Sam Nichols Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Hey im after some decent headphones for riding in and for just general listening but i'm dead fussy. Sound quality has to be mint otherwise I won't use them and will burn them Well, sell them on ebay.I found some skullcandy headphones that look mint.. anyone used them? Good sound, fit etc?Those are the two im looking at, the first ones look tight as and i'd like them but concerned about quality of sound? Also like the second ones but they might be too bulky. Here's the website too for more info.. SkullcandyOh yeah these are for bmx not trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 They don't look great to be honest.The silver ones look like KAM replica's that are notoriously easy to break and the sound quality is not great.Try Sennheiser PMX200's - they are about £40 and sound quality is spot on. I use them on my MP3 player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Yeah they look aight but im not a fan of neckband styleee to be honest, they hurt my ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoofeedude Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Have you thought of earbuds? They might be less of a hassle to use while riding. I have heard really good things about Shure brand earbuds, even though they are out of my budget. Depending on how much you can spend, they might be worth looking into. I've heard the sound reproduction is amazing with them.Since I was on a tight budget, I took a chance on some cheap Koss earbuds, and have been very impressed. They come with three different sizes of earpiece covers, so you can use the one that fits best, and they isolate well. I was impressed by the bass in them. They are by no means bass heavy, but you can actually hear the bass in the music, which surprised me for something so little. (Not that bass is the measure of an earbud, as the mids and highs sound good to me as well with these.) If Koss' higher end earbuds are any improvement over the model I got, then they're pretty awesome .Anyway, tell us what you find and if you end up happy with it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) best ever headphones ever are AKG 141's ..i'll find a pic... Edited September 17, 2007 by samdoman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 (edited) Not used them but we sell SkullCandy at my workHave a really good rep and are meant to have good sound quality from what people have told me that have come back into the store.They are a new brand than some of the others like Sennheiser or sony or anything so alot less people will be able to give you feedback.EDIT: not that they are bad quality or anything but i think they are aimed more at the street trend than acctualy DJ's that would use somthing along the lines of Sennheiser for their rep and long lasting name. Edited September 17, 2007 by RealRiding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Skullcandy have a terrible reputation with audiophiles for sounding pretty terrible, I would avoid them at all costs possible.For riding and such I would recommend in ear headphones or canal phones, these will block outside noise better and not fall off your head/be useable with a helmet.Try Shure E2c's or Sennheiser CX100's.If you want over the head ones, stick with Sennheiser at lower prices and you can't go wrong.Don't buy the Skullcandys though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 (edited) Cheers for the advice guys, I'm not too sure on the 'In-Ear' style.. Some came with my mobile and I couldn't work out what to do with them!!! I'll go have a try see if i can get them in my ear!Will report back!Edit: I don't think I like them I'm not too sure about having things inside my ear? And they also dont feel like they're going to stay in properly. Could this be because they're sony ericsson ones? I dunnoHmm, this is proving difficult Edited September 18, 2007 by nichols_sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Cheers for the advice guys, I'm not too sure on the 'In-Ear' style.. Some came with my mobile and I couldn't work out what to do with them!!! I'll go have a try see if i can get them in my ear!Will report back!Edit: I don't think I like them I'm not too sure about having things inside my ear? And they also dont feel like they're going to stay in properly. Could this be because they're sony ericsson ones? I dunnoHmm, this is proving difficultI can't comment on the Skullycandy ones apart from they look good, but as said above the sound quality may well be shite.I've had some Sennheiser OMX50 headphones (link which are pretty good at staying on your eat, go loud and sound really good - especially for the price. I wanted to spend money but found with those they did the job fine.Also what I'd recommend looking at, surprisingly enough, are PSP headphones. They're in-ear and really really good. I'm using some for my iPod now because I lost the Sennheisers and don't have a spare £18 to get some more yet and they're really impressed me with their performance and how they stay in your eat. They come with different fittings for different ears, and I really wouldn't go by your Sony Erricson ones 'cos they're usually absolutely wank and cheap as owt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 oook a couple more options..Sennheiser PMX70 on ebay for £15Sony MDR-EX81LP Fontopia - £15These weird things just