hi,
i had a look at the tdk ones on offer at dick smith for $15ish. they've reviewed quite well, but wondering if anyone can recommend a cheaper set? lol. there are loads on focalprice for $2-3, but they surely thery are no good?
cheers!
cheap in-ear earphones
janeymac on 16/08/2010 - 11:58
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Currently selling at HN clearance bins for $12, they are pretty good
Brilliant. Just the advice I was looking for. I will check those out. Cheers, Lacerta.
WAIT!!! if your looking for stuff on focalprice. THERE is hope!!! SOUNDMAGIC PL-30
Look for reviews on them.
FOR 20 or so dollars, they are considered the BEST OF THE BEST at the price. and its def genuine on focal price!Focal Price are well known fakers, so i wouldnt be trusting anything from them
There's a lot of links out there i just didnt want to paste all of them, better deals locally although wouldnt mind trying the soundmagic's one day
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/dont-order-focalprice-com-fak…
i got a friend to call soundmagic in china. They confirmed that focal price does buy off them, however i also know that all the other stuff is fake. I can only confirm the soundmagic products are genuine. i didnt mean everything
best headphones at that price! they've got amazing bass
hi mikinoz, thanks for the heads up. will stop by HN today to check it out.
bobw, i can't find the PL_30s on focalprice, just other models (PL_11, 17, 18). They're US$10-18, so not sure what's equivalent. Thanks for your suggestion :)
endless, i had a look at the site, but couldn't find earphones. cheers.
oh there it is! lol. thanks bob. they look great!
Off-topic from the other bargain: Janeymac, if you click my username, then click comments, the screen will load with my profile. In the top righthand corner, click the link named 'contact'.
Thanks,
SashHope I am not too late to be of benefit.
Go with the Ultimate Ears 150s. They are le bomba!
I got the 150s (very good earphones) from Officeworks. Price matched of some random thing I found on StaticIce.
E.g. http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ultimate+ears+1…
Cheapest is ARC ($26.65). Went in store (OW), price match (using ARC, that works out to $25.30), out of there in a matter of minutes. You can do this for any set and the Ultimate Ears are so good. The only reason I am not using my 150s is because I got the 220s for really cheap (of OzBargain).
Hope I helped you!
Kind Regards,
ZelkaP.S.
Couple of things:
- Needs to be in stock at ARC for pricematch to work (maybe phone ahead?)
- ARC is pretty trusted, for $1 if you are close to an ARC outlet, go there instead?
- Print out quote from first 3 hits of StaticIce, just in case. Have Phone Numbers, etc handy.UE needs to be of high-end to be actually decent. Low ends beloow 220's are all so…meh~
FOr the price, stick to the PL30's
im pretty much a genuine audiophile. But i do understand everyone has their opinions…
^^
janeymac - any updates ?!
In my experience earbuds under $10 sound tinny. The problem I've found with the cheap sets is that one of the earbuds will stop working after 1-11 months.
I bought a pair of cygnett earbuds for my Grandma who was previously going through the Reject Shop ($2) or supermarket ($8) earbuds every 2-4 months. They cost $18 from DSE, came with a 5 year warranty, sound better than any she had ever had, and are still working perfectly to this day (5 years later).
In short, I wouldn't recommend anything under $15.