Bluetooth headset - HTC Sensation

Hi. I'm looking for Bluetooth headset for my sensation. I recently wrote, that sound quality is not so good compared to wired headsets. Is that true? Or someone can recommend good headsets. Thanks in advance!
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Yeah BT doesnt sound good as cable, thats true. you have will hear ground noise and most headsets dont have good sound chips.
i have the jabra bt3030, they look very stylish and the sound is quite ok. the remoute also work with the sensation.

I use SE MW600 and the sound is better that sensation stock headphones.

I have the motorola S9-HD and thats not bad at all and the buttons/remote work, also its a hang at the back of your head design that suits me

+1 With the SE mw600. You can use any earbuds. But for just talking and some bt streaming I use the jawbone era.

I would recommend the jawbone icon... it usually costs $100 but I got mine for around 30 bucks on amazon, it has an android app, and you can change its voice... mine is the mobster voice
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Ordered already SE MW600. I need clear sound for music.
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I've got two I use:
Jawbone ICON - love it! I forget I'm wearing it half the time!
Odd thing about it - I found if I'm on the phone and lay back (e.g. on sofa or bed)
apparently the sound transmission to the other party gets all out of whack. <shrug>
Sounds fine on my end tho.
I've also got a Motorola S10-HD - I mostly use for running, but also for taking calls sometimes. Comfortable, good quality.

Its worth noting the the cyanogen ROM use a different bluetooth stack to most of the sense roms.
The bluetooth stack in cyanogen offers superior bluetooth sound quality (maybe higher bitpool or linespeed?)

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Best in-ear headphones for Desire HD with Remote

