Sennheiser CX 300

~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~ Having recently acquired an iPod Nano, I just could not get on with Apple's standard issue white earphones. I found them quite painful to wear for any length of time and they kept falling out of my ears, so, I went looking for a suitable alternative. Having had a very good pair of Sony's Fontopia earphones ("ear canal" type earphones with swappable rubber buds much like the ones on these) a few years ago, I found the form factor very comfortable and user-friendly, so after a quick look at similar options on-line, I decided to plump for the Sennheiser CX300. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRICE ...  Read the complete review

The Sennheiser CX300 in ear canal earphones produce a high quality and top competing sound. If you have never owned a pair of in ear earphones (like myself) the sensation at first can be weird. The sensation can be likended to having water in your ears, and all you can hear is overly amplified noises of you breathing. However when you then connect these beauties up to your Mp3 audio device (with a 3.5mm headphone jack) you can really see the top brand have succeeded in making a harmonious set of audio devices. Another great feature about this model is the removeble and interchangeable ear phone pieces. This allow you to ensure the ear pieces fit snuggly into your ear ...  Read the complete review

I am very happy with the Sennheiser CX 300: the sound quality is superb. It has a very strong bass with a large range (I even had to turn down the bass on my mp3 player). You even hear the lowest vibration, but also the high tones are very good. The mid tones could be slightly better, but that can be solved by adjusting the bass and treble on your MP3 player and raise the volume up. I noticed with these headphones even better, how bad the quality of many MP3 are. I always listen to 320 Kbit, but you can now even hear the poor quality of 192 Kbit from the cheap MP3 players. You need to get used to insert the ear buds in your ears: you need to open ...  Read the complete review