[d.g]

Hi all
 
Looking for a new set of in ear headphones for my girlfriend. She currently uses a set of JVC iem's which have broken, these will be used with a latest gen ipod classic and she listens to a very varied selection with a lot of rock, things like the Foo fighters...
 
Sound quality is important but also is comfort and price, we looked at the Sennheiser CX500 but having owned the CX300 I recall them being very shut in sounding and suffered with bad microphony too, I dont use iem type phones and as such need some ideas if you have any!
 
I can spend upto £50 / $75ish and whilst I realise we wont get amazing performance I would like to avoid some of the rubbish out there.

 

[james0195]

personally i alwasy liked the sennheisers for that price range 
 
i am looking at buying some in ear phones for around that price, as a back up, or when im at work after hours doign stock checks and that. 
 
im looking at the Sennheiser CX 550 Style II In-Ear Headphones
 
49.99 on play.com , look promising, though i havnt heard them yet 

 

[d.g]

I did look at those James but as I mentioned my experience with Sennheiser IEMs left me a bit disappointed!
 
Would hate to spend £50 for them to be no better than the JVC ones she had.

 

[james0195]

wish there was a big stockist in the UK to try out headphones (apart from the obvious chains who only seem to have bose or beats) 
im having enough trouble finding a place to look at portable amps. 
 

 

[d.g]

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wish there was a big stockist in the UK to try out headphones (apart from the obvious chains who only seem to have bose or beats) 
im having enough trouble finding a place to look at portable amps. 
 

Have PM'd you about the amp.
 
Yes its hard to try out phones, I guess when considering small value it is not much of an issue though.

 

[Napilopez]

What are her music preferences? I think either of the Thinksounds would be great(they look very nice too), The Thinksound Thunder (Now known as TS01) has more bass, while the Rain is more balanced.

 

[d.g]

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What are her music preferences? I think either of the Thinksounds would be great(they look very nice too), The Thinksound Thunder (Now known as TS01) has more bass, while the Rain is more balanced.

I mentioned in the first post, her collection is varied but perhaps rock orientated, good all rounders will be ideal I think.
 
Not heard of the Thinksound, will see if they are available in the U.K!

 

[ljokerl]

Sets to consider:
Maximo iM-590 (a bit microphonic)
Meelectronics M6 (over-the-ear style)
ViSang R02/R03
RadioPaq Jazz (a bit large)

 

[ZARIM]

Philips SHE9850, Crysen C750, JVC FX300, Sony EX500, Denon C551 and Sennheiser CX95........