For audiophiles everywhere, finding a decent pair of headphones or earphones is a must. And when I say decent, I meant a gear that’s supposed to make you forget the pair that came with your MP3 player or smartphone.
Enter Sennheiser’s CX400 II. It’s been around for some time but still rocking it out in stores.
The CX400 is a pair of in-ear headphones that, well, goes in your ear for a better sound-isolating experience. The package includes a pair of earphones and an extension cable with gold-plated connectors, different-sized silicon tips, a cable clip, cable winder and a nice carrying pouch that shuts on its own.
I admit that I’m not a fan of in-ear headphones due to comfort issues. Try plugging both of your ears with your pinkies, that’s how it’s going to feel like only more high-tech. But with the CX400, I can make an exception. Just pick the silicon tip that gives you the most comfortable fit and you’re good to go. It is lightweight, good-looking and discreet in a sense that you won’t be able to flaunt the Sennheiser logo due to its small size.
The CX400 can deliver the amount of audio quality that you can expect from the Sennheiser brand. The bass is clean and solid while the vocals are clear and crisp. The in-ear design cleverly gives the CX 400 the added oomph that it needs minus the background noise and sound leak. Partner the CX400 with high quality music and a train can successfully sneak up on you from behind (metaphorically speaking) or cancel out a nagging girlfriend or boyfriend (literally speaking). I was lucky to have the Sony Xperia S available at the time of writing to play some tunes with the CX400 and I almost didn’t notice my other phone, which is just beside me, ringing.
Of course there are sacrifices. My only complaint is the length of the cable. At 0.6m, it’s too short that you won’t be able to completely stretch your arm or put your player in your pockets. Use the 1m extension and you’ll find yourself with extra length that you do not need.
To conclude, the PROS outweigh the CONS. There are better headphones out there that can satisfy your audible appetites but for the sound quality and cheaper price, the CX400 is a good investment.
The Sennheiser CX400 II is being sold over at Widget City for only Php1,500. Check it out here.
I recently bought earphones (Klipsch S4i) with Widget City. And I previously saw from yugatech since I am an avid reader of your site that Widget City was highly recommended.
I must admit the price difference with those in the market (such as Power Mac Center) was what made me decide to instead buy the earphones at Widget City. I checked also Amazon.com and fair enough I told myself that maybe Widget City’s price is competitive.
So I ordered and credit to Widget City, transaction was hassle free and product arrived 48 hours after I ordered. However when the package arrived, I noticed quickly that what they sold to me seemed not to be authentic. I still tried to convince myself that maybe they do not sell fake earphones. But to my dismay and disappointment and even disgust, the earphones they sold are no different from those being peddled in tiangges. At least in tiangges the sellers have the decency to tell you that they only sell Class A products and not the authentic ones. Sound quality was poor. Earphones were poorly built. And I am few thousands poorer for buying into Widget City’s scheme.
So I guess lesson learned, yugatech should be more circumspect in promoting e-stores lest you guys are sure that the likes of widget city are not selling the right ones. For widget city: at least be honest enough to tell your potential customers or at least put on your site a disclaimer that they may not be buying authentic products. And for me lesson learned: investigate first the site before buying from them.
GO GADGETS KA NA LANG..