Sennheiser rolls out four new CX earbuds

Not satisfied with simply unveiling a single set of new earbuds today, Sennheiser decided to roll out four new flavors for your ears' enjoyment. Up first is the CX 400 ($99.95), which touts a short cord ideal for arm-worn MP3 players, but does include a three-foot extension cable for other applications. Upping the ante is the CX 500 ($129.95), which enters as the flagship unit in the Classic lineup and arrives in a trio of colors. The CX 55 Street ($79.95) boasts a bit more bass than the other guys, and the CX 95 Style ($139.95) places its emphasis on lookin' good whilst parked in your ear. The whole lot is slated to be available starting this month, and you can take a peek at photos of the rest after the break.

[Registered99 @ Sep 14th 2007 3:58PM]

What a goed idea for listening! earphones...

[sbrown @ Sep 14th 2007 4:17PM]

If that was e-sarcasum; well no earphones aren't "perfect" for listening to music on but not everyone wants to carry and wear full sized headphones everywhere they go, so they compromise on convenience for sound quality. IMO its not a terrible trade when you're "on the go", as it were.

[Guthrie @ Sep 14th 2007 4:01PM]

What, no iPod white?

jk, thanks for giving us more good earbud options Senn.

Marshall
------
The Real HT Info Podcast

[ScotteusMaximus @ Sep 14th 2007 4:14PM]

if those headphone jacks fit into the recessed port of the iPhone, i'm sold.

[LegendZ28 @ Sep 14th 2007 6:23PM]

Maybe they will, but the cord is short without the extender, which would require most people to attach the "L" adapter, which definitely won't fit.

[Registered99 @ Sep 14th 2007 4:33PM]

Oh, sorry. I wasn't really thinking, just testing the "no-confirm" password on Engadget comments.

[Eric Schaefer @ Sep 14th 2007 4:27PM]

they look a lot like my Sony headphones... extension cord and all

[DM @ Sep 16th 2007 10:49PM]

:)

[TDG01 @ Sep 14th 2007 4:31PM]

I'd like to see a comparision of these to Shure's lineup....

I have a pair of e5 earbuds which I use as a monitor for my guitar, but I'd like to get something a little less expensive to tote around everyday....

[Guav @ Sep 14th 2007 4:48PM]

Me want.

[Lattyware @ Sep 14th 2007 4:51PM]

I have the CX300s - and they are great for the price and size.

[Jaylati @ Sep 14th 2007 4:56PM]

Anything will beat my damn Skullcandy. If I were to get one of these to replace em, would I get my money's worth?

[Marcus @ Sep 14th 2007 4:57PM]

How long would these last?

[Dan @ Sep 14th 2007 8:15PM]

Hopefully longer than my CX300's. A couple of months and my left channel went down to about 50%.

[Marcus @ Sep 14th 2007 8:44PM]

Yea most of my ear buds crap out in like a month

[Reader @ Sep 14th 2007 9:14PM]

my 13 buck sony earphones have lasted me bout a year now, had three of them so far. Broke the first one by water and second by swinging it around and breaking it. On my third and they still haven't quit out on their own after all this time.

only thing i'll buy from sony, their earphones.

[Nugs @ Sep 14th 2007 9:54PM]

My CX300's being going strong for a year... learn to take care of your earbuds and they'll go far...

[Nathaniel @ Sep 15th 2007 7:11AM]

After having 5 pairs of Sony EX earphones in a year, I wasn't too sad when I switched to Sennheiser instead. My new CX300 lasted just about a year, which meant I just managed to snag me a new pair on warranty.

Sound quality is definitely better than Sony, and apparently structural quality as well.

I've said my goodbyes to Sony, and I haven't looked back since :)

[Wwhat @ Sep 14th 2007 4:57PM]

Little tip for sennheiser: if you are putting on a short cord and include a extension then go the whole nine yards and make the extension clip or screw onto it.
Can't be hard or costly.

[JDizzle @ Sep 14th 2007 5:32PM]

That shouldn't be a problem. Jacks like that usually have a firm connection without being screwed in or anything.

