Which headphones to buy for portable music player

sas

Looking for some advice on headphones to buy for an mp3 player. Only criteria I have to set is that they can't be IN ear phones, I can't wear them. They start to hurt after about 10 mins, thats not even the type that go into the ear canal.

Have had a look through previous threads and have to state these need to be portable too so not too big either. I was thinking along the lines of the neckband type head phones.

So any thoughts? I was hoping to get away with something in the 50 to 70 euro bracket.

otron

Sennheiser PX200's - best headphones I've ever used. Light but excellent sound and good isolation from outside noise. Comes with a little case that it folds very well into.

http://www.peats.ie/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?q=px200&search=Search
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009QH7Q/qid%3D1109201765/202-7867602-2587068

voxpop

shure E2c phones - bought them from dabs for around €100 - great sound from them. You just have to get use to the weird fit in your ears

http://www.shure.com/earphones/eseries_e2c.asp

and a bit of a review

sas

Thanks for the help guys.

Ciaran500

Shure E2c if you want to spend about €100, Sony EX71SL for around €50.

Alkers

No need to spend that sort of money. http://ie.europe.creative.com/shop/product.asp?prod=585 These came with my player and I found them to be excellent. They're very loud and sound great. You can't beat that price, they're worth buying even as a spare and that price includes delivery.

Supercell

Angry_Penguin wrote:

shure E2c phones - bought them from dabs for around €100 - great sound from them. You just have to get use to the weird fit in your ears

http://www.shure.com/earphones/eseries_e2c.asp

and a bit of a review

Those are serious headphones, been looking about for a seat of in ear headphones that might compair to my Sennheiser 565's/

The e5c's look really tempting..but pretty pricy ..hmm

voxpop

if the shure ones arent for you then you could always try http://www.etymotic.com/
bit of a review here

rabbitinlights

I second the PX200's Just amazing sound and people really cant hear the music when they are on, even really loud!!!

rubadub

Ciaran500 wrote:

Shure E2c if you want to spend about €100, Sony EX71SL for around €50.

They are about €70 on ebay. I have the E3C's and they are brilliant, heard stuff in songs I never noticed before. They are less than €120 delivered new on ebay. Seller is wind130

tk123

I have the Philips version of the Shure ones!! I got them in Argos...forget how much the ones in the cataloge are red and they call them virtual surrond sound - they're really good..

lomb

tk123 wrote:

I have the Philips version of the Shure ones!! I got them in Argos...forget how much the ones in the cataloge are red and they call them virtual surrond sound - they're really good..

whats the bass like on those phillips ones, are they comfy?

rabbitinlights

Is there much of a diffrence between the E2c and the E3c?


Sean.

tk123

i find them pretty comfy and the sound is better than any earphones i've had before.

lomb

tk123 wrote:

i find them pretty comfy and the sound is better than any earphones i've had before.

hows the bass though, can u feel a thump on low frequencies?

rubadub

rabbitinlights wrote:

Is there much of a diffrence between the E2c and the E3c?


Sean.

I have heard some say the difference is similar to the "step-up" from $10 headphones to the E2C, though I find that hard to believe (and I have the E3Cs). I went for the E3Cs after seeing all the E2C's for sale on hi-fi forums with people saying they were upgrading to the E3C's

Plenty of info at http://www.head-fi.org/