Are these a worthwhile upgrade over standard Ipod earphones?

[syep2001]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SENNHEISER-MX500-EARPHONES-HEADPHONES-IPOD-SONY-MP3-PSP_W0QQitemZ250029531678QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3274QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I don't want uber big ear phones as i use my ipod at work and don't wanna look a tit basically..

Any viewswould be good cheers!

 

[Colin^]

Yes.

I have a pair and they are the bomb. The were reviewed in a few HiFi mags on both sides of the Atlantic too and got rave reviews for what they are. I use mine with my Philips GoGear HDD6330/17.

 

[istari knight]

Sennheiser CX300

All you will ever need

 

[meninblack]

istari knight wrote:

Sennheiser CX300All you will ever need

A vast improvement over the standard iPod ones.

 

[ray70]

meninblack wrote:

istari knight wrote:

Sennheiser CX300All you will ever need

A vast improvement over the standard iPod ones.

Haven't heard the MX500s, but the CX300s give you a stunning sound for £25-£30. Extremely comfortable too. I've also gota pair of the more expensive Shure e2c and they haven't had a look in since I got the Senns.

 

[Hawk]

ray70 wrote:

meninblack wrote:

istari knight wrote:

Sennheiser CX300All you will ever need

A vast improvement over the standard iPod ones.

Haven't heard the MX500s, but the CX300s give you a stunning sound for £25-£30. Extremely comfortable too. I've also gota pair of the more expensive Shure e2c and they haven't had a look in since I got the Senns.

Another vote for these. They still can be significantly bettered by etys if your prepared to fill your ipod with lossless files, but £ for £ when using 320 bitratesor below Ive yet to find better.

 

[jon]

the phones you link to should be an improvement (though you might want to be careful of fakes...) but another vote for the cx300 - brilliant for the money.

I use ety earphones, but £ for £ - unless you need the isolation you get from the etys - I'd say the cx300 are better value...

 

[rmcin626]

cx 300 here too, really good

 

[Geordie]

I've had the MX's and CX's.

The MX's are not a worthwhile upgrade. The CX's are. The CX300 are MUCH, MUCH better than either.

 

[syep2001]

I knew i should ask here first! cheers guys

 

[django5]

See if you can get some custom made ear moulds to attach onto them. They're great!