Hi,
I started workin out and biking quite a bit recently and I want to purchase some earphones for my DHD. Can anyone recommend a nice set with a remote?
Thanks!
Just because I had some anyway I really like the Sony Ericsson headsets. Great sound, some have the music controls, most have a mic and can be picked up quite cheap.
The SE stereo bluetooth headsets work well too. The only issue is that song info may not be available if you go for a headset with display.
thanks for the reply. But do all the controls and mic work on the DHD?
Like these for example?
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/hpm-88?cc=pl&lc=pl#view=overview
I am using Jabra street bluetooth headset..if you like using Bluetooth then I recommend it.. good voice clarity and good backup also. Once I charge it fully I can listen to songs 8 hrs continuously
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Have massive Turtle beach xbox 360 headset with noise cancellation I use in the gym. to filter out all the garbage brainwashing illuminati music.
Just to let you know, it's not worthit buying any expensive set for them... DHD has *crap* audio output even from the stereo jack output...
I don't say this because I like it either
ivolol said:
Just to let you know, it's not worthit buying any expensive set for them... DHD has *crap* audio output even from the stereo jack output...
I don't say this because I like it either
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It's better than my last phone, so i'm happy with it
Also can anyone recommend specific headphone with remotes, the remote on the headphones that came with my DHD broke so i'm looking at buying some new ones
ivolol said:
Just to let you know, it's not worthit buying any expensive set for them... DHD has *crap* audio output even from the stereo jack output...
I don't say this because I like it either
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So true... One of the reason I'm very interested in the Sensation with it's "Hi-Fi audio"
I have the AH-C560R from Denon, the remote is useless (not working even on Gingerbread which was suppose to fix that...), the sound quality is really bad for me due to the DHD audio output (this thing is a joke, really !!!)
If you have experience in soldering you can do it like me:
1. take an old SonyEricsson Headset with the good inEar Phones (W810i)
2. take the stock Headset from the DHD
3. Open the 3 buttons on den DHD headset with a flat screwdriver or your fingernails
4. Desolder the old phones and remove they
5. cutt off the 3.5mm Phonejack from the SE Phones
6. solder the SE Phones to the DHD remote
7. fix all with a few drops of hot glue
8. putt the buttons back on the remote
Enjoy a new soundexperience
Sry for my english
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ivolol said:
Just to let you know, it's not worthit buying any expensive set for them... DHD has *crap* audio output even from the stereo jack output...
I don't say this because I like it either
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You seriously think it has a crappy audio output? I mean i agree on the speaker part but the headphone jack isn't bad by a long shot. Atleast not compared to my previous two phones (Xperia X1, HTC Hero).
On-Topic:
I am using the sennheiser cx 400 II, these work awesome however no headset control. It get's bothersome when riding my bike but i just cant manage to find a good pair without paying to much.
am using SONY MDR-XB40EX, good sound and bass but no remote...
What about the jabra rhythm headphones ? They tell they are compatible with dhd and they have mic, call/play/pause and skip tracks buttons ! Exactly like the stocks one. They cost 30$ on ebay !
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if you can pay a bit more, and like some good base, you can go with bose, those are the ones that i have been using since the iphone 3g days
Fr33man_ said:
If you have experience in soldering you can do it like me:
1. take an old SonyEricsson Headset with the good inEar Phones (W810i)
2. take the stock Headset from the DHD
3. Open the 3 buttons on den DHD headset with a flat screwdriver or your fingernails
4. Desolder the old phones and remove they
5. cutt off the 3.5mm Phonejack from the SE Phones
6. solder the SE Phones to the DHD remote
7. fix all with a few drops of hot glue
8. putt the buttons back on the remote
Enjoy a new soundexperience
Sry for my english
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Did exactly this but use a set of senn's, I use poweramp & headset button app to get volume control. The results are awesome.
Would show a pic but not allowed!
Bluetooth
i dont know but the corded headsets, not a fan as they tangle and get in the way.
but i got Sony MW600 bluetooth headset, and its great, got 12hr music time, volume controls, pause play skip back and forward and answer hangup controls. also its got a buit in fm radio transmitter, and they have a great in ear buds in 3 diferent sizes also u can actually connect any 3.5mm headphones into it
maybe worth checking out
I use westone 3 in ear headphones, they don't have a mic but whenever someone calls me i just bring my phone closer to my mouth lol
I don't think the sound from the Desire HD through headphones is that bad, it's probably on a par with my old Nokia N96. Still, if you're into high quality audio you shouldn't really be using a mobile phone for your music!
the westone's retail for about £250 UK
R u sure the sony m600 have fm transmitter? Cos I looked all over the net and all it says that it got fm radio receiver, not transmitter
ruskival said:
i dont know but the corded headsets, not a fan as they tangle and get in the way.
but i got Sony MW600 bluetooth headset, and its great, got 12hr music time, volume controls, pause play skip back and forward and answer hangup controls. also its got a buit in fm radio transmitter, and they have a great in ear buds in 3 diferent sizes also u can actually connect any 3.5mm headphones into it
maybe worth checking out
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Got myself Phonak Audeo PFE 112s recently for just under 100GBP, must say the audio output on DHD is not that bad, it's not as good as an iPod touch but still really decent, especially if you use an equaliser such as powerAMP player.
But anyway would recommend the Phonak's to everyone, really good sound quality and they come with a mic and a single button that works with my DHD.
Having gone through quite a bit of experimentation on this, this is the optimal setup for me...
Sony Ericsson MW600 the three remote buttons all work well, but don't use the heat set provided, go for the...
Klipsch Image S4, very good, comfortable in the ear, though not noise canceling they do cut out a lot of external noise.
Finally PowerAmp, you won't get a better music player for the DHD that accommodates Bluetooth Stereo. Has it's only Equaliser and if you use the headset wired direct to the phone it will also allow you to use the Dolby and SRS effects for your DHD.
xinos said:
You seriously think it has a crappy audio output? I mean i agree on the speaker part but the headphone jack isn't bad by a long shot. Atleast not compared to my previous two phones (Xperia X1, HTC Hero).
On-Topic:
I am using the sennheiser cx 400 II, these work awesome however no headset control. It get's bothersome when riding my bike but i just cant manage to find a good pair without paying to much.
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Agreed, I originally had a pair of Sennie CX300 II but I snapped the cable when it got caught on a door handle and thus ruined the headphones so I've gone and replaced them with a pair of CX500. Whilst they don't have a remote I think they offer the best sound quality, and best noise cancellation, for the price you pay.

