"Bob" wrote in message
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I see the seller also offers the Sony MDR-EX51LP earbuds for a little
more $$. They're quite neutral sounding.
If you say so. I think that the general take on the MDR-EX51 and 71
earphones is that they have the "Sony sound", long familiar to users of
MDR-7506 and V6 headphones - a peak in the mid bass and upper midrange.
Here's an article that describes the problem and provides a fix.
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/reference_earphones.htm
I also own the Etymotic
ER-4P's but at around $300, they cost too much to withstand abuse in
the gym.
Their pricing is an artifact of the days before earphones went mainstream
with the iPod market.
I'd say the Sony's sound 75% as good as the Etymotics (with
the included Sony ear tips) which makes them quite a bargain. I
decided to order the Sony/Etymtotic combo and i'm expecting nice
results. Btw, he offers the ear tips alone for cheaper, but at $35, I
can afford a back-up pair of headphones.
MFR-RX71s and 51s are basically the same equipment, but with different
pricing and different cords. Not a bad value at the price. I sort of think
of them as Koss "The Plug" with response above 5 KHz. Shame, a bit too much
response above 5 KHz.
Here's a post by someone who has studied some of the alternatives a bit more
closely using publicly-available tools:
http://www.peterprovost.org/archive/...4/10/3183.aspx