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Best earphone for the value




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I bought the earphone after reading rave review on it.


SoundMagic E11C review | What Hi-Fi?


The review is spot on.


The most remarkable difference between this and free earphone distributed by Delta Airline is detailed treble.


I also compared this with Grado SR80E headphone that I have.


Grado have slightly more open bass but this one seems to have more details.


Due to the limitation of luggage, I would rather bring earphone than regular headphone  for long travel.


This one fit my need at the cost of 60$.

I found that the music through Youtube or Amazon prime using SoundMAGIC E11C earphones is quite enjoyable.


I highly recommend this for travel.


Thomas
shkong78
glupson
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I was also looking/listening for something for the plane. Final E4000 (I did not get to hear 5000) seem to like more power than many of the cellphones would provide. They were not that loud even through a dedicated music player. You may need an amplifier with them which than makes it a bit less convenient for travel. Sound isolation is ok, but not fantastic. It will, of course, depend on your ear anatomy etc. Otherwise, they are fine piece of equipment.

SONY MDR-EX800ST sound fine, are not too expensive, do block a decent amount of outside noise, but may not be for travel. They are comfortable but protrude out of your ears just enough that you cannot lay on the side without them bothering you. Once you are on your back, they are fine.

The best improvement in sound via earphones that I noticed while travelling was trying to pick Boeing 787 whenever possible. They are somehow quieter. I do not know any measurements, just my small-sample impression. The rumor is that A-380 is the same way.

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shkong78 OP
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So far SoundMAGIC E11C meet my needs pretty well.

The only downside of it is not enough bass.

But it could be blessing not to hurt my hearing.

Thus I am not in a rush for new earphone.

It appears that there are many good ones under 300$.


I will audition one or two earphone after being back to my home using my laptop, Samsung Note and Lyngdorf 2170.
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sleepwalker65
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Glupson, the main problem with Sony headphones is they don’t support their products. I’ve got an older set of really nice Sony studio headphones on which the pleather ear pads have disintegrated into a nasty, goo-like mess. Sony product support politely gives you the middle finger if you call them looking for a way to order replacement ear pads by telling you to contact one of their retailers. Really. You’d think 🤔 they’d be in a better position to support their own products than their retailers who just mass market the stuff with the biggest profit margins at mslp. 
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sleepwalker65
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As someone who does a lot of air travel on company planes and commercial, a must-have on every trip are my Bose QuietComfort headphones. They cut engine noise by half or better, but they are terrible for sound quality if listening to music. They are passable for hands-free phone calls though. I’m not about to start travelling with two sets of headphones though - gotta draw a line somewhere. 
inna
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Grado GR10 or whatever this model is called, $400 in the ear headphones, are listenable but..I would still take on the ear Audeze Sine any day. Youtube or not the difference is striking. This comes from someone who generally prefers Grado RS1 Classic wooden headphones. Planar headphones have their appeal. Those Audeze are closed back so you won’t disturb the others, and they don’t completely isolate you from the environment which is a good thing too. So that’s what I would travel with.
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