Product Description

The CX 300 headphones offer exceptional audio quality thanks to the inner-ear design in order to insulate the music from exterior sound for best sound spectrum and a powerful bass.For a total freedom of movement, the CX 300 has with a cable and an assymetric cable.Live to the rhythm of music with the CX 300 headphones! Included accessory:- different sized cushions (L, M, S)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #271 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sennheiser
• Model: CX 300-Sil
• Released on: 2008-06-23
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .79" h x .79" w x .79" l, .1 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
The CX 300 are high-quality stereo ear-canal headphones with powerful, bass-driven stereo sound for listening 'on the move'.Ear adapters in three different sizes ensure a perfect fit, high wearing comfort and an excellent attenuation of ambient noise. The CX 300 are ideal for use with MP3, CD, MD, or DVD players and many other portable devices.

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Customer Reviews

Wow!
They may not be noise cancelling but I've now bought 4 sets for the kids to replace the crummy iPod phones. What a difference and at this price - £3.85 per pair. Give your ears a treat and grab a bargain.

Mixed results... ignore the 5 star reviews.
When you first open the packaging you can't help but be disappointed by these head phones: the wires feel cheap & nasty and they're not even symmetrical for goodness sake! It's not until you walk down a busy street listening to music at a reasonably low volume with cars rushing past that you start to see the value in the Sennheiser CX300s. The noise reduction works a treat. Of course if you want absolute silence you're not going to get in at this price. But I did notice significant improvements over ipod and sony head phones and it means that I am able to look after my hearing better by listening to music at much lower levels.
But there is a downside: You hear every little noise coming through the wires. Even on a still day you can hear the effect of wind on the cables coming through the headphones. Also there are clear audible noises every time the wires knock against your clothes. On a windy day noises like this could cancel out the benefit of reduced environmental sounds.
The sound quality is good but not that incredible compared with most bundled headphones. If you are expecting a vast improvement over ipod headphones you will be disappointed.
Also, the Sennheiser CX300 is no good for Sony Ericsson users as for some reason they amplify background hiss from the phone's music player. I've tried this with 2 different models of SE Walkman phones and found that the bundled headphones gave quieter sounds but eliminated most of the hiss.

Finally a couple of words on price: On Sunday I saw these head phones retail at £30 from the Sennheizer stand at the Stuff & What Hi Fi show. There is no way that the CX300's are good enough to warrant that kind of price tag. Even at £18 (current amazon uk price) they feel over priced because of the nasty wire. They are marginally better then standard ipod or Walkman head phones but not worth a lot of extra cash. I paid £14 and I think that price is a good reflection of the performance value of these headphones.

In conclusion: the CX300 are good sounding headphones with noise reduction that works. But the overall value is let down by the nasty feel of the wires and excessive interference noises. They make a good replacement for broken or warn out ipod headphones but aren't worth buying as an `upgrade'. Sony Ericsson users should avoid them altogether.

Exceptional
Have been using these headphones for more than 6 months now and they've never missed a beat (pardon the pun). The sound quality truly is exceptional for their size and the in-ear fitting really does block out almost all background noise.

Highly recommended for listening on planes and the Tube, on the latter you barely hear any rumbling from the train at all, perfect!

My only complaint (and it's a very minor one) is the design of the cable (i.e. the long bit between the earplugs and the jack). Sennheiser seem to have opted for a 'tangle-free' type of cable and whilst it does tangle less than an ordinary cable it does have an odd habit of defying gravity! By this I mean the cable has a habit of poking out in all funny directions, well beyond my control. Even after 6 months I've never gotten the hang of it!

All in all however, great value!