Earphones

[JONESEY]

They are some serious headphones CD!.
I've got a pair of sennheiser fold away headphones which are really good.

[Andrew Roussak]

Mat,

would be great if I can help you with this.

First off, I would NEVER NEVER NEVER use an in-ear design for a daily use. Think twice of what had Contratrombone mentioned concerning Tinitus. It is damned serious - I have two fellow musicians here who must live with a chronic form of it ( not to be cured anymore ), and had once an acute form myself ( couple of days only ). It literally drives you mad.

Concerning of what you need your headphones for -

I use Sennheiser HD 424 for exercising and Beierdynamic DT 990 for studio applications. Sennheiser HD 424 is a very old device - they have a good and solid middle, which is important for a piano sound - a good choice if you want to exercise on your digital piano late in the evening . Price in Ebay may be about 20 USD ( they are not being produced anymore ).

If you need a top quality sound - as I have once searched for a solution for a monitoring problem in a studio, I have tested some headphones in Rock Shop Karlsruhe studio, using the same amplifier and the same CD. BD DT 990 were for my taste the winner - AKG K 140 ( or 141 ?? ) were good too, but I find the sound of Beierdynamic somehow more transparent. Price was about 130 Euro.

Regards, hope it all helps,
Andrew

[Mat]

Hey Andrew,

Thanks for your response. But I need small in-ear earphones I could easily put into my pocket.

First off, I would NEVER NEVER NEVER use an in-ear design for a daily use.

Okay, I've been warned. Thanks for your concern.

Anyway, I have already bought Creative EP-630. And I can't complain. Great product, imho.


Cheers,
Mat