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| Brand: | Sennheiser |
| Item Height : | 22.1 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 10.2 centimetres |
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The CX 400 are high quality, noise-isolating ear-canal-phones with powerful, bass-driven stereo sound for listening on the go. They feature a short cable, perfect for use with armband MP3 players or with a remote-control.
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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful
I got these to replace the 'phones that came with my iPod Touch. I think the iPod earphones are too quiet, especially when watching video, which can have a very wide dynamic range. Watching video on an iPod in a noisy place can be frustrating, even if you've tried all the tricks to get the sound up.
So I bought these hoping they'd drown out the background noise, and even if they weren't actually louder, they might seem louder. In practice, not only do they seal out your fellow passengers on the train, they are also a lot louder than the iPod earphones to start with. so much louder that I nearly blew my head off when I first tried them! Top marks for loudness.
The next thing you notice is that there's masses more bass than the iPod earphones can manage. If anything, there's slightly too much, but I've never liked a bass heavy sound.
Perhaps as as result of all that bass, it seems to me that the treble is a bit subdued in comparison. But they sound pretty good overall. The sound is very 'tight' and 'robust' like a pair of good speakers - very clear too and detailed. If you travel by bus, you will notice a massive difference over your standard iPod 'phones. It's as though the bus is heavily soundproofed and all the passengers are whispering. It's almost surreal.
A major (but one-off) annoyance was the nuclear-bomb proof packaging. Before you buy, have a pair of goggles and a tool kit handy...
Inside the packaging (if you manage to get inside) you'll find three different sets of rubber plugs for different-sized ears. The ones already on were fine for me as it happened. There's an extension cable too, but the attached cable is long enough if you have your iPod in a jacket pocket. There's also a cable clip (clips to your jacket), a rubber thing to wrap your phones around and keep tidy, and a little purse-style bag to keep accessories in.
Comfort, by the way, wasn't an issue for me: I thought I might not like pushing them in my ears but they felt quite natural. One thing you may not like is that if you touch the wire against anything, it transmits noise quite loudly. You may need to keep still. Also, if you talk or breathe (...) you can hear yourself. Worst of all is that when you walk on a hard surface, every footstep you take booms through the 'phones. This could be a big problem for you if you plan to use them while walking.
But for making a bus or train journey more pleasant, these 'phones are light years ahead of the ones Apple give you with an iPod.
So I bought these hoping they'd drown out the background noise, and even if they weren't actually louder, they might seem louder. In practice, not only do they seal out your fellow passengers on the train, they are also a lot louder than the iPod earphones to start with. so much louder that I nearly blew my head off when I first tried them! Top marks for loudness.
The next thing you notice is that there's masses more bass than the iPod earphones can manage. If anything, there's slightly too much, but I've never liked a bass heavy sound.
Perhaps as as result of all that bass, it seems to me that the treble is a bit subdued in comparison. But they sound pretty good overall. The sound is very 'tight' and 'robust' like a pair of good speakers - very clear too and detailed. If you travel by bus, you will notice a massive difference over your standard iPod 'phones. It's as though the bus is heavily soundproofed and all the passengers are whispering. It's almost surreal.
A major (but one-off) annoyance was the nuclear-bomb proof packaging. Before you buy, have a pair of goggles and a tool kit handy...
Inside the packaging (if you manage to get inside) you'll find three different sets of rubber plugs for different-sized ears. The ones already on were fine for me as it happened. There's an extension cable too, but the attached cable is long enough if you have your iPod in a jacket pocket. There's also a cable clip (clips to your jacket), a rubber thing to wrap your phones around and keep tidy, and a little purse-style bag to keep accessories in.
Comfort, by the way, wasn't an issue for me: I thought I might not like pushing them in my ears but they felt quite natural. One thing you may not like is that if you touch the wire against anything, it transmits noise quite loudly. You may need to keep still. Also, if you talk or breathe (...) you can hear yourself. Worst of all is that when you walk on a hard surface, every footstep you take booms through the 'phones. This could be a big problem for you if you plan to use them while walking.
But for making a bus or train journey more pleasant, these 'phones are light years ahead of the ones Apple give you with an iPod.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
I've bought a pair recently and am really impressed with all the extras that came along with the earphones and the material quality.
These are extremely comfortable and I can even sleep with them as it was kind of an earplug.
Sound quality is pretty decent, however in my opinion these could be just a little touch louder. Maybe Sennheiser made them this way because they're in-ear and could damage ear drums, I don't know.
As I've seen on some reviews, there are the following "issues":
1 - You can really listen to your footsteps if your shoes have a hard sole.
2 - Every touch that you do on the cable is very loud, so, make sure the cable don't move a lot. Sennheiser inclueded and cable clip which helps in this case.
3 - When it's windy and you're walking against the wind you can hear it, but I only noticed it in really really quiet moments, hardly any music playing so this for me is not a problem.
These are the first in-ear phones that I've ever used so I don't know if these "issues" above are valid for every kind of phone like that or not.
Overall, I'm a very satisfied customer and would gladly recommend it.
These are extremely comfortable and I can even sleep with them as it was kind of an earplug.
Sound quality is pretty decent, however in my opinion these could be just a little touch louder. Maybe Sennheiser made them this way because they're in-ear and could damage ear drums, I don't know.
As I've seen on some reviews, there are the following "issues":
1 - You can really listen to your footsteps if your shoes have a hard sole.
2 - Every touch that you do on the cable is very loud, so, make sure the cable don't move a lot. Sennheiser inclueded and cable clip which helps in this case.
3 - When it's windy and you're walking against the wind you can hear it, but I only noticed it in really really quiet moments, hardly any music playing so this for me is not a problem.
These are the first in-ear phones that I've ever used so I don't know if these "issues" above are valid for every kind of phone like that or not.
Overall, I'm a very satisfied customer and would gladly recommend it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I bought myself an iPod and had the Sony MDREX81 earphones from a previuous MP3 Player which were ok but not very loud. Just bought these earphones good frequency over all ranges and LOUD!!!. Good buy
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Excellent!
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Published 14 months ago by KayDee
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Published 14 months ago by Paul D. Standing
very bad experiance
i have problem with this headphones, the first ten minutes the sound was good but after that sound got lost in the right earpiece and only sometimes it comes back, i tried it with... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rustam Ali
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I recently bought these to use with my iPhone and my new mw600 blue tooth controller..
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these headphones are so great that not only do they survive the everyday use and beating I put them through, now they have even survived a trip in the washing machine! Read more
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Sennheiser cx400 Earphones
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I use these for my mp3 player and digital radio. Quality of sound is great especially for the price. Would recommend this product as daily use cheap headphones.
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Mrs. N. G. Osmond
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