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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Earphone Chat
I want some new earphones, some goodish ones, but with an in-built iphone controls/mic. I like the in-ear ones because I can take one ear out without taking out the other, and I can put them in my pocket nice'n'easy.

Any recomendations?
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:10, 129 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
You don't have to pay much to get decent in ear phones without the controls/mic.
I suspect if you have to have that then you'll end up paying a silly price.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:11, Reply)
I have a pair of Phillips ones in my bag that I've had for years that cost £7
They are actually better than the Sennheiser (i think) pair that I paid about £100 for. I was annoyed.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:14, Reply)
I used to use these for DJing:
www.djkit.com/technics/technics-rpdj1200-headphones.html?gclid=COvzn77DhrgCFfMQtAodCVYAxg

They actually say 'high end' in the spec. I've got through 2 pairs and both are now fucked BUT THEY SAY TECHNICS ON THE HEADBAND BIT AND YOU GET A LEATHER BAG!!!!!!
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:21, Reply)
If you were any sort of DJ
you'd be using the handset from an old trim phone that you'd plumbed in to your mobile disco.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:35, Reply)
I find when you jump to around the £50 mark, in general, the quality jump is massive.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:22, Reply)
I don't.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:22, Reply)
Jump around jump around

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:36, Reply)
I like Denon or Sennheiser
Decently engineered and not stupid money.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:12, Reply)
I went for the Sennheiser ones for a good few years, they tend to last a year for me.
My last lot I went for was some Kiplish, which were really good for the price, but they didn't last very long at all, only about 4 months.

This time I'm going to get some duct-tape and tape around the ends to strengthen them.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:21, Reply)
I know nothing about it but I have some that were about £15 and have done really well
Normally I break them after about 3 months of being slogged around in a giant handbag. And they're pink, which I think would be just lovely with your complexion?
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:13, Reply)
Didn't a suiter of yours buy you some silly-priced ones or something like that? I can't remember the details.
I can't pull of pink, I have the wrong flaps'n'folds and end up looking like Mr Blobby after having chickenpox treatment.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:23, Reply)
He did
They were ridiculously expensive. I keep meaning to put them on eBay or charity shop with a few other things he got me, but they're in a cupboard and I keep forgetting
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:27, Reply)
Do it. Remove all trace of Reza, Spice Prince of India from your home.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:42, Reply)
Imma google that right now
Hahaha I thought it was a kid's cartoon for some reason, probably the name.

Needs MOAR cockatoo hair but yeah...
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:45, Reply)
He is the most spectacularly gay man I have ever seen.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:49, Reply)
That Reza bloke's well bent and all.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:50, Reply)
That reza is like Julian clary with a tan
Tromboning freddie mercury
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:50, Reply)
Hahaha, I like that fella

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:50, Reply)
His recipes are good but I wouldn't eat his raita IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:53, Reply)

high-as-a-georgia-pine.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/my-new-favourite-thing-on-tv.html
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:56, Reply)
hahaha 'gayer than gay porn'

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:59, Reply)
I got given some B&O ones - they were fucking dreaful.
If you like throwing money away on unnecessary tech (AND WE ALL KNOW YOU DO) get Bose ones.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:18, Reply)

O Q

*shrugs*
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:23, Reply)
I'm not convinced by this one, TH.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:36, Reply)
No, It doesn't really make any sense

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:43, Reply)
I bought some from tesco with built in iphone controls, mic etc just like you want for only £3.50 a pair on special
They sound great so I bought 4 pairs to last me a while. They don't sell them anymore

HTH
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:21, Reply)
Can I just say
I hate Mumford and Sons and hope they die painfully in a car crash. If any internet police are reading this please arrest me I will say it on record.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:22, Reply)
Scroob Pip and Dan Le Sac are writing a third album at the moment, and next month they're looking for people to be in the album's first video.
I <3 Pip
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:25, Reply)
I've got some Bob Marley earbuds.
Nice bass and all made from recycled products.

