The review that you've been waiting for. Knowing that my girlfriend's headphone was spoilt, I've decided to purchase a replacment for her. After some talking with my colleague, he recommended me to go for Audio Technica.(My colleague is using the Audio Technica SJ11) . So, I paid for RM99 , bought it from lowyat.net forums for this model , Audio-Technica ATH-CKF300 Bloom Inner Ear Earphones.
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Audio-Technica ATH-CKF300 Bloom Inner Ear Earphones
After unboxing the Audio Technica CKF300, these are the contents.
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| The main star, which is the Audio Technica CKF300 earphones. |
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| The instruction manual, which most of us including myself won't bother to read. |
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| Different sized ear pieces.
After talking so much, let's start with the aesthetics of the earphones. These earphone is definitely more suitable for the ladies, because it's small and petite. There are a total of 8 attractive colours available for this model, the ATF-CKF300 series.There are also a few case designs for this model. The case here is to case for carrying the earphones. Design-wise, it provides a lot of variety. So that's a plus there.
Now, to the important stuff, the sound quality, I don't much to compared to. I compared these headphones with the earphones that came with my Samsung Google Nexus S phone. When I used the Google Nexus S phone earphones (I'll call them Nexus S earphones for simplicity sake), even on the same volume level, the Nexus S earphones can produce a louder volume compared to the Audio Technica CKF300 series. I suspect these could Nexus earphone have larger ear pieces or longer ear pieces. I was able to achieve the same effect when I pushed the Audio Technica earphones closer into my ear.
So audio-volume wise, the Audio Technica CKF300 series does provide a softer volume, probably won't hurt your ear that much after prolonged use. But, if you're a person who likes to listen to heavy bass music, these earphones might not be suitable for you.
Listening to vocals, it seems that Audio Technica CKF300 is on par with my Nexus S earphones. Both earphones are hardly distinguishable from each other. So, both of them are even on vocals side.
On to the songs / music that I've used for testing the earphones,
I used Skrillex - Syndicate [HD] for heavy bass music.
Note:
When my girlfriend put on the Audio Technica CKF300 on the first time and heard Olivia's Sometimes When We Touch . It sounded like the music is around her , almost she's there.
Overall, I still think the Audio Technica CKF300 is good earphone , for the ladies. It's not an earphone for heavy bass music. It's good for songs that emphasized on vocals. The soft volume shouldn't hurt your ears after prolonged use.
Conclusion :
Since it's quite illogical to pay for RM1k++ to just to get Nexus S phones,
I'd recommend Audio Technica CKF300 earphones to whomever who wish to have quality earphone without breaking the bank
(at RM99 it's considered quite affordable, I bought earphones that costs RM20++ seriously it doesn't lasts)
It makes a good gift for your girlfriend / wife or gal friends (make sure you get the right color).
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