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| Brand: Sennheiser
Category: CE
Buy New: £17.99
New (1) Used (1) Refurbished (2) from £10.49
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 846
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: CX300 Eco Silver
Model: CX300 Eco Silver
UPC: 615104141513
EAN: 0615104141513
ASIN: B000S8EUQY
Release Date: June 19, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Showing reviews 21-25 of 27
No in-line volume control, but good if you put them in right January 7, 2008
Pete
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These were dreadful. All I ask of earphones is that they sound decent and that they stay in my ears. These just kept falling out every five minutes. I just assumed it was my ears that were the problem. So I kept using my old earphones on my 20Gb MP3 player and used the CX-300's on my cheap 1Gb player. br / br /Months (maybe even a whole year) later I read a review for a different pair of earphones on Amazon. In the review the person gave advice on how to put the earphones on. I tried his advice and it worked! My CX-300's now stay in for ages. As I take them out I can still feel a good grip keeping them in. br / br /The advice was as follows: br /Use two hands to put each ear piece in. Use a finger to lift the top of the ear canal up. With the other hand push the earphone into your ear. The earphone is meant to be INSIDE your ear, not sitting ON your ear. Hold the ear piece in place and let go of the ear canal so that it closes down on top of the earphone. Keep pushing the earphone in for a few seconds before releasing. The earphone should now be gripped in place. When you walk, talk or eat the sound should be as though it's happening inside your head. br / br /I assumed the largest ear piece size was the best fit. Since using the technique described above I have tested the other sizes. I found that the middle size was the best fit for my ear canal. br / br /I'm no expert on sound quality issues so I will not bother commenting beyond the fact that they have a rumbly sound. My understanding is that the rumbly sound is the bass. If that's the case, then I can say that these earphones have excellent bass, certainly more than any other earphones I've used. br / br /One big issue I have with them though is that there is no in-line volume control! Do you really need it? Yes. If you have music equipment that gives off some background hiss, you can get clear sound by using the volume control on the earphones. Reduce the volume to as little as possible on the earphones, then put the volume up louder on the source of the music. Hey presto, the background hiss has disappeared. So be sure that your source equipment is okay on hissing issues before buying. br / br /As there is no in-line volume control they are useless on my CD player but fine on my MP3 players. br / br /If you're not sure if you want to upgrade from 4 cheap earphones then I would say that it is worth doing so. In my experience cheap earphones are very quiet. When I first upgraded I could suddenly hear my old unremastered Neil Young and Talking Heads CDs on the bus. Before, even at maximum volume, I couldn't make much out over the background noise.
Brilliant for the money! December 21, 2007
Mr Common Sense (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ignore the review that describes the sound as terrible with no bass, this person states they have tried each attachment, but they have probably been oblivious to the fact that you have to push the ear piece right into your ear canal, NOT just sit them into your ear (like the crappy earphones that come with an ipod). br / br /I had to use the small ear plug attachments to get the best fit in my ear, and the bass is fantastic! Also, when fitted properly the noise cancellation is great; and I found that I only needed to set my volume (on my ipod nano 3g) about a third less than my previous earphones to achieve the same listening volume (this may help save a bit more battery, or possibly your hearing??) br / br /These are by far the best buy for the 20 budget.
 Mixed results... November 6, 2007
i wrote this (Bucks)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
When you first open the packaging you can't help but be disappointed by these head phones: the wires feel cheap nasty and they're not even symmetrical for goodness sake! It's not until you walk down a busy street listening to music at a reasonably low volume with cars rushing past that you start to see the value in the Sennheiser CX300s. The noise reduction works a treat. Of course if you want absolute silence you're not going to get in at this price. But I did notice significant improvements over ipod and sony head phones and it means that I am able to look after my hearing better by listening to music at much lower levels. br /But there is a downside: You hear every little noise coming through the wires. Even on a still day you can hear the effect of wind on the cables coming through the headphones. Also there are clear audible noises every time the wires knock against your clothes. On a windy day noises like this could cancel out the benefit of reduced environmental sounds. br /The sound quality is good but not that incredible compared with most bundled headphones. If you are expecting a vast improvement over ipod headphones you will be disappointed. br /Also, the Sennheiser CX300 is no good for Sony Ericsson users as for some reason they amplify background hiss from the phone's music player. I've tried this with 2 different models of SE Walkman phones and found that the bundled headphones gave quieter sounds but eliminated most of the hiss. br / br /Finally a couple of words on price: On Sunday I saw these head phones retail at 30 from the Sennheizer stand at the Stuff What Hi Fi show. There is no way that the CX300's are good enough to warrant that kind of price tag. Even at 18 (current amazon uk price) they feel over priced because of the nasty wire. They are marginally better then standard ipod or Walkman head phones but not worth a lot of extra cash. I paid 14 and I think that price is a good reflection of the performance value of these headphones. br / br /In conclusion: the CX300 are good sounding headphones with noise reduction that works. But the overall value is let down by the nasty feel of the wires and excessive interference noises. They make a good replacement for broken or warn out ipod headphones but aren't worth buying as an `upgrade'. Sony Ericsson users should avoid them altogether.
 Superb peice of kit October 1, 2007
D. Girtchen (Hull, U.K.)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have tried a few different ear bud headphones for my Sony mp3 player, including expensive Shure ones but these are by far the best. Being a musician, I have to have a good sound in my hifi gear and have been searching for a while for decent sounding ear bud phones, with not a lot of success, until now. These from Sennheiser are punchy, with a rich deep bass and clear highs, true mid range. They were a bit fiddly to get the right fit to start with and the cables are a bit flimsy with but so were the rest. I was so pleased when I heard that full deep bass sound which is so much lacking on the others I tried. Full marks to Sennheiser but its what I have come to expect from this company as I use their phones in studio work. These are the biz and I would definately recommend them to any potential buyer, excellent value for money.
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