In ear headphones

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I am a What Hifi subscriber new to this forum.

I have a Creative Zen mp3 player which sounds nice with my Sennheiser CX300 MkII headphones.

My question is if I spend around £50 on a new pair of in ear headphones will I notice any improvement

in audio sound? If so what headphones would any of you readers recommend.

It is virtually impossible to try out a pair in advance of buying for health reasons so any advice much

appreciated.Thanks.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Welcome to the Forums!

What format/bitrate music are you listening to?

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your reply Clare.

Most of my CD's have been ripped in WMA 128kbps format.

Also downloaded MP3 files in 128 or 256kbps rates.

 

[Clare Newsome]

In which case i'm sorry to say that better headphones would only likely highlight the compressed format you're using, rather than be an upgrade.

I'd strongly urge you save spending on a headphone upgrade until you've gone back and ripped at a higher bitrate (320Kbps+, preferably). That could/should deliver a decent dose of extra detail through your Sennheisers

(And yes, I know it's a drag - but it's a free upgrade

)

 

[Anonymous]

Appreciate what you say.

Can rip tracks at 320kbps but will need much higher capacity mp3 player than the

16gb one I own to get all the tracks I like onto it.

Maybe I should spend money here first and think about headphones later!