Earphones / Headphones: Where to try, what to buy?

Cheers! Just checked them out, but my dad's decided he only like wireless since he tried out a cheap pair from Amazon. Also he prefers over ear rather than on ear because he wears glasses.

Decent deal though!

the over ears are still a pain in the quoit with glasses. good 'phones tho

Anyone tried the RHA True Connect wireless jobbies yet?

Any reason why I should not buy the ATH-SPORT70BT or ATH-SPORT50BT?
They seem to tick all the boxes for what I want and at £61 for the 70BT or £39 for the 50BT it’s a decent deal I think?

Ah that makes sense. And yes they’re butters but got good reviews. Momentum’s sounds a good choice

Ended up getting these:https://www.richersounds.com/pioneer-on-ear-closed-back-mic-wireless-bluetooth-headphones.html

Wireless is okay-maybe a bit flat, but wired is great-proper hi res and much punchier. Pretty decent for the sale price anyway, hopefully they will see me through many a boring work hour of CAD and 3D renders...

..they do look "chunky"!
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Dunno really-no bigger than the Sennheisers or Sony ones I tried and comfier.

Fake leather earpads tho :(

..happy animal tho :)

Any suggestions for in-ear headphones with a short cable. Something to use with this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D8K76F4/ without loads of excess cable

all IEMs cables usually standard length 1.2m, no?

The vast majority are (hence the question). For instance, I got some of these years ago that are 60cm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Denon-AH-C360-Ear-Stereo-Earphones-Silver/dp/B002KG46Y8 but I can't spot anything similar now.

I need some help from people in the know. I've done some research and concluded that one of these two is the best option for me for in-ear bluetooth headphones. Is one obviously better than the other? Or is there a different pair that I'm ignoring that is better than both!?

https://www.richersounds.com/sennheiser-momentum-free-in-ear-wireless.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/RHA-TrueConnect-Wireless-Bluetooth-Sweatproof-Black/dp/B07H5K86B4

didn't know such thing existed, and with extension
Well you can buy dissent earphones and then replacement/spare cable for your BT device
There bunch on aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20181114044400&SearchText=short+mmcx+cable
FiiO LC-3.5BS?

Cheers, that could be an option, not sure if I'll look quite like that though. Finding headphones that take mmcx cables seems awkward though, googling mainly brings up the cables rather than the headphones, and particularly as I'm looking at the cheap end of the market. More searching I guess.

I've found some headphones with a detachable cable at home but not quite sure if they are mmcx or not. Google image search is inconclusive, does anyone have any headphones with an MMCX cable where they could post a close up of one of the ends so I can see if it matches what I have. Cheers

mmcx - kinda round socket thing, like so

and two-pin (0.78mm most common type) connector is 2 pins

Is that top one the earphone end or the cable?

I have

and

which I'm not convinced is the same.

yep, not the same
looks more like coaxial power connector, or something

P.S top one - cable end

Anyone successfully managed to update the firmware on a pair of Bluetooth headphones?
My Mpow Petrels have survived a surprising amount of abuse over the past three years so I reckon they have been great value so far.
But now the headphones refuse to speak to my new Iphone X. Pending a response from their support, Mpow are either a decent company or another vendor of short lived Chinese gadgets.

Cheers. I suspected they were different.

Next question then I guess, does anyone have any recommendations for in-ear headphones with interchangeable mmcx cables that aren't too pricey? All the cheap Amazon ones appear to have zero reviews.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/8455411031

Heard good things about this company (for the price)

My Mpow Petrels

..ur wot, m8?

I know Amazon are evil but they have Bose quiet comfort QC25s for £129.90 down from £290 today: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bose-QuietComfort-Around-Ear-Cancelling-Headphones-Black/dp/B00M1NEUKK

Thanks for the suggestion. I bought some 2nd hand Shure 315's and am stunned by the quality. Although I've never had anything better than UR Beats previously, these Shure are almost as good as my old Leak valve amp stereo set up.