May 10 2007

Sweet christ, that’s good.

Categories: Life, Music

Ever since I signed up to the gym I’ve been wanting to get a new pair of headphones. I’ve got a set of Sennheiser’s that I use at work at the moment but they’re a bit big for the gym.

There was a link off of Life Hacker for an article: Earbuds for Fashion and Sound That Adjust So They Don’t Fall Out [NYT]. I checked out the article, check out the Apple Store. Stacy picked me up a pair on her way home from work.

Fucking fantastic.

These things are awsome. I was shaking my head around, enough to throw my glasses across the room and they stayed in. They sound phenomenal. I can turn them up as loud as I want and other people can barely hear them. A real problem with my Sennheisers. The sound is equally great, I can finally listen to Tool loud enough to get all the subtle stuff they stick in there.

So, if you’re looking for new earbuds, check out the Vibe by V-Moda. Highly recommended. (And Gunmetal Black is just a cool colour.)

5 Responses to “Sweet christ, that’s good.”

  1. Bruce says:
    May 11th, 2007 at 13:44

    I’ve been wanting a pair of in-ear earphones for some time now. I prefer buds for the portability but want something that will reduce the external noise I hear for 2 reasons. 1) traffic, construction etc. drowning out what I’m listening to 2) so I don’t have to try and down out any external sounds with volume. My hearing is damaged enough (too many concerts) listening to music loud enough to drown things out probably isn’t the best thing for my ears. Any idea on how these compare to the Shure E2g’s? They are what I’ve had my eye on.

  2. dj2 says:
    May 11th, 2007 at 14:00

    I’ve never heard the Shure E2g’s myself so I can’t give a direct comparison. I’d guess the Vibes have something similar, at least looking at the product pages they do.

    The Vibe has:

    • bass level isolating soft silicone (BLISS) technology reduces noise and enables deep bass
    • unlike bulky active noise cancellation, BLISS introduces no artificial sound into your music and requires no batteries

    Whereas the Shure E2g’s say:

    • The E2g’s in ear design works like an earplug to block background noise naturally.

    Which sound similar to me.

  3. Owen says:
    May 14th, 2007 at 22:26

    Dammit, Dan! Now I’ve been reading about your earphones and I really want a pair. I’ve been looking for a decent set of headphones that didn’t cost $300…these look like they might be just what I was looking for…

  4. Owen says:
    June 11th, 2007 at 20:32

    Oh, so an update…I ordered myself a pair of these bad-boys. Damnit…how do you make me buy stuff from across the country??? ;-)

  5. dj2 says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 19:10

    Mad skills. That’s how. Have you got them yet? What do you think?

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