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Sony's head phones

15 posts · 2008-05-06 17:13:49 to 2008-05-15 18:42:45

#36300451497 05/06/2008 17:13:49 Sony's head phones

I'm very angry at teh fact that 3 pairs of head phones I've gotten have all seemed to stop functioning in the right ear piece.... only in the right ear piece. Yeah I can live with mono sound but in one ear, im starting to go deaf in my left ear I swear.

*Runs off to buy new head phones with industrial strength wires*

Jsut thought I'd vent this out to anyone who's had this happen before.

#36300451541 05/06/2008 19:34:52 Re:Sony's head phones
Unless they're massively multiplayer headphones, I think this should be in off-topic.
#36300451584 05/06/2008 21:53:32 Re:Sony's head phones
Hmm.. massively multiplayer headphones?  That thought intrigues me for some reason...
#36300451586 05/06/2008 22:03:10 Re:Sony's head phones
Are they the Sony headphones that are $15? Because they mass-produced (lawl, massively) those mothers, I think. I have bought two total and my second pair has lasted quite a long time. The first pair got me down not because they stopped playing in one ear but because the right earphone made a weird static noise whenever there was bass in a song.
#36300451615 05/06/2008 23:43:22 Re:Sony's head phones
Sennheiser FTW

My bud headphones (AU$80) out perform most large over-ear ones in frequency range response.

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsit...?transid=500830


also... they're quite durable and the rubber wire protector prevents the wire breaking at the bud
phiAU - The Kings of Never - noblesse oblige
#36300451616 05/06/2008 23:50:20 Re:Sony's head phones
phi wrote:
Sennheiser FTW

My bud headphones (AU$80) out perform most large over-ear ones in frequency range response.

If you love music you owe it to yourself to buy Sennheiser. I have the buds too and they cost me 100 Canadian and they are worth every penny.

Granted for gaming i have a cheapo logitec though as my buds have no mic
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#36300451625 05/07/2008 01:04:16 Re:Sony's head phones
Word up for Sennheiser! *Strokes the pair of CX500s sitting on his desk.* Seriously, I didn't realise an MP3 player could sound so good with different ear buds. The bass on these things is brilliant.
#36300451762 05/07/2008 08:50:28 Re:Sony's head phones



Purchase.  Rejoice.
#36300452001 05/07/2008 16:40:53 Re:Sony's head phones
I saw Sony and discussion so I posted... XD
But yeah These more recently broken ones were given to me and worked fine for one day theb were busted. They may have been cheepos.
As for nice ones... Im jsut too poor /cry
#36300452016 05/07/2008 17:34:23 Re:Sony's head phones
exsuscito wrote:



Purchase.  Rejoice.
ZOMG those be sexy! how much?
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#36300452118 05/08/2008 04:30:39 Re:Sony's head phones
phi wrote:
Sennheiser FTW

My bud headphones (AU$80) out perform most large over-ear ones in frequency range response.

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsit...?transid=500830


also... they're quite durable and the rubber wire protector prevents the wire breaking at the bud
<3 Sennheiser
#36300452126 05/08/2008 04:40:40 Re:Sony's head phones
byond wrote:
exsuscito wrote:



Purchase.  Rejoice.
ZOMG those be sexy! how much?


I think I recall these being £25-30 at time of purchase ($50-60, though they'll be cheaper than that where you are due to the UK mark-up).  As well as being aesthetically pleasing, they deliver fantastic sound and cancel noise like a pro.  There are more expensive versions, also.

Sennheiser, as it has been said before, is very much 'ftw' when it comes to audio buds/cans.

#36300455490 05/15/2008 17:41:17 Re:Sony's head phones
I've been using Sennheiser HD 280 pro headphones at work for the past year or two. They sound good, and they block out a lot of exterior noise, but they also squeeze pretty tight and get somewhat uncomfortable after a few hours of use. Smaller issues included the skin of the ear pads wearing away, and the coiled cord being annoyingly elastic.

I just got a pair of Denon AH-D2000 headphones, which are way more comfortable, and sound a bit clearer. They don't block out nearly as much surrounding noise, and they take more volume from my PC sound card to equal the volume output of the 280s. So far I like 'em a lot.

Both of these are full size closed circumaural headphones.

#36300455520 05/15/2008 18:42:45 Re:Sony's head phones
Check out Headphone.com.

I picked up a nice pair of AKG-K501 open ear headphones years ago (like 2001-2002) and they still sound crystal.  They have some excellent buyer guides there too that inform you of all the different things to look for in purchasing some cans.