Just go for it if you are happy with it Can't expect established Audiophile brands to come any where close in terms of price but will definitely offer much better sound quality.

- My Rig: PC with Titanium HD!
- Type of usage: movie and music
- File format: FLAC!
- Music genre: Any
- Budget: RM400-600?
- Headphone/earphone type: Circumaural
- Other requirements: Comfy comfy comfy (imagine long hours)

HD558, AD700, ATH-M50. Three of them are frequently recommended among that price range. Google some reviews of them.

hi guys my sennheiser cx 500 spoil any1 know where i can send to repair it ?

- My Rig:
computer
- Type of usage:
multipurpose usage
- File format:
more to video/music.
- Budget:
RM1k and below
- Headphone/ earphone type:
only headphone
- Other requirements:
currently using Ms1(combo with ornance amplifiers ), wanna upgrade so d new rig must be better than this.

TQ for recommendation.

This post has been edited by ahshuy: Apr 30 2011, 03:27 AM

Since you have an amp, go for the award winning AKG K242HD. It is the consumer version of the legendary K240 headphones, a recoding studio standard throughout the world.

- My Rig: PC with Asus Xonar Essence and iPhone
- Type of usage: Mostly music, gaming secondary
- File format: Mp3/FLAC
- Music genre: Mostly all except hip-hop, rap
- Budget: RM500-Rm800, may consider close to RM1000 if it's really good and worthwhile
- Headphone/ earphone type: No preferences but would prefer Circumaural, something similar to my current sennheiser HD515. Just prefer priority on comfort
- Other requirements: Not really a bass head, prefer clarity on my music

Shure srh840

need to try out the Sennheiser HD558, HD598
Denon AH-D1100
Shure SRH840
Audio Technica AD700, AD900
Grado SR225
Grado Allesandro Ms2i

U can remove the D1100 from the list. D1100 is not for him since he wants clarity more than bass.

For studio quality clarity and long hours comfort, did recommend the 2010 Sound + Image headphones of the year award AKG K242HD. It is the consumer version of the legendary K240 headphones, a recoding studio standard throughout the world. However, you will need an amp for it

2011 Top Ten Reviews Silver Award:
http://stereo-headphones-review.toptenrevi...-hd-review.html

"A Joyride on the AKG K242HD:
http://www.compudio.ca/2010/08/joyride-on-akg-k242hd.html

I know I'm asking a totally noob question:

What is the difference in quality of earphones between those below RM50, those below RM200, those between RM300-RM600, and those above RM1000?

Below RM50 = Crap, save money and get something else.
Below RM200 = Quite good for starting out, but there are many traps(overpriced junks). Choose wisely.
RM300-600 = Getting close to audiophile territory, and some even achieve it. Easy to find good value. Rarely disappoints, mostly boils down to sound preference rather than lousy quality(most cases). You'd still have to watch out for overpriced junks.
Over RM1000 = Audiophile region. Multi-driver stuff, highly complex engineering, bla bla bla. Personal preference dictates what you perceive as the best. As ever, some can be overpriced however rarely occurs. Only the critical can find points to criticize the stuff in this price range.

Good enough answer?

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Apr 30 2011, 05:15 PM

Thanks for the pointers. I'm new in this area and have no way of telling whether the quality is bad unless it really bad. I've been using Creative EP-220 for almost a year and one side is spoiled now. I am looking of a new pair of earphones. Any recommendations for RM150 or below?

A Perodua Viva has 4 wheels, 4 doors, seats 5. A Ferrari has 4 wheels as well but 2 less doors and seats only 2. Why then the Ferrari cost about 50 units of the Viva

OMG..I didn't know my question sounded like that to audio enthusiasts. I do apologize.

This post has been edited by Thinkingfox: Apr 30 2011, 05:33 PM

Was just hoping that the relation to more common daily items helps

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Added on April 30, 2011, 5:45 pmSomething similar in design to your existing earbuds with much better performance will be:

AKG K315



JBL REF210



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Apr 30 2011, 05:45 PM

It will all become very clear if you can try out the earphones/headphones in that price range but as you go higher up in the RM1000 - RM2000 bracket, the sound quality becomes more of a personal preference and the difference in quality becomes harder to tell or hear in this case... at least IMO. E1 - AKG's analogy should be easy to understand too. Some people might prefer driving a Ferrari to a Porsche.

hi..is there any big difference between senheiser cx300 n cx300 II precision??

They are exactly the same in term of sound quality. The only difference is that CX300-II is using the shell that CX400 and CX500 are using, and also CX300-II has Y-cable while the older version is J-cable. CX300-II is reported more durable compared to its predecessor.