I begrudge paying £90+ for Dre Dre Beats. I mean what's that all about?!
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:29, Reply)
It's all about ripping off 'aspirational' wogs.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:30, Reply)
No, ive seen loads of whiteys wearing them too.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:33, Reply)
Wiggaz gotta wig, yo.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:42, Reply)
On offer innit.
They are good. I'd definitely get another pair once these are done.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:39, Reply)
That's the thing with them.
They all get good reviews I think, 'Monster' are quite good (as a manufacturer; terrible as a company), they're not proportional to the price. Except now they got these, which might be OK for the price

www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/39162867/Monster-UrBeats-by-Dr-Dre-High-Performance-In-Ear-Headphones-Black/Product.html?searchstring=dr+beats&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:32, Reply)
My friend's mum texted her from Wimbledon to say she'd just seen bob Marley beat hewitt
I bloody love that guy, bring on 3.30!!
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:35, Reply)
I like the image of you leaving 1 ear at home
to listen out for the phone
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:34, Reply)
I can assure you that if you bought these, you would think they were amazing
www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SHS8100-10-Earhook-Headphones/dp/B0038AK1YO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1372415641&sr=8-4&keywords=philips+headphones
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:34, Reply)
I really want the remote thing though, I use it all the time.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:39, Reply)
Mine pisses me off
It sets the iPod off in my bag and I don't notice til hometi e. I ain't walking 6 miles without an iPod!
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:51, Reply)
i just buy cheap ones cos i use them for running and
dont really give a shit about sound quality when i'm running plus they tend to fall apart relatively quickly in those conditions whatever price so i aint wanna be wasting money do i what am i a mug, anyway get the cheap ones if you're doing lots of running
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:38, Reply)
I hear Gonz is a dedicated jogger.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:43, Reply)
i heard he would be but he needs to poo too often and they dont take kindly to people pooing out in public places
(public places is where most people do their jogging)
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:52, Reply)
EFF THAT YO
Nigel 'the right idea' Farage is currently in Lusty's bar drinking champagne with fatcunt radio wanker Nick Ferrari!!!! OMG!!!!

I've asked her to get me a personalised autograph, something like

'to Monty, STAY BRITISH, Nigel x'

I don't think she will :o(
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:39, Reply)
Ask her from me to get somebody to teabag his next drink, wouldja?
Thanks awfo.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:40, Reply)
That might be tricky given that they've got the champagne on their table in a bucket.
He might just notice.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:41, Reply)
I don't care about the whys and the wherefores Monty.
Just get it fucking done.

Edit: with a pube garnish. Ta.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:41, Reply)
I like him. He's the only guy prepared to tackle today's issues head on.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:43, Reply)
And I want somebody to put their tackle's head on his champers, alright?

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:44, Reply)
He's showing those bonkers Eurocrats for the hypocrites they are.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:47, Reply)


(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:54, Reply)
^ Nigel, earlier, laughing at one of my racist jokes

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:56, Reply)


(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:58, Reply)
^ Nigel earlier, when one of my jokes is bordering on 'too racist' even for Nige

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:00, Reply)
they were fucking brilliant

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:01, Reply)


(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:05, Reply)
^ Nigel earlier, after I just spat in the face of a Romanian in the street

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:07, Reply)
Thanks man! Not everyone "gets" my style of humour!!

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:06, Reply)
hahahaha!

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:00, Reply)
Well said
Come on Monts... The Frenchie here is clearly an ideas man, he has people to put it into practise.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:44, Reply)
His people lack the stones to do anything about it.
Has history taught you nothing?
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:47, Reply)
a nation of thinkers Monts
that's why the friendly Germans tried to help them actually get something done.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:02, Reply)
What they all said, Sennheiser.
these are nice, come with three sizes of cover so you can get the exact snug fit for your shape of ear, works a treat
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:53, Reply)
I always wonder who needs the large
They must have ears like those fucking shells where you can hear the sea
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:57, Reply)
Alexander Armstrong.
That nigga's ears are fucking gigantic.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:08, Reply)
Me. You're supposed to use the largest size you can for noise cancelling.
Nobody else wants to hear your shitty taste in music, swipe.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:16, Reply)
I have Sennheiser in-ear ones and Beyerdynamic on ear ones
The only thing with the Sennheisers is the cables are very noisy, every time you move you hear it.
My phone has that Beats Audio on, it's utter shite, it just whacks up the volume a bit and adds way too much bass and treble.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 11:58, Reply)
Or you could save your money on earbuds and get one of these
www.ebay.com/bhp/80-s-ghetto-blaster
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:04, Reply)
*bids*

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:08, Reply)
wants...
this is the daddy though:
www.ebay.com/itm/JVC-RC-M71JW-Boombox-Ghetto-Blaster-Rare-GOLD-EDITION-Great-Condition-/300926062268

I would be so happy with this in my life... It would replace my childhood Hitachi SuperWoofer.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:11, Reply)
Oh I would fucking LOVE one of those.
I'd play my 'Street Sounds Electro' compilations on it, and do some execrable 'popping and locking' on a flattened cardboard box in a shopping precinct EVERY FUCKING DAY.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:12, Reply)
Crazy legs all round

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:14, Reply)
U NO DAT BRUV

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:17, Reply)
Keep tickin' and tockin', work it all around the clock

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:48, Reply)
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH


just hit me
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:52, Reply)
Ow, I didn't mean it! Gerrof, yer queer

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:52, Reply)
Did anyone ever use a ghetto blaster with batteries?
I assumed that the manufacturers just put them there as some sort of joke.

