Recently, I went to Media Markt in West End Mall and bought a Sennheiser CX 300-II Precision Black for my Apple iPhone 3GS. This is my simple personal review about this pair of earphones. I’m not an expert in these things. I just hope it could help you with how to decide when getting your own earphones.
Okay, for some background first. I bought a new pair of earphones because my favorite Philips earphones just keeps on breaking down on me. It never lasts a year for me. First, I bought the Philips SHE 7750 (with the extension cord). After half a year, the rubber sealing the earphones and producing the nice bass expanded/stretched and fell off. So I bought another Philips SHE 7750. Again, the rubber seal fell off. When I got to Budapest, Hungary, I bought the Philips SHE 7850. This one has in-line volume control. I was very happy with it already when the rubber again fell off after seven months. I couldn’t find it anywhere. 
The reason I buy Philips earphones is because of the frequency range, 8Hz – 24,000Hz. I’m a bass person (I also play bass guitar in my band, Vodka Cherry) and I like the bass range of Philips.
At first I was hesitant in buying Sennheiser because I saw another Philips with the better frequency range. But I decided I’m fed up with the rubber problems of Philips. Now I was also
thinking of buying AKG K330. They are of the same price as the Sennheiser. But a colleague of mine has AKG and I wasn’t impressed with it.
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Wishes do come true!!!
I’ve always wanted this for my bass playing. Aside from a new Bass guitar, I also bought the Zoom B2.1u last Saturday.
Summary of Features:
- 96 kHz sampling brings out the original sound character of the bass
- ZOOM original 32-bit DSP ZFX-3
- Great bass amp sounds for any situation
- Six-band linear EQ or two-band parametric EQ offer total flexibility
- Two bass synthesizer types with different filtering and internal waveforms
- 13 different bass amp and stomp box modeling choices
- 47 high-quality effects implemented with 32-bit processing
- The right tools for the job — editing controls with analog feel
- 40 ready to use preset patches for stage and studio
- World’s fastest patch change speed: 8 ms
- Built-in auto-chromatic tuner also supports multi-string bass
- ZNR keeps playing pauses really quiet
- Integrated drum machine with PCM sound sources
- Ultra low noise design: 120 dB S/N ratio and -100 dB noise floor
- Sturdy metal chassis and rubber damping for superior toughness and durability
- Two-way power allows use just about anywhere
- Expression pedal adds further versatility to your guitar play
- XLR output allows direct connection to PA mixer for stage work
- USB port enables computer recording
Reference:
http://www.mesedilla.com/archives/2006/11/06/zoom-b21u-for-bass-guitars/
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I have a new item in my wishlist! The Zoom B2.1u! This is a thing of beauty!
Summary of Features:
- 96 kHz sampling brings out the original sound character of the bass
- ZOOM original 32-bit DSP ZFX-3
- Great bass amp sounds for any situation
- Six-band linear EQ or two-band parametric EQ offer total flexibility
- Two bass synthesizer types with different filtering and internal waveforms
- 13 different bass amp and stomp box modeling choices
- 47 high-quality effects implemented with 32-bit processing
- The right tools for the job — editing controls with analog feel
- 40 ready to use preset patches for stage and studio
- World’s fastest patch change speed: 8 ms
- Built-in auto-chromatic tuner also supports multi-string bass
- ZNR keeps playing pauses really quiet
- Integrated drum machine with PCM sound sources
- Ultra low noise design: 120 dB S/N ratio and -100 dB noise floor
- Sturdy metal chassis and rubber damping for superior toughness and durability
- Two-way power allows use just about anywhere
- Expression pedal adds further versatility to your guitar play
- XLR output allows direct connection to PA mixer for stage work
- USB port enables computer recording
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For father’s day, I got my dad a new car stereo, Pioneer DEH-3750MP! I got the Cd-MP3 version ’cause I know he has a lot of old cassettes and cds that he would like to be preserved to MP3 format.
I wanted to get my dad the flip face type but somebody advised me against it. My friend had a flip face car stereo but it got worn out and it wouldn’t flip gracefully now. So I settled with the slot-in type.
Here are the features:
- CD-R/RW playback
- MP3 playback with ID3 Tag
- WMA (Windows Mediaâ„¢ Audio) playback with WMA Tag
- WAV file playback
- BMX (Bitmetric Equalizer)
- EEQ
- 5-mode preset equalizer
- 1-mode custom preset equalizer
- 3-band parametric equalizer
- 3-mode selectable loudness
- Selectable FIE (Front Image Enhancer)
- RCA preout: rear
- Supertuner® IIID
So far I am very impressed with the quality of this car stereo.
In terms of the face plate, when I apply pressure on the left side it causes it to pop out. This is the detachable face plate “feature” but they didn’t secure it enough. However, if you use it carefully it handles quite well.
In terms of sound, I am overwhelmed by the capacity of the output. Now I have to change my dad’s car speakers as well just to be able to cope up with the sound quality. It can output a great deal of bass that I’m thinking of either getting amps and subs for my dad or a new set of speakers that can handle the amount of bass this stereo can produce.
Anyway, the price of this car stereo is quite reasonable with the vast features it can offer.
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