CX 300 II Precision Noise Isolating Ear-canal Phones, Black

I have one tiny complaint about these. I wish the manufacturer had used better cable so that they were completely tangle free. It is better than what we've got used to over the years, much of it cheap and nasty but for a bit more cost, these would be spot on. I've looked at all sorts. I definitely wanted wired earphones, there's enough aggravation having to charge loads of items without adding expensive Bluetooth gadgets to the list. These are comfortable. I'm fine with the medium pads but there is a smaller and larger set included. A very handy bag with a sprung top is a good addition. Now for the main reason for the five stars: the sound is excellent. Clear and detailed. I've noticed quite a few times with some old earphones I've been using on an MP3 player at the gym that distortion was mysteriously occurring. It was noticeable with some of the Who recordings where the guitar does some accented power chords. Today, clear as a bell. The studio effects of reverb and delay which are present on most recordings were likewise very clear and precise. On today's random playlist was some stuff by Earth Wind and Fire whose studio records are brilliant recordings. A completely different style of music came over really well as did Chick Corea playing Spain. I've got all sorts of expensive music recording gear at home so have a decent idea of what is possible to achieve soundwise in terms of quality. These are surprisingly good.

Best in ear headphones I have ever owned - I'm a big fan of Sennheiser, they're a 68 year old german audio company all about sound rather than brand, unlike *cough* Beats, Monster, SkullCandy, Razer and even Bose nowadays. There's only a select few wearable audio companies I trust and Sennheiser are one of them. I'm on my second pair of these, thanks to a certain playful moggy and have a third pair unopened that I purchased in a sale. These headphones do everything right, they feel extremely well made for a pair of in-ear headphones and are amazingly comfortable, even for long listening periods. These headphones have a design to where one cable from the Y junction is around twice as long as the other, this allows for the headphones to go around the back of your neck thus leaving less cable to hang in front of you, it also aids in keeping them in place while doing things such as running or gym work. the headphone units themselves are also very comfortable and once in do not protrude out of your ears like a lot of in-ear headphones giving them a visually satisfying look. As for the sound, they are just absolutely brilliant and suit a wide range of music from classical to house, to rock and metal to electro and from hardstyle to R&B, and many many more genres. The highs are perfect and are crystal clear, the mids are very good and don't clash with the bass, allowing them to not be washed out by the bass. the bass is great, lows sound smooth but can tremble depending on the type of music you listen to, making the headphones great also for watching movies on the go or at home. I personally use these headphones with a range of devices, such as the following; iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPhone, iPad, MacBook and a custom PC. If you intend to use these headphones with a more powerful device such as a laptop or desktop PC, I would HIGHLY recommend turning the volume right down as these headphones are very sensitive and will blow craters in the side of your head if you're not careful. These headphones come with three different sizes of buds and I'd recommend you try them all for a short period of time to find which one suits you best, ideally with these headphones to get the best results you want them as far in as possible without discomfort. I personally use the small size of bud and push the headphones in until they make a clicking sound, the clicking sound is the driver of the headphones moving back thus showing you have a good seal. I can't think of anything else to add to this review other than about the little carry pouch they come with which is made of a high quality leatherette and had a satisfying metal closing band which snaps together with a thud. These headphones have outlasted any other that I have owned and are still going strong today. the first pair that my kitten chewed up I managed to fix with a new 3.5mm jack and also still work brilliantly to this day (almost 5 years later after their purchase) I hope this review may help someone :)

I was looking for some small 'phones to use on the train and in the office. These got rave reviews, for the price, and on Amazon were even cheaper, so how could I not buy them! I must have unusually small ears, because all standard in-ear 'phones just fall out. These come with 3 sets of different sized silicone adapters. The smallest ones just about work for me. In use they are comfortable, but because the 'right' lead is much longer than the 'left' (and not adjustable) it took me a while to get used to slinging it around the back of my neck, which works pretty well. Audio quality is pretty good, though bass is a bit lacking. To be expected I guess with tiny buds! They isolate background noise fairly well so you don't have to have them turned up too loud, but they can generate some volume if you need them to. Even when turned up loud other people don't seem to notice, so they're great on public transport for the 'don't annoy others' factor :-) Downsides to these 'phones (for me) are practical ones: The cable is quite long (which is good) but heavy (which isn't so good), meaning that the sheer weight of it can drag them out of your ears. It would have been really useful if they had included a clip, for shirt collar or wherever, to provide some strain-relief. Luckily I found one that fits on an old 'phone hands-free kit and it REALLY helps. The other thing about the cable is that the material it is made of is very sticky, like those easy-grip coatings and covers you get on some things. This means that it catches and drags on almost everything, which again doesn't help when there is no clip to resist the pulling. Overall I like them. They stay in most of the day, sound good and are comfortable. Greg

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Very good sound and earfit, but phones are ceasing to have a 3.5mm jack connector. I use my old phone .

Bonne qualité d'écoute. Très bon rapport qualité prix. Résistant. Est passé dans la machine à laver, fonctionne normalement après cela.

Average earphone and overated price. Atleast mic should be given in these one. Think before you buy this one. No dount sound quality is good but these are expensive.

p.s.: nach einigen tagen intensiven nutzens bin ich sehr begeistert, diese kopfhörer sind wie für mich gemacht und es zeigt mal wieder, dass man in dieser preisklasse sehr gut klingende headphones bekommt, die manch teures exemplar alt aussehen lässt. mein geliebter sony inear kopfhörer gab nach ca. 10 jahren den geist auf, es gibt ihn leider nicht mehr...r.i.p. ich habe als ersatz teure teufel inears und diesen sennheiser geordert,die 110 euro preisunterschied sind ausser bei der verarbeitung kaum zu spüren! überhaupt: ich hatte schon viele inears ausprobiert, die preise sind hier kein klarer indikator für die klangqualität, um die 30 euro gibt es sehr gutklingende modelle. mit den richtigen pads gibt es hier einen mächtigen bass auf die ohren, perfekt für drum&bass etc., richtig sitzenden stöpsel sind bei inears absolut essentiell, speziell für die bässe, ich habe eine große sammlung von alten inears und probiere immer aus. diese inears sind klein und leicht, sehr bequem. tatsächlich sind es die am angenehmsten und best sitzenden inears, die ich kenne, kein langsames rausrutschen etc. wie bei manch anderen, man spürt sie kaum. klasse! sie sind auf wunsch sehr laut, der klang ist für den preis wirklich erstaunlich, kommt den sony sehr nahe. bässe, mitten und höhen sind ausgeglichen, ich habe bassbetonte eq einstellungen und fest sitzende aufsätze, der bass geht tief runter und ist fett, dass es eine freude ist! die kabel sind hier sehr dünn und wirken nicht sehr robust, dafür macht der abgewinkelte stecker einen stabilen eindruck, mal schauen, wie lange das durchhält, hier hat der teufel klare vorteile. die teufel sind robuster verarbeitet, der klang bei klassik und pop super, aber der bass ist nicht so mächtig...geschmackssache. der klang dieser kopfhörer ist genau mein ding! für basslastige musik gefallen sie mir mehr als die teuren teufel kopfhörer, die dafür bei klassik etc. die nase etwas vorne haben. diese inears kann ich weiterempfehlen, bei dem preis wird es kaum bessere geben! ich habe sie gleich nochmal für meine frau geordert, die sie auch super findet. sie kommen meinen alten sony sehr nahe, ein würdiger ersatz. danke für das lesen und ihre geschätzte aufmerksamkeit!