S'pose it also depends on the quality of the original recording & the type of music he/she was listening to. If it was your usual chart bothering pop nonsense I am not surprised. If there is not much going on in the first place any difference will be minimal. Like someone previously said bands like Pink Floyd benefit from a good pair of headphones. I use Bose myself. The Screaming Trees Album, Dust, sounds like 2 different albums with crap & awesome headphones.SuperFriendBFG said:
I've got a pair of Sennheiser CX-300(? uncertain of the #) earbuds now, and had two sets of their astonishing PX-100s for years and the battery-powered PXR-250 for a a year and a half. I love the sound they all put out, but I've found the Sennies to be so damned fragile with their wiring and at $80-$100 a pop they're a bit pricey to chuck-and-replace every time the warranty runs out. (And yet I keep throwing my money at them...)AuntyEthel said:
That's highly subjective. For me, the answer is "yes"; I tried using the cheap earbuds/headphones included with iPods and other players, and I just wasn't happy with them after having heard the "good" ones. (I don't know if I personally would shell out for the $300 sets out there, so I guess I'm not an audiophile, but I am picky enough that the bargain ones don't sound good enough for my tastes. A friend of mine who works in metal stamping, however, genuinely can't tell the difference between the cheapos and the good ones... so going upscale would be a waste for him.)HSIAMetalKing said:
I use those earbuds too, great headphones they are especialy considering that I got them for a fiver, having one wire longer than the other really annoys me though.SuperFriendBFG said:
The longer wire is supposed to go behind the neck before you put the bud in your ear; the idea is that it takes the weight of both leads onto the neck so that the buds are less likely to be pulled out of your ear canal by gravity. I find it handy, both in keeping them secure and in telling which earbud is which without looking (!), though sometimes the longer wire gets caught on my collar and then it's annoying.speedcoreXdandy said:
I got a pair of ancient ones, the writing on them has pretty much rubbed off so I can't remember what model. The wiring is really solid on mine and the sound absolutely kills. The best thing ever for properly produced stereo music and games that have proper sound production Could be that they're going the way of most electronics, becoming more fragile and 'cheap,' which is a pity as I've always stood up for Sennheisers quality.Anton P. Nym said:
I think there are a few rare cases of Sennheisers falling apart. I remember my friend had a pair, and a small plastic plate kept on falling off (it was glued on). Anyways Sennheiser still glues the plate, but they also added a screw to hold it tight. My previous pair of Sennheiser earbuds were stepped on and they didn't even dent. So I think Sennheiser kept their sturdy building policies.AuntyEthel said:
