[Non-Compus-Ment]

Hi Folks

I use a pair of Sennheiser CX300's when out jogging . However, the rubber tips gradually started to fall out of my ears during running. I changed to a pair of Senn' MX75's. Christ my ears are throbing. I have now ditched these as I can not get them to stay in at all plus the pain was akin to having slept on a folded over ear all night. I am sure a few will know what I mean. Anyway I want to go back to my CX300's but need some new silicon covers for the tips. I have searched the net but can find nothing. Surely these are a standard spare part and standard fit more hundreds of ear Bud headphones. Can anyone help...?

[Satch]

Try everybody's favourite auction website. You'll find them there.

[mattski73]

here's goes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-3.../dp/B000T2UUPY

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Replacement-Ea...QQcmdZViewItem


why not just buy another pair of CX300's. they now available from £3.74 from amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

[Artie Fufkin]

Originally Posted by mattski73

why not just buy another pair of CX300's. they now available from £3.74 from amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

£3.74...How on Earth does the seller manage that!

And, oh, don't those V-Moda Vibe phones on the same page look sexy.

I have been looking for a pair of these recently and was sorely tempted at that price.
However I cant help thinking if it seems to good to be true...
I would assume they are fake imports for that kind of money?

[mattski73]

Originally Posted by stumpywalnut

I have been looking for a pair of these recently and was sorely tempted at that price.
However I cant help thinking if it seems to good to be true...
I would assume they are fake imports for that kind of money?

i got mine when they were around £6.00. imports or no, they sound great for the price. better than my standard ipod earphones.

checked my pictures against other sennheiser CX300 packaging, and i can't see the difference.

my explanation is that sennheisers have alway been good when it comes to price cuts, but don't quote me on that.

[anth1e]

i bought some of these of amazon at full price, well...15 pounds, (theyre in richer sounds for 40) they do sound brilliant, not far off shure e2c,s the bass is great, my kitten chewed through them as its a thin wire to reduce the sound when the wires rub cos thyre so dee in your ear.
i bought some more from an amazon seller for cheaper and they mustve been fakes because the bass was less and after a while i got a shock in my ear, ended up dropping my mp3 player and breaking it

They are all over e-bay for £6 - from China!
I just bought some from amazon for around £16 with free postage. They did have some in the amazon marketplace for the same money as e-bay, but wouldnt take the chance after seeing the number of fakes that people have been caught out buying.

[mattski73]

i got mine from rocco40, if that's any help.

[eirejam]

I use a pair of Sennheiser CX300's when out jogging . However, the rubber tips gradually started to fall out of my ears during running. I changed to a pair of Senn' MX75's. Christ my ears are throbing. I have now ditched these as I can not get them to stay in at all plus the pain was akin to having slept on a folded over ear all night. I am sure a few will know what I mean. Anyway I want to go back to my CX300's but need some new silicon covers for the tips. I have searched the net but can find nothing. Surely these are a standard spare part and standard fit more hundreds of ear Bud headphones.

Right, the part number you are looking for is 517682
that is an ear sleeve set black. 4xS 4xM 4xL
Just go into any sennheiser dealer and ask the salesman to order you a set from sennheiser.

If you need a particle size than you can get a ten pack of the size you want. If you want the part number for these let me know.

eirejam (sennheiser ireland)

[danmc_82]

Just bought some off ebay for £15. I used a pair of sony mdr-ex71sl, does anyone know the diff in sound quality between the two?

[chocky909]

I just ordered a cheap pair off amazon too (£3.70 + £4.50 p+p) from parsaco. He had good rep with no negative feedback but if course if the packaging is professional enough maybe no one noticed. I'll report back. I already own a pair of these which I bought in Lower Marsh market in Waterloo about 5 months ago for £15 after checking the price online first. The packaging was very good if they were bootlegs and the sound quality was great for the price although I haven't tried many other decent earphones especially these insulating types. I managed to step on one of the speakers yesterday though so need a replacement.

[danmc_82]

Originally Posted by chocky909

I just ordered a cheap pair off amazon too (£3.70 + £4.50 p+p) from parsaco. He had good rep with no negative feedback but if course if the packaging is professional enough maybe no one noticed. I'll report back. I already own a pair of these which I bought in Lower Marsh market in Waterloo about 5 months ago for £15 after checking the price online first. The packaging was very good if they were bootlegs and the sound quality was great for the price although I haven't tried many other decent earphones especially these insulating types. I managed to step on one of the speakers yesterday though so need a replacement.

Just got mine today, sound excellent compared to my old sonys

[mattski73]

have we established whether the cheap cx300's are fakes or not?

[Raikiri]

Originally Posted by danmc_82

Just got mine today, sound excellent compared to my old sonys

From what I have heard the ex71s were never very good, their new ones the EX-85 are supposed to be a big improvement.

I have the CX300s too, pretty happy with them although they can be a bit fiddly to get in properly which can make them sound tinny until you do.

[danmc_82]

Originally Posted by Raikiri

From what I have heard the ex71s were never very good, their new ones the EX-85 are supposed to be a big improvement.

I have the CX300s too, pretty happy with them although they can be a bit fiddly to get in properly which can make them sound tinny until you do.

