volk 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 Hi everyone, Still quite a noob on headphones.. Currently using CX-300 and I use it mainly on the MRT. I thinking to change to a pair of headphone... I have tested a few cans and I prefer the sound of opens cans. May I ask those who like open cans, how much of the MRT noise can be heard? (MRT are getting louder these days -- poor maintenance??) Will it help if I listen to the music louder? Not really care abt disturbing others. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 --CUT-- Will it help if I listen to the music louder? Not really care abt disturbing others. Thanks Hi, I do hope you care for your hearing. Listening to headphones loud is a guaranteed way to damaged hearing. Regards heady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volk 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 Not to worry...will take care of my ears to enjoy more music in future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) I started using inner ear phones (IEM) for the reason of isolation so I don't need to make the music louder. There are really good IEMs around but I am not expert on them. I only use the IEM while on trains and exercising so quality is not a big issue as I am using MP3. For quality listening, I use circum-aural headphones with lossless sources. The IEMs I have used and liked are ATH CK7 and the Mylar 3. You can try them at Jaben although many other shops also sell the ATH. Edited May 2, 2008 by heady Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osocan 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 Do take care of your ears and hearing. The solution to ambient noise is isolation, not louder volume. In any case, IMHO open headphones dont really sound as nice as they could in a noisy environment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radioactive28 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) On IEMs, I normally listen at 10% volume, no external noise heard. The one time I tried open cans on the MRT, the volume was about 70% and I could barely hear the music above people's chatter and the train's rumble. My guide for safe outdoors listening volume: it should be the same volume used at home for listening comfortably for 6 to 8 hours straight. On the issue of louder MRT noise: thanks to more passengers and trains that are going faster. Edited May 2, 2008 by radioactive28 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackmouth0 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 i tried take out my MS 1 with my friend who using SR 60 some time back, it was ok lei...until one point of time, we two were "DJ" in the train... well, back then, the train not crowded...think can try those with smaller driver one? any view on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sghound 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2008 Hi everyone, Still quite a noob on headphones.. Currently using CX-300 and I use it mainly on the MRT. I thinking to change to a pair of headphone... I have tested a few cans and I prefer the sound of opens cans. May I ask those who like open cans, how much of the MRT noise can be heard? (MRT are getting louder these days -- poor maintenance??) Will it help if I listen to the music louder? Not really care abt disturbing others. Thanks your hearing aside, i think you should consider about the other commuters. it's plain civil. stick to closed cans or IEMs while commuting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2008 I haven't tried the in-ear earphones other than the Creative EP630 and the Sony EX71SL. Both isolates the noise to a certain degree, but is still rather loud. I do find the Creative Aurvana X-Fi to be very effective (more so than the 2 in-ears mentioned) in cancelling the noise though. Above ground, the train noise is nearly totally cancelled. Underground, there's still some noise remaining. Trouble is the bulk of it. I am not sure how the better IEMs like the UEs, Shures, Westones perform though. Regards CK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chesterqw 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2008 well, there are always closed-cans or in-earphone noise cancelling phones dun really work well... unless your noise is constantly at the same frequency Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ckng 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2008 well, there are always closed-cans or in-earphone noise cancelling phones dun really work well... unless your noise is constantly at the same frequency Well, in the case of MRT or airplane noise, it's more or less constant. Regards CK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sghound 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2008 Well, in the case of MRT or airplane noise, it's more or less constant. Regards CK slightly different with MRT, most NC cans are designed to cancel the freq of airplane engine noise within the cabin. and the noise is waay louder than MRT. so in MRT, i find it cancels too broad a freq range, doesn't really work as well as in aircraft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volk 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2008 your hearing aside, i think you should consider about the other commuters. it's plain civil. stick to closed cans or IEMs while commuting. Thanks...maybe I should stick to my cx300... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sghound 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks...maybe I should stick to my cx300... upgrade the IEM. what's your budget? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volk 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2008 upgrade...hmm... actually tried the akg k412p...quite like the sound..so is the sr60 if for iem...budget of $100...what can I get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
