12-03-2009, 05:17 AM
Another vote for the se530s.
These are my very favorite in-ear buds. They are very accurate and most of all, they are not bass-heavy like so many more popular, cheaper earphones. If the music doesn't have bass, the 'phones won't either. Some people find them "thin" sounding. These are people who like a lot of bass in their music. Listen to these 'phones for awhile, then go to any other brand and you'll hear how bass-heavy instead of bass accurate the 530s are.
If you like a lot of bass, many good, cheaper products will suffice.
I too use the foam tips. These are probably the finest earphones you're ever going to hear. Retail is $500 MSRP, but they can be found cheaper than that.
I don't have the Push-To-Hear adapter but on a plane, it could be very handy. It allows you to hear outside sounds without removing the earbuds and maintain very good isolation.
Most over the ear (circumaural) headphones won't completely isolate the engine noise of a plane. With the volume boosted, they will drown out that background noise, but then the SPL will be somewhat high. Listening to classical music or any other genre with a similar wide dynamic range might be disappointing.
Noise cancelling 'phones will match and maybe exceed the isolation of earbuds with good fitting tips, but at the expense of sonic integrity to a critical listener.
These are my very favorite in-ear buds. They are very accurate and most of all, they are not bass-heavy like so many more popular, cheaper earphones. If the music doesn't have bass, the 'phones won't either. Some people find them "thin" sounding. These are people who like a lot of bass in their music. Listen to these 'phones for awhile, then go to any other brand and you'll hear how bass-heavy instead of bass accurate the 530s are.
If you like a lot of bass, many good, cheaper products will suffice.
I too use the foam tips. These are probably the finest earphones you're ever going to hear. Retail is $500 MSRP, but they can be found cheaper than that.
I don't have the Push-To-Hear adapter but on a plane, it could be very handy. It allows you to hear outside sounds without removing the earbuds and maintain very good isolation.
Most over the ear (circumaural) headphones won't completely isolate the engine noise of a plane. With the volume boosted, they will drown out that background noise, but then the SPL will be somewhat high. Listening to classical music or any other genre with a similar wide dynamic range might be disappointing.
Noise cancelling 'phones will match and maybe exceed the isolation of earbuds with good fitting tips, but at the expense of sonic integrity to a critical listener.
