Cheap and good earphones

[kmlee 0]

Hi to all

 

Some time ago, I was given a pair of damaged Sony Ericsson (SE) earphones. They are the older versions of the HPM-20 set. I rewired the set, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. Low, smooth bass and nice midrange.

 

This started me looking out for out of stock parts, other brands of earphones from friends, Romans and countrymen, (lend me your earphones).

 

Here's some of my findings. I hope others can share their experiences.

 

These older SE earphones are quite good actually, and beats the HPM-70 types IMO, even though the later ones are earbuds. The Nokias (so far) are not so good.

 

I picked up some Creative NHK-01s for S$5 and these guys are *loud* - more than the SE's at the same volume setting. Good range, but IMO I prefer the SE's.

 

Finally, there's the earbuds that came with the Sandisk Sansa e130. The bass is quite amazing - can fight with a pair of borrowed Shures. But the Shure had higher treble.

 

With the high turnover of mobile phones, I anticipate a lot of 2nd hand earphones will be available.

 

Cheers!