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Music To My Ears
There's not much here yet. I typed "Best Headphones for Running" into Google once, hoping to find a comprehensive review. I didn't, so I thought I'd make one -- but this is as far as I've got. One day I hope to compare running headphones. In the meantime, here's some preliminary info:
- Sony MDR-G42 List price: $15. Street-style headphones.
The lowest cost OK headphones that I've found. Fairly good bass for the price but overall muddy bassy sound. The tight band and weak frame allows the earpieces to bend away from the ears, resulting in less sound and some wind/outside noise. Spend a bit more and get the better-built Sony MDR-G57 instead.
- Sony MDR-G57 List price: $30; I paid $29.99. Street-style headphones.
Good overall low-cost headphone. Nice neckband and rounded sound profile. A little bassy and muddy. Fits well on the ears.
- Philips SHN5500 List price: $50; I paid $56.99. Behind-the-head noise-cancelling headphones.
Only a fool would think that these 'phones would be good for running -- so I bought some. Noise cancelling seemed like a good idea (since I run near a noisy freeway) but I couldn't detect any significant noise reduction, just increased loudness. Intended more for a plane ride than for running, the padded off-ear design attracted a great deal of swooshing wind noise, making the headphones more noise creating than noise cancelling. I could barely hear any music, even with the extra loundness. A nice detailed sound profile however, so good in a quiet office, but that's not what this web page is about.
- Something from Sennheiser, such as:
- Sennheiser PMX70 $50. Sport line stereo neckband headphones.
- Sennheiser PMX-100 $60. Supra-aural mini-neckband headphones.
- Sennheiser CX300-B $80. Earbuds. Recommended by David Colker.
- Shure SE210 List price: $180; I paid $149.99. Sound isolating earphones.
With an extra zero in the price tag, these headphones are in a league of their own. But a lot of people rave about the Shures so I've just bought a pair and will try them out soon.
If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Apparently there are counterfeit headphones out there, so make sure you buy from an authorized reseller. Other models:
- Bose:
TriPort IE ($100).
- JLab:
JBuds ($50).
- Nike (Philips):
HJ020 ($20), HJ030 ($25), HJ080 ($50).
- Sennheiser:
PMX60 ($35), PMX70 ($50), MX75 ($50), PX100 ($60), PX100 Sport ($60), PMX-100 ($60), PX200 ($70), CX300-B ($80).
- Shure:
SE110 ($120), SE210 ($180), SE310 ($300), SE420 ($400), SE530 ($500).
- Sony:
MDR-G42 ($15), MDR-G57G ($30), MDR-G74SL ($40).
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