A proper ghetto blaster, mind. The ones with roughly the same weight and dimensions as a fully stacked hod.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:38, Reply)
Me, it took those fat round batteries - about 12 at a time.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:40, Reply)
Heavy "D" and the boys

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:42, Reply)
Bit like YMs.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:42, Reply)
+vibrator

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:43, Reply)
Nah, that's powered by a two-stroke.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:45, Reply)
Could you get through a whole c90 without it running out?
I've still got this badboy in a cupboard somewhere.


(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:45, Reply)
I like the spoilers

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:46, Reply)
And the mains lead.
Might actually be of some use nowadays, you could probably stick it in an electric car charging point.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:49, Reply)
that's a BEAST
I prefer the more traditional silver, taller ones though
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:50, Reply)
Yeah.
I quite liked the look of some of the more cheap and nasty ones because they just went daft with their supposed bells and whistles.

Apparently some of the Amstrad HiFi's back in the day used to have planks of wood behind the speaker grilles to give the impression of 3 way speakers but behind that there was just one cone.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:54, Reply)
Alan Sugar:
conforming to negative racial stereotypes since 1984
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:07, Reply)
Black people on the street did obvs

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:47, Reply)
We sure did!

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:51, Reply)
Bludklut, in kingston we dont be havin no electricity for da music in da market.
Boy, doncha know nobody be lookin at your trades if you ain't got no muzik to get da juices flowin
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:13, Reply)
However in neighbouring Richmond, they *do* have electricity - it's a postcode lottery!

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:20, Reply)
Just sit on the back of the bus and blast music out of the phone speakers.
I mean, they wouldn't give it speakers if you weren't supposed to use them would they?

Anyway, in all seriousness, sennheiser or however it's spelt seem to be the best for the money, no bling crap or stupid gimmicks.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:48, Reply)
Read receipt requests. How rude.
No, I won't inform when I've read your email so you can get sniffy about me not immediately dropping everything and responding to you, you prick.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:56, Reply)
I hate those,
My boss does it all the time and then I get a follow up email if I don't respond within an hour. Fucken pryk.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 12:57, Reply)
I disable them.
Also, I hate pricks who phone you the second they've hit send.

No, of course I haven't read the email you sent 0.4 seconds ago.

I've also recently created a rule that automatically bins messages I'm CC'd in. They're nearly always irrelevant to my interests.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:00, Reply)
My firm is shut over the weekend.
Every Monday, without fail, by 9:15am we get a call from some spastic who has also
a) sent an email over the weekend and
b) left an answerphone message

I detest my customers, they are utter mongols.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:09, Reply)
Also see arsey cunts that think by CC'ing your boss into email
it's going to make things happen any faster
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:21, Reply)
To be fair to my boss that usually elicits an
"Who the fuck is this prick? Fuck off" from him. My boss has his upsides.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:26, Reply)
Good for him

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:28, Reply)
Yes!
I love smacking reply all and showing them up in front of everyone they've cc'd in.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 14:38, Reply)
My boss does them - I turn them down every time.
Fucking cheeky cunt.
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:06, Reply)
Reading pane ftw

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:21, Reply)
I usually disable them, but I'd just rebuilt my machine
And one popped up. Fuckig self important arsehole, I'm not your personal skivvy
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:25, Reply)
I just made bread
www.b3tards.com/u/473693463fc03fb60b93/2013-06-28_13.09.14.jpg
(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:13, Reply)
Nice one Carla Lane/Joey Boswell.

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:19, Reply)
I actually watched that once *shudders*

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:20, Reply)
Shaped like a dead facehugger :(

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:20, Reply)
His bread ain't lookin too nice neither

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:21, Reply)
buy yourself a new bread board

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:21, Reply)
There was nothing wrong with his bread board until he dropped that bread brick on it

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:24, Reply)
hhahaha

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 13:35, Reply)
I don't want to make you feel bad but your bread looks like a heavily cancered labia

(, Fri 28 Jun 2013, 14:00, Reply)

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