Another pair of Earphones
December 27, 2008
When I got my iPod, I decided not to use the bundled Apple earphones. Instead favouring the Sony ones that I’d been using with my Walkman. When those died, I reluctantly tried and used the bundled Apple buds for at least a few months. They really are horrible, but I persisted whilst I was on the lookout for a decent replacement pair. I’d heard positive things said about the Sennheiser CX300s, and even though the CX400s had just launched I really didn’t want to pay the extra for an inline volume control and a little more bass.
Since then, I’ve had to replace them once, and am about to do the same again. My biggest problem with earphones is that they’re too bloody delicate (or I’m too rough with them) as the wires inside always breaks; leaving me with only a single ears worth of music.
I would choose another brand of earphones, but I feel that I’ve had my trials and tribulations with enough to know that the Sennheisers are the best sounding earphones I’ve ever tried. This next order being my third pair, I’m gonna try to look after them more, but that’s easier said than done.
I know how you feel, I’ve had this kind of thing, and I own the exact same pair of earphones. I used them a lot for my iPod Nano (4th Gen) and had to go back and use the original iPod Apple earphones, which I have to say are much better.
I’d recommend, buying a pair of the in-ear earphones from Apple, they’re around £30 and aparently are very good.
I’d heard that the in ears are better than the standard ones that Apple bundle, but are they that much better; do you think that they’re better than the Sennheisers?
I’ve found the sennhiesers far too delicate – I too have gotten through a few pairs over the years – but they are so much better than the original Apple ones.
I’ve only had the problem with the CX300′s though, my “regular” headphones at home (a nice comfy pair of HD465s) don’t seem delicate at all, and they sound good to boot.
It’s funny that, at home, headphones don’t really need to stand up to as much compared to when we’re out and about. Earphones are abused so much more just by how the cable near the 3.5mm jack moves about in the pocket.
When audio editing, I use similar Sennheiser headphones which make my ears so warm that it feels cold when I take them off. Still, at least they are generally comfortable. Some headphones give me headaches if I wear them for too long.