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I got her the Panasonic RP-HTX7 (which still aren't great by any means, but she likes the look and sound much more) for about $50 and she hasn't looked back.
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Well, props for rescuing your girlfriend.
I consider the RP-HTX7s my first actual headphone purchase, choosing these because I never really bought into the Skullcandy crap in the first place, even as a preteen/teenager myself. Another reason was that my ear canals were too small to have a consistent fit with my ER6s. Yeah, I was eleven...twelve?
I got a pair of PX100s since, which are, to put it short, sonically superior, and my ears started to accommodate the ER6s and their awesome detail. But I still use this pair, and they don't make me think, 'Never mind, I don't want to use these, they suck' whenever I put them on. Plus, they've endured (and still are enduring) me falling asleep in bed with them on, and presumably rolling about. I'm a pretty shifty sleeper.
I think these cans were a pretty good buy. That being said, though, it's about time for a new circumaural pair. ATH-M50s or XB700, maybe. I was pretty impressed with the latter after tampering with my DAP's EQ, which I have no qualms with using to balance out an otherwise bassy headphone - I already do it to my PX100s, actually. I've digressed far enough, though.
Anyways, I remember hearing the FMJ 9mm and they were like a bad car audio system - boomy bass that obscured the other frequencies, yet never extended very far down. Sad. And, yes, like the posters before, Bose isn't so bad as to be considered complete garbage; yes, just way overpriced.
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I'd be able to tell a difference, only because Bose has a certain sound about them.
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They have, however, what I consider an annoying sound signature. I'd liken the coloration to a coworker or classmate who's always ridiculously cheerful to the point where it's irritating - imagine listening to the Kills or any of Jack White's bands through them.
My, how did the post grow so? Well, that's my two cents on SC, Bose, and retro-style Panasonics. Thanks for your time.