Monster is the snake oil company of the 80's-2000's. Gold plated RCA cables $49. 3' Optical cable $39. Speaker wire $1.35/Ft. Over priced, over hyped items worth 1/5th of the retail.
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Best $70 earphones?
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Monster is the snake oil company of the 80's-2000's. Gold plated RCA cables $49. 3' Optical cable $39. Speaker wire $1.35/Ft. Over priced, over hyped items worth 1/5th of the retail.
You're paying a lot for the name here too. They also put a TON more into marketing than does sennheiser or klipsche. Joe Blow knows what Monster is, but if not that, he at least knows what beats are. Joe Blow certainly doesn;t know sennheiser, kipsch, shure, etc.
You are wasting money on the name. Marketing low quality shiny objects = bad.
I am just saying... that is how they are able to sell so well.
FWIW I wouldn't call it low quality. Just more expensive.
I am just saying... that is how they are able to sell so well.
FWIW I wouldn't call it low quality. Just more expensive.
You are correct. It's not low quality. It's way overpriced for what you get.
How much better are the 70$ headphones than the stock ones that ship with apple products? My music is 128kbps, any headphone would produce same music for me?
My honest opinion is that almost anything you buy, you will hear a difference. If you buy anything that has been mentioned here, you WILL hear a difference. I am not an audio snob, yet I consider it to be worth it (I listen to music on the way to class, roughly 1 hour a day, sometimes a little more). I also find the Apple earbuds to be extremely uncomfortable. Most of the noise isolating buds are as soft as ear plugs... very easy on the ears. The question is whether it's worth it to you. My fiance's sister openly admitted that the buds I spoke of were far nicer than her iPod ones, though she is just unwilling to spend extra money on them. It's a little bit like upgrades on a car. Many of them are looks, some of them are functional. Whether it's worth it or not is up to the individual buyer.
No, you will hear a hug difference. If you keep your Apple earbuds then 128 is ok. If you get a better pair, rip your music at least at 192bps.
Urbanears
I like these Urbanears Plattan Plus headphones. C$60.
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/H3293VC/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1MA&p=2
I like these Urbanears Plattan Plus headphones. C$60.
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/H3293VC/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1MA&p=2
If you don't need a mic, as mentioned before, Brainwavz M2 get my vote.
I absolutely love them.
Sub $60 also.
I absolutely love them.
Sub $60 also.
These are the best for the price. You can find them on Amazon for the price you want.
http://www.meelec.com/category_s/345.htm
http://www.meelec.com/category_s/345.htm
Apple will replace them if they are covered by Applecare. I don't know what they will do if not still covered.
Best earphones for $70 is HANDS-DOWN the PK2 by Yuin. Don't get the Klipsch, and definitely don't get V-Moda. They're pretty bad, and A/Bing them against the Yuin PK2 makes it even more apparent.
Are you kidding me? The klipsch s4's are bad? Don't spew nonsense into this guys ears. You can recommend what you'd like but don't claim the klipsch product is bad because it is not.
I explained why I think they are bad. "Bad" doesn't mean anything without explaining your standard/reference, which I have done.
V-Moda are also not bad, they are very good and this is upheld by all the rave reviews they get. They are excellent quality and provide great sound.
NuForce NE-700M is best bang for buck. People on head-fi love them and those people own headphones that cost at least $200 and above.