it would stop a lot of the endless questions such as:

'Please advise me of the best IEM's, Earbuds etc'....

Can someone make it happen, please, please, please....

 

[a_tumiwa]

i don`t think admin or mod want to sticky this, even though this thread is very usefull and great, but sound quality is subjective thing

 

[Pappucho]

I've got a pair of E484's that could be auditioned for review purposes if there's any interest. ClieOS, I've just sent you a PM.....

 

[a_tumiwa]

Pappucho, can you take the picture of E484`s box pls??

 

[Noir7]

guys got a suggestion between senns mx 460-560 and akg k311-313-315-317? im thinking to try an earbud for casual listening.

 

[Sparky191]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif guys got a suggestion between senns mx 460-560 and akg k311-313-315-317? im thinking to try an earbud for casual listening.

I thought the MX 760 was good bit better then the 460. The 560 I've not heard. I found the 760 a pain with massive connector in the middle. won't wrap around anything and pulls the cable with the weight. Also on all the Senns the cable always tangle far worse then the Sony EX 082 I'd had. Probably the 660 is a good compromise. The AKG I've not heard.

 

[kurtzi]

This thread reminds me of the times before I discovered IEM/canalphones and Senn MX or AKG buds used to be my main portable phones in rotation with the PX100. Now I really cannot stand the lack of isolation and bass impact of earbuds.

Many thanks for sharing!

Regards
K.

 

[Sparky191]

There are times when you can't be in isolation. You need to hear external sounds.

 

[kjk1281]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparky191 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I thought the MX 760 was good bit better then the 460. The 560 I've not heard. I found the 760 a pain with massive connector in the middle. won't wrap around anything and pulls the cable with the weight. Also on all the Senns the cable always tangle far worse then the Sony EX 082 I'd had. Probably the 660 is a good compromise. The AKG I've not heard.

Agreed on both the MX760 being much better than the MX460 and the annoyance of the MX760's connectors. I hope Sennheiser is working on some new earbuds...

Not sure if this is helpful, but here's a link to my old comparison review between some of Sennheiser's current line of earbuds. The MX660 may be a good compromise but there is a drop noticeable decrease in sound quality compared to the MX760.

 

[Sparky191]

I forgot to say I've only got the 360, 460 and 760. Oh and my old MX500's.

The 760 is much better than all of them. But the cable is annoying.

 

[a_tumiwa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noir7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif guys got a suggestion between senns mx 460-560 and akg k311-313-315-317? im thinking to try an earbud for casual listening.

vote for mx760

 

[Noir7]

hmm thanks for the input, maybe i'll try looking at mx460 or akg k311 for budget, mx 760 seems to expensive just for a casual usage.
btw that mx460 are better than standard apple earbuds right?