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Pan Electric - Conscious Pilot It's been a while since I listened to this. Forgot how beautiful and relaxing it is

Total Eclipse - Little Bit of Heaven from TIP Orange

Another album that I feel still sounds really good today. May not be in as heavy rotation as it was 20 years ago, but it still gets some love

Eat Static - Prana & Hallucinogen - Solstice are a couple of favourites for me 😂 I like everything on this, it's a good classic compilation. Genetic - Trancemission is always a winner

I discussed everything in good faith, abasio, without anytime getting angry at you. You however got 3 times angry at me. Sorry, I never heart of Sony MDR e868 earphones, but now I believe you that there are Sony MDR e868 earphones. When it came to the sound of the e848, I thought they were from 2006/2007. IF you have noticed it, abasi, the soiund has became more harsh and more deep of DAC´s and music sounds much different played other Computers and audio devices tht are from 204 and never. The harsh amd more deep sound of new audio DACs and Computerrs is fully copied iof earphones and speakers, so you hear Miranda with new devices with red soundscape instead of greeen soundscape, for example. And,, abasio, I thought the MDR e848 and MDR E-8888 where coming from this agehttps://www.ebay.de/itm/197428597052?_skw=sony+network+walkman+nw+e407&itmmeta=01K15E4ERZC5W53Q3H0TCJ4T2S&hash=item2df7a9513c:g:IgIAAOSwNQdoSuGP&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dyBWpP1BPZeIUPv51GFRBfp059Dd%2BcBWOgm8IBmSiWE7LKU2MIoG83Gk%2FlxtIV%2FZ9FDD1DXI9Kdpn8wMNBsYPuuzPes52xKT6sXhG5fHJgn%2BXo%2BPgJr72sESWiZKuqOZqTZC89%2Bi6pWk5KMZD57qQH3s3j7DwDFg41I3VIW0HIlnEZQEQq95zLuvdMc0MrFVYYEPiXIavqlH987CIWztRY5%2BZV8k2NyoVYY%2BYwQoZKva7fc6Dg%2BZcBE1RxIM934Akd1OgKM1lAU9locLaqJ1vJ|tkp%3ABk9SR9zska6JZg , look, hey look very similar to the MDR E848 and MDR E888. I owned some of them, too with the Sony Network walkamn back in 2009 used, since I had only a 256 MB back in 2005 and a 1 GB one in 2009. These of the network walkman where much less good than the MDR E-848

This is in my wishlist (Digital only these days, thank god for Band camp with FLAC) but waiting for the GBP to JPY exchange rate to calm down a bit. 15GBP now is just really expensive in yen 😩

The early TIP colour compilations were fantastic. I was lucky to get most of them on CD including MU (Clear Compilation) which I am listing to now The Infinity Project–Uforica (Paul Jackson Remix) Organic Noise–Labyrinth Of Colours Total Eclipse–Can't Do That Astral Projection–Enlightened Evolution The Infinity Project–Overwind Laughing Buddha–Karma Growling Mad Scientists–Head Rush Brainman–Hear The Air Hallucinogen–Soothsayer Doof–Destination Bom

Now I know that you are trolling They didn't exist because YOU didn't see them on eBay? Nothing exists outside of eBay right? If they don't exist the what is this? I'll not say any more on the topic if you cannot discuss things in good faith.

I think you are worse than many German forum members I met. Even they would not ignore the written stuff by other members. I said The Sony MDRE848 are the second most expensive Sony earbuds, just because there are no Sony MDR E868 earbuds and if you look at ebay, like I did for yerars, you would very well know that therer were no Sony MDR e-868 earbuds. You just don´t watch the video of the Canton, because you are affraid the sound very good and probably better than your headphones or earphones, (meaning also that the MDR e848 sound better than your acustics gear, also). It seems forum users have not changed since the past. Other forum users earlier knew about great technology, but some still don´t seen to know about great technology like tIntel core I5 13th gen, SSD 1 TB, DDR5 memory, AMD high end graphics cards, CReative Labs Audigy FX soundcards, Canto GLE 90 and many more.

Thanks for proving, once again, that you’re not really engaging with facts or reality. I’ll leave you to your car pictures and personal theories. I came back after many years away hoping there might still be some meaningful discussion here, but if this is what passes for it now, I’ll bow out of this thread. If anyone else still around wants to talk music, gear, or just share memories of the old psytrance days, I’m always happy to chat elsewhere on the forum.

In my opinion this is much better:

Right now: Doof - Mars Needs Women By far the best track of this name

I don´t deny the existence of the e888. I only said therer were no e868, so logically the Sony MDR e848 where the second best Earbuds back at that time or much later, since I don´t believe that at that time anything like the MDR E848 and the MDR E888 where released, but much mroe at this time: https://www.directupload.eu/file/d/8992/r9tu8rxn_jpg.htm

So let me get this straight: – You deny the existence of the MDR‑E868 even though it was literally in Sony’s catalog. – You think Pentium 1 processors and wood TVs somehow prove the E848 was the “second most expensive.” – And now I’m supposed to judge 1995 earbuds based on a smartphone recording of your Canton speakers and your dad’s 2006 car stereo? 🤨 Right… Anyway, facts don’t change: • The MDR‑E888 was more expensive than the E848. • Ultimate Ears & Westone pro IEMs did exist in 1995 and cost $700–900. • And yes, the MDR‑E868 also existed—catalog scans are out there if you care. If you’re more interested in uploading random car audio videos than actually looking at historical facts, that’s on you. I’ll stick with documented prices, not nostalgia and smartphone mic recordings. 😉

