Easy one for someone with the latest edition

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My headphones broke this morning. I was reading the latest What Hi fi last night and they had a headphone test in there. There were some in ear ones for £50 i think that scored 5 stars, from a company begining with G i thinks (not Grados). Can anyone tell me what they are called so i can search for them on the net here at work?

Also, does anyone know if they have a volume slider on them? If not, can anyone recommend some that do? I need this feature as a lot of my albums are at different volume levels, and getting out the iPod touch on the tube at night isnt exactly a great idea.

Cheers

 

[Andrew Everard]

Well, there was an ad for the Goldring GX200 in-ears, which got five stars in October last year. But no, no volume slider.

And yes, that is a problem with the Touch - I have a friend who won't let his daughters buy the Touch, simply because he's worried about them taking the thing out to change the volume and getting mugged.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks

It wasnt actually an ad, just one of the set of headphones in the test that was done. If i remember correctly it was on a left hand page if that helps!

Its frustrating that so many manufacturers ommit the volume slider function. I find it completely essentially when travelling around.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Then it was the Goldring DR-50s, big over-ear things, with 5 stars, at £30

 

[Anonymous]

No definitely not over-ear ones. Maybe they didnt start with a G after all. Anyone?

 

[Andrew Everard]

beyerdynamic DT-X50 5 stars, top right on a right hand page

I thought you said this was going to be easy if I had the current issue?

 

[Anonymous]

Haha, i so lied! My god what was wrong with me last night?! I completely got the page and letter wrong!

Thanks for your help mate!

 

[Anonymous]

Its not that im afraid to get it out. Its just in my jeans pocket on the tube and its a right hassle getting it out everytime i want to adjust the volume. Which can be quite often depending on the music im listening to or whether im in a tunnel or not. Im not a massive fan of inflicting my loud music on others too much either, so tend to play with the volume a lot.

 

[Andrew Everard]

[quote user="Jwisbey"]Its just in my jeans pocket on the tube... so tend to play with the volume a lot[/quote]

I'm sure the British Transport Police have heard that excuse a thousand times before...