Agreed, When I first bought the sony's I wasnt so much into the sound quality as I was the styling. I see what you mean about being fiddly, the medium size seem to be ok for me.

[danmc_82]

Originally Posted by mattski73

have we established whether the cheap cx300's are fakes or not?

I cant answer for chocky909 but mine arnt fakes.

[chocky909]

Originally Posted by mattski73

have we established whether the cheap cx300's are fakes or not?

I just received mine today. I haven't removed them from the packet yet. I'm in the process of taking some pictures. I'm sure these are the same as I purchased previously at a market for £15.

Thing is, if these are fakes which I'm almost sure they are, they're very, very good, especially the outer packaging. But if you look long enough, you see some that wouldn't be expected from a large manufacturer such as Sennheiser. I'll point them out when I post the pics later. But they are good/close enough to fool 99% of purchasers as proven by the overwhelming positive feedback of the sellers.

As for the actual headphones, I was very impressed by my previous pair until I broke them, but then I'd never owned a pair of ear-canal buds before and never spent more than £20 on earbuds at all so I'm not the best person to judge.

Anyway, I'll pop my pics up later and I'm seriously thinking of ordering a genuine pair (£20ish) and comparing, taking more pics. Only thing is if I was going to buy a £20 pair of buds, I'd probably go for Shure EC2 at £35.

What to do...

[chocky909]

[Non-Compus-Ment]

Hi Folks

Tis I , the originator of this thread.. Sorry for the delay in gettting back to you all and thanking you for your assistance. I paid about £20ish for my Cx's and loved them. I just have a problem with keeping the bloody things in my ears as i run over even smooth terrain. I really didnt want to dump the headphones because of a rubber tip which should cost about £1 for a million. I should mention that i purchased a set of these for my brother who also runs.The sound quality was fine initially but they lasted about 3 weeks before starting to crackle and cut out. They were ordered from Ebay..Yikes.. and were silver in colour. Not sure if thats a standard colour. Ah well, you live and learn. I am going to give my green sennheiser MX 75's to someone I hate... they really should be sold in a sex shop in the S&M section...Ha Special Thanks to eirejam not just for being Irish like me but also for the part number. Ha .. I will look into this..

[Non-Compus-Ment]

Hi Eirejam tried the number at http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf , the UK site but no joy



Sorry, no entry found (517682)


Thanks for your help anyway

Cheers

[Non-Compus-Ment]

Hi All...Mattski73 for president...Fantastic....After waking up and discovering that there was another page to this thread I spotted Mattski73's links straight to the spare buds..Excellent Many thanks for this...if your ever in N.Ireland etc etc....Ha Must ease up on the Zyban...

Cheers

[danmc_82]

As far as im aware, the genuine ones have a right angle jack, the fake have a straight one. I'm pretty sure mine are genuine, does anyone else know how you can tell the differance?

[spuddler]

Hi,check this link,if it don't get deleted?:-

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=8392


Cheers BOB

[danmc_82]

Originally Posted by spuddler

Hi,check this link,if it don't get deleted?:-

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=8392


Cheers BOB

Good post, Thanks

[chocky909]

Originally Posted by spuddler

Hi,check this link,if it don't get deleted?:-

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=8392


Cheers BOB

Well mine definately aren't those fakes. If they were either they'd be the genuine ones, however I'm still not convinced and think they may be a mark II fake as it were. Anyway I've ordered a proper pair from amazon direct and if they are the same as my previous pair I'll send them back. I can't believe that Sennheiser would have packaging that wonky though. I am prepared to eat my words however but would be at a loss to explain how so many of these phones are available for such silly money. Where are they getting them from and for how much?

Stay tuned.

This link shows some hints on how to spot a fake cx300. Hope it's usefull

[chocky909]

Originally Posted by tigerbarb

This link shows some hints on how to spot a fake cx300. Hope it's usefull

Oh that's a lot more like it. Packaging and everything. That makes me think it's a lot more likely the cheap ones are bootlegs, even if they did come in a retail box. Very hard to tell those ones apart. Shame it's the white ones that are compared. Anyway I'll post up some comparison pics with the genuine ones when they arrive.

Still sure yours aren't fakes danmc_82?

[danmc_82]

Originally Posted by chocky909

Still sure yours aren't fakes danmc_82?

Not quite sure, ive thrown all my packaging away so cant tell. The grills on the speaker look genuine compared to pictures ive seen of fake ones but theres no other way I can tell. They sound good to me. Deep base and clear vocals. Are your def fakes then?

[eirejam]

Hi Eirejam tried the number at http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf , the UK site but no joy



Sorry, no entry found (517682)


Thanks for your help anyway

Cheers

you can't buy spare parts from the senn UK or senn.com website. Hence no part number listed. You have to go to a dealer. Senn UK don't sell spare parts directly to customers either but sennhesier ireland do.


Also cx 300's come in four different colours. silver, black, white and PINK.
The packaging has changed since they were first released and looks nothing like the packaging in the pictures a few posts up now. Also there was a limited edition enviromently friendly package released last week. It just a small brown box that says cx 300s on. so If you see these they are not fake. If anybody wants I can take pics of the cx 300 pakaging and post them.

eirejam (sennheiser ireland)