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Comment on Splash Damage: Maxell Peanuts by Zach

Zach — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:14:55 +0000

Cheap headphones overall. Not durable at all the cable connection to the 3.5mm jack tends to break after a months use or so. Comfortable fit and 1/2 decent audio quality.

Comment on Damage Reviews: Philips SHN2500 by Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:28:53 +0000

Well, they’re quite nice, the little NC box is vey annoying though. I wouldn’t say the NC doesn’t work at all but it just cancels light noises the rest is done by the physical size of the earbuds insde your ear. On the overall is the greatest headphones i have bought for a fair price, more than thar I’d recommend a home theater

Comment on Damage Reviews: Philips SHN2500 by Keith

Keith — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:57:36 +0000

They work better than the cheap over-the-ear active noise-cancelling headphones I bought. They are one of the few in-ear headphones I can tolerate, thanks to their soft rubber gaskets. After a while, I forget they are in my ears. They DO amplify the source sound, but they also reduce the droning background noise. My older subcompact car has a lot of both engine noise and wind noise, and these phones do a very good job on those kinds of distracting noises. The SHN2500s also work very well at the gym and on the bicycle over ambient motor noise and wind.

The primary complaint I have with these things is that the wire between the earphones and the noise cancellation box (where the battery goes) is too short for people of my size. The box is heavy for the cord– especially with the battery installed– and dangling between your fanny pack, your belt clip or your pants pocket, its weight tends to pull the phones right out of your ear, especially during strenuous activity. Possible resolutions for this issue could be an arm strap or a shirt pocket. Better engineering would allow the box to be moved to a more wearer-friendly position.

I spend US$13 on these at Buy.com a couple of months ago. Buy.com now has them for US$10. Overall, I am satisfied with this purchase (I would feel differently had I spent the $30+ others have noted here).

Comment on Damage Reviews: Philips SHN2500 by Yabangin

Yabangin — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:11:10 +0000

I have had two sets of these and only through rough use have they broke (keep getting the wires caught on something and breaking internally), I will be getting another set soon. You can get them for 30 bucks at any local USA Target.
I saw on the Philips site that they will send you new ear buds for free. Overall excellent bang for the buck. I use them on flights, at the gym and, cutting the lawn.

Comment on Damage Reviews: Philips SHN2500 by radomiro

radomiro — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:37:56 +0000

NC my ass, the only thing cancelling noise is the rubber parts!!
A bad buy.

Comment on Splash Damage: Get a Faster Sansa (E Series only) by boxy

boxy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:50:13 +0000

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Even if you could use the 8GB card, the 1000 song hardcoded limitation would probably negate the usefulness of the extra space.
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Unless you (as i do) listen to a lot of large audiobooks and mashups

Comment on Damage Reviews: Grado SR40 (Initial Impressions) by Grado (SR60) Headphones $66 / Lazy Wallet

Grado (SR60) Headphones $66 / Lazy Wallet — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:38:52 +0000

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Comment on Splash Damage: MDR-EX90 사편 (Part the Quattro), NW-HD5 by sputnik00

sputnik00 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:47:03 +0000

hi there, i love your blog.

it’s pretty hard to find HD5 users around in real life, but there are so many of them on ATRAClife, it’s great!

didn’t know the nifty shuffle thing you can do on the HD5 until i chanced upon this post. thanks!

Comment on Splash Damage: MDR-EX85 by fred

fred — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:51:45 +0000

the ex85 can be found for about 50 dollars actually.

Comment on Splash Damage: Damage vs. iPod Shuffle (2G) by Splash Damage: iPod Shuffle 2G (More Thoughts) « Damaged Gears

Splash Damage: iPod Shuffle 2G (More Thoughts) « Damaged Gears — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:07:03 +0000

[...] Shuffle 2G (More Thoughts) Posted in Soapbox by Damage on May 27th, 2008 A while back, I had reviewed the iPod Shuffle 2G, and was fairly impressed with the whole deal. Aside from being dead simple to operate, the [...]