May I know where got sell? Or demo units? Also, I've browsed through the previous pages and found SoundMagic E10 and Beyerdynamic XP series were recommended. Personally find Beyerdynamic XP3 is more to my liking among the 3 but not sure about SoundMagic E10 and the ones you recommended..   

hmm want ask what is best budget portable headphone for travel in KTM and LRT train

my rig: mainly HTC M7 phone (with poweramp player), or PC stock soundcard 
usage: music on traveling , sometimes movies or gaming in late night or when someone drilling nearby, then i had to use headphone
file format: MP3..... 
genre music: chinese classic like terresa teng, sometimes japanese enka songs, Kung Fu hustle OST sometimes, initial D those euro beat , kill la kill OST sometimes, anime J-pop.... 

headphone type: prefer light for travelling , also able to block most of the sounds from train so i can watch movie in train.

i was using in ear bud from sony one (can hang on ear that type) and for longer time of the usage it is somehow slip out from my ear, i also dont like to use stock ear bud from bluetooth tags/ phone because it can't hang on my ear.

i also own ATH Pro5V and it is very tight and the sponge is too small till many years endurance and finally i swap with shure's with larger sponge then problem solved, but still tight for cracking my skull lol.

budget i think maybe: 200-300 myr 

using IEM (called in-ear bud from sony catalog  ) for long time till the rubber come out oil already lol..
not really sure ATH brand nice or not for that 

but what i want find is headphone because i don't want my ear get cucuk by IEM anymore XD

Hi guys, need recommendation an earphone for budget below RM200. Thanks!

- Your rig: Computer/Phone
- What type of usage: Music
- File format used in your source: Spotify, youtube
- Genre of music you listen to Classical, Bass, Accoustics
- Headphone/ earphone type: prefer in-ear earphone
- Other requirements (if any) Budget below RM200

my one is this, bought since ipod touch 2nd gen era. (exclude the bluetooth dongle )
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by the way overear headphone for travel is good? rm 300 is not enough budget?
i have been thinking if pay so much for light weight travel headphone that expensive more than ATHpro5v that i paid for rm 270 that time.... it is feeling like paying a rm4k gaming laptop while my rm 2.7k desktop still can perform better than that.

i'm not using it but i think it is like equalizer in music player... DAC is Direct to Analog Converter.
people using it not for their headphone only... more like for music.

pretty much like how you adjust your colour preference on your monitor so everyone have their own taste for music, some like more clarity, some more like bass, some more like mid tone bla bla bla you got it.

Hi Stefan.

DAC stands for Digital to Analog Converter.
Music stored in your computer/phone/music player is in digital format. In order to translate the binary code into analog sound signal, it will pass through a DAC. The sound signal is usually a line level analog output.

Amp is an amplifier for the line level analog signal.
After the sound signal is converted from digital to analog, the amplifier is used to amplify and control the volume of the audio signal before it is sent to your headphones/earphones/speakers.

All music players/phones/computers have their own DAC and amp, however they may not always be good quality. When people buy other DAC and amp, they want a better quality component to process the audio signal.
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Good quality headphones are revealing, meaning that they are transparent enough to let the listeners know if the source of the music is good or bad. When you use good quality headphones, you will also need good quality amps and DACs, or else the headphones won't be able to sound their best.

Headphones also have different impedance. Higher impedance headphones are harder to drive, so they require more powerful amps. Lower impedance headphones are easy to drive, but they hiss if the amp is not suitable or too powerful.

If you have any more questions don't be shy to ask.

An amp as it is, is too amplify a signal, period. And yes, an amp purpose is able to push out in terms of watts, some amp are capable to push out more voltage into higher impedances while some don't. It all depends on how the manufacturer designs it. This is back to basic physics where

W = A * V

where W = watt, A = ampere and V = voltage

Not all products need an amp to shine as some are tuned and design to specifically work with internal amps from your portable devices like your iPad, iPhone, smartphones,tablets, PC's, etc

Often people misread thinking that low impedance don't need an amp where they should also look at the manufacturer's specification of sensitivity as it shows an indication of how much decibel of sound it can produce at 1mW of power

Take a look at the following examples:





To the uninformed, most would think that the T1 would need an amp to drive it optimally due to its 600 ohm nominal impedance while the HE-6 with its 50 ohm do not need one.

This is where they are wrong as the efficiency of 83.5 is much lower than the T1's sensitivity of 102 db. The Hifiman HE-6 is the one that requires even more power in terms of power compared to the T1

The Yamaha HA S500 has 106 db/1mW and EPH 100 has 104db +- 3db at 1mW (I'm guessing), they are both extremely sensitive to when it is fed 1mW of power and produces enough volume at 1mW. Anything that is >90db at 1mW is generally quite loud and prolong loud volume is dangerous to people unless you dont mind developing tinnitus and going deaf.

Just take this as a hint, most and I really mean most mass consumer grade products typically don't need an amp as they are efficient as it is playing directly from your portable devices already.

want ask some generic question, since i easy access with LRT and KTM, is midvalley radio shack is a good place for buying portable headphones? (and test)

or lowyat? or KLCC?

or buy via online? but online i cant test the headphone like how i bought my Pro5v and it is very tight

also generic brand like Sony is generally good for what range? philips? ATH? Senheiser ?

how about those steel series headphones?

Its gives the sound a physiological effect. As in you get to 'feel' the music in a sense. But also, treble that extends beyond the human hearing gives a more realistic sound and also a smoother treble.

But anyway, I think you're going way OT with your questions relative to the topic of this thread, no?

Jaben new place at NU Sentral. 1 minute walk from kl sentral monorail, KTM and lrt. No need to walk 5 km

what is that 

what is s500 

you need a DAC/amp 

Fiio E6 is around RM100+. It's a pure amp, not DAC.
You can also try UD110 V2 around that price range. Tested it yesterday. Mid and treble is quite clean and outstanding compare to onboard sound card/hp build in dac. Bass is a bit muddy but it's quite acceptable and worth the price.

Thanks for the recommendation, is the wire easily being replaceable?

After further research, where can i found shop that hold the product below?

RHA MA750 / MA750i
Yamaha EPH-100
Rock-It Sounds R-50
VSonic GR07 MKII
Fischer Audio DBA-02 mkII
Dunu DN-1000
JVC HA-FXT90

not true