Great Earphones at Great Prices

BostonB · 14-07-2010 5:51pm

FTW - http://www.head-fi.org/forum/list/4

Brian · 15-07-2010 5:50am

There be dragons.

viv.ie · 23-07-2010 4:58pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Klipsch-Image-Performance-Noise-Isolating-headphones/dp/B000WAHFBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279888802&sr=8-1
Just ordered these,Klipsch X10 for e160 after VAT sterling Diff etc.
Was looking for a pair of there for ages but was not going to pay e200 plus.Hope I wont be disappointed,my nuforce Icon mobile came today and Hope these pair well with my Sony X1060.

54kroc · 23-07-2010 5:04pm

Well worth it.

Brian · 23-07-2010 10:20pm

Everything pairs well with an X1000. They're amazing.

noodler · 23-07-2010 10:46pm

Baza210 wrote: »

Everything pairs well with an X1000. They're amazing.

Yeah thanks by the way!

Brian · 29-07-2010 3:28pm

Got a pair of Sony MDR-V6s for $45 from China. eBay seller 'netforux'. Free worldwide delivery makes that rather a bargain, they're hard to get out of America.

As far as I can tell they are legit. Sound is fantastically clear. Only annoyance is the very heavy coiled cable which means they're not great for walking around.

eclectichoney · 31-07-2010 11:01pm

Set of 4 custom tuned radiopaqs - seem to get great reviews on head-fi. Including shipping etc. works out at about £46-47 iirc.

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.563324

Brian · 01-08-2010 5:07am

One pair of each type? That's a very good deal if so.

eclectichoney · 01-08-2010 2:04pm

Baza210 wrote: »

One pair of each type? That's a very good deal if so.

Yes I believe so - they also have a 30 day money back guarantee so if you don't like them after trying them out you can send them back.

BostonB · 01-08-2010 2:25pm

eclectichoney wrote: »

Set of 4 custom tuned radiopaqs - seem to get great reviews on head-fi. Including shipping etc. works out at about £46-47 iirc.

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app.detail/params.item.563324

Never heard of them before. Must be new to the market?

eclectichoney · 01-08-2010 3:46pm

BostonB wrote: »

Never heard of them before. Must be new to the market?

They've been out since about April 2009 based on the reviews on head-fi / T3 etc. I have ordered them anyway - so will report back (though I imagine the offer will probably be over by then!

), tho I ain't no expert!

Jazz and Classical seem to get the best reviews.

Brian · 01-08-2010 6:05pm

BostonB wrote: »

Never heard of them before. Must be new to the market?

They're sold in HMV.

mark2410 on head-fi raves about 'em.

eVeNtInE · 16-08-2010 2:32am

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HxGH · 16-08-2010 2:35am

I picked up a pair of Sony noise cancelling headphones.

I'll never go back to cheap ones again.

BostonB · 16-08-2010 10:56am

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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I think I have the HD202, I bought the for guitar practise, and they are brutal. Just dire.

54kroc · 10-09-2010 12:45am

Amazon are selling a set of Ultimate Ears Super fi 5 for £38.75 which is around €47.

They get some good reviews hereand here.

yimrsg · 10-09-2010 1:41pm

cork45 wrote: »

Amazon are selling a set of Ultimate Ears Super fi 5 for £38.75 which is around €47.

They get some good reviews hereand here.

The dispatch date is usually one to two months which is a bit of a downer but I'm tempted.

54kroc · 10-09-2010 3:58pm

yimrsg wrote: »

The dispatch date is usually one to two months which is a bit of a downer but I'm tempted.

They must of run out of stock as last night it was a two day dispatch.

aidannulty · 13-09-2010 1:49pm

viv.ie wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Klipsch-Image-Performance-Noise-Isolating-headphones/dp/B000WAHFBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1279888802&sr=8-1
Just ordered these,Klipsch X10 for e160 after VAT sterling Diff etc.
Was looking for a pair of there for ages but was not going to pay e200 plus.Hope I wont be disappointed,my nuforce Icon mobile came today and Hope these pair well with my Sony X1060.

hey there how is the sound of these? am currently in the market for a good set of headphones.

THANKS

keane2097 · 13-09-2010 1:52pm

Just ordered the Sennhieser 25-1 II from thomann.de

Came to €181 incl. delivery.

Looking forward to hearing them...

54kroc · 13-09-2010 6:31pm

aidannulty wrote: »

hey there how is the sound of these? am currently in the market for a good set of headphones.

THANKS

They get some fantastic reviews, I'm thinking about an upgrading my HF5's to these if a special offer comes along.

Brian · 13-09-2010 6:35pm

I doubt the accuracy matches the HF5s, actually. Probably a warmer sound though, if you like that.

54kroc · 13-09-2010 9:04pm

Baza210 wrote: »

I doubt the accuracy matches the HF5s, actually. Probably a warmer sound though, if you like that.

I didn't know that, have you any alternative recommendations?

Brian · 13-09-2010 10:02pm

Fischer Audio DBA-02... except they're out of stock everywhere

obsydion · 06-10-2010 11:41am

cork45 wrote: »

Amazon are selling a set of Ultimate Ears Super fi 5 for £38.75 which is around €47.

They get some good reviews hereand here.

I just went through my SECOND pair of these in 6 months. STAY AWAY FROM UEs unless you're splashing out for the custom monitors. Mine was the 5vi version so basically as above but with additional in-line remote and microphone. Both times the right earpiece lost all sound and it turned out to be a broken connection in cable just before the jack. Yes they sounded amazing when they worked but what's the point of amazing earpieces when the fail through shoddy wiring at weakest point???

I was actually tossing up between Etymotic hf2's and Super.fi 5vi's and went for the latter (can't remember why). Now Etymotic have released the hf3 and Mc3. Can anyone comment on either?

Brian · 08-10-2010 7:39pm

You can get the Etymotic MC5 for €70 in the Apple store by the Molly Malone statue. That is a cracking price.

Reviews: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/510261/totally-insane-quality-for-a-totally-insane-price-the-etymotic-mc5-mini-review

Also they have JVC Marshmallows (HA-FX34) for €18 which is a reasonably good price as well.

obsydion · 09-10-2010 3:44pm

Baza210 wrote: »

You can get the Etymotic MC5 for €70 in the Apple store by the Molly Malone statue. That is a cracking price.

Reviews: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/510261/totally-insane-quality-for-a-totally-insane-price-the-etymotic-mc5-mini-review

Also they have JVC Marshmallows (HA-FX34) for €18 which is a reasonably good price as well.

Yep I was in there the other day. I may be interested in the MC3s (mic + remote) but they have no idea whether they may be stocking that, nor the HF3s. Actually the people in there don't really have a clue about anything :cool:

Brian · 09-10-2010 6:42pm

They're only there to sell you iPads

opr · 25-12-2010 5:32pm

Baza210 wrote: »

Fischer Audio DBA-02... except they're out of stock everywhere

Does anyone know are these back in stock anywhere ?

They get nothing but great reviews all over the web.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/484569/review-fischer-audio-s-dba-02

Opr

Great Earphones at Great Prices

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