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Ther e was no Sony MDr e868, so the Sony MDR e848 was the second most expensive erphones of that time and probably not of that time, since that time there where only Pentium 1 prozessors and crappy wood TVs. You have not watched the Video I uploaded, this one https://uploadnow.io/files/pYBCGMk , to form an opinion about my Canton speakers. I will record mroe videos of my Panasonic stereo, which is of THIS time and of my father´s car, which is from 2006, allready very old and 19 yeras old, but it is an S-class with Harman Cardon audio system, so it is very good. In the end you will hear that from vy very good microphone of my Sony Xperia V 10 smartphone, that they are the best acustic gear I have.

30 years later and this is still one of my top albums. Absolutely love it from start to finish and I still listen to it all the time.

So… Pentium processors, old TVs, your dad’s car, and Creative Audigy cards somehow prove the MDR‑E848 was the second‑most expensive in‑ear of 1995? 🤔 Interesting logic. Look, I’m not arguing whether you like the sound—that’s subjective. If the E848 is the best you’ve heard, great. But liking them doesn’t rewrite history: • Sony MDR‑E888 was actually the top consumer earbud back then, more expensive than the E848. • Ultimate Ears and Westone were already selling pro in‑ear monitors for $700–900 in 1995—literally 20× the price of the E848. • And if we go beyond earbuds, Sennheiser’s HE60/HE90 electrostatics were in the thousands. So no, the E848 wasn’t anywhere near the top—nice mid‑high consumer buds, sure, but not the “second most expensive in‑ear option of the era.”

I have the e838, too and they sound much less good than the MDR e848. I don´t care about shure and weestone, In 1995 the things were different. There wherer no SSDs, no Core I5 with 22 cores, no Creatife Audigy soundcards and no Sony Smartphones. You are talking about a time where only walkmans wherer affortable for normal people and the computers had a hdd of 10 gb at most. Come on man, even professional gear probably did not sound as good as Creative Labs Audigy FX DAC back at that time, so times where different ,a lot of different at that time and sony wherere very good at that time. Also the E838 are the less top model of earphones from Sony, they sell on ebay used much cheaper than the MDR e848 earphones. IN 1995 a good soundsystem was something like this and not Canton GLe 90 or Canton Townos and I listened only to radio. as I was 7. your high-end TV was something like this , and the most expensive car looked just like this and did not have a screen or CD, not to talk about mp3 or USB.and there and the fastest prozessor was a Pentium 1 with 100 MHz. Tehre was ntohing good in technology in 1995. I don´t even believe you that the MDR e848 are from 1995. My father drives this car and ithas a mcuh less good souind than the MDR E848 overa low end smartphone las my Sony Xperia V10 is.

Eat Static - Almost Human 💕

The MDR‑E848 definitely wasn’t the second most expensive in‑ear option in 1995. Professional in‑ear monitors already existed and cost hundreds of dollars. In 1995, the first custom dual‑driver IEMs were made. These custom monitors sold for around US $700–900 per set, far beyond any consumer earbud pricing. Westone and Shure were also producing early stage monitors like the Shure E1 and E5, similarly priced in the high hundreds of dollars. So, there were already models costing 20× more than the E848. Even within Sony’s own consumer lineup, the MDR‑E848 wasn’t the most expensive. The MDR‑E888 was Sony’s flagship consumer earbud at the time, retailing around ¥5,000–6,000 (about US $50). Other models like the MDR‑E868 and MDR‑E838 also sat above the E848 in price, in the ¥4,000–5,000 range. The MDR‑E848 cost about ¥3,300 (~US $30)—upper mid‑tier but not top of the line, even for Sony. So the E848 was neither the second most expensive earbud, nor close to the highest-priced in-ear option in 1995. At best it was a mid‑high consumer model, well below both Sony’s own E888 and the genuinely expensive IEMs.

Yes, but you have to consider that t he MDR e848 where not the cheapest earphones at that time, but the second most expensive, only the MDR e8888 where more expensive, so they are higher mid-range class. Please think that your sony earphones are more monitor than hi-fi so they are probably much better sound, because if you had only hi-fi stuff like Canton, you would see that your Sony would be at the same level. Also, they came in your package with your minidisic player , which was very expensive at that time. Also, please consider ,that your Sony MDR e848 have a very deep Bass, which probably goes to 32 hz or 24 hz, which for me is very deep. IF I put the earhpones really hard into my ears (not pressing, but putting really well into my ears), I get a harder Bass than over my Canton speakers (altough I use EQ on Mediamonkey) and only the sound enhancer on my Sony smartphone, which is just a little bit like EQ.

I first got this album on cassette 😂 at an Eat Static gig in the 90s Oh man was it amazing back then, and oh my is it still absolutely brilliant. Still listen to this and it still sounds absolutely brilliant. Does it sound dated? Hell yeah, dated to an era of great music.

Sony have always made amazing budget gear. Before I got in to higher end stuff I think I used the free earphones I got with a Sony phone for ages Sony is one of those companies that make great stuff at every price point.