In-ear phones for monitoring - but not "buds"

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I'm looking for a reaonably good-quality pair of cans on a budget,
except what I want is the type of thing that has two *in-ear* things,
joined together by a band that goes over the top of your head, much
like on a normal set of phones, so that the earpieces can't flop
around separately (I hate those sparate bud things, because they pull
out so easily, and they are a fiddle to put in - and the wires are
usually too thin etc., and I lose them or tread on them.

I want a flat response, for monitoring my multi-track digital
recording. Thanks.

Jack

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PPS,
Something in the Sony MDR range might do...

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:27:47 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<williams@nwlink.com> wrote:

>>To the best of my knowledge, what you're looking for does not exist. I know of
>>no high-quality earphones of the sort you want. All those that are of monitoring
>>quality (or claim to be), such the Shure or Etymotic, do not have the headband.
>>
>>The cheapest "really good" headphones I've heard are the Sennheiser PX 100. But
>>they don't go in your ear canal.

William, many thanks for the tip. I think I'll probably buy a pair of
the Sennheiser PX 100's..

Jack

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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:42:13 GMT, JackAsprey@ntlworld.com (jack)
wrote:

>>PS,
>>I took a look at these and the description said "Bass tube for
>>powerful, punchy bass". That sounds like something I don't want'; I
>>want a flat response...

Sorry; my mistake; that description was for the Sennheiser PX200.
Anyone know what the difference is between the PX100 and the PX200?

Thanks
Jack

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:42:45 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<williams@nwlink.com> wrote:

>>> Sorry; my mistake; that description was for the Sennheiser PX200.
>>> Anyone know what the difference is between the PX100 and the PX200?
>>
>>The 100 is "open-aire." The 200 is closed (or something). I haven't heard the
>>200, but some people have commented that it is more colored than the 100.

Thanks for the info. Yes, I've read a review saying that the 100 is
noisy for 'other people' i.e., it leaks a lot of sound out. That could
be a problem for me because I need them for monitoring while dubbing
into a mic. The mic may pick up the headphone output. Not good..

Regards

Jack

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I use Sony MDR-V700

great pair of headphones!!!

jen