Headphones volume

Am looking to buy a sensation as soon as I can find a shop that sells one sim free, but am interested to know what the output of the headphones jack is like, my wildfire is great for this, no health and safety noise canceling etc. Was wondering if the sensation is similar?
Thanks in advance
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To be honest the volume output is lower when compared to my Nexus One.
However, the extra sound features added to this phone should help out with that problem.
The headphones bundled with the phone are decent. But I am looking to replace them with Beats headphones later on.
Am fairly impressed with volume on the wildfire, on full it can leave a ringing in the ears afterwards.
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While I am still waiting for my Sensation, and therefore can't comment on the Sensations output power:
If you get your Sensation and still want more Volume out of your phone, Volume+ might be worth a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023433
PartyMango said:
While I am still waiting for my Sensation, and therefore can't comment on the Sensations output power:
If you get your Sensation and still want more Volume out of your phone, Volume+ might be worth a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023433
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Volume+ doesn't work on the Sensation at the moment
[email protected]$ said:
To be honest the volume output is lower when compared to my Nexus One.
However, the extra sound features added to this phone should help out with that problem.
The headphones bundled with the phone are decent. But I am looking to replace them with Beats headphones later on.
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Do yourself a favor, get a pair of headphones from true audiophile companies like Shure, Sennheiser, AKG, Beyer Dynamic, Denon or Etymotic. Your ears will thank you.
not even Sennheiser helps
one should write posts about high end headphones and Sensation only if you have tried them
and I tried Sennheiser IE8i with HD2, DHD and Sensation, with first two it is a blast, with Sensation it is a disaster, sound volume is low bass is crapy
so my tip, if you are a music fan (Progresssive, House, Trance,...) don't even think about this phone, not even with SRS
Listening to music via good set of in war headphones and poweramp player which has built in eq settings. Sounds absolutely brilliant. So much better than my ipod. Hooked the phone up to my stereo and the sound was equally impressive.
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Listening to music via good set of in war headphones and poweramp player which has built in eq settings. Sounds absolutely brilliant. So much better than my ipod. Hooked the phone up to my stereo and the sound was equally impressive.
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Agree. Good phones, PowerAmp, Sensation, good combo. The PowerAmp preamp allows boosting volume, and the eq settings should let anyone customize the response curve to their preference.

Bluetooth headset

Hi anybody knows of a good Bluetooth headset that can be used for listening to music and making phone calls, also one that has descent to excellent sound quality.
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Motorola HT820, about 6-8 hours playtime. Built-in microphone, buttons to play/pause forward/backward answer calls plus volume buttons. I've been using those for the past 3 years. Great design, not too bulky sweat resistant design so they are perfect for gym.
Cheaper knock-off version - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/x6-sport-mp3-player-bluetooth-headset-w-fm-tf-101285
I've been using a SE MW600 with my HTC Desire HD and now with my Sensation, the sound quality is better then with the stock headset.
+1
Sony Ericsson MW600 is a neat headset. Has FM radio as well. Great value on this headset even though you cannot see/read the tracks because you are not using a SE phone. But the radio does! And lists the song it plays on FM mode too.
I am using the JayBird F3, well worth the $100 they cost.
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/
Turtle Beach
I've got the Jabra Halo. Works great and people can hear my voice very clear.
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cmarti said:
I am using the JayBird F3, well worth the $100 they cost.
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/
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How's the sound quality on music and call and does this work with the music app that came with the phone?
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I have been using Jabra BT3030. Love it as I hate the ones that go around your head and like that I can use whatever headphones I like. Battery life is great and sound quality is really good.
Phil
jhobert said:
How's the sound quality on music and call and does this work with the music app that came with the phone?
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The quality is excellent, not super bright on the treble, all options and buttons work with my Sensation.
I have a Jabra Clipper but it constantly drops out. Does anyone else have this issue? Are there any tips for improving the connection, etc?
I'm using the Samsung HM3700 headset
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/BHM3700NDACSTA?from_mobile=true
In my personal use it has a good range, it handles bass well. But I am no audiophile so my expectations could be low
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yeah.maybe
I have nokia BH 503 , more a music thing , but plenty of buttons (pick up , play , forward etc..) and real good battery life, nice sound , etc ..
+1 for the MW600.
Cheap, works well... 3.5mm jack for your own headphones
I just bought the Sony HBH-IS800's. They sound great and I got them off Amazon for $60. Only downside is 4-5 hours of battery life.
I too am looking for a good, inexpensive bluetooth headset, but I think what I desire is impossible. I am looking for a bluetooth headset that has a FM tuner built in, and has 10+ hour battery life or uses traditional AAA batteries. Anyone have any leads whatsoever?
I wonder if this same topic is in the general forum..........
wbdennis said:
I too am looking for a good, inexpensive bluetooth headset, but I think what I desire is impossible. I am looking for a bluetooth headset that has a FM tuner built in, and has 10+ hour battery life or uses traditional AAA batteries. Anyone have any leads whatsoever?
I wonder if this same topic is in the general forum..........
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The closest you'll get to that is the Sony Ericsson MW600. Battery life is great but it doesn't use AAA batteries. It does have a good FM radio built in and you can use your own earbuds.
Kpjimmy's right, the MW600 is very good. You can't charge it and use it at the same time, but I get over 7 hours use on a charge. Sounds good plugged into a hifi as well as with headphones : )
kpjimmy said:
+1
... Great value on this headset even though you cannot see/read the tracks because you are not using a SE phone...
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wrong u cant see it because android has not the whole Standard implemented ... every winmo phone 6,5 can do it easily ....
i use the MW600 btw

Is beats automatically enabled for everything?

