Music player and Headphones?

D'Juhn Keep on 20/12/2009 at 15:08

Quote Posted by Vivian

Get a sanza player (the Clip is cheap as hell (£30ish?)

Quote Posted by thefonz

Sansa 4gig Clip - best MP3 player I've ever owned

Agreeing with this, just got an 8gb Sansa Clip for £42. It sounds great, doesn't jog and is unfeasibly tiny. Using my Sennheiser CX300-II headphones, which I've had for years and are awwwwwesome.

TTK12G3 on 20/12/2009 at 16:09

Sony earbuds are reliable, but they physically start to fall apart after a year of frequent usage and the wire is sensitive to bending. The cost about 10USD, so it's a fair deal. :rolleyes:

june gloom on 20/12/2009 at 22:34

I've been using a Sansa e200 for a year and it's great. The interface leaves a little to be desired and the scrollwheel is way too sensitive, but it's got a good battery life and in any case it's many steps up from the CD players I'd been using.

Tocky on 21/12/2009 at 04:21

What the fuck are you people talking about? Earbuds? Shit. Any will give you sound. The difference is negligible. What the hell? You can still hear after so many rock concerts? Thank your lucky stars.

Matthew on 21/12/2009 at 16:54

Another vote of confidence here for the Sennheiser CX300s, they're very good if you want in-ear models.

TTK12G3 on 22/12/2009 at 00:08

Quote Posted by Tocky

I'll enjoy it while I can. :p

june gloom on 22/12/2009 at 00:20

Sometimes Tocky comes off as a poor man's tBm. Go back to your A-Ha, dude.

Aja on 22/12/2009 at 00:23

I've said this before: Sennheiser CX300s are identical to Creative (http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products/Speakers_Headphones/productdetail.aspx?c=ca&l=en&cs=cadhs1&sku=313-5525&dgc=AF&cid=3881&lid=77903) EP-630s. Sennheiser just rebrands them and sells them for twice the price. I've owned both and compared them—there's absolutely difference aside from the price and the colour.

And they do sound really nice.

fett on 22/12/2009 at 05:03

Another vote for the Sansa clip. Small, user-friendly, good battery life, and dependable.

Tocky's right about earbuds though. They all sound like shit and comparing them to one another is about as productive as picking hairs off your ass. They're only good for convenience, but you're never going to get the bandwidth from them that you will from a good pair of over-the-ears style Shures. But like the man said, they're made for monitoring, not jogging.

Aja on 22/12/2009 at 05:18

In-ear headphones (especially the Sennheiser/Creatives) do not sound like shit. So long as you use the right sized rubber adaptor for your ears, you can get surprisingly balanced sound quality.