A few days ago I complained that the
sound from my iPod seemed a little disappointing. I played around with the settings and still couldn't get a reasonably high enough quality for my liking. Today I finally had the chance to do something about it.
My local electronics store has a small selection of earphones and headphones, I actually thought I was going to have to make do with the Apple original earbuds until I could head into town, but would you believe they stock Sennheiser. I haven't been very impressed with the Philips headphones I've got and I didn't want to settle for Sony which is the other main brand they stock. Then my eye dropped to the bottom shelf and there smiling up at me was this little blister pack so bland most people would probably not even notice it. And blow me down if it didn't didn't have the Sennheiser logo proudly printed on the front.
Try to imagine how a lone survivor in the desert must feel when they finally glimpse water. That is how I felt. If you're interested they're the
Sennheiser CX300. Oh man they are fantastic. They fit directly into the ear canal and block out all external sound, the bass response is a joy to behold. I tested them with some Bert Kaempfert, a track with a good Double Bass and drum combo, then with some Van Halen. Oh my god, throbbing guitar base on earbuds, I never in my wildest dreams thought these could sound so good.
Restores all my faith in the iPod, now its almost perfect.
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