Sennheiser MX 660-S High Performance Dynamic Basswind Earbuds with Volume Control (Silver)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 1 x 3 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000Z785JG
• Item model number: MX 660-S
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

The Sennheiser MX 660 earbuds are high quality earphones with Sennheiser's innovative "Basswind" system for superior, bass-driven stereo sound experience. They are ideal for use with all MP3, CD, DVD players and portable gaming systems as well as feature a volume control integrated in the cable and a cable winder for convenient cable length adjustment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great replacement for MX500, June 26, 2008

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David OTrakoun - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sennheiser MX 660-S High Performance Dynamic Basswind Earbuds with Volume Control (Silver) (Electronics)

I was running with me MX500's on. The wire got caught on a hook shaped door handle and I broke the earphones, so I needed a replacement.

Detailed description:
The MX660s have a single, round tube insulation instead of the kind that clearly separates left and right channels. The wire doesn't twist as much because of this. The cord is Y shaped.
The foam pads that came with the MX660s had a very small opening and fit very snugly onto the earphones. They're great once you get them on. I remember the ones on the MX500s were loose and I eventually lost them (got replacements).
The L/J shaped plug is noticeable thicker than the kind on the MXx00 series. So is the volume control. Overall the construction on the MX660's is not thicker, but sturdier.
The wire is long enough that I can keep my MP3 player in my pocket and still move my head around freely with them on.
It comes with a little pouch I'll never use, and a plastic windy thing with places for the earphones that I might use one day.

Sound:
SO MUCH BASS. Significantly more than the MXx00 headphones! The rest of the sound is balanced. If there was an equalizer equivalent, I'd say it would look like this:

+12 ....
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0____________.......
____________________
-12_________________
___ 18Hz _________ 21KHz

Super heavy lows.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds great!, July 22, 2008

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K. Page "kailam" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sennheiser MX 660-S High Performance Dynamic Basswind Earbuds with Volume Control (Silver) (Electronics)

Very good sound quality, works great. The 'volume control' only controls a small range of volume though. It's not meant to replace the volume control on your device. But otherwise very worthwhile.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK but not great, August 30, 2008

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Charles S. Pickard "stereo buff" (Jacksonville) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sennheiser MX 660-S High Performance Dynamic Basswind Earbuds with Volume Control (Silver) (Electronics)

I have always been a Sennheiser fan, and own 5 sets of headphones. Unfortunately, these are so-so. Not a great sound and not that comfortable on the ears.

I hate to admit it, but the orignal Apple IPOD earbuds sound better. I need to also say that I'm an audiophile, and in the upper end of headphones, Sennheiser is terrific. But for low-end earbuds, these do not stand out.

C Pickard