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Earth, Wind and Fire Gratitude

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RH Recommended Medal

“Life’s too short to listen to bad headphones,” reads the label on the large suede-effect box. Open it and you’re presented with a heavily branded Earth Wind and Fire wallet to attach to a belt, a headphone purse and a great selection of different sized earbuds. The chunky, gold and brown coloured headphones deliver a sound perfect for pop and acoustic tracks, even at high volume and the sponge earbuds help keep the noise in and sounds out. The flat cable is tangle-free, rugged and despite the bling overtones, these headphones are supremely comfortable and offer great value build and sound for the money.

Earth, Wind and Fire Gratitude
Reg Rating 90%
Price £199
More Info Monster

Lou Reed X10i Signature Edition

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Lou Reed allegedly approached Klipsch as a fan of the original Klipsch X10i headphones. Nothing has changed in terms of sound but there’s now a nice carry case, Lou Reed's autograph, and purple and gold styling to complement the fragile but brilliantly able £100-cheaper originals. Comfortable in the ear thanks to the 10g weight, they let in noise during a loud work commute but for home listening, it’s harder to find something that comes close in terms of in-ear all-round performance - aside from the cheaper originals, of course.

Lou Reed X10i Signature Edition
Reg Rating 80%
Price £299
More Info Klipsch

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Anonymous Coward

Why?

What a totally pointless article for a site like this. Is there anyone who reads the Reg that is gonna spunk £300 on a pair of likely average-quality headphones that just happens to have a designer label on it? Didn't think so...

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Oh no! Not 'The Beats'!

Seriously. Most of these are pure crap. Get yourselves over to www.head-fi.org and read up a bit then go get some 'proper' headphones/earphones for half of the price or less.

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Monster?

Just say "no."

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Anonymous Coward

Re: Oh no! Not 'The Beats'!

Most of the reviewed items are by Monster cable, who have some very misleading advertising and most people feel are overpriced garbage.

Sennheiser HD 600 work great for me. Open backed headphones have the best sound, but obviously they aren't silent in use, there's some sound bleed.

Why spend so much money trying to get detail out of mp3? which is what many listen to with these things.

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Re: Am I the only one..

...or, for somewhat more money - Sennheiser HD-25 - apparently indestructible, comfortable, fabulous sound, and most definitely head-fi approved....

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