So I had the bright idea last night to start looking for new earbuds for my trusty Creative Zen Touch. After a good year and a bit of using the player, the pack-in earbuds (not that horribly bad themselves, incidentally) just started giving up on me. (By the way, don't even ask what made me think of my mp3 player's earbuds while sitting at my computer at night.) Still last night I did some research online... and guess what, as of today I am a proud owner of a Sennheiser CX 300 set. Yeah, I still can't understand how I managed to get myself to pay 159 zlotys (that's aroud 40 euros or 53 dollars) for a set of earbuds, and not to mention -- just a day after I initially thought of getting one (pretty unusual for someone like me)... but there you go. Of course I could just say I'm a gadget freak and I live for getting new things. Now that would about explain everything, right?
Anyway, this is the first time ever I own a set of those freaky-deaky earbuds that fit right in your ear canal. I admit it's a little weird at first (not to mention I still have this funny, hard-to-describe feeling in my right ear as I write these words, some 30 minutes after removing the earbuds) but I suppose -- or at least hope! -- this will in fact go away. I can already sense this is going to grow on me as I use the set, until I would be able to go back to "normal" earbuds. The tricky thing about using canalphones (as I've just found they are called -- thank you Wikipedia) is that you won't get practically any bass unless the silicone cushions (three different sizes included) don't sit tightly inside your ear canal. That's why at first I was like, "Wait as second, I paid 160 zlotys for THIS?" Turns out I didn't stick the earbuds deep enough. So yeah, it is a little weird and it feels a little... uhm, intrusive on your body, so to speak. Especially if you're a person who doesn't like having things stuck in their ears. (Ok, that's sounded creepy... Are there any people who like that?) Still, when used right, my new earbuds deliver a sound quality to be reckoned with. Oh gawd, I sound like a walking sponsored article.
Oh, and while I was writing this, I realized I just have to plug the new earbuds into my DS and play some Meteos that way. Ooh goodie goodie.
Anyway, this is the first time ever I own a set of those freaky-deaky earbuds that fit right in your ear canal. I admit it's a little weird at first (not to mention I still have this funny, hard-to-describe feeling in my right ear as I write these words, some 30 minutes after removing the earbuds) but I suppose -- or at least hope! -- this will in fact go away. I can already sense this is going to grow on me as I use the set, until I would be able to go back to "normal" earbuds. The tricky thing about using canalphones (as I've just found they are called -- thank you Wikipedia) is that you won't get practically any bass unless the silicone cushions (three different sizes included) don't sit tightly inside your ear canal. That's why at first I was like, "Wait as second, I paid 160 zlotys for THIS?" Turns out I didn't stick the earbuds deep enough. So yeah, it is a little weird and it feels a little... uhm, intrusive on your body, so to speak. Especially if you're a person who doesn't like having things stuck in their ears. (Ok, that's sounded creepy... Are there any people who like that?) Still, when used right, my new earbuds deliver a sound quality to be reckoned with. Oh gawd, I sound like a walking sponsored article.
Oh, and while I was writing this, I realized I just have to plug the new earbuds into my DS and play some Meteos that way. Ooh goodie goodie.
