Jim Williams
09-13-2005, 09:54 AM
Since no one aswered me on my previous thread about the E2c vs Koss fit, I will give my impressions after making the purchase. I bought the E2c and tried them out during lunch. The fit was horrible with the silicone and the rubber inserts. After just a few seconds the seal was lost and the sound of course degraded. The fit was much better with the foam inserts but I found the sound to be tinny and lacking in bass with any and all the inserts. I took them back to Best Buy and replaced them with Sony MDR-EX71s. These fit great with good (not great) bass and smoother highs and mid range.
Not to insult anyone who purchased high end earphones, but I find it absurd to spend as much or more on earphones as my iPOD cost. $299 for earphones is just excessive to me. That is my opinion.
If I could find earphones with good bass and smooth highs for around $100, I would purchase them, but for now the Sonys work for me.
I guess that I will use the MDR-EX71s for my jazz music and the Koss Spark Plugs for my classic rock.
Not to insult anyone who purchased high end earphones, but I find it absurd to spend as much or more on earphones as my iPOD cost. $299 for earphones is just excessive to me. That is my opinion.
If I could find earphones with good bass and smooth highs for around $100, I would purchase them, but for now the Sonys work for me.
I guess that I will use the MDR-EX71s for my jazz music and the Koss Spark Plugs for my classic rock.