im thinking to buy sony MDRXB300 price is RM169.my budget is below rm200.do you guys have any recommendation for me.price is below 200 and the SQ is more less than MDRXB300 .prefer headphone for laptop n mp3.tq

lol... if u wanna let go ur quads cheaply to me... let me know ya...

Woody 1 or 2? Lol... But not really fair IMHO, dynamics vs a BA (even if it IS a Jays SIREN clone there in the PL50). Woody 1 and 2 vs the Cyclone PR2 is more like it. Similar price tag, both dynamics. Wood vs Metal!

Care to send me review samples, lol...

And what about the Hippo VB and Klipsch S4, you guys not bringing it over? Now THOSE would prove as great contenders for the best " 'round RM200" dynamic bassphones.

Oh, and if anybody's interested, there's a bulk on the Clip+ and Fuze over at bulk - players with (supposedly) the best SQ for the price. Contemplating getting myself a Fuze AND a line-out-dock cable (all for the sake of aural science).

Oh, and the day spent with the PL50 + E5? Let's just say that I'm liking these small, cute plugs very much, even if they lack the bassy-ness of the SP1. A keeper in my books, fo' sho'...

Now, time for a completely off-topic rant (you have been warned):

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Added on October 12, 2009, 5:32 pmWill do. They're fresh replacements from bro Wala (old ones died, remember) barely a month old IINM and hardly used...

If I do decide to let them go (the tranformers-y attraction of tweakable sound is still an interesting concept - lets wait til the PR2s arrive), I'll supply you (or anybody who ends up buying them) with the box and everything that comes with it, plus replacement tips for the ones I've used....

Plus there's a fair bit of warranty left (bros yuheng and wala, no problems transferring warranty?).

Urk, 5800 external battery supply box blinking and dying. Means I have less then 30 mins left on the 5800's internal battery for WIFI-3G. Time to log off and enjoy some music sans electricity!

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Added on October 12, 2009, 6:56 pmOh my, me ears getting REALLY used to the PL50s + E5. Imaging is godly in comparison to the rest of my lineup of current and past IEMS (Quads, PL11, Bijou and SP1): I can distinctly make out instruments all over the place (especially on James Morrison's You Give Me Something), and that's on MP3, with the 5800 and it's constrained soundstage (enhanced by the E5, though).



Gonna spend another day with the PL50s... Maybe two...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Oct 12 2009, 10:49 PM

hi,
im looking for a closed type headphone for my sony nw-s7, budget <rm 250, used to have a koss ksc75, which i personally think its quality was good enough to meet my needs however the ear sponge is almost vanished by now, so i need to get a new one for replacement...

This post has been edited by el.primero: Oct 12 2009, 10:39 PM

u can get replacement sponge for ur KSC75... ^^

anyway here's some headphone recommendation

1. Audio Technica M30 RM220-230 *akabane@jackal*
2. Audio Technica FC700 RM230 *walabies/akabane@jackal*
3. AUdio Technica ON3 RM100 *walabies*
4. Audio Technica FW3 RM150 *walabies*

hi moniqee,
i will try to search for the sponge cos ksc75 is a pretty good headphone...
btw, which of them is more for sarah brightman / andrea bocelli musics? m30 or fc700?

M30 is a monitoring headphone so u will listen music at a great detail

FC700 has the similar sound signature as M30 minus the music detail but with added bass plus it's a portable headphone...

Looking for some portable earphone, already owned 1 kcs-75 and grado sr60. Prefer the kcs over grado, not because of quality but the characteristic i guess..

wondering cx 500 is good? price range around 200 + -
Must be durable and comfortable, with clarity, and I'm not fancy of bass

By portable earphone you mean earbud? IEM?

If IEM, then IMHO only one IEM fits the bill as per bolded above: the SoundMagic PL50. It's well built (for a plastic IEM anyway) with a good cable, ample (considering the price bracket) strain relief and great fit and comfort. The SQ is great as well, having the clarity you want. But, it's not TRUELY analytical and flat IMHO and is a tad (a tiny winy bit) colored in my view.

You might not want anything to do with the CX500 as it's said to be bassy to the point of being bloated (not as bad as the CX300, I suppose)...

You can get 'em from a host of people over at Audio Garage Sales or Bulk, but I got mine for RM190 from bro kitsune-fox HERE.

If you mean earbuds, uh... I really don't do earbuds much.

