Sennheiser CX 300-II Portable Stereo In-Ear Headphones (Precision Black)

With great sound isolation comes great responsibility, look after these and they will last long.

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  Great comfortable fit, noise isolating and has good bass. Comes with a bonus pouch to put them in.

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  Expensive, fragile - can break easily so be careful.

I don’t think for the price you can get any better and for that reason it gets the Editors Choice Award. The Sennheiser CX 300-II just sounds balanced throughout the ranges and offers a high level of detail. It offers excellent sound, excellent comfort and it is affordable.

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  Balanced sound, Soft pouch, Maximum comfort, Effective noise isolation

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  Can hear cord dangle around, Should include a brush for maintenance purposes, They can look boring to some

Good sound quality for the price. Somewhat vanilla.

If you use freebie headphones, or the ones Apple supply, do yourself a favour and shell out the £15 for vastly superior performance

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  Excellent sound quality, Cheap, Pouch a nice extra,

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  Wire could be a tad longer for office use,

Given the weighty sound of the CX300’s they’re well suited to rock and dance, but they impart a warmth that is also good with jazz. But that’s not to say they’re not detailed as they unearth parts of the music some other headphones can obscure. But most important of all, they make music fun.

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  Nothing of note

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  Excellent value for money, Warm yet detailed sound, Decent sound isolation, Comfortable fit

For more than 50 years, the name Sennheiser has stood for top-quality products and tailor-made solutions in all areas of sound recording, transmission and reproduction. Microphones and headphones of every kind, RF transmission equipment ranging from vocals microphones to complete systems for...

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  High Quality dynamic Speaker system, Bass driven stereo sound, Excellent Attenuation of Ambient noise, Compatible with MP3, CD, DVD and Portable game systems, Three Ear adapters, Symmetrical cable

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  No travel pouch included

When Sennheiser launched its CX300 earphones a couple of years ago they were snapped up as an inexpensive way of upgrading the budget sets that come with iPods and other MP3 players.

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  A substantial improvement over what come as standard.

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  Price not as attractive as it might have been.

Right ear bud started crackling about a month after I bought these headphones. I would not recommend them.

I bought my pair of Sennheiser earphones because they were on sale for $29.99, down from their common price of $59.99. I needed something to accompany my portable media player while I was on a trip. From my experience with Sennheiser , I assumed these would be quite good.