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Sennheiser CX300 Stereo Earphones (White) | 
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| Brand: Sennheiser
Category: CE
Buy New: £6.99
New (18) from £6.99
Rating:  490 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: CX300-W
Model: CX300-W
UPC: 615104126596
EAN: 4044156016412
ASIN: B000IDUP3G
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Powerful, bass-driven stereo sound | | • | Perfect in-ear fit, ear buds included in small, medium and large different sizes | | • | Excellent attenuation of background noise | | • | Compact and lightweight | | • | Ideal for use with all MP3, CD, DVD, MD players and portable game systems with 3.5 mm headphone sockets |
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| Customer Reviews:
 The best compromise for in-ear 'phones April 4, 2006
PEF (Norfolk, UK)
47 out of 49 found this review helpful
I think this is the 5th pair of sennheiser headphones I've acquired, one way and another. I normally find their version of any particualr style of 'phone is worth looking at, and they're always beautifully built. I've got a pair of HD580 precision 'phones for serious listening at home, though these need to be driven by a fairly hefty amp, so are too quiet with an iPod. I bought some MX500's to go with my first iPod, but have always found the hard earbud type uncomfortable to use and difficult to get just right in the ear, so my wife uses (and seems to enjoy) those with her iPod. I've also got some PX100's which get deserved rave reviews in the HiFi press. These do dound excellent, with good bass and an open, balanced sound but you feel a bit of a tit with them on your head in the Gym, and they do leak quite a lot of sound.
I had been wondering about some in-ear style phones, such as the ones produced by Shure or Etymotic. But I'd been put of by the price of these and the fact that you have to push them deep into your ears to get the proper sealing and bass response. So when I saw that Sennheiser had produced their own version, I knew I needed to investigate. And as the reviews seemed positive, and the price not bad, I went ahead and bought a pair.
They've proved to be the best pair of headphones I've used with my iPod, giving very good volume levels, such that I had to turn the volume down compared with what I've been used to. The bass is extremely good, testing it with s couple of my favourite bass testers, such as "Anthem Without Nation" from Nitin Sawhney's Beyond Skin, "Saturn" from Holst's Planets and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots part 2 by the Flaming Lips. The middle sized ear pads which come fitted were the right size for me, and sit down into my ear canal quite comfortably without feeling intrusive, and apparently giving a good sound seal, as no-one around me has been complaining of any noise.
The only thing I would like to have got with them is some sort of case to carry them in.
Highly recommended for the iPod April 26, 2007
K. Smith (Staffordshire)
45 out of 46 found this review helpful
I have been struggling with the iPod supplied earbuds for quite some time, they truly are awful. I switched to a Phillips set which sounded good but broke within 3 weeks. After searching Amazon and various places for reviews on the net Sennheiser came out as the best again and again, so I went for it. Glad I did, they are great. Brilliant sound, very comfortable with a great seal - in fact, so good that when I'm doing my housework I can't hear the vacuum at all and have to keep checking it's actually on and unfortunately missed numerous phone calls. I've also had it confirmed that no one else can hear the music at all while I'm listening to it either so it would be great for trains/buses etc.
I also really like the way they have designed the actual connection plug where it sits in the iPod - it's solid, sturdy and it's angled so the wire is running to the side rather than straight down. I'm positive this will limit the likelihood of the wires becoming broken or unstable as happened with the Phillips set.
In fact, these earphones are so good, a friend who worked as a sound engineer and has been in the musical equipment business for years thought they were brilliant too and got me to order another set for his daughter to replace her iPod earphones.
I struggled to get used to the one side being much shorter than the other, but it's sorted now. The longer one just goes round the back of your neck. The wires are rubbery so may catch easily but I just put the wire through my t-shirt if necessary to ensure my arms don't catch it.
At last I can finally really appreciate the quality of the iPod. It's amazing how just changing to a quality set of earphones makes such a massive difference.
Oh, and these are a brilliant price too...I saw the same set in Curry's and PC World for 39.99.
