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Replacement for my banjaxed Sennheiser CX300 II?

  • 20-01-2011 5:39pm
    #1
    coolaboola
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭


    I'm in the market for new headphones for my Sennheiser CX300 II which have served me well. I bought them on mymemory.co.uk for £14.95 about a year and a half ago and they've finally given up (well, one ear has) after a year of very regular (several times daily) use. They're a good bit more expensive on mymemory today so I'm wondering about an alternative.

    I've had a gander at Dazey's related post.

    I pretty much solely listen to podcasts on my Sansa Clip (love my Sansa Clip!) So, though I need clarity in headphones to make out speech in the podcasts I don't need the same audio sophistication that may be required by music lovers. I do like also that the Sennheiser pretty much blocked out background noise - especially useful for blocking out 'boom boom' music in the gym :)

    First question: any recommendations for my new headphones to meet above spec?

    Second question: any recommendations for where to buy them (I have had the bad experience of buying what I strongly suspect were fake Sennheiser on line) Are Amazaon.co.uk and their Marketplace sellers reliable (i.e. highly unlikely to be selling fakes)?


Comments

  • #2
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭TPD


    TPD wrote: »
    I've been using cx300IIs for the past year or two, and recently the rubber around the plug has started to tear. I've ordered a pair of SoundMagic PL-30s from mp4nation for $22.50, from what I hear they're a superior earphone.

    They tick your boxes. I'm going to be recommending these to everyone for a while I think :P


  • #3
    coolaboola
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭coolaboola


    Thanks TPD! You must be pleased with them so? (Or you work on commission! :D)


  • #4
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭TPD


    Er, the first one.

    :P


  • #5
    Slunk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    TPD wrote: »
    They tick your boxes. I'm going to be recommending these to everyone for a while I think :P

    Have you recieved these yet? Are they as good as the cx300's. Stumbled across this thread looking for a replacement for my300s. Just looking at that website and says they are shipped from Hong Kong. Im always a bit skepticalwhen I see that.


  • #6
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,814 ✭✭✭TPD


    Slunk wrote: »
    Have you recieved these yet? Are they as good as the cx300's. Stumbled across this thread looking for a replacement for my300s. Just looking at that website and says they are shipped from Hong Kong. Im always a bit skepticalwhen I see that.

    Yup, and yup. Better than the cx300 by a fair bit. The shipping was about two and a half weeks I think.


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