As for MY PL50's, they've pretty much been replacing the Music Valley SP1 in regular use. Details after the jump for those who like to read my drivel...



This post has been edited by Eiraku: Oct 13 2009, 05:27 PM

Ok I just bought myself an iPod classic. All I have at the moment are my stock ipod earphones, and I find them unsatisfactory (as expected). I'm looking to get a pair of PL50s, how do they compare with the stock ipods? I especially find the bass to be weak, and turning on bass booster simply results in distortion. Not sure if this is inherent in all iPods or the issue lies with the earphones. I know the PL50s dpnt have a lot of bass, but do they at least perform a lot better bass-wise than the stock earphones?

yep PL50 definitely pawn stock ipod earphone kaw kaw... ^^ in fact any of those below pawn them kaw kaw

1. Crossroad Mylar Bijou
2. Soundmagic PL21
3. Soundmagic PL50
4. Crossroad Quattro
5. Crossroad Woody
6. Creative EP-630
7. Hippo Boom
8. SP1
9. RE0

This post has been edited by moniqee: Oct 13 2009, 08:06 PM

I'm under the impression that ANYTHING is better then the stock earphones (judging on how the iBuds are bashed everywhere on the net), but I don't have the iPod, and I don't really know how crappy iBuds are to definitely say anything. But, the ADDIEMs (the Apple Dual Driver IEM) are well regarded as having great performance for the buck (if bought cheaply from online retailers or ebay - but make sure they're original).

The PL50s have a fair amount of bass. Not THAT much and it doesn't reach THAT low, but what it has is well defined at least.

But if you REALLY want bass, dynamic is the way to go for cheap bassy fun (the PL50 is balanced armature driver based - not many bassy BA IEMs exist at the PL50's price point IINM).

Here's my shortlist for sub-RM200 bassy dynadrivers, ranked by my preference from having owned or having researched on them (the ones researched on are marked "from hearsay":

1) MusicValley SP1 - RM180 from Godluvsxs (OWN AND USING)
2) Hippo Boom - RM150 + a free Fiio E3 from bro Walabies or Yuheng (from hearsay)
3) Nuforce NE-7m/NE-6 (with/without iphone mic) - RM180+- from online retailers (from hearsay)
4) Crossroads Bijou (3 for more balance, 4 for more bass - or something like that) - RM 180 from bor Walabies or Yuheng (OWNED)
5) SoundMagic MP21/PL21 (similar as above) - RM80 from kitsune-fox (from hearsay)
6) SoundMagic PL11 - RM60-70 (OWNED)

Also, if you want to try online, there's also the Lenntek Sonix (or something like that), recommended by some guy up in Head-Fi.

P.S. Funny that I and Monique came up with a list at almost the same time, LOL...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Oct 13 2009, 06:27 PM

Guys, between AD500 vs Grado SR60i which ones I should get? I'm looking for open cans headphone. But I do appreciate good bass although I don't expect them to be as good as closed/bass headphones. I want wide soundstage, clear on mid & high, but also some punch in low & bass. Or should I go for AD700 vs Grado SR80i/125i? Which one?

If you feel that the bass is weak, an easier yet economic way to improve the bass performance is to get a pair of foam xD It will provide btr seal and in return stronger bass.

P/S: iPod stock earphone is quite gd pair of earphone IMO after listening to it for a while when my IE8 masuk kilang

If you want wide soundstage, you can cross Grado's off your list.... AFAIK Grado soundstage is narrow/personal and upfront

Hi, what if I would like to take away "wide soundstage" and I just want clarity and average bass. Which one is better for open headphone, Grado SR60i or ATH-AD500? Grado SR80i/SR125i or ATH-AD700

help my friend to ask
budget: RM 170 below
want in-ear type and need good clarity, bass average.for musics, movies and gaming purposes

Try to ask him to add RM20 to his budget and get the SoundMagic PL50 (RM190)... Problem settled....

If he can't, the next best thing would be the SoundMagic PL20 or PL30, as per his requirements of clarity and average bass IMHO.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Oct 14 2009, 12:27 AM

I quite agree. After a couple of hours using it, I'm not sure it's the burn in effect or simply my ears getting used to it, but it did sound better. Average earphones, not bad in my ears, not very good either. So I'm moving on to better things (PL50).

1. Crossroad Mylar Bijou #3 RM170 *walabies/yuheng*
2. Hippo Boom + FREE Fiio E3 RM150 *walabies*
3. Soundmagic PL21