Pros: Mid-bass, Look
Cons: Price (RRP), mids, highs, weight, isolation
Packaging & Accessories: 8/10 (If bought new)
Build Quality: 6/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 6/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 7/10
Audio Quality: 6/10
Value: 4/10 (If bought new) & 9/10 (discounted)
My final Rating: 6/10
Purchase Date: December 2011
Purchase Price: £35
Pros: Good mid-bass, comfort
Cons: Isolation, mids, highs
Packaging & Accessories: 5/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 8/10
Isolation: 4/10
Comfort: 9/10
Audio Quality: 5/10
Value: 6/10
My final Rating: 7/10
Purchase Date: August 2008
Purchase Price: £20
This was my first ever IEM, back in 2008.
Feels so long ago…
The EX85’s were good, but when I got the EX500’s several months later, there wasn’t any comparison between the two.
The EX85’s had a very boomy mid-bass, not very accurate nor much sub-bass.
The mids were drowned out by the bass, and due to the heavy emphasis on the lows, the highs were rolled off.
That said, if you were a basshead (which I was, and now I am more than ever) the EX85’s were “smooth” and had a good punch in the lower region.
Pros: Lows, L/R indicator, Price
Cons: Mids, isolation, wire, getting them to stay in your ears
Packaging & Accessories: 8/10
Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 9/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 6/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 8/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 10/10
My final Rating: 8.5/10
Purchase Date: May 2010
Purchase Price: £15
Bought these when they were on a deal on play.com – they were worth it at the time – now looking back, the Denon AH-C260’s and the Sennheiser CX400II’s would beat these, marginally.
Pros: Mids, highs, tips provided
Cons: Price, weight, bass
Packaging & Accessories: 7/10
Build Quality: 7/10
Design & Look: 6/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 4/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 7/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 6/10 (If bought new) & 7.5/10 (discounted)
My final Rating: 7/10
Purchase Date: May 2010
Purchase Price: £18
I had bought these earphones when they were on a deal on paly.com.
These had nice mids and nice highs, but the bass extension and punch was completely lacking. I found the bass lacked any sort of punch -> its great for classical music, put it that way.
Pros: Mids, Highs
Cons: Isolation, design, lows
Packaging & Accessories: 9/10 (If bought new)
Build Quality: 10/10
Design & Look: 7/10
Microphonics (higher ratings means lower cable noise): 10/10
Isolation: 7/10
Comfort: 8/10
Audio Quality: 7/10
Value: 5/10 (If bought new) & 9/10 (discounted)
My final Rating: 6/10
Purchase Date: October 2011
Purchase Price: £35
