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Old 25-01-2005, 9:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Headphones for IPOD & Portable DVD

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I'm looking for some advice as to whether there are any headphones that are suitable both for an IPOD and a portable DVD player - I'm not sure as to whether I prefer in-ear or over ear headphones! I've read that the Sony Fontopia phones are great for the IPOD but would they be good on a portable DVD player?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Old 26-01-2005, 7:29 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Hi...welcome to the forums....most phones that work with one should be fine with the other as well.
Many people are happy with the Sony's,but it's also worth taking a look round here at other threads on the same topic....you'll find Etymotics and Shures being very popular for in-ear phones,and Sennheisers etc for ear-bud types.
Neither the Shures nor Etymotics are cheap,but will offer a lot of performance and isolation from external noise,which can be very useful....certainly vastly better than the majority of other,cheaper ones.
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Although the Shures etc are V.V. good, for the majority the high end Fontopia's sound almost as good at half the price. I'd recommend Sony MDR-EX71SL's . they are a bit flimsy but sound quality is very good
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hi all
i have the white fontopias for my minidisc and i can say they are very comfy, nice sound and block out the noise well- good for the ipod and i dont see why they wouldnt be fine for the dvd but you may want over ear for a portable dvd, but thats just my opinion.
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