iPod Headphones/earbuds

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   Fitz: I went ahead and bought a pair of Sony Fontopia headphones prior to your posting. I was lucky enough to get them very cheaply on our local auction site Trademe. While I agree with your sentiments about the left lead being too short, these headphones are still far superior to the iPod headphones. It annoys me that we pay a lot of money for iPods. You would think Apple would supply decent headphones to match the prices that we pay. Sony are streets ahead when it comes to designing phones that are comfortable to wear and provide great sound. 
I can't comment on Sennheiser or Sure but, like you, when my Fontopia headphones "bite the dust" I will give one of them a try. Cheers

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valravennz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 20 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 2546	Topic: iPod Headphones/earbuds Posted: March 11 2006 at 23:38
	Fitz: I went ahead and bought a pair of Sony Fontopia headphones prior to your posting. I was lucky enough to get them very cheaply on our local auction site Trademe. While I agree with your sentiments about the left lead being too short, these headphones are still far superior to the iPod headphones. It annoys me that we pay a lot of money for iPods. You would think Apple would supply decent headphones to match the prices that we pay. Sony are streets ahead when it comes to designing phones that are comfortable to wear and provide great sound. I can't comment on Sennheiser or Sure but, like you, when my Fontopia headphones "bite the dust" I will give one of them a try. Cheers
	"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp

Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: February 28 2006 at 16:29
	Those look like Sony Fontopia earphones to me. I have them in black (MDR-EX71SLB) and they cost GBP 25.66 from Amazon UK. The sound quality is good, but I would not buy them again for three reasons: 1) The main chord is a few centimetres short of reaching my waist, so I have to use the supplied extension lead which makes the overall length too long and cumbersome, and adds extra weight, making the effect I mention in point 2 below even worse. 2) As with many earphones for portable players, the lead of the left earphone is much shorter than the lead of the right earphone, the idea being that the longer lead is draped around the back of the neck. However, with the Sony Fontopia earphones, the left lead is far too short and has the effect of pulling the earphone out of the left ear, especially when taking into account the extra lead weight I mentioned in point 1 above. When I read someone else's comment on Amazon about this effect I thought it was an exaggeration and went ahead and bought the Sony earphones. Well, I experience the same effect. I'll be buying Shure or Sennheiser earphones when my Sony earphones finally give up the ghost. 3) The very small hole in the earphone gets blocked with ear wax too easily. In summary, I will be buying Sennheiser MX 500 or Sure E3 next time.
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valravennz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 20 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 2546	Posted: February 21 2006 at 20:45
	Thanks Mike for your suggestion - I will be looking into them. BTW what is the product number (if any)?
	"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp

MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21149	Posted: February 21 2006 at 05:57
	I use these: I love 'em! Edited by MikeEnRegalia
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valravennz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 20 2005 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 2546	Posted: February 21 2006 at 05:46
	Hi all - can anyone recommend a really good headphone or earbud for use with an iPod? The earbuds provided are incredibly uncomfortable to wear and the quality of sound produced is not that great - according to me! Would very much appreciate some suggestions preferably not too expensive... Cheers
	"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp