I was talking to some gym rats about what earbuds to use and figured a lot of ETers work from a home office and would be interested in discussing decent audio/"audiophile" hookups. I listen to virtually all genres except for rap, country and jazz. I'll update the thread with my home and mobile gear. I have a treated room for A/V at home.
I'm interested. I'm no audiophile though, just a guy with a lot of really old stuff. I'm rebuilding some Altec 9 speakers now.
If I was to do the whole listening room experience again I'd still do the 8-gauge wire and tall ceilings but start from scratch with any advancements in preamps\amps etc., a good sub with solid production down to 20Hz but might not bother anymore with it
Son bought me the beats earbuds, and have the apple buds. I'm interested in these: http://www.bose.com/controller?url=...hones/quietcomfort_20/index.jsp&Variant=qc20i Will be used in the gym also. Son has the Bose headphones, and they impress me, so wanted to look at the Bose buds. Opinions?
Haha I bought the Bose yesterday for flying. Extremely comfortable and decent sound. I have the one w/o the apple controls.
I've looked at other stuff, but like these, and they don't destroy the wallet. When you say decent sound, please elaborate. I'd hate to drop $300 on something I may not like.
They're good. Nowhere near the SQ of the Sennheiser. The Senn fit very well with Comply Tx-500 tips. You need to invest in some Tx-500 to get a proper fit. I use the large: http://www.amazon.com/Comply-Tx-500-Isolation-Earphone-Black/dp/B003BF21PS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410536459&sr=8-3&keywords=comply tx500 The stock tips that come in the Sennheiser pkg are crap. Not bad quality, but the fit is poor. The Sennheiser IE80 are 95% of the SQ of the Shure, but at less than 1/3 the price. I would go with the Senn, hands-down.
For travel, I use Shure SE535 earbuds. For the house, I run primarily Denon electronics, Niles amps, and Klipsch Speakers. For the car, I run JL Audio for pretty much everything except the head unit. In my home gym, it's all about space efficiency, so in one corner of the room I have a single JBL EON 515XT, and it's perfect. No need for dragging around a phone and earbuds while I work out.