Yamaha EPH-30WH In-Ear Headphones (White)

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Let me start off by saying that I'm not a fan of in-ear headphones, but I use them when working out because over-the-ear headphones are too cumbersome for me.

Overall I really like these headphones for the price. They seem well built. The one thing that I initially found strange was that the cord to one ear was shorter than the other. Initially that threw me, but it actually makes sense and is more comfortable when you wear an iPod on your arm or waistband. The one key for me is good in-ear fit. These phones come with 3 different size covers and I found the smallest one provided a good fit for me. They are comfortable enough to wear for at least an hour. Sound is really subjective, but with a good fit these provided good bass and clean highs. On the bass side of things, it seems that many people prefer a very 'bassy' sound, while I prefer an overall balanced sound. If you want deep, thumping, unnatural bass, these may not be for you.

Just for fun I compared these to the buds that come with iPods and my 2 favorite headphones (I have others, but these are the only ones I use now), a pair of Shure in-ear that I bought for about $100 and the Bose over-ear noise-cancelling phones that I bought for about $350.00.

Compared with the buds that come with the iPod there is just no comparison. The Yamaha phones are more efficient (louder for the same amount of input), have much better overall sound--better bass and clearer mids and highs. I also find that I can wear the Yamaha in-ears longer than the iPhone buds. In general you would expect an in-canal phone to have better bass, but regardless these phones smoke the buds that come with iPods.

The Yamaha phones compared very well against the Shure in-ear model--my previous favorite in-ear model. Overall I would say the Yamaha was more comfortable to wear--likely because the covers are made of a softer material. The bass and high-end on the Yamaha were much more clear, though I would say I prefer the mid-range on the Shure (could be it is EQ'd that way). I think for most listeners the Yamaha phones are comparable to this $100 model.

As I said, I prefer over-the-ear headphones to the in-canal phones, so to me the Bose are much more comfortable to wear--I can wear them for a very long airplane flight with no problem. The Bose also have a much better bass, as you would expect, and are more efficient than the Yamahas (don't need as much volume to create the same sound output). The Bose are more 'warm' sounding and the Yamaha is more 'clean' sounding. Given my choice I'd listen to the Bose phones--that's just not always possible.

Overall, thumbs up for these phones--I'll keep using them at the gym.

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Well..I tried almost more than 10 earphones which were part of cnet's review ( excellent ones )..sennheiser and klipsh were good...but i found them only great for some genre of music..

But these earphones are are for all type of music..perfect combination of bass-treble and mid tones..

It again depends on your player's settings..these earphones can produce very high trebles..so u need to keep them little lower..

Windows media player provided SRS Tru bass just blends with these earphones..i found very few phones which can tolerate 100% SRS Trubass..but these earphones CAN..so u know the bass response.

Go for it and you dont have to return anymore..

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Have been enjoying these headphones for a couple of years. Thought they were dead last night when my wife found them in the bottom of the washing machine. She had washed my work jeans which had these in my pocket. Figured I would be back to buy a new pair. However, I tried them and they still work perfectly!! Amazed.

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First off, I find it to be humorous that so many reviewers on here do not understand the asymmetrical cord lengths. One goes behind your neck people!! This means less cable in front of your chest to get caught up with your hands and whatnot. This is a good thing, trust me. My main complaint however is that I had to send mine back twice because they broke. One after maybe 6 months, the other after 3, both after hard daily use. Luckily the warranty is good for a year, so once I get mine back I will enjoy listening to the well balanced sound.

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In short, this is the best $30-40 you can invest into your portable music/iPod experience. There are many different styles and designs of earphones on the market today; often they are all style and no substance. This is one of those rare sets of earphones that exudes elegance, simplicity, and balanced, true-to-life audio fidelity. This is no surprise since Yamaha is very experienced in the music/recording industry. What is surprising, however, is how well these bargain bin 'phones perform (especially in context of the Yamaha lineup which also includes much pricier products). The EPH-30's are extremely balanced and unassuming in the way they reproduce sound crisp highs, clear mids, and ample lows. During some tracks, they may seem skewed towards the upper end of the frequency spectrum; however, what is surprising about these earphones is their high volume performance. The highs remain crisp and perhaps become even warmer, balanced by increased bass boost at elevated volumes. Meanwhile, the midrange shows no tendency to break up when you crank it up, especially in comparison to other similarly priced earphones. In short, this is the most natural, balanced pair of earphones you can nab for under $50, and the argument extends to include it's $100 competitors too.