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NEWS: Sennheiser's 'best ever' in-ear headphones

Andrew Everard 15 January 2008 16:46

Sennheiser Cx-95 Sennheiser says its new CX 95 earphones are the best it's ever made, combining as they do a new ergonomic design, effective noise-isolation and a metal/composite hybrid construction.

The new in-ear design, which sells for £80, makes use of advanced drive units, while the shape of the earpieces is all about comfort and a reliable fit.

The forward-angled arm ensures the cable is routed to the ear from the front, while a choice of three sizes of soft silicone rubber ear adapters gives both a snug fit and good passive attenuation of external noise.

The cables have been redesigned to reduce handling noise, and the system is designed for high efficiency to maximise the battery life of the players to which it is connected.

The package includes an extension cable with a right-angle plug, and a protective hard case.

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Comments

Wightknight January 15, 2008 18:36

I love Sennheiser headphones and have been extremely pleased with my CX300s. My problem is that I am becoming confused by the sudden rush of new models all vying for the same market, i.e the CX400s and 500s and now the CX55 and 95.

Has anyone been able to make sense of how these ranges fit together and how to select the right pair? Or should we just decide on how much we are prepared to pay?

All advice gratefully received .....

FazZ January 16, 2008 12:01

Denon AH-C350 Stereo Earphones

I'm so hungry for a decent pair of ear-phones and fed up with them all being so similar and dull.

I've been using in-ear (deep in-ear) headphones for 7 years now and although the quality was fantastic, Sony's EX range worked best as they came with optional 3.5mm extension, which meant I could still use a remote and not have cables every where, ready to kill myself on.

Today, I use a SE (Sony Ericsson) HBH-DS200 BlueTooth adapter, a SE MBW-150 watch, an SE P1i and a pair of Denon AH-C350 earphones. The earphones were cheap, yet the quality is great. However the cable maybe suitable for crappy iPod thingy's but anything 'modern' tends to be dated with no options in cable management or ear-grips. You get what you pay for though, but saying that, I was originally going for Denon AH-C700 Stereo Earphones but wasn't that impressed with them for the extra cost.

You can probably tell I'm a fan of Denon gear, but at the What HiFi show 2006 and 2007, Sennheiser's demo stand was pretty boring and the gent demo-ing the gear was obviously brain-washed with what Sennheiser say and not exactly what the portable playing market want.

Do any of these companies use or trial test with portable equipment? I know most will say iPod this, iPod that... but iPod's are not the only option out there and a bad one at that.

Can anyone suggest a band that offer good earphones, that are under £100 and have some good options.

I also use a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 pro's for peace and love the quality of these cans, but NOT exactly street-friendly.

mring January 20, 2008 02:31

80% of mp3 players are ipods, so you can cry whatever you want but the majority uses the ipod.

if other products aren't up to scratch then it's not the ipod's fault.

FazZ January 21, 2008 15:09

LoL... I know what you mean 'mring' but I was one of the first 10 in the UK to have iPod and since then, will never be going back!

I guess I've never seen an iPod worth it's weight in money (unless free) and never has the technicals of a modern portable music player.

Hmm... sounds like Apple Mac's too... but that's a whole 'other' blog/forum!

hifiheadphones January 22, 2008 19:05

These CX95's do look very nice. I'm guessing that they are actually pretty similar inside to the <a href="www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/sennheiser-cx-500-headphones-black-cx500-black-prodid-196.html">Sennheiser CX 500 earphones</a>

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About Andrew Everard

Andrew Everard, Audio Editor of Gramophone since November 1999 and What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision's Consulting Editor, read English at Queens' College, Cambridge a very long time ago! He started his journalistic career in 1982 on Haymarket's photographic magazines, and subsequently worked on What Hi-Fi?, High Fidelity, Audiophile and Home Cinema magazines, as well as contributing a monthly column to Japanese title HiVi.