[Carl @ Sep 14th 2007 8:26PM]

Actually its a good idea having the extension able to unplug easy, its not pleasant getting your in-ear style buds caught on something and having them ripped out, at least this way the extension should unplug first.

[Wwhat @ Sep 16th 2007 10:02AM]

And it's bloody annoying to have a headphone for on the move that gets unplugged all the time.

[Ian Foster @ Sep 14th 2007 5:10PM]

cool!

[dhlt25 @ Sep 14th 2007 5:45PM]

I have the cx300 for protable listening and I must say they're wonderfull in canal phone. Really good sound isolation and sound too. Don't get the white one, it will get dirty really fast and you can't clean it easily. Also I have it 8 months and it's still in great condition

[Ted @ Sep 14th 2007 5:46PM]

Can we get some kick ass bluetooth headphones out? sheesh .. why the hell does engadget post this stuff?

[rektide @ Sep 14th 2007 6:34PM]

sooo, any of these going to sound any better than their MX-500's that i've been using since highschool? at 8x the price they damned well better!

also, add a picture of the c-95 styles. please.

[philipbarrett @ Sep 14th 2007 7:46PM]

I trashed a pair of Sennheisers recently (totally my fault), sent them in for service without postage (I have teenagers), they sent me back a brand new set by return mail, no questions asked, no money requested.

Tell me that's not rare these days.

[shaliron @ Sep 14th 2007 8:27PM]

The short cord is really good for things like Sony Ericsson phones, where the headphone jack is 75% up the length of the cord (so that you can use it as a handsfree). Normally, normal sized wires are way too long, but this seems perfect.

[Ryan P @ Sep 14th 2007 9:52PM]

I'm about to break my second pair of sony earbuds. I like the sound but the rubber part always falls off in my pocket or on the ground (yuck!). Any good recommendations? Are the Sennheisers any better?

[sam @ Oct 15th 2007 11:42PM]

I have just received my pair of CX400 and yes, they are really comfortable ! At least in my case, they fit extremely well in my ears and really NEVER slip away from it. They are not hard to wear for a long time neither and I really like them. However, I have to use the proper size of ear fit adapters, else it won't be perfect. With the right size, that's really different from what I have seen until now.

The sound is very clear, not perfect but really good, the trebles are great whereas I expected a bit more bass from what I heard about these earbuds. But it's quite enough for me, and those who really need big bass sound may buy the cx55 street model instead, as Sennheiser recommends them for that use.

[catherine miller @ Sep 14th 2007 10:11PM]

this ear bud is for me

[ogvor @ Sep 15th 2007 12:12AM]

I've been rockin some CX-300s for a couple years now and for the price ($40) and sound quality (great) there perfect for me. I just wish it was the y shape not the lopsided cord lenght where one goes behind my head (like the iPod earbuds)

[Adrian @ Sep 15th 2007 3:10AM]

Heh, these are not senn.earbuds, only some OEM cheepos with senn. logo-like the last time when I bought a Creative piece-a month after that I bought one senn. and were absolutely identical...

[William @ Sep 15th 2007 5:58AM]

Adrian - as i understand it the Creatve (and i've seen others too) at licened FROM Senn.. the senn ones were out way before (and yes, tehy do seem identical, i bought some when i lost the ear cover thingies on the senn branded ones).

[klpa @ Sep 15th 2007 11:23AM]

The sennheiser cx 400 and 500 will come in white also...
Delivery Includes
1 CX 400
1 set of CX ear fit adapters (S/M/L)
1 cable clip
1 carrying pouch
1 cable winder
1 extension cable (1 m)

Delivery Includes
1 CX 500
1 set of enhanced CX ear fit adapters (S/M/L)
1 cable clip
1 cable winder
1 carrying pouch
the cx500 also has a volume control as you can see at the picture above...

[Manu Bhatia @ Sep 15th 2007 1:35PM]

does anybody else think these look exactly like creative EP630's?

[Michael @ Sep 17th 2007 9:20PM]

The CX-300s and EP-630s were made by the same Chinese OEM and inserted with custom drivers from each company. It's possible that Senn is still using the same people or that they wanted to continue the style.

[Cassini @ Sep 16th 2007 2:58AM]

Cool.