drarthurwells

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $30.00 from E-bay

Summary:
Excellent ear buds. Strong bass and very musical. I use with the iRiver IMP350 or 400 with a treble boost and am very happy. Not as clean or detailed as the Etymotic 4S but more efficient for portable use.

Strengths:
Strong bass and very musical.

Weaknesses:
Some coloration and some image blur, but not a problem overall.

Similar Products Used:
Grado top of the line, Stax electrostatic, Etymotic 4S

Price Paid:  $39.00 from BCC Veenendaal

Summary:
After burning them in for 48 hours treble started to unsharpen. Overall what counts is the sound. Great musical atmosphere, precision, lightweight, good fit (with my ears), tight bass, nice clean mids. These earbuds deserve five stars.

Strengths:
Sound, closed back, compact, fit, durability, looks

Weaknesses:
Low output, cable knots (but that's almost always with things)

Similar Products Used:
Senns' MX 500 (really poor sound!), all kind of different Sony headphones and ear-buds that come together with a walkman or discman (the used to be better than nowadays)

Price Paid:  $40.00 from G&G Electronics

Summary:
After using the Sony MDR-E888LP's extensively and being VERY dissapointed with the Bass (even after extensive break-in) I decided to get the EX70's. The strength of the E888's were their mids and highs. The EXTREME weakness of those headphones were the Bass (this is with Bass Boost ON!!!). To get "decent" bass, you really had to push those headphones into your ear and play with them to get them to fit "Just Right". Even then, the bass was mediocre at best. After all that fidgeting, my ear was all red and sore from the foam pad rubbing against my ear. After switching to the EX70's, I noticed the Bass response is MUCH MUCH better. Even better is the fact that I get MUCH more bass with the EX70's with the Bass Boost OFF vs. the E888's with the Bass Boost ON!!! The mid's and high's on the EX70's are o.k. If you listen to a lot of electronic music (House, Trance, Techno etc.) these headphones are GREAT. If you listen to slow jams and other bass heavy songs with lots of vocals, I wouldn't recommend these headphones. The bass can sometimes overwhelm the mid's and high's which is a big problem if you're listening to songs with lots of vocals. In that case, I would recommend that you listen to them first to ensure they are to your liking. Another benefit of these headphones is that they fit VERY comfortably in the ear. After having a layer of skin rubbed off from the E888's, I'm VERY happy to have a comfortable set of ear buds. After breaking the headphones in a bit, I noticed that the sound is much better. The mid's and high's are better than when I first got them (the bass seems the same). Overall I am happy with this product, although better mid's and high's would be nice to have.

Strengths:
Bass Comfortable in the ear

Weaknesses:
Mid's and High's

Similar Products Used:
MDR-E888LP Multiple Aiwa Headphones (which were VERY good) Sennheiser MX-400 Sony - V700DJ Sony - MDR-V900 A bunch of other headphones whose poor sound made me forget the model number.

Price Paid:  $36.00 from somewhere online

Summary:
these headphones are superb! I am a cheap person, i have stuck with $20-$30 headphones and of all of these, id have to say the ex70's are by far the best. I have had to re-encode many of my mp3's because of these headphones. the bass can be overpowering at times. though, the mids and trebles are quite fine, i havent heard any of the "problems" dealing with the mid's and treble's. there is one main complaint i have, the cord is quite flimsy, id suggest caution about pulling and tugging on the chord. ive actually had to buy another air, because of chord breakage... and yes, i do deem these worthy enough to buy another pair over. i am also going to agree with the other reviewer's about wearing these while biking and jogging. i also say this from personal experiance... all in all, id recommend these headphones to any boarderline enthusiast who wants a cheap, good set of headphones.

Strengths:
compact, price, feel(comfort), sound quality

Weaknesses:
turd of a carry case, flimsy wire.

Similar Products Used:
aiwa (dont know the model), several sony phones

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I bought a pair of these in-ears to compliment my recently purchased DEJ955 CD walkman. I spent a few weeks researching what was available in my price range, and these seemed the best bet. I would recommend them. Sure, there are better sounding portable headhpones, but there are strengths in these that others cannot compete with. Firstly, they are cheap, as far as audio equipment goes. And for the price, you get a decent sound quality. The lows are smooth, although at times a little boomy. The mids are far more prominent than other reviews make them out to be, although they are at times boxy. The highs are also even, I have had no problem with this harshness others have described. I can only assume that people have them turned up too loud, which brings me to another good point - you don't need to have these phones cranked (any audiophile would agree that high levels are foolish under any circumstances) up that loud. Because they are closed type phones, there is little external noise, and therefore you can have them set to a lower level. At lower levels, they really hold their own, showing that low priced in-ears can almost have a sound stage. Their portability is also a virtue, there is nothing else in this price range that is this small, yet sounds comparable. To summarise, sure, there are in-ears that sound better. But most cost much, much more. People who compare these to products in a different league are simply foolish, and doing themselves an injustice. I am not comparing them to Sennheiser studio cans or the like, as that would not be fair. They hold their own, and do the job more than adequately.

Strengths:
Even sound for the price, comfortable, price.

Weaknesses:
Long and potentially weak chord, silly little case (although strangely practical).

Similar Products Used:
Sony in ears, Sennheiser in ears.