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Old 01-12-2005, 2:44 PM   #1
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options on new portable neckband phones

hiya folks,

last night my Sennheiser PMX 60's cord got stuck on something, and i now have lots of crackling in the left ear and normal sound in the right ear

so, today im going buy a new pair, they will be hooked up to a MDA Compact PDA/smartphone device mostly, using variable bit rates, so i do want reasonably good quality ones, but they must be neckband! dont mind if hard or soft......

any ideas of any under £70 that are good? i listen to a very wide variety of music and also standup comedy recordings while im on the go, the PMX 60's were quite suitable tbh, but was wondering if anything new on teh market, sennheiser or other makes........

so requirements are (listing to make it easier..lol)

under £70 (give or take anyway)
neckband only
rest on ear type, NOT in ear and NOT over the ear.
obviously fairly comfy would be useful
able to cope with different music (plus game noise sometimes)


oh if possible a make that can be bought on the high street...im going to my local Sevenoaks tonight in Swiss Cottage, so if you know any models they might stock that are good, please mention them :-)

cheers folks
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guess thats a no then?...lol

ah well, ended up deciding to abandon neckband for the winter as my fleece does tend to intefere with them due to its high collar......prefer neckband but nm....

got a pair of PX100s in the end, nice sound, nice hard case as well which would be useful for me at times......almost went for the inline noise cancelling ones they do, but couldnt really justify the 3 times price difference for just that feature, the quality wasnt really that much better, and knowing my luck i'll break them at some point so thought i'd leave it this time...lol
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