NEWS: Sennheiser's 'phones for Phones

Clare Newsome 07 August 2007 16:44
Sennheiser has launched a new version of its CX300 earphones, complete with a right-angled 2.5mm jack to suit the smaller sockets of mobile phones and PDAs.

Now all someone's got to do is persuade music-mobile owners to use them, rather than treating us all to their tunes via their handsets' speakers...

The CX300 in-ears are a five-star favourite of ours, offering entry-level noise-isolation and a detailed dynamic performance that blow-away freebie 'buds' for music performance. Senn-Cx-300-2.5Mm

The Sennheiser CX300 2.5mm is available now, priced - like the 3.5mm original - at £40. It comes in a black finish, with the 3.5mm version now available in black, white or pink.

A cheaper mobile-friendly alternative - if you've already got upgrade headphones you're happy with - is a 3.5-to-2.5mm adapter, like this...

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Comments

GSX-R August 7, 2007 21:05

Do these include a microphone like the Sennheiser MM (10/30/50) series?

Clare Newsome August 8, 2007 10:15

Doesn't look like it - definitely aimed at music from your mobile, rather than handfree use, it seems.

GSX-R August 8, 2007 15:41

Did you ever test the Sennheiser MM series?

If not, could you?

Clare Newsome August 8, 2007 18:27

We haven't actually - i'll drop Sennheiser a request....

GSX-R August 9, 2007 15:02

Yes please!

I use a PocketPC/phone. I suppose the headset kan be easely improved upon, but I do need to use it handsfree as well.

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About Clare Newsome

Clare Newsome has been a technology journalist for 17 years, the past 9 years as a consumer electronics specialist. As well as being editor-in-chief of What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, whathifi.com and the Ultimate Guides series, Clare is a regular contributor to The Guardian and other national newspapers and magazines, and often comments on all aspects of home entertainment technology and trends on TV, radio and online.