Headphones, read you crack *****s

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

What do you use?

What have you used?

What sounds best in your opinion?

What would you use?

What have you heard?

please help me out, looking at some canal phones. possibly E3,4, or 5c's

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[twoohfour 10+ year member]

I haven't heard "in-ear" headphones i like... my dad has some like $300 Etymotic head phones and I don't think they sound great...

Some ~$60 sony in ears i've heard didn't impress me...

My favorites are Bose TriPort's that i've heard, and i know everyone hates bose, but they sound great to me...

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

What do you use?
What have you used?

What sounds best in your opinion?

What would you use?

What have you heard?

please help me out, looking at some canal phones. possibly E3,4, or 5c's

I prefer warming ky over vaseline or vagisil. Astrolube is a good sub though.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I have E3cs, and I like them except for the lack of bass.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

What do you use?

Shure E4c (Ipod) or Sennheiser HD515 (studio)

What have you used?

shure e2, e3, e4, e5

99% of all sony, Sennheiser

Ult. Ears Super Fi 5

What sounds best in your opinion?

E4 or E5...a close second UE SFi5

What would you use?

Hmm...

What have you heard?

See above...

 

[GCAdidas13 10+ year member]

What do you use?

Sony Fontopia (in-ears) for anything out of my house

Sennheiser HD-555s for anything in my house

What have you used?

Nothing comparable to the above two

What sounds best in your opinion?

Both are great - but Sennheisers win for comfort, however i'm not saying that the Fontopias aren't comfortable, just not AS comfortable

I really like both.

 

[Cris 10+ year member]

headphones?

I use MDR-V6's. Old sony's, amazing SQ for the budget... they're legendary. I'd love to buy some grado's... sr125 or higher //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[HincklNutt 10+ year member]

ive used quite a bit of headphones lately, due to my purchase of the new video ipod. ive used some in ear's(lower end sonys, Ultimate ears super fi.3's and super fi.5's!!! and i used the shure e2c's) out of all the in ears' i tryed, i deffinetly liked the super fi.5's the best, but they also are over a 100dollars more than my second choice pick, being the super fi.3's and the sq wasnt a big enough difference to justify the amount of extra money. *all of them did a great job as far as sound isolation goes though* also the super fi.5's utilzed dual micro drivers to cover different frequencies*much like the shure e3c's/e5c's

after using the super fi.3's for a few weeks, i decided i wanted some light over ear headphones too gain a little bass output*the super fi.5's did a pretty good job bass wise though* but i ended up trying out some of my freinds higher end grado's(dont remember what model, but they sounded very very nice. they also had a 200+ price tag, and didnt cup my whole ear instead pushing down uncomfterbly on parts.

i ended up buying the bose tri-ports, due to the fact that they weigh nearly nothing, and i can keep them on my head all day without any comfert issues. im very happy with them. although they cost 150 dollars*ouch* they are well worth the money in my oppinion. im not 100% i would have bought them though if it wasnt for the 50dollar gift card i had for compusa. but so far they have treated me very good. they dont offer active noise cancellation like the quite comfort 2's, but they do utilize the same internal speakers, and once you have the volume slightly up, they do a great job at blocking out outside noise. my only complaint is that they tend to have a hissing noise if your outside in the wind.

 

[HincklNutt 10+ year member]

forgot to add, compusa offers an AWESOME warrenty on all headphones, it was 17additonal dollars on top of the tri ports, and its 2year NO HASTLE warrenty, you could break/blow your headphones 100 times and you would get a new set every time, all you need to do is bring it in, and you walk out with a new pair within minutes! which helps justify spending that much on a pair of headphones.

and if they discontinue the product you purchased, they will give you all your money back towards another pair they offer, or to be spent wherever you want.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

*the highs on the super fi.3's where alittle to much in some cases, and tended to hurt my ears even at only moderate levels. whereas the triports have a generally smooth overall sound, and dont tend to be harsh. forgot toe mention that.

 

[wgaede 10+ year member]

x2 on the Sennheiser hd555's, great headphones.

I have a pair of sennheiser pc150's (for gaming), had them forever and have never wanted a new pair. But the hd555 goes over your ear, unlike mine kinda goes on it. 555's are super comfortable.

Hope that helps.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

I have E3cs, and I like them except for the lack of bass.

I have them too, but mine have PLENTY of bass. Maybe you're used to your unbalanced car setup, but these buds have amazingly accurate, balanced bass. Great set.

EDIT: as for cans, I have Senn 555's and they are great for the price.