[kj] OT: Earphones

[Brendan Quinn]

I’s say don’t go for a name brand – Sennheisers for example – they make some
decent headphones, but bang for buck is poor IMHO. I did a whole lot of
research on the forums (when the site wants to work) at:

www.headphones.com.au

Bought myself an obscure set of phones from a company in Asia somewhere that
no one had heard of, and bang for buck was amazing. $AUD100 or so got me an
amazing pair of in-ears.

And don’t use the built-in sound-card on a PC, get an add-on or external
card.

Bang for buck, IMO headphones give you the best sound for the least cash,
but you do tend to get fatigue listening to them for too long.

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Janean Lancaster
Sent: Saturday, 30 June 2012 6:26 a.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Earphones

 

Coo - I like the look of these.  I'd pay around £80 easily (birthday in 5
weeks - don't ask which one, OK yes it's THAT one) for a decent sounding
pair that will LAST.

Like you, I've been through a few...

Thanks for the suggestions, folks.


On 29/06/2012 18:56, Ketracel White wrote:

After years of going through just about every type of ear bud on the market
(including Bose Beats) I finally settled on these:

 <http://v-moda.com/vibrato/> http://v-moda.com/vibrato/

They're a tad pricey (I think they ran me about $100), but sound amazing and
are are incredibly durable.  The cable are almost like rope, so they don't
twist & disconnect the wires inside like most (plastic/rubber) ear bud
cables.  They come with a variety of different sized silicone ear tips,
which is nice as well.  Highly recommended.

 

From: Janean Lancaster <mailto:j at jlancaster.info>  

Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 7:44 AM

To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
<mailto:gathering at misera.net>  

Subject: [kj] OT: Earphones

 

Seeing as you are all music connoisseurs, advice for my next pair of
earphones is requested.

My latest in a long line of earphones have just broken (at the jack plug,
sound in the left ear was going and has now gone) and I am completely lost
without them.

I had Klipsch Image S4s - they sounded great, if a little buzzy on low
frequencies.  I like the in-ear buds because they block external noise
really well and no-one else has to suffer (or complain about) my choice of
choons.

I seem to be replacing earphones every 15 months or so, which is a complete
pisser.  But they do get heavy use.

Thanks,
Janean






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