Such as pandora? I couldn't find an option in phone settings to turn beats on or off.
Beats only work if you have earphones or headphones on. Also it works with blurtooth. Once pandora plays or whatever beats os activated and turned off and on at the notification bar pull down.
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What I did is disabled it in the notification, then when into the app manager and disabled from there so the notification never comes back.
I hate it. Along with the beats headphones.
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What I did is disabled it in the notification, then when into the app manager and disabled from there so the notification never comes back.
I hate it. Along with the beats headphones.
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Makes two of us. Gimmick central.
It's cheesy, I'll give you that ... But it's not a gimmick. The audio chip and codec is of a certain type in order to be Beats branded. Dr. Dre bought the right to slap "Beats" on something specific.
I really don't know about the phones...But the computers...The HP Envy line (of which one I own) is the SAME chip/codec in a very few Sony and Dell models. The name escapes me now, but I did spend a good deal of time looking this up in the past. The only difference is Dell's and Sony's is from the original manufacturer and HP's has the Beats logo all up down it...Well the outside anyway. Open up the machine and it's the same chip.
Anyway, it's a actual piece of hardware in there. Does it need to say "Beats" all over the software and case? No, but that still doesn't mean it's not actually a piece of hardware that is actually giving you improved audio quality and most other phones don't possess this premium hardware. You know, people thought "hey, let's make a phone" and not "hey, let's make an ipod that you can make calls with"
edit -- also, the beats headphones are also good and not a gimmick. you could say they are overpriced though. i opted for Shure headphones over the Beats headphones a while back because the sound was as good but the Shure headphones were cheaper...And they also had models that were more pricey than the Beats. It's not like they also didn't have overpriced headphones too.
It's all software based and as mentioned before only throught external sources. My us sgs2 has the "beats audio mod " on it.
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The beats EQ on our phone is a gimmick.. There's no other way for me to put it. It's a preset EQ that ruins the natural sound of music. It's bloatware that will run on any device
If you need a real EQ, then get DSP manager. Tweak it to your needs.
Beats headphones are bad for the price. Muddy sound, poor instrument separation, and unrealistic lows, and average soundstage. Also I have issues with the weight and build quality.
I haven't looked into what DAC this phone has, but I heard it's pretty good and my music sounds great from it with my ATH-AD700s and my HD-25 IIs.
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All I know is the sound on my one X with my powerbeats headphones destroys the sound on my gnex with the same headphones.
Wow.
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So if I disable "HtcBeatsNotify", it should be turned off?
I know it's a gimmick but having tried listening w/ it on and off, I prefer having it turned on.

Earphone that produce good bass sound?