for a laugh/because they're quirky.. Click.And finally theres these.. Sony MDR-V300 with a Neodymium Magnet?? wtf is that? Click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 (edited) And finally theres these.. Sony MDR-V300 with a Neodymium Magnet?? wtf is that? Click.Neodymium is a fairly rare magnetic element when with the right other materials. Basically a more efficient magnet.My friend has Skullcandy over ear ones. It has an in-line amp that you have to put a AA battery in, you can put them up so loud you don't even need them on your ears, can just be used as speakers! The quality seems fine, but I'm not an "audiophile" whatever the f**k that is. Edited September 18, 2007 by Shaun H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 but I'm not an "audiophile" whatever the f**k that is.Someone that is picky about music, usually owning expensive hifi - I've become a bit like this since owning expensive headphones, all the cheap ones sound... well... cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Neodymium is a fairly rare magnetic element when with the right other materials. Basically a more efficient magnet.My friend has Skullcandy over ear ones. It has an in-line amp that you have to put a AA battery in, you can put them up so loud you don't even need them on your ears, can just be used as speakers! The quality seems fine, but I'm not an "audiophile" whatever the f**k that is.I snapped a pair of them and don't rate them, sorry i'm not much help but i stick to Gummy's, not great life but sound amazing in my ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St_trials Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 My mate has skullcandy TI's and the quality is good (i'm picky about sound quality,but maybe not an audiophile). They're pimp lookin aswellHowever over-the-head styles probbly aren't suitable for riding imo-Charlie- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted September 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 oooh lots of conflicting opinions!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 oooh lots of conflicting opinions!!if you're looking for amazing ridiculous sound quality and really high clarity of a huge frequency range go for AKG 141s and theyre not uber-pricey either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 oooh lots of conflicting opinions!!Well, there a basicly two schools of thoughts, either one are wrong, as I see it. Audiophiles : Enjoy hi-fi stuff, basicly, listen to the stuff the way it was recorded, with all of the depth a real sound has.Everyone else : Just want to listen to their music and have a nice sound.I enjoy a good sound, personally. But the truth is, most of us listen to their earphone with rather low quality mp3 (yeah you can get a pretty decent sound out of them) in rather noisy environments and are actually doing other stuff and not really concentrating on the music. So if you don't have in ear earphones or noise canceling headphones, having an ubbbber sound quality isn't worth it most of the time, and I find blocking outside noise is not a good thing when in a busy city just for walking, not to mention riding.Bottom line, the sound quality is not always that important especially when considering the price of something used ruefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well, there a basicly two schools of thoughts, either one are wrong, as I see it. Audiophiles : Enjoy hi-fi stuff, basicly, listen to the stuff the way it was recorded, with all of the depth a real sound has.Everyone else : Just want to listen to their music and have a nice sound.I enjoy a good sound, personally. But the truth is, most of us listen to their earphone with rather low quality mp3 (yeah you can get a pretty decent sound out of them) in rather noisy environments and are actually doing other stuff and not really concentrating on the music. So if you don't have in ear earphones or noise canceling headphones, having an ubbbber sound quality isn't worth it most of the time, and I find blocking outside noise is not a good thing when in a busy city just for walking, not to mention riding.Bottom line, the sound quality is not always that important especially when considering the price of something used ruefully...Yeah, hence I suggested some mid-range Sennheisers - good all-rounders.Any set of Sennheisers for around £45 will be great sounding for riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmks88 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I won Skullcandy TIs from a local trials comp, ive been using them for some days now and sound quality is quite good but ive heard better. So if you dont need super good quality sound then theyre great, the main reason why i like them is that my ears dont hurt when wearing them, my ears hurt with most other headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Shure EC4's. They are in ear. But they will not fall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 For riding and such I would recommend in ear headphones or canal phones, these will block outside noise better...but please don't go to lengths of loud music AND blocked out surrounding noise. Getting run over IS NOT fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Getting run over IS NOT fun...I'm with you on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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