Headphones

[bball2]

Just wondering if anyone can reccomend any good quality headphones? My panasonic in-ear ones which I've had for around 2 years just crapped out on me yesterday.

I prefer the in-ear types which do a pretty good job of isolating sound (not a fan of anything noise cancelling or that requires batteries).

[FiveFreshFish]

I bought these a few months ago and am pleased with their performance.

http://www.shurestore.com/earphones/eseries_e4c.html

[no_joke]

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Dude what do you even listen to that would wager such a purchase? Aren't those professional earphones for musicians and producers? I don't think many albums made these days are of "high-quality.":dunno:

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by no_joke
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Dude what do you even listen to that would wager such a purchase? Aren't those professional earphones for musicians and producers? I don't think many albums made these days are of "high-quality.":dunno:

I bought them online for less than $200 USD landed, so they were considerably less than MSRP. There are some that are way more expensive. :eek:
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/all-headphones/

The E4 comes with 8 different pairs of inserts so you can custom-fit them to your ear. This is something that I needed because regular earbuds or IEMs tend to slip out if I'm doing any sort of activity.

[bball2]

How do they compare to the E2C's? I tried those ones, and wasn't at all pleased

[Mibz]

EDIT: Can't manage to say what I want to say without sounding like a dick :P

[FiveFreshFish]

I haven't tried the E2Cs so I can't comment on a comparison.

The E4s have decent bass as long as it's positioned properly in your ear. This is probably a characteristic of all IEMs but the E4s are the only pair I've owned.

If you can find a pair to try out, that would be the best since this type of purchase is so subjective. I'm sure there are other makes that sound as good for less than $100.

[wildkarrde]

I've had Sennheiser HD555s for about a year now, and they are fucking incredible.

If you're in an office situation with others around, you're going to piss people off with them, because they are an open headphone.

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/05342