ue900 costs me 1050 only. which means the price dropped for 749?

I was a S2 user when I bought my first "proper" earphones, the Shure SE215, cost me RM388 (it was just released by then) I also auditioned a-jays series and even a-jays one is a HUGE improvement over the stock samsung earphones. the difference is definitely noticeable but just stay within the price range around or under rm800 if you only listen to mp3 files but not lossless files. buying expensive earphones means the earphones will review more details and a loss file such as mp3 will make your music sounds bad.

You might want to consider AKG K451 then, it comes with the Apple ControlTalk.

I own AKG K450 and auditioned grado series (similar to ms1i) before. AKG K450 has too much bass and often veils the vocals. grado sounds good but then are you sure you can live with a open headphones when you walk around? ms1i also has a long and thick cable which can be troublesome for portable use (i use the m50 and hell, the cable is heavy and i always have to stuck it inside my pocket, thus troublesome when i keep taking phone in and out from my pocket)

what's your budget?

wow, that is a lot of headphones to recommend. any particular sound signature you like? personally i recommend m50 but the problem is the bulky cable.

imho, iem protects your hearing more than headphones because iem isolate more outside noise therefore you can turn down the volume remarkably.

i just bought harman kardon cl last week at GBP80 approx RM430, i don't know the price in malaysia but in ebay it is around rm500. it is stylish (for me) and comfortable. the sound is enjoyable and fits any music genre. it also comes with apple controltalk and mic. other than that, sennheiser momentum on ear is also very nice and comfortable. the only thing i hate my momentum on ear is that the mid (vocal) is recessed. but overall the sound signature is still very enjoyable.

it's designed for iphone. the 3.5mm connector is also very slim so can fit through any case. it has some weight to it because of the steel frame but then the suspended leather band makes it light and comfortable to wear.

just go and youtube harman kardon cl unboxing to see the cable and stuffs

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it would be a no-brainer for me. either kef m500 or sennheiser momentum (over ear)

android with volume control, i believe only a-jays five offers that option now. just get a y-split cable for pc use

i don't dare to wear mine in the public lol

many ppl look at you or not? i wanna try this one day also. recently there is also a diy cable with mic for akg q701 on ebay. i might buy that for phone use. haha troll big time

cmstorm sirus 5.1
steelseries siberia v2
asus vulcan anc
sennheiser pc323d

I own all the above headsets and other headphones and I have to say they are all good for gaming purposes. Just don't buy Razer, the only thing u can buy from Razer is their Deathadder mouse.

what's your new budget? g4me line is promising as i use pc323d myself

now i use akg q701 with zalman clip on mic for gaming

alternatively, you can buy ath-ad700/ad700x for gaming as well

custom one pro, ath-m50, sennheiser hd380pro, creative aurvana live 2

ad700/ad700x is probably the best headphone for fps games

zalman clip on mic is very sensitive you just have to whisper to get detected.

if you insist to buy the sennheiser i will recommend pc360. although it is a 2-3 years old model but then its price is reduced overtime therefore it is a bargain buy. for other models, you are paying a premium for the headset since for a similar price u can buy a better headphone with zalman.

i nvr use ad700 before but everyone says the positioning is very accurate, the thing is its bass is very light and that is why i chose akg q701 instead. q701 can be used for music, movies and gaming. the soundstage is very wide and the positioning is very good. i can listen to footsteps and gunfire and identify the location of the enemy. for sennheiser gaming line i only used pc323d, it is good for its price (i got it for rm250 (50% off)) and comes with dolby surround sound card.

zalman is a very good mic but is hard to get it in malaysia.

yea it is sexy and gratz for the sennies, hope you like it

there are a lot of aftermarket cables on ebay, some even has mic on them if you decides to use it with your mobile phone LOL

the biggest driver atm is 70mm on sony mdr-xb1000. big ass headphones and everyone will look at you for sure!

U mau over ear, on ear or in ear? Heavy headphones not good for your neck playing like that. I know because I also play like that haha!

asus vulcan anc is a nice choice also (bass not that good when anc enabled, but anc is super nice and the bass has impacts when anc is off, super comfortable as well)

siberia v2 has balanced sound and the bass is good

nvr use any philips headphones beforem alternatively, you can look into creative gaming headsets, they are more affordable.

yea, but i rather spend the money on audiophile headphones rather than on astros.

get an external mic la, but for your budget just go for a gaming headset, quality about the same

lol just use it. burn in essentially means let the driver to loosen up. it's like buying a car and it will only then becomes smooth after a while, you dont just open the engine overnight and park there, do you?

correct me i am wrong, but the cable itself costs around rm200, that's half of the price of se215, i might just go for another earphone with mic for rm600 (the price for the se215 and the mic cable)

i tried a-jays one, two, three, and four and se215 when i purchase my first good quality earphones. i chose se215 because it offers much more clarity while the a-jays offer too much bass for my liking. but overall, they are all bassy earphones.

i would give a-jays five a try. the a-jays are light so i guess a-jays five will be light as well.

well, with all the headphones i have, harman kardon cl, sennheiser momentum on ear, logitech ue900, all these have apple certified contoltalk but i use them on xperia z without any problem, except the volume control button of course.

a-jays is currently the only earphones in the market that offers both the main button and volume control button for android, so it's the only choice if you want to control the volume on android.

monster n-ergy (bass shy), monster gratitude (have some nice reviews), soundmagic e10m (value buy and often compared to se215), klipsh s4i mkII and much more. alternatively, you can look into sony xba-1ip or 2ip for balanced armature drivers.

personally i would just go for a-jays 5 for a try because i already own se215

the sound of the se215 is not professional, it is a "fun" sounding earphones with forward mid and punchy bass

it is still a consumer grade high quality sounding earphones with professional build quality (interchangeable cable, kevlar cable etc.)

professional audio equipment is more like custom made iem but those are overkill for normal consumer like us