Headphones or in ear phones

bosas200

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Whats better? I cant decide which to buy. I am thinking about koss the plug, sennheiser cx200 ir sennheiser hd201

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kingofnice

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In the ear headphones will sound better. Completely better. Better sound will come out of the in the ear and if I'm not mistaken they are cheaper then headphones.

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kingofnice

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I'm sure you will like them. Reports are that they sound good and won't fall out easy. Good sound. There is not a carrying case included. Also they are said to be uncomfortable sometimes...my guess is after wearing them for a long while.

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TheMisterD

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Between those two the in ears are probably going to give you better sound than that particular pair or over ears. Keeping them in for extended periods will be kinda annoying though. If you want really good sound in over ears you will have to spend a little more. Probably closer to 50-60. The Samson SR850 are a great pair of lower end phones if you have a slightly higher budget.
 

kingofnice

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Beats Audio is the only important part. Beats headphones aren't worth it. And thier in-the-ear earphones are over priced.


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xxkid123

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I think you guys might be interested in this.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-263-iems-compared-1964ears-1964-v3-added-11-04-12

I have a pair of monoprices, and I can attest to their quality. They easily kick the bajeebus out of any of your normal crap, including skullcandies, and factoring in price, easily beats (if I worked at a percentage, for 5% of the price I get 70-90% the quality), and anything within 2-40 dollars of that.

I can also attest to J3's, which have great bass and extremely clear mid and high ranges (you might need an equalizer to bring out the mid and high ranges though, the lower ranges tend to get amplified).

Also try burning in your buds. At worse nothing happens, at best you get way better sound.
 

amplifier86

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It also depends how much volume level you like when listening music,and what kind of music you like.Inear have lower impedance thus they sound louder,and you have almost complete isolation from enverionment.But I think headphones sounds more natural,but not as loud as inear.I use inear when traveling,running,etc,and headphones at home.

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mstickland

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I have beats tour (in ear) and solo hds (over ear) and I must say I prefer the compact in ear with noise cancellation. The sound quality seems better to me, but that's just me.

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Jon Olita

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In ear headphones are less healthy for your ears and you will notice it when you stop hearing properly. Yes they are cheaper, but I recommend you buying some over head phones. And about the plugs, I always end breaking the overhead cable that goes to the speaker, so I ended up buying the ones that has minijack plug in the speaker as well as in the cable.
 

SlimAndwios

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I think the sound of headphone(fullsize type) is better than ear phone. Because sound space is larger(eardrum area+the outside). But It's not portable or bulky. If you often play sport or move, earphone is better. So, It depend on you.
I think Koss Porta Pro, senheiser hd201,hd202, soundmagic pl11 are good choices.
I'm using soundmagic pl11:good:
 
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