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Creative Headphones EP-630 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Creative Labs
Category: CE
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  138 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 3.2 x 1.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 51MZ0085AA002
Model: 51MZ0085AA002
UPC: 054651088030
EAN: 0054651088030
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Condition: Amazing sound quality at an amazing price!!!
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| Features:
| • | Soft Silicone Earbuds - excellent isolation from ambient noise | | • | Powerful 9mm neodymium magnet transducers providing subsonic bass & crystal clear highs | | • | Gold-plated plug and Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) cable - excellent electrical contact for clear audio transmission | | • | Frequency Response - 6Hz ~ 23kHz | | • | Impedance - 16ohms |
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Product Description
The noise-isolating EP-630 headphones offer high-quality audio with exceptional bass and crystal clear highs. Soft, silicone earbuds provide a stable but comfortable fit. Includes 3 different earbud sizes for the perfect fit.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 133 more reviews...
 Amazing bargain! Better than Sony EX51! April 12, 2006
104 out of 107 found this review helpful
I bought the Creative EP-630s, hoping for an inexpensive upgrade to my Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia earphones. While the Sonys have served me well for over a year, I wasn't fully satisfied with their overall sound. At the same time, I wasn't ready to shell out the serious money for Shure, UE, Senn, etc.
If you're looking for great earphones in the $30 range, these are an amazing bargain--and a clear upgrade over the Sony EX51s. You will not believe how great your music can sound for such a small investment!
Creative EP-630 vs. Sony MDR-EX51LP
Pros:
* Definitely clearer trebles - You really do hear nuances in your music that you never noticed before! This is particularly true with vocals and high percussion.
* Firmer bass - Slightly firmer and fuller overall. Not a huge upgrade, but noticeable.
* Construction - The silicon earbuds are nearly identical for both earphones. However, the stem on the Creatives is more tapered, resulting in a more secure attachment. In other words, fewer lost earbuds.
* Louder. On my iPod, I now keep the volume at 60% instead of 80-90%.
* Slightly smaller profile in the ear.
Cons:
* Considerable more cord noise from movement (clothes, wind, etc.). Not sure why. This is the only real con.
* $4 more expensive? Slightly harder to find online?
* Because of the smaller profile, they are a little harder to insert in the ear.
Other differences:
* Straight plug instead of L-plug. It's a tiny disadvantage on my iPod nano, because I must now unplug my earphones before unplugging the sync cable.
* Cable feels more rubbery than plastic.
* Y-shaped cord instead of J-shape. I like the J-shaped plug of the Sonys better to hang behind my neck, but this is trivial.
Overall, this is an absolute no-brainer. The Creatives sound better than the Sonys, at essentially the same price. I believe the sound is comparable to far more expensive headphones. Before shelling out $100+, I urge you to try these and see if you're satisfied. I definitely am.
Awesome Bargain- Reveals the Unheard! March 30, 2006
35 out of 44 found this review helpful
I've migrated from my OEM iPod Nano phones to Sony's budget isolators to these beauties. I'm discovering previously undetected nuances of recordings I've listen to many times with the other phones!
These are worth the price of admission!
Value, and one negative is a positive August 30, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I used to own the top of the line Shure E5c and loved them (I reviewed those also) but got rid of them because they were just too isolating for about-town use in NYC.
I do think these are a bit bass heavy (but then my other cans are Sennheiser PX200s, which many criticize as being too bass light - I think it's mostly a function of fit). But they sound VERY good for the price. They're small enough and cheap enough to wind around your fingers & toss in your pocket.
The only thing I don't really like about them is their thin, rubbery cord which doesn't drape well and feels really cheap. But you know what? I bet it was a conscious design descision because this rubbery cord is MUCH more impervious to tangling than the Shures I owned. It was always a mini-ordeal to undo the Shure cords because they had such "memory" that they tended to get tangled.
One other thing - I think they have a good balance of letting in the outside world while isolating enough to provide good sound. You don't have to push them in near as far as Shures to get a good seal.
Couple tips:
- I thought maybe I could try Shure tips on these, but no because the "neck" that the ear rubber fits around is too wide.
- Don't like wax? Here's a handy trick: go to your local drugstore and buy a box of alchohol swabs. They work out to about 2 cents a piece. You keep a couple in your pocket and when you need to take 'em out, you just wipe 'em down.
Good sound, but only with equalization March 15, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
These are fairly decent IEMs (In-Ear Monitors) for the price. If you don't hear any bass, you probably haven't pushed them in far enough.
When I first tried them with the pre-attached medium earpieces, I found them to have WAY too much bass to be listenable. The highs had almost no detail. Thankfully, the included small earpieces solved this problem by cutting down on the bass rather considerably. To get a good sound, however, I had to boost the treble and midrange a bit on my Cowon X5L's equalizer. Some music still has a bit more bass than I would like. That could just be me, though, since I'm used to the Sennheiser HD-280s (low bass volume, but the bass is 100% present and very dynamic). Since the sound depends on the seal they make in your ears, your results probably will vary. They do tend to carry cable motion noises directly into your ears (microphonics), but the effect isn't that bad. Once tweaked, the sound output is quite good for the price. The treble isn't quite as clear as I'd like it to be, but these aren't $100 IEMs. One bad thing: they are sensitive enough to easily pick up static that you might not have known your player even had. Thankfully, at least with my X5L, the static is quiet enough to be limited to spaces between songs.
If your digital audio player doesn't have a good equalizer and you're not a bass head, these probably aren't the IEMs for you. But, if you want a decent budget pair of IEMs that leak very little noise and do a good job keeping noise out, the EP-630s are a good choice. For those curious as to what my equalizer settings are, here they are: 1kHz +2dB, 4kHz +4 dB, and 12kHz +6 dB. The X5L does not have negative equalization settings, so these settings simply compensate for the bass. Although this equalizer profile works well for me, the sound you perceive depends entirely on the shape of your ear canal and the music player you use.
Pros:
-Compact
-Good isolation
-3 pairs of different sized ear tips
-Comfortable
-More detail than anything else I've heard in this price range (including full-size headphones)
-Warm sound
Cons:
-Excessive bass out of the box, still a bit much with significant equalization
-No protective case
-Microphonics can be a bit of an issue
-So sensitive that static can become apparent (the static itself from my HP laptop is so loud that it's almost at normal listening volume)
-Straight-plug design can put stress on your DAP's sound jack, especially if it's side-mounted.
 Sound OK But With Issues April 9, 2006
12 out of 19 found this review helpful
I purchased the Creative EP-630's in search of a little more bass presence. I currently use Sure's E2G's. Perhaps I shouldn't have compared them to my Sure's because they are not in the same ballpark. The Creative EP-630's have the same cheap construction as OEM buds and most Sony buds. The cord is very thin and cheap. The inserts don't stay in place and constantly need adjusting but the worst thing is the transfer of sound through the cord and earbuds. Touch the cord or let it brush across your shirt and you hear it. Wind noise is transmitted through the cord and earbud. Walking sounds like thumping in your ears and forget eating anything while listening to these.
If you are sitting still, out of the wind and not moving the cord, these sound pretty good. Good bass output but, seems distorted. People have compared these to the Sennheiser CX-300's. I hope the Senn's don't have these bad traits.
Overall experience: I'll probably give these to one of my nieces or nephews to use with their I-Pods. If you are a serious listener, Don't buy these, you'll be disappointed. Try the Sure brand, any of them. They cost more but, they're worth it and you won't hear any sound being transferred through the buds or cord.
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