Best Headphones (review)

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Best Headphones (review)

If you are a skeptic of headphones like I used to be, you might want to read this.

iPod nano I must say is a marvel in itself, and this being my 6th iPod I like to hear the best possible music.

I got the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5Pro. These without a doubt are the best headphones on the market. The music is very sharp, all high and mid range and bass.

I will say the the UE' Eb's will have a little deeper bass since they are made for that purpose. The pro's are made for a better overall sound experience.

I was skeptical at first on how much a difference a headset could really make but in all honesty these headphones are light years ahead of apples and even higher end headphones on the market.

In comparison I tried these others in a sound test.

Shure e5c's
Wemstone U2's

I suggest burning your music at 192 AAC format for better sound, will make a difference, or use EAC/ lame enconding for mp3 format.

Pro's:
Deep sound clarity
very light
All sound range is excellent
Very good seals in ear canal
excellent warranty (2 yr)

Cons:
Somewhat expensive for headphones but on par with it's competitors.

hope this helps.
Cost 250.00 U.S

Apple sells these on there site as well with some reviews if you want to read up on it. There is also other distributors as well.

Posted on Oct 2, 2005 4:28 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 2, 2005 4:33 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

Sennheiser MX500`s,best buy for the money in the UK
argos price £14.99 ($30) if you lose them,well you wont be heart broken,and they rock.

do a search on Google for more on these great headphones

JR

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StarDeb55

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Oct 2, 2005 4:36 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

Bang & Olafsen gets my 5 star review. Love them!!!!!!

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Jeff--

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4,900 points

Oct 2, 2005 4:41 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

I love these

http://drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=5425-SKPL

great sound, great fit, inexpensive

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Travis Ruhl Author

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Oct 2, 2005 4:44 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

Keep in mind these headphones are what the professional studios use, not just your everyday headphones.

It is pricey but I must tell you there is a huge difference in quality of music.

hope this helps.

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Answer 5

Oct 2, 2005 6:20 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

You must be joking,, these headphones list for between 5 and 7 hundred dollars.. thats more than two ipods put together... I am in no way am going to spend that kind of money. I would rather have the ipods.. and spend a lot less on the headphone.. I can see spending close to 100. but anything over that would be insane. Unless you are a millionare,,and in that case I would happily accept a gift of these superbly high quality sounding headphones to try them out myself.THANKS IN ADVANCE!

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Katie D.

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495 points

Oct 2, 2005 9:19 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

Isha, I agree. I'd just rather use my apple headphones that came with the ipod. I will use any headphones, just so long as they work and have a tolerable quality.

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Answer 7

Oct 3, 2005 12:07 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

I bought the Bose tri port headphones for 149 in target and they work great i love these headphones they rock makes my i pod nano sound so much better.

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Rick B

Level 3

510 points

Oct 3, 2005 12:20 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

I read this thread last night and thought about posting, but didn't because it's established that cost is different for everyone. $150 may be outlandish for someone, but $350 for Shure ec5's may not be for someone else.

My own experience was that the earbuds that came with my nano were ridiculous (for me) and I wanted better sound quality. I like Shure's professional reputation, so I bought a set of ec4's for $165 at a relatively new site and jumped on them. The ec5's were $250, but I couldn't see paying the same as I did for my nano!

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Answer 9

Oct 3, 2005 12:31 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

I used to have a paid of Shure E2c Sound Isolating Headphones, but sold them on ebay, and got a pair of Etymotic Research 6i Isolator Earphones. Absolutely the very best sound isolating in ear phones I have ever heard....Period! I travel for a living, planes here, there everywhere. In my humble opinion, you cant go wrong with these!

http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.aspx

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Answer 10

Oct 3, 2005 2:28 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

there are good headphones, but there is only ONE winner.
this headphone is far better then ALL the others.
It's called Sennheiser px100.

http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Speakers/Sennheiser-PX100/

if Apple sold this headphone together with the Ipod,
the soudquality of the Ipods can't be beaten by competition
as well.
succes!

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Yosam

Level 2

499 points

Oct 3, 2005 2:40 PM in response to Jascha Huisen

Senheiser PX200 for $50 on eBay. Best I have found so far. I really don't like the in ear kind. I tried the Sure E2's and couldn't use them for more than an hour at a time.

Yosam

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jmurray

Level 2

200 points

Oct 3, 2005 2:43 PM in response to Travis Ruhl

I've posted about this manufacturer before and will continue to do so. I agree that $500 to $700 is an extraordinary price to pay for headphones. But, as always, what's good for some is not necessarily good for others. And phrases like " the best I've ever heard" and "no one even comes close to the sound" are subjective opinions at best, and misleading at worst.

It is my belief that if you are going to seriously invest in headphones for your personal music player, you MUST buy custom molds that are commonly referred to as in-ear monitors [IEM]. My favorite is from Sensaphonics. See them at:

http://www.sensaphonics.com

Check out their client list and you'll know they are serious about IEM. But they are even more serious about something far more important and far less discussed on forums like these: hearing conservation.

We live in a culture that is trying to isolate oneself from the environment in which one lives. On one hand, that's a good thing, because our culture makes far too much noise. But the only safe way to do that is IEM, where you have some 26dB of ambient noise reduction, meaning you can listen to your music at much lower volumes and still have "thundering bass" and "shimmering highs" and "clean and present mids." Turning your personal music player up louder to feel the music and isolate yourself from your environment only leads to hearing loss. I highly suggest doing the research before investing.

By the way, Sensaphonics is so interested in conserving your hearing that you don't necessarily have to buy their drivers for your custom molds. You can use both Shure or Etymotics. But for the premium, go for the ProPhonic 2X's.

JM

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