Eenuh Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 So I am looking for what I mentioned in the title, in-ear headphones which feature a volume control button. I used to have the Sennheiser CX 281 model, which served me very well until I recently lost it. I am looking for something similar, not too expensive (about £35 max I guess). I would buy the same model again but am having trouble finding it. Anything similar would do. I would basically be using it with my Nexus 4 when I travel so I can listen to music, or on my 3DS occasionally. I like having the volume control button/slider so I can quickly change the volume if needed. Does anyone know of any decent headphones out there with this feature? I don't know too much about different brands so am at a bit of a loss where to look.
Shorty Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 If you're not in a great rush, Xiaomi make the best budget headphones and their main earbuds have volume control. However, most sellers in the UK are not legit, I think http://www.mi.com/en/headphones3/ is their official store but you'd have to pay for and wait for delivery from China. Otherwise you're in pretty safe hands for budget in-ear headphones with Sennheiser. Obviously you're limited to audio quality by the size of the driver but if you're ok with that... The MM 30i don't claim noise cancelling but probably are probably the product that superseded yours.
Eenuh Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) If you're not in a great rush, Xiaomi make the best budget headphones and their main earbuds have volume control. However, most sellers in the UK are not legit, I think http://www.mi.com/en/headphones3/ is their official store but you'd have to pay for and wait for delivery from China. Otherwise you're in pretty safe hands for budget in-ear headphones with Sennheiser. Obviously you're limited to audio quality by the size of the driver but if you're ok with that... The MM 30i don't claim noise cancelling but probably are probably the product that superseded yours. The reason I am looking now is because I travel to Belgium at the end of March, so would like some earphones then. And it is my birthday this weekend so Jim will buy them for me. :P I looked at the MM30i and MM30g ones from Sennheiser, but as they are either specifically for Apple or Samsung Galaxy, will they work on my Nexus 4? I don't care about taking calls etc (no one calls me anyway haha), I just want volume control to work. Edit: Just looked on the Sennheiser website and they only list Apple, Sony, Samsung, HTC and Nokia... Edited February 1, 2016 by Eenuh
bob Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Headphones will work on anything with a headphone jack, which includes all phones, so you'll be fine! Is the volume control controlling the phone volume, or does it just control the headphone volume? If it's the latter I can't see how there would be a problem.
Eenuh Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Headphones will work on anything with a headphone jack, which includes all phones, so you'll be fine! The headphones will, but will the remote control? The answers on Amazon don't really help me either.
bob Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Sorry you were too quick for my ninja edit. Do your current ones actually access the volume control of the phone software?
Ike Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 The headphones will, but will the remote control? The answers on Amazon don't really help me either. I can confirm the volume control doesn't work on my Nexus 6 with those headphones. I can test the Nexus 4 later is you want. The (MM30i) headphones themselves are good though.
Eenuh Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Sorry you were too quick for my ninja edit. Do your current ones actually access the volume control of the phone software? Well I lost my old ones (hence me looking for new ones), but I think they just lowered the volume in the headphones, not through the phibe's software. I can confirm the volume control doesn't work on my Nexus 6 with those headphones. I can test the Nexus 4 later is you want. The (MM30i) headphones themselves are good though. Ooh if you could test it, that would be great! I just need it to work with Spotify really.
Ike Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Ooh if you could test it, that would be great! I just need it to work with Spotify really. Changing the volume doesn't work on the Nexus 4, I don't have Spotify but tested it with Google Music, Youtube and on the home screen. All that works is starting/stopping the music with the middle button.
Eenuh Posted February 1, 2016 Author Posted February 1, 2016 Changing the volume doesn't work on the Nexus 4, I don't have Spotify but tested it with Google Music, Youtube and on the home screen. All that works is starting/stopping the music with the middle button. Thanks for checking that for me! Seems I might have to continue my search, look into the Chinese ones you posted @Shorty, or just settle for ones without the volume control (boooh).
Eenuh Posted February 4, 2016 Author Posted February 4, 2016 Seems I might have been able to nab myself the same model as my old earphones! They had been on Amazon but kept saying "Back in stock on 31 January", then "Back in stock on 4 February", and then they disappeared completely! So I thought they would be gone forever and started looking into other headphones. I looked again two days ago and all of a sudden it said there was 1 in stock! So I ordered it and it has been dispatched today (from Italy apparently) and should arrive Monday. Hoping it is the same model as that one worked really well for years!
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