I just finished reading al the posts in this thread, thanks for sharing al this information and experiences! With a budget of about 150 euro's I want to buy a decent headphone with good audioquality, I like a bit of warmth in it. I now own a pair of Grado SR80 and Koss Porta pro headphones which sound signature I both like.
A few weeks ago I bought a second hand
Creative labs Hitz WP380 headphone. At first the sound seems ok to me, the bass was very firm and punchy, the highs were ok and gives much detail but after a while the lack of good mids and lower highs (they are quite recessed) makes me to look further, also because some equalization did not help.
After quite a few hours of reserch I have the following options, I've added links to the lesser known ones:
- Plantronics backbeat pro, second hand for about 130 euro's. Cons: a bit huge for use on my bike
- AKG Y45BT - costs abount 100 euro. Good quality from what I read, but with the somehat pronounced bass. Maybee the...
- Jabra Move - ...is better. However, I couldn't find good reviews of it. Don't cost much, only 65 euro's but don't seem to have aptX.
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MEElectronics Matrix2 /
Ausdom M05 - Seems the same headphones. I read good reviews on Amazon and YouTube, but also bad ones elsewhere (also here), about the bass. A mixed bag it seems...
- The last option, I found it in this thread, is the
SuperTooth freedom that costs 75 euro. It's not that big as the Plantronics, but bigger than the AKG and I think the Jabra:
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Also how much difference between the Plantronics and SuperTooth Freedoms is there? The Freedoms are less than 1/2 price at the moment... Cheers for any advice...
The Supertooth have more mids than the Plantronics and less boosted bass, which I prefer for most rock and pop.
They also have lot less functions (no ANC, no Multipoint, no Open Mic, normal Aptx instead of Low Latency and Class 2 instead of Class 1 although these two things are of relevance only if you have a source which is Low latency and/or Class 1).
The Plantronics are more powerful in the bass and if you find it too much you can EQ it negatively.
The Supertooth have a good bass too anyway.
If you really find them so cheap and you do not need those extra functions of the Plantronics, go for them!
It would also be nice that another person here tries them and can give his opinion!
I hope you can help me out!
Edit: I have a new contender: I can buy reurbished Philips M1BTBL (the precursor of the secondly listed M2BTBK) for 93 euro's...
Any suggestions about what to choose are welcome.