In-Ear Headphones around 30$ or lesser

**PhOeNiX** · 24-12-08, 10:30 PM

Well, now that we have booked my 5800

, RoBoGhOsT and me were looking to buy some good canal type earphones via KMD. We had nearly zeroed in on the Sennheiser CX-500 for 30$ off eBay , but later found out that they were most probably fake. Now we have come down to the CX-400 from J&R: Electronics, Digital Cameras, Computers, Appliances, Software, Video Games, DVDs, CDs ..

Sennheiser CX-400B Classic Line Earbud Headphones - Black in Corded Headphones at JR.com

Are they good earphones, if anyone has used them ? Any other better earphones in this category falling in the same price-range ?

**RoBoGhOsT** · 24-12-08, 10:42 PM

someone please tell good headphones under 2k locally , or under 30 $ from kmd , mostly in ear-type

**kkndka** · 24-12-08, 10:59 PM

check out the Soundmagic PL-30's ...

**PhOeNiX** · 24-12-08, 11:19 PM

K. What about the crossroads ? Will they fit the bill ?

EDIT : just checked Jaben's site. The Mylar x3i's have been replaced by the Bijou 2 and 3's . Kinda out of our budget at 57$

**Nikhil** · 25-12-08, 08:13 AM

Please help!!

http://www.techenclave.com/market/fs...-a-124921.html

**stalker** · 25-12-08, 09:54 AM

check out the PL-30's. Awesome vfm

**GameNome** · 25-12-08, 10:01 AM

these are really good

Denon AH-C351K Stereo Earphone - AH-C351K - Buy.com

**PhOeNiX** · 25-12-08, 03:37 PM

Hmm. Will check out the PLs and the Denon's.

@Nikhil - Me want the thump. Have EP-630's already, but i think can use something better

BTW, had a look at the SoundMagic PL-30 reviews. Seem to be good. Where are they available ? Only eBay or somewhere like newegg or amazon ?

**stalker** · 25-12-08, 07:20 PM

^^ check out kknda's show off. he got em off of some site based in hongkong. i don't think you'll find these on newegg/amazon. he ordered it directly by himself.

**PhOeNiX** · 25-12-08, 08:00 PM

How would you match up the PL-30 against the CX-400 ? Also anyone heard of the Jbuds ?

**chic_magnet** · 25-12-08, 10:30 PM

I have the cx-400's. They are good, I have only the ep630 and the mylar xbi (or whichever one stalker has/had) and a cx-300 for comparison. The mylar's sounded more like monitor speakers, the ep-630 though better than my sony photopia earphones sound shit while the cx-300 has a lot of bass, a lot more than my liking.

The sound coming out of the cx-400 is crystal clear and while most earphones fail to reproduce treble properly resulting is the treble being garbled, the cx-400 reproduces it clearly without messing up the sound.

I think the sound is more balanced in the cx-400 and the response to the equalizer is quiet good (not sensitive exactly but better than other earphones).

**PhOeNiX** · 25-12-08, 10:38 PM

Well , the guys over at head-fi.org are recommending that we spend a little more and get the NuForce NE-7M . @50$ , they are said to be the best VFM earbuds, along with added features like a mic for your Mobile phone, which is my major use.

**PhOeNiX** · 26-12-08, 01:16 PM

How are the Crossroad MylarOne ? I think the x3i's are stopped right ?

**stalker** · 26-12-08, 01:28 PM

^^ afaik mylarones are not sold any longer. they are basically older gen products from crossroads.. mylarones.. followed by x3/xb series.. followed by x3* series.. followed by the current bijou series.

If you wnat heavy bass in the mylarones look for either an xbi or an xb. not sure where you'll find either though.

**RoBoGhOsT** · 26-12-08, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by chic_magnet

I have the cx-400's. They are good, I have only the ep630 and the mylar xbi (or whichever one stalker has/had) and a cx-300 for comparison. The mylar's sounded more like monitor speakers, the ep-630 though better than my sony photopia earphones sound shit while the cx-300 has a lot of bass, a lot more than my liking.

The sound coming out of the cx-400 is crystal clear and while most earphones fail to reproduce treble properly resulting is the treble being garbled, the cx-400 reproduces it clearly without messing up the sound.

I think the sound is more balanced in the cx-400 and the response to the equalizer is quiet good (not sensitive exactly but better than other earphones).

thanks for the info , thinking to get the CX400 now , where did u get them from and for how much ? also how good is CX400 over CX300 and ep-630 , also how much is loudness in CX400 compared to EP-630?

**-Anish-** · 26-12-08, 02:08 PM

nikhil has the CX300 on sale.. rs.1490 i think

**RoBoGhOsT** · 26-12-08, 02:09 PM

dont want CX300 , they not much better than EP-630 which i already have .

**Hacker** · 26-12-08, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by PhOeNiX

Well , the guys over at head-fi.org are recommending that we spend a little more and get the NuForce NE-7M . @50$ , they are said to be the best VFM earbuds, along with added features like a mic for your Mobile phone, which is my major use.

Read this thread REVIEW: Nuforce NE-7M iPhone IEM vs Klipsch Image X10 and Denon C700 - Page 19 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Those guys love the NuForce NE-7M, Im thinking of getting it from KMD.

**PhOeNiX** · 26-12-08, 08:09 PM

I was looking at the Nuforce. But slightly expensive at 49$. Lemme see if i can extend my budget. Coz they have a support for phones also with the added mic. But actually i might stick with the CX400 series as the phone already comes with a mic hands-free box with a 3.5mm jack.