Brainwavz M3 should I buy them?

kamebot · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:32 am **Posts:** 4

Hello guys, I was wondering if you could help me.
I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD 202 headphones, I love the sound and I use them all the time.
I was considering to buy the Brainwavz M3 and I need to know if in therms of sound am I going to notice the difference betwen this two.

Also maby somebody could explain me how to read the specs in general. That way I could at least understand what am i buying. JajjA
(A good topic about this would be great) !!!

I hope you can help me ! and...
Sorry for my english !!!

Byeeee !!

rollOver · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:54 am

Yes, you will notice a difference between any over-the-ear and any in-the-ear headphone. There is really no point in comparing the two as they are completely different beasts. The M3 will deliver a similar quality of experience, but it will not be the same experience. Can you be more specific about what in the specifications is confusing to you?

maderin1 · **Joined:** Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm **Posts:** 20627

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have a read of this, maybe it will help

kamebot · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:32 am **Posts:** 4

rollOver wrote:

Yes, you will notice a difference between any over-the-ear and any in-the-ear headphone. There is really no point in comparing the two as they are completely different beasts. The M3 will deliver a similar quality of experience, but it will not be the same experience. Can you be more specific about what in the specifications is confusing to you?

Hi, first of all thank you for the answer, Is true that they dont fit in the same category and I know that there is going to be a difference between a over-the-ear and in-the-ear headphone, but in a general aspect, which one sounds better, I mean, would i have a better experience with the M3? or at the end is going to be a matter of confort and preference betwen In-the-ear-H and Over-the-ear H, no difference about the sound quality at least on paper?

About the specificatioins i Just want to knopw what means what, ehwn they talk about frencuency, or impedance etc... and what values make a headphone better or worst... In any case not just in this case !! (Just to know for future purshace what should i read in the box)

Matt · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:11 am

I have the HD202's as well as M3's.

You can read my M3 diary here

kamebot · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:32 am **Posts:** 4

Matt wrote:

I have the HD202's as well as M3's.

You can read my M3 diary here

I will read it, thank you very much.

Maby you could tell me if the sound is better overall or if is just a matter of taste and confort.

cartelps11 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:14 am

The HD202 are bass heavy so if you want a similar sound but better I'd go for the M2 instead of the M3. But then again I don't own the M3s. (But i do own the M2s and I listen to the HD202 all the time at work)

kamebot · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:32 am **Posts:** 4

cartelps11 wrote:

The HD202 are bass heavy so if you want a similar sound but better I'd go for the M2 instead of the M3. But then again I don't own the M3s. (But i do own the M2s and I listen to the HD202 all the time at work)

Well, thank you too, and everybody, i have been reading and cheking your answers, I think I will stay with the hd 202 for now, I realize that i am not a good In ear headphone man. My ears get tired with them.

thank you all and from Chile !! good luck !

set2374 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:21 am

kamebot wrote:

cartelps11 wrote:

The HD202 are bass heavy so if you want a similar sound but better I'd go for the M2 instead of the M3. But then again I don't own the M3s. (But i do own the M2s and I listen to the HD202 all the time at work)

Well, thank you too, and everybody, i have been reading and cheking your answers, I think I will stay with the hd 202 for now, I realize that i am not a good In ear headphone man. My ears get tired with them.

thank you all and from Chile !! good luck !

This is comparing apples to oranges. The Sennheiser HD 202's are an entry level over-the-ear that emphasize bass performance. That said, an over the ear is going to have a much larger driver than any in ear, so it's easier to make an over-the-ear sound great, while it takes a lot more work and higher cost materials to reproduce a similar experience in an IEM. If you prefer a bass colored sound, I would probably go with the M2's. For more accurate reproduction, I would go for the M3's. In either case, you're probably making a small trade in the size of the sound stage by giving up over the ears, but you're getting back big time in portability (since the HD 202's can't be folded).

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