[kal_el_3914]

I am a newbie, and am looking for phones to compliment my new creavtive zen micro. I'm looking at the sony mdr-ex71sl. This is the highest my current part time income will alow me to get. I realise they aren't the greatest, but are they better than the buds that come with the zen micro. Or is there something else i should look into in the <$35 range? I'm looking for earbud, in the ear, or banded in the ear (ex senn. px10) style phones. Something disecreet, but that can be used while active (ie running, skateboarding, acts of random stupidity).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[kramer5150]

If youre after isolation, youre stuck in no-man's land. $15 more more will get you MD33s, $35 more will get you e2cs...but thats about it. IMHO sony EX## should be avoided unless you like excessive treble and recessed mids.

If you dont need isolation you might want to consider sennheiser MX or koss 60 ohm line.

Garrett

 

[fr4c]

ksc35 or ksc75. cheaper than ex71, but better in a lot of ways.

 

[XxATOLxX]

Sennheiser HD202's aren't half bad. Their only around 25-28 dollars shipped on amazon.

 

[kal_el_3914]

Thanks for the help! I think i'm going to go with the ksc-75's. On a side note, I'm going to build a cmoy (no real use for it untill i can get better cans, but i need a project and since my current obsession is portable audio it seems fitting), will these bennefit from amplification? I eventually plan to get a set of shure's or ety's and some grado's, but untill then it's prolly just going to sit unless it'll help these out at all.

 

[kramer5150]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kal_el_3914 Thanks for the help! I think i'm going to go with the ksc-75's. On a side note, I'm going to build a cmoy (no real use for it untill i can get better cans, but i need a project and since my current obsession is portable audio it seems fitting), will these bennefit from amplification? I eventually plan to get a set of shure's or ety's and some grado's, but untill then it's prolly just going to sit unless it'll help these out at all.

IMHO Yes.

IMHO a cmoy powered KSC75 or porta is a great value.

Garrett