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senn vs Sony vs Koss - Earphones

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ankushkool
ankushkool Original post #1
Jan 1, 2010 at 6:47 PM
I own creative ep-630 and want to upgrade to a better earphones. my budget is around 1.5k. i did some research n narrowed down to :

Sennheiser CX-180

Sony MDR-EX35LP

Koss KSC9

any other suggeestion are also welcome.
i mostly listen to rock/metal so need good bass.

Thanks in advance.
ankushkool
ankushkool #2
Jan 1, 2010 at 8:55 PM
also how is ep-830?
T
Tamoghno #3
Jan 2, 2010 at 1:55 AM
i think sennheiser are always overpriced . i haven't heard cx180 but heard cx300 and cx400. they are good but way to much overpriced.

Personally didn't liked Sony MDR-EX35LP , sounded muddy to me .

if you prefer clear sound then try philips shs 9700 or Soundmagic PL30. if you prefer heavy bass you can get the sonys.
sujoyp
sujoyp #4
Jan 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Sennheiser cx300 have poor bass..but clean sound
ankushkool
ankushkool #5
Jan 2, 2010 at 8:52 PM
is phillips really good!!! better than senn, Sony, Koss n creative?
i already have creative ep-630!!!

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senn cx180 is around 1.4k is it worth it? is it better than ep-630?
T
Tamoghno #6
Jan 2, 2010 at 11:52 PM
ankushkool said:
is phillips really good!!! better than senn, Sony, Koss n creative?
i already have creative ep-630!!!

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senn cx180 is around 1.4k is it worth it? is it better than ep-630?
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i also have EP630 ( and PL30 ) . philips 9700 is by far one of the best i've heard , better than cx300 , so i guess it should be better than cx180. philips are very good value for money , at this budget its definitely better than senn and sony . creative have more bass less clarity .koss i haven't heard .
ankushkool
ankushkool #7
Jan 3, 2010 at 3:23 PM
umm... just waiting for few more opinions b4 i finally go 4 one. has anyone tried koss?
ankushkool
ankushkool #8
Jan 11, 2010 at 1:51 PM
anyone.... ?
Lucky_star
Lucky_star #9
Jan 12, 2010 at 9:22 AM
I have a Sennheiser CX-180 Street II model. The sound quality and ambience is good. Better than an EPx30. In Sony, try getting MDR EX-76LP. Its better than 35LP. Never used a Koss one. Sennheiser gives 2 year warranty on its products while creative and sony comes with no warranty support. My CX-180 is having a problem and need to send for repair :(
ankushkool
ankushkool #10
Jan 23, 2010 at 4:13 PM
how much did it cost? n have u tried cx 200? is there much diff in performance?
Lucky_star
Lucky_star #11
Jan 24, 2010 at 12:42 AM
cx-180 cost me 1400 bucks. As far as I know, there isn't much difference in Cx 180 and cx 200.
ankushkool
ankushkool #12
Feb 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM
any more opinions?
mayanksharma
mayanksharma #13
Feb 1, 2010 at 11:11 PM
@ankush,
Just go for Sony MDR-EX35LP! :)
ankushkool
ankushkool #14
Feb 2, 2010 at 9:53 AM
"growin old is mandatory... growin up is optional..." ;)

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thanks a lot :)
K
kuki_295 #15
Feb 2, 2010 at 5:13 PM
i am also looking for new earphones. i had sony mdr-ex35lp but they stopped working as the chord broke internally due to stretching, anyways now i am looking for some different earphone(its not that i didn't liked 35lp just wanna try something different)

after reading posts i am confused b/w Philips and Sennheiser.