fxf 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 the info is here anyone has tried this?? Personally tried it at B&O's showroom and it sounds wonderful, what u guys think?? Anyone tried this piece of earpiece b4? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 (edited) Nice! I have a pair warmed up, burnt in and everything, then a good friend of mine made me listen to his RS-1, HD600, ER 4S and the daeng hard to get D66's. I'd advice you not to get them, get the D66 instead! In this case looks are very decieving........ BTW Welcome to SGHeadphones fxf Edited June 9, 2003 by matbon0013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sipher 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 fxf from hwz?? welcome! i have not heard it before... better leave it to the experts of this forum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxf 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 thanks for the warm welcome..... yep...i'm from the hwz forums, joined this one cause wanna know more about this earpiece... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxf 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 Nice! I have a pair warmed up, burnt in and everything, then a good friend of mine made me listen to his RS-1, HD600, ER 4S and the daeng hard to get D66's. I'd advice you not to get them, get the D66 instead! In this case looks are very decieving........ BTW Welcome to SGHeadphones fxf hmm... i'm not actually really looking for a headphone, they're kinda bulky or u know of any good earphones that i can go mobile with?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 The contraption the B&O has got, does serve its purpose of keeping the buds in place (optimum position) but it hurts after awhile. The billet construction also makes it heavier than most earphones. IME Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I've not heard the A8 personally... but.. there are reasons why this earphone is not favoured by everyone in head-fi.org Based from what I've gathered.. this phone is overpriced and the only reason why they sound fantastic is that B&O probably have some damn good source/amp connected to the earphone, deceiving the customers. Once you've reached home, you will find that they sound no better than those ordinary earbuds You will be better off with sennheiser mx500(30 dollars from hung bros) or the sony mdr-e888 (70 dollars.. any sony retail outlests ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 (edited) btw, I have to say that they look great so probably alot of money goes into the aesthetics Edited June 9, 2003 by Guyferd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fxf 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I've not heard the A8 personally... but.. there are reasons why this earphone is not favoured by everyone in head-fi.org Based from what I've gathered.. this phone is overpriced and the only reason why they sound fantastic is that B&O probably have some damn good source/amp connected to the earphone, deceiving the customers. Once you've reached home, you will find that they sound no better than those ordinary earbuds You will be better off with sennheiser mx500(30 dollars from hung bros) or the sony mdr-e888 (70 dollars.. any sony retail outlests ) i'll bring my own player the next time i visit and make sure it sounds as good.... thanks for the recommendation... i'll take a look when i visit sls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 yeap... make sure that you plug in the earphone to your cd player, not theirs. This way, you can make sure that there's no marketing gimmicks oh and yes.. if you ever interested in clip on or neckband headphone.. Get koss-ksc50 or ksc-55 respectively Both are great and imo, exceeds mx500 due to their fuller sound and larger soundstage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 I would sum up the sound quaity can be bettered with other alternatives even cheaper ones IMHO. Guy nailed it that there just no VFM on the B&O's. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sipher 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 ksc-55!! haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted June 9, 2003 (edited) recommendations: px200 ($95 - hung bros) px100 ($79 - hung bros) d66sl (~$90 - shop in lucky plaza) [EDIT: paiseh apparently it's out of stock] mx500 ($33.95 - harvey norman) ath-em7 ($72 - hung bros) Edited June 9, 2003 by adhoc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2003 There must be a way to mod those B&Os to be used for the Etys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2003 For more impressions on the B&O A8 go here No so bad though the feedback! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
