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Jun 30, 2016
I received the Ostry KC06A from Massdrop a few days ago. They sound very good to my ears. I can't really compare since i haven't had much experience with high-end earphones. I am using it with my xperia Z2 phone and already I can say that the sound quality is much better than with the earbuds that came with my phone and which are also noise cancelling.
The sound isolation is good. When I am working on my computer, my colleagues now have to wave at me to get my attention in the office :)
Only issue so far, is that the size of the tips which are not very comfortable for my ears but that may be just me. I will try swapping with my Sony eartips to see if there's any difference.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the sound & build quality.
The sound isolation is good. When I am working on my computer, my colleagues now have to wave at me to get my attention in the office :)
Only issue so far, is that the size of the tips which are not very comfortable for my ears but that may be just me. I will try swapping with my Sony eartips to see if there's any difference.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the sound & build quality.
ADuplito
118
Jun 29, 2016
My reasoning for upgrading from stock buds was that the left ear piece would always die out and I just got tired of spending less than $15 each time to replace. Once I got my first job, I saved up to buy the Sennheiser CX 300 II back in 2010. It was a good investment as I still use them at home whenever I need to just grab a pair of earphones for a quick listen when washing dishes or doing laundry. There have been many moments that I thought I broke them, but they still work after all these years.
TheContraptionist
447
Jun 29, 2016
My first true upgrade occurred with the original Bose Triport. I wanted to replicate my Dad's excellent home stereo as best as possible and my at-the-time current earphones/headphones...well...they were bad (Air Canada specials! Still have them AND they work :P). I went to Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto with 150 CAD in hand and spent some time listening to their wall of headphones, finally settling on the Triports. I knew they were not the greatest earphones in the world, but I really enjoyed the combination of sound, design, and comfort.
BangDrop
13
Jun 27, 2016
Once I heard music from a pair of high quality headphones when I was a kid, I knew I just needed some. It was so long ago I can't remember the model, but they were circumaural and made in the 80s, I think they were Panasonic possibly Technics. Distinctively, I remember they had 1/4 inch plug only and and 1/8 adapter!
I remember thinking that it sounded like I was right there with the musicians, like an auditory hallucination. From then on I knew I needed cans that were honest and pure.
ElectronicVices
2937
Jun 1, 2016
Long car rides as a kid led me to my first couple of headphone purchases (cheap sony "monitor" headphones <$40). As far as portable audiophile tendencies that was a direct result of travel for work and already being pretty in to my home stereo for many years. UE Triple-fi 10's on super-sale paired with a Cowon J3/my phone got me hooked on portable hifi.
StopMotionAviator
21
Jun 1, 2016
I attend a music school for piano, so I spend a lot of the day wired in to some electric instrument for practice. After chewing through 4 pairs of cheaper headphones/buds in 3 years, I decided to step it up with m50xs; they've lasted 3 years on their own. To replace my old earbuds I went with the MEElectronics M-dous (from Massdrop). I really liked them, but they got stolen so I gave the m6 pro's a try. They were ok, but not the right sound I was looking for in my IEM's. I recently got some Soundmagic e80s's to fill the time before my RE-00s ship in this August!
Bear-in-the-air
1
May 31, 2016
I got a pair of the £6 Panasonic earphones and had a revelation compared to my previous cheap pair. Later when the first massdrop grab bag with meelec came up I entered because I could andgot a pair of m-duos and they really opened my eyes to how good music can really sound. I still use the m-duos to this day. Meelec support is really good, I had to send back the first pair as the woofer died leaving everything sounding squeezed in the left earphone, and I lost an eartip and reached out to meelec again and they sent me a replacement pair of eartips.
MikeMD
1100
May 31, 2016
I had the same reason as you. Riding BART around was drowning out my music, making me turn up the volume (too much), and I could still hear everything going on around me. So I grabbed a pair of earbuds that were much better at isolation, allowed me to listen at reasonable levels while sounding much better, and helped block the annoying BART screeching. I don't remember off hand what they were and I still haven't found the perfect, inexpensive pair yet. (I love them with built in mics and remotes for controlling the music and taking calls while walking around SF so I can leave my phone in my pocket.)
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For me, this was many many years ago, the main purpose was to block out outside noise without having my ears ring after listening off my phone. A necessity when commuting to and from school without losing my mind on the bus and subway! My first was the Klipsch S4i, which blocked out a ton of noise especially with comply and shure olive foam tips
whats yours? and why?