I'm So Gutted.

[Gandalf the Yellow]

i thought i grabbed myself a bargain when i found a promo code for these Shure SE110 headphones (banging headphones for the money) i paid £25 inc. p&p rrp £70. it was cheap and i know exactly what Shure's up to cos these were a replacement to my old E2G's...

got mine today in the post very happy. they sound great and costed me £25.

then i found this 5 mins ago..

Shure SE110 White

grab yourself a SERIOUS BARGAIN!!!!! literally cheap as chips. for £18 these are no doubt the best headphones you can get for the money, forget the previous posts about "i bum sennheisers because that's all i've ever heard and they're affordable..." i know it's only £8 but for a student that doesn't have a job it's still managed to upset me a little... anyway thought i'd share.

steve

[Haz]

I know I wanted a puppy too.

[Tomm]

You're "gutted"? I think you should save that particular emotion for when someone close to you dies or something. Anyway, thanks for sharing

[Haz]

In all seriousness, I'm going to buy a set tomorrow, I really need a new set for my iPod.

Go-go-gadet payday!

[Gandalf the Yellow]

maybe not "gutted", but for a split second i was rather upset..

steve

[Adam L]

Just bought some now, thanks a lot dude

[Fixed Pants™]

Hmm, skullcandy ink'd are on their way out, pulled one too hard and it's dodgy now.

Apparently these aren't bassy though, which is what i love about my skullies, they are crazy bassy and only 10 quid on ebay... Hmmmmmm.

[Bionic Balls]

that looks like an awesome deal..

i only recently bought some cx500 on ebay for ~£15...and i really find the in line volume control so bloody handy .

oh..and the sound

[MadManMike]

Skullcandy are overpriced and not very good Glenneth. My mate got home cool looking DJ ones for £50, they were awful quality and broke in 2 months!

[Fixed Pants™]

You of all people mike! That's a fair point, i've also used the hesh's, and i agree, they're wank, but these 10 quid on ebay ink'ds are actually epic. Clear and bassy. Just look at the figures. 18ish hz to 20khz, evidently go pretty damn low.

[Haz]

Doesn't mean they are high quality though.

[tomturd]

I was going to buy them last week for £25 too... but didn't get round to putting my card details in. Just bought a pair about 3 hours ago

[MadManMike]

You of all people mike! That's a fair point, i've also used the hesh's, and i agree, they're wank, but these 10 quid on ebay ink'ds are actually epic. Clear and bassy. Just look at the figures. 18ish hz to 20khz, evidently go pretty damn low.

If you worked for a year in a hifi shop you'd know that stated frequencies are bollocks.

We had some expensive german ones that looked crap on paper, but won hands down when it came to sound quality.

People used to say "How come these are £20 more but don't go as low?" - I'd just tell them to try 'em. Of course some people preferred the muffly lower bass you get from cheaper ones, but most people agreed that the sound was more accurate and sounded much better on the more expensive ones.

[Gandalf the Yellow]

Clear and bassy. Just look at the figures. 18ish hz to 20khz, evidently go pretty damn low.

quality evidently go pretty damn low when it's a skullcandy..

do you wank over drum n bass?

steve

[NVWOCI WVS]

AKG K171 MKII. Need I say more?

After having to do quite a bit of critical listening for Alevel music tech, I realised good quality headphones really are worth the price tag.

Edited November 6, 2008 by Sam Doman

[Fixed Pants™]

quality evidently go pretty damn low when it's a skullcandy..

do you wank over drum n bass?

steve

No, really, they are actually good quality. People slating skullcandy, have you actually used some ink'ds?

And yes, yes i do. Do you wank over generic pop music?

[Tomm]

I thought there were other kinds of music, but it turns out I was wrong. Apparently the only thing other than D&B is generic pop music. I'll just go listen to white noise.

[TheCircus]

I'm going to take this thread into battle-mode by the statement;

DRUM AND BASS IS MUSIC FOR IDIOTS.

[Dr. Nick Riviera]

This is more homoerotic than glen's dream journal.

Real men listen to grindcore.

[Gandalf the Yellow]

No, really, they are actually good quality. People slating skullcandy, have you actually used some ink'ds?

And yes, yes i do. Do you wank over generic pop music?

i can slate skullcandy because i own a set, never wasting my time on a set again, and obviously reasons mean why they're covered in dust and not been used after a week or two of purchasing. have you used anything else other than skullcandy's or the standard set that came with your mp3 player/cd player?

pop music? yeah, why not, there's plenty of fit female artists out there who pantsing around in their music videos

steve

[MadManMike]

Glen, the people bashing them are bashing them for a reason.

We don't launch random attacks - everyone slating them has used a pair or knows about them.

[Hendrix]

Skull Candy are truly rubbish. (edit: too add, I do still own my set, if I haven't binned them already.)

My friend uses these; Bose Headphones

For general listening to music they are amazing. The sound quality is really clear, and the bass response is pretty good.

Edited November 6, 2008 by Hendrix

[NVWOCI WVS]

AKG close back headphones > Bose closed back headphones

Owned both. Bose are more comfortable to wear, but the sound quality of the AKGs can't be touched.

[Greetings]

I was expecting to read about some kind of accident or illness...

[MadManMike]

Bose are good, but really overpriced.

Those headphones should be around £69, not £99.

And yeah, some AKG ones are great!

I use Sennheiser HD25's for DJ'ing as they are pretty much the standard, £89 and everything is replaceable so if you break anything you don't need to buy a new set