Beats iPod earphones hands-down September 2, 2006
G. Wilson (Edinburgh)
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
After having used my iPod earphones that came supplied with the iPod itself for the last 2 years, I felt it was time to finally upgrade them. I had never been a fan of Apple's attempt at earphones as they had developed a magnetic rattle on the second day of use, when using them to listen to bass-heavy songs.
The Sennheiser CX300's in comparison are absolutely brilliant. Sound quality through all ranges is clear and bass comes across especially well, without being too dominant. They give a real punch in the bass when it's required and an overall smooth sound. The CX300's come with three sizes of ear-plug adapters to enable the earphone to fit right inside the ear canal. Some people may not like the small extra hassle of finding the optimum position every time they want to listen to their music, however the end results are far better than any earphones I have used to date. Their ability to dampen external noise is also a plus especially for use in busy environments such as the gym or about town.
Overall these are an exceptional pair of headphones for the price that make listening to any portable music device much more enjoyable.
Fantastic sound June 3, 2006
Gaffer (UK)
39 out of 41 found this review helpful
These are FANTASTIC headphones.
The sound quality is superb, and they far outclass my other sony mdr-ex71slw 'phones. I have have the excellent Sennheiser PX100's which I'll try to compare to.
Sound:
Bass...excellent and deep. Unlike the Sony's however, they don't output overblown baggy bass, it is very tight and tuneful and FAST (Bass starts and stops on a dime with the CX300's). To give an example, various dance tracks that have complex bass-lines tended to come over as a slightly homogenous deep sound only on the Sony's, whereas here they are easily distinguishable from each other...all separated, present and correct.
The Sennheiser PX100's don't reach as deep, but they do tend to vibrate instead...thus giving the impression of deep deep bass (whereas with the CX300's, it's real !)
Midrange...lovely liquid midrange here. Stands out nice and clear, vocals sound like they're physically in your head. Unlike the Sony's, NOT drowned out amongst shrill treble and innaccurate bass.
The midrange is as clear and well proportioned as the PX100's.
Treble...Yes, OK, they do have slightly high treble on first listen, but you need to burn them in first (a week or so of continuos listening should do the trick). When they settle down, they're amazing too. Treble is nicely placed, giving the impression of a nice wide soundstage (to the extent that sounds appear to come from not only inside your head, but also around you sometimes).
The treble in the PX100's is also very clear, giving the impression of nice open soundstage (slightly more expansive too) but the Sony's, conversely, are terrible screechy rubbish.
Build Quality: Exemplary. Better than the PX100's (which are excellent anyway) my silver CX300's aren't simply covered in cheapo silver paint/plastic. It actually looks like metallic car paint with a few coats of piano gloss veneer over it (I was a bit worried that I hadn't opted for the "safe" black ones, but the silvers look great imho).
The material is also very solidly put together. In this respect, you get the impression manipulating them in your fingers of a classy piece of kit.
The Sony's, on the other hand, have appalling build quality using cheap nasty materials.
Comfort: Again top notch. So comfortable that you forget you're waring them. They're supplied with 3 sizes of rubber "canal-piece" so you have choice like the Sony's. For comfort I'd rate these as high as the Sony's and this also means very little sound leakage.
The PX100's, while good, aren't quite this good and you also get more sound leakage with them
Overall c.f. the PX100's the CX300's sound is very similar with only the soundstage being not as wide and open, but traded off for a much nicer fit with less sound leakage. I would also say that I use the PX100's when I also need ambient sound intrusion (like on a bike), and the CX300's when I don't want to disturb others (on the train).
The Sony's come in a distinct 3rd in all departments apart from comfort.
PS some people have commented that the CX300's are 're-badged' Creative EP630's. This is not true...example CX300 = 18-21kHz, 112dB, assymetric cord ... but ... EP630 = 6-23kHz, 106dB, symetrical cord.
Creative just ripped off the Senny's design is all...they are not the same headphone (different drive units and wiring).
my goodness November 3, 2006
Mr. Conor Th Bevan (London)
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
sound has depth throughout. bass is excellent. comfort is excellent. light weight & better build than sony ex71's. bargain price - need i say any more?
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