Mansize_tissue
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EDIT: Yeah, so I just realised I posted this in the wrong sub-forum. Would a mod kindly move it for me please?
I'm in the market for my first real pair of earphones. I've recently bought a new iPod Nano, although I haven't even taken it out of the box yet because my Invisible Shield hasn't arrived for it. However, I'd like some descent earphones for it. I'd probably call myself a bit of a "bass-head", so I want some earphones which suit me in this regard. I'll be coming from a pair of DT 770 Pros and a Corda Move which I use for my home setup, so I don't really want anything too shy in the bass area.
Since these--whatever I end up getting, that is--will only be used portably, I don't want anything too big. This rules out anything other than earphones. In fact, a lot of the Super Fi earphones look a little on the large side, so I don't think I'll be getting any of those, either.
Previously, the only pair of earphones I've used are the stock ear-bud-style 'phones which were bundled with my K750i phone. However, it looks like all of the half-descent and better earphones nowadays are canal-phones. Although I've never tried a pair, I'm guessing this is what I'm going to be looking at. I don't really have a very large budget. Well actually I do, theoretically, but I don't want to spend more than £50 on earphones which are likely to get chucked about, wound up and slid in and out of my pocket numerous times each day.
So I guess I'm looking at earphones such as the Sennheiser CX300, Creative EP630, MylarOne XB, etc.
However, I'm ruling out the Senns because I don't like the asymmetrical cable. So whatever I get I'd like it to have a standard Y-cable. At the moment, I think the XBs are my favourite. There's one thing that concerns me, though: they look a little... long, as if they'll stick out a lot when I'm wearing them. Whereas something like the EP630s look tiny in comparison. Does anybody have a picture of the XBs (or X3s even, because they're very similar) in use? Or can anybody tell me if they do stick out much?
So, with a budget of £50, although ideally I'd like to spend around £30-40, what earphones would you recommend to a bass-head like myself?
Thank you for reading.
I'm in the market for my first real pair of earphones. I've recently bought a new iPod Nano, although I haven't even taken it out of the box yet because my Invisible Shield hasn't arrived for it. However, I'd like some descent earphones for it. I'd probably call myself a bit of a "bass-head", so I want some earphones which suit me in this regard. I'll be coming from a pair of DT 770 Pros and a Corda Move which I use for my home setup, so I don't really want anything too shy in the bass area.
Since these--whatever I end up getting, that is--will only be used portably, I don't want anything too big. This rules out anything other than earphones. In fact, a lot of the Super Fi earphones look a little on the large side, so I don't think I'll be getting any of those, either.
Previously, the only pair of earphones I've used are the stock ear-bud-style 'phones which were bundled with my K750i phone. However, it looks like all of the half-descent and better earphones nowadays are canal-phones. Although I've never tried a pair, I'm guessing this is what I'm going to be looking at. I don't really have a very large budget. Well actually I do, theoretically, but I don't want to spend more than £50 on earphones which are likely to get chucked about, wound up and slid in and out of my pocket numerous times each day.
So I guess I'm looking at earphones such as the Sennheiser CX300, Creative EP630, MylarOne XB, etc.
However, I'm ruling out the Senns because I don't like the asymmetrical cable. So whatever I get I'd like it to have a standard Y-cable. At the moment, I think the XBs are my favourite. There's one thing that concerns me, though: they look a little... long, as if they'll stick out a lot when I'm wearing them. Whereas something like the EP630s look tiny in comparison. Does anybody have a picture of the XBs (or X3s even, because they're very similar) in use? Or can anybody tell me if they do stick out much?
So, with a budget of £50, although ideally I'd like to spend around £30-40, what earphones would you recommend to a bass-head like myself?
Thank you for reading.