Just found out that my current earphone is faulty (one side have sound the other side doesn't), so i was wondering if that is any other earphone that will produce a good bass sound like Beats, but beats earphone is way too expensive.
Thanks
V Moda M80 or Crossfade LP
V-moda crossfade lp over the ear headphones.
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if you like plugs then you cant really beat the price of the skull candy inkd and if you want to spend a little more the klipsch buds are nice. i use Shure SE115M only when there is no chance of breaking them. the skull candy are about $15 w/o mic and $20 w/ mic and if you happen to snag them you wont be too pissed if they break.
V-Modas give a good thorough bass, but the sound, depending on genre, production, mp3 quality (I use FLAC), etc. For some better defined bass, not so loud as VModa, still loud though, but definitely better in terms of aural quality you could give the AKG in ear series (330, 540, perhaps 370) a shot.
Look at sennhiser - I had a pair of cx 300 ii which were unreliable and broke (got it swapped - same issue of one cutting out) but for the price were good sounding. A friend has had the same earphones for a while and I don't think his have gone wrong
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I 2nd the Skullcandy Ink'd suggestion.
The bass is very good for a $15 pair of headphones.
JVC on ear, over ear,in ear. Cheap and amazing sound quality. Very deep bass and very clear highs. I have over ear for 3 months and I'm enjoin everyday my music. Professional DJ recommended them to me.
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Since I thought I lost my cheap JVC Marshmallows over the weekend, I picked up a pair of Skullcandy Ink'd based on the opinions in this thread. I don't know what true audiophile earphones sound like, but I have to say I really like the Ink'd buds a lot. They have solid bass and good sound clarity all around. Thanks to everyone who recommended them.
I did find my JVCs yesterday though. Turns out they went through the washing machine in my pocket and still work great. I think they sound pretty good too, if you're looking for another inexpensive alternative.
I'm surprised that some people actually suggest skullcandy. They suck massive ****. They are incredibly overpriced for what they really are. They are simple 2 dollar production cost generic headphones with the skullcandy logo slapped on. They sound horrible and the value is even worse. If you're going to get skullcandy's you might as well buy generic headphones from a site like dealextreme.com.
If you're willing to go past generic take a look at some sennheiser cx300.
I'm going to link you a site that actually tests the headphones, not just on the reviewers personal ears, but with graphs of the actual frequency response and such! The site has helped me so much in determining what is good and what isn't with precision.
http://www.headphone.com/headphones/in-ear.php
They mostly list more expensive headphones though you can always get them cheaper than at that store. The reason they usually review the more expensive headphones is because the graphs are aimed at audiophiles.
I had a set of Klipsch Image S4. Pretty good monitors, heavy on bass. I'd recommend the S4s since you're looking for lots of base.
Personally, I rock Etymotic now.
Klispch or skillcandh titans. Or sol republic
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I am considering getting monster beats tour high-res with control talk but not sure if it works. Does anyone know whether remote control works fine on htc sensation?
walle4893 said:
I am considering getting monster beats tour high-res with control talk but not sure if it works. Does anyone know whether remote control works fine on htc sensation?
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I have heard control talk doesn't work. But if you can test it in a store and download Jays Headset app from the market. The app will map the center/answer/call button to control volume if pressed x number of times and can be customized.
But test out the headphones in the store and call someone using the headphones to see if the mic works for the phone. I have heard conflicting things.
Audio technica ATH-PRO700MK2
Yes! Do I have the earbuds for you! I recently bought the Klipsch S4 buds and I love them! I did a lot of research before buying and they were highly recommended!
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rwt4jc said:
Yes! Do I have the earbuds for you! I recently bought the Klipsch S4 buds and I love them! I did a lot of research before buying and they were highly recommended!
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They have great bass response too!
Do you guys know if Klipsch S4 is fully compatible with the button functionality with HTC Sensation?
I'm also thinking about to buy them, I don't like the beats-hype.
Are these ears good for hiphop/[email protected]?
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soundlab said:
Do you guys know if Klipsch S4 is fully compatible with the button functionality with HTC Sensation?
I'm also thinking about to buy them, I don't like the beats-hype.
Are these ears good for hiphop/[email protected]?
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Just use the Jays headset app to map the button presses to control volume. The volume buttons on the S4 do not work from what I know. Only the center, answer end button and mic of course. Introduce the jays headset app and that should solve your probs. I mean you can get the S4a - made for Android, but not really needed.
As for hip hop/R&B it should work great. I have the mid range Shure SE215 and they are pretty good on the bass. The key to better bass in IEH is to get a good seal on the earbuds.
kpjimmy said:
Just use the Jays headset app to map the button presses to control volume. The volume buttons on the S4 do not work from what I know. Only the center, answer end button and mic of course. Introduce the jays headset app and that should solve your probs. I mean you can get the S4a - made for Android, but not really needed.
As for hip hop/R&B it should work great. I have the mid range Shure SE215 and they are pretty good on the bass. The key to better bass in IEH is to get a good seal on the earbuds.
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completely agree with the s4/se215, i can also recomend the mdr-ex310lp which have a pretty good bass response with the large driver they have helps alot,
i also have the se215 (i actually found the s4 to have too much sillabance though which is why i prefer the 310lp ) which are great but from looking at your budget they are a bit too much...
I finally have beats tour high-res working thanks to Jays. Only the middle button is operative though, volume controls don't work but they do on my friend's iPhone.
Bass quality is marvelous, only issue is it is a bit overpriced for a pair of earbud.

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