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Grex > Music2 > #210: oddie searches for headphones | |
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oddie
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oddie searches for headphones
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Nov 5 05:36 UTC 1999 |
When I got my Discman last Christmas, it came with a pair of fairly nice
headphones-small, comfortable and having nice clear sound, and even decent
(though not really good) bass. Unfortunately, after a lot of rough treatment
in my backpack's back pocket, they sort of began to disintegrate; there
are now holes in the foam pads and in one place the structure is held
together with a little bit of tape.
A few months back I bought a couple of big old headphones (with the older,
bigger plug-6.5mm?) for $4 at a garage sale (also had to get a little
adapter from RadioShack to make them work with the Discman). These are
also not bad, though the sound is a little bit muffled sounding, especially
in the treble. You also have to turn the volume control up to about twice
the value needed with the original headphones. Also the cheap adapter fell
to bits last week, so at the moment I am back to using the original
small headphones. But I would like to buy some new ones.
First option: Amazon.com has a pair of headphones, the Jensen Jf25, for
$15, which got a really good review-"strong bass and clear, non-abrasive
treble." Does anybody on Grex own a pair of these and want to say more about
them?
Second option: my friend Luka says that Sony Groove in-ear phones are good,
but they cost $25 ($35 if you get the gold connector, but that is a rip-off
because the part only costs about $2). What about these? Are
earphones more likely to damage hearing than headphones?
Any advice will be apprecciated...
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eeyore
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response 1 of 11:
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Nov 5 15:22 UTC 1999 |
I have a pair of $10 Sony earphones...the kind that have a headpiece, but rest
in the ears. I love them...I'd deffinately buy them again, since I'm getting
really good sound out of them, and they're still holding up, even though I'm
pretty rough on them. And they have no pads to fall apart. :)
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scott
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response 2 of 11:
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Nov 5 16:45 UTC 1999 |
The little loose earbud headphones from Sony (mine are the "fontopia" style)
are a little weak on the bass, but the high end goes *way* up where even my
cats probably can't hear anything. Great for details, and harder to break
since there isn't that headband.
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mcnally
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response 3 of 11:
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Nov 6 00:39 UTC 1999 |
All of the in-ear phones I've used (both the earbud style and the
other kind) hurt my ears after I wear them for a little while.
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tpryan
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response 4 of 11:
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Nov 6 19:15 UTC 1999 |
I got a pair of Koss headphones for use with my discman at work.
Headband and foam ear style, not their usual 'cans' style. Good bass and
treble. Light enough to travel (if need be) and much better than than
the $10 type headphones. I don't know the model number right now.
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eeyore
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response 5 of 11:
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Nov 8 02:55 UTC 1999 |
I had a pair of Koss phones....worst phones I'd ever owned.
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oddie
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response 6 of 11:
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Nov 8 04:21 UTC 1999 |
Some time ago someone gave us an oldish Discman (D-34 number IIRC), with no
headphones. My dad bought some cheapish ($15 or so) Sennheiser headphones
for it. They are *awful*, very muddy and indistinct sounding. Presumably
their expensive "studio" headphones are better quality.
At the moment I am thinking that I will go with the Jensen phones because
they are cheaper, have an inline volume control, and got such a good review.
(they were described as "a rare treat in this price range" or something similar
so they are probably not the average ten buck phones)
I will however go down to SoundTrack sometime and see if they sell them
(or something even better) there, rather than getting them from Amazon.
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