Today's ibood - AKG K328 Duopack - €32.45 delivered.

Soarer

Here's the deal.

Get mixed reviews, so caveat emptor. By far and away the cheapest I can find.
Might suit boardies going halves? Or even quarters to save another €3 each!

balfe1990

12.50 delivery for a pair of earphones, are they fecking nuts

cruhoortwunk

Delivery cost is the same for 4 of them, so may be worth going in with a boardsie

Wez

I checked their website and they don't mention this model as being actively noise cancelling.. They do say it about other, in-ear buds though.

Also, they're only $60 on the official site. Although technically, this is 2 pairs..

cruhoortwunk

Amazon.de have them for 23.90, and show RRP as €60, ibood are taking the piss with the RRP of €120.
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/276-2970860-1414652?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=AKG%20K328

barrybones_wx

I spend about 20 quid on a pair of mediocre in-ear headphones at least twice every 12-14 months... 2 pairs for 32.65 (16.32€ each) for what look like pretty decent headphoens (although mislabeled re. noise cancellation) is still a bargain I'd say.

mal1

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Amazon.de have them for 23.90, and show RRP as €60, ibood are taking the piss with the RRP of €120.
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/276-2970860-1414652?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=AKG%20K328

Is it a duopack on amazon?

Soarer

Wez wrote: »

I checked their website and they don't mention this model as being actively noise cancelling.. They do say it about other, in-ear buds though.

Also, they're only $60 on the official site. Although technically, this is 2 pairs..

Yeah, they're not cancelling. Isolating me thinks.

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Amazon.de have them for 23.90, and show RRP as €60, ibood are taking the piss with the RRP of €120.
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/276-2970860-1414652?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=AKG%20K328

This is for 2 pairs, so €120 is fairly accurate.

Wez

FWIW, I bought a set of JVC HA-FX67 a few months ago.. They were €35, but from everything I've tried (Sennheiser, Apple, Beats) they are fantastic! The way they're designed (a rubber lip on the rear, not the wrap around kind), means they don't come loose from your ears, even when being active. They're also VERY comfortable. I've noticed just about every other pair I've used come loose and kinda wiggle their way out, meaning the sound deteriorates gradually as they slip. Of course, like most ear buds, it's best to stock up on spare rubbers!

The one thing I would say is, if you're flying, leave them out for take off and landing! My ears popped really bad coming into Frankfurt when I forgot to take them out.. Taking off and landing for Dublin was unbearably painful! Same goes with all these style I guess.

Also, a sound engineering friend was lectured by a tutor on how badly in ear buds ruin your hearing.. They strongly recommended over ear style.

Skerries

barrybones_wx wrote: »

I spend about 20 quid on a pair of mediocre in-ear headphones at least twice every 12-14 months

can I ask how you go through so many as I have seen a lot of other people do this?
I have my pair of Senny CX500's for the last 4 years and use them everyday

cruhoortwunk

Soarer wrote: »

Yeah, they're not cancelling. Isolating me thinks.




This is for 2 pairs, so €120 is fairly accurate.

didnt realise there was 2 in it

rubadub

balfe1990 wrote: »

12.50 delivery for a pair of earphones, are they fecking nuts

€12.50 is their standard lowest price. I presume the cost of the item takes it into account. e.g. if postage was more like the real cost of say 7.50 then expect the product to go up by €5 or so, just like on sites with "free delivery", there was actually a guy in another thread wondering where they got these free couriers from!

I got earphones on ibood a while ago so got 2 packs, so post remained the same.

barrybones_wx

Skerries wrote: »

can I ask how you go through so many as I have seen a lot of other people do this?
I have my pair of Senny CX500's for the last 4 years and use them everyday

A combination of abuse and complete carelessness unfortunately. To be fair, I've not had a 'dead ear' for a good while, so primarily just carelessness.