I would recommend this to Bass-heads, or people who mainly listen to Rap, Hip hop, or love bass solos. Keep a close eye on battery life with the 3-LED battery indicator for a detailed look at remaining work time.

Whether or not we're paid doesn't change how hot a deal can potentially get - that's only up to hotukdeals members. One could say that Sennheiser has better ear-canal phones in their product range (which is true), but they have similar fit, so I will probably have the same problems with them. Using the same album, I could check again for the bass extension with the song “Mountains O’ Things”, even if it is on the light side. The CX 300-IIs, again, find themselves as the sportier, more festive option with slightly more durability thanks to their cord guards. The graphs we use are normalized to enhance their readability, which sometimes eliminates a spike or two.If worn so the cable droops into a loop around your neck, the left ear bud will pull out ridiculously easily. The only twist on the formula is that the cord is asymmetrical, meaning the length of cord running from the neck split to the left ear bud is far shorter than the length running to the right. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There really isn't anything specific about them they could break easily, but they have a thin cord that lacks a durable casing.

Even if the curve favors the left side by 20dB, as long as the curve is a gradual slope, it'll be less jarring than a line zig-zagging between both channels with +/- 10dBit's preferrable to one that zig-zags from 10dB heavier on the left to 10dB heavier on the right. The bits go in the end – the driver comes with 5 cross-head, 2 Allen, 2 Torx – the star-shaped ones – and only one flat head, as nobody uses them anymore. It is interesting to note that the CX 300-IIs block out the area around 1kHz much better than the SE420s. I moved from the Medium to Small and it was even worse, so I had to move up and use the Large ear-adapters.Moving to Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”, I could clearly hear the fingers sliding through the guitar strings and frets, in a balanced sound. In the next days I made several tests using music that I know for a long time, and the way it "should" sound. The curve drops off a bit towards the mid-section, at which point the curve becomes slightly erratic, but manages to stay within the lines. I had never seen anything like it, and those films remain exemplary examples of why he’s one-of-a-kind. In any case, I found Sennheisers to be quite comfortable and have never had an issue with them, they fit comfortably and to be honest, whilst the microphonics are quite abysmal, they have never failed me and have outlived the life of my other sets of earphones that have been treated exactly the same way which demonstrates the durability of them.

I’m not going to be as exhaustive as I was with the CX-300II (I could do it later if you like), but I’ll just sum up that I get more pleasure from music, without any of the discomfort of the Sennheisers. I bought these looking for a replacement to an older pair of in-ear's, and happened to stumble upon these.We play some noise through the headphones and the microphone determines how much of it is audible over a short distance. If I have a slight cold, I can hear my own breathing, and a slight touch in the cable sounds like a punch in my ear.

Though the Turbines have a better aesthetic design, they do look a bit drab compared to the CX 300-IIs. The CX 95s' 'bent' design caused the cord to fall straight down, when it should naturally fall down and away. It screws in, it screws out; it has just enough torque for most jobs, and it's compact, convenient and comfortable to use.Leakage is an issue if you're leaving your house, because no one wants to hear your breakbeat version of Scarborough Fair. This term refers to the loudest volume you can get out of the headphones without going above 3% distortion. I guess we all agree that hearing a live performance of our favorite pop/rock band without the bass player and the kick drum wouldn’t be much fun. but I never felt the need for that kind of noise reduction, except for using in flights, but in that specific case, i'm not sure that it is safe to use these phones, as you need to balance pressure inside the ear, and completely covering them is not a good choice.