Fuze + CX400 II earphones = cut outs?

[lill_mafia]

For the past few months I had been using CX 400 Sennheiser earphones and had no problems with them until recently when the left ear cut out completely. I decided to get a pair of CX400 II. I cant really decide if they sound as good as the CX400, they seem to have a clearer sound overall but some of the low end punch is gone, but the main problem is that if I turn the volume up on the fuze the playback through these headphones is choppy, the sound cuts out and the higher i put the volume the worse it gets. I'm not talking seriously loud or anything, just about more than 2/3 of the volume bar on the fuze. I made sure that it was only the earphones and not the fuze by testing other earphones and they work fine. I thought maybe the volume control on the earphones was at MAX and was overdriving the headphones, but even at MIN volume the sound still cut out.
I got them from the amazon marketplace, I had only recently been aware that there were fakes around, so I'm wondering if I have a fake pair.

Has anyone else encountered this problem when using these earphones with the fuze?
Could anyone link me to a good guide on how to identify fakes for CX400 II, I could only find CX400 ones, and some of them have conflicting opinions.

Thanks

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[lestatar]

Hey there, sorry for your woes...

Can't help you with identifying fake/real CX400 series phones [though I am sure someone here on ABi can]...

However, it does seem as if you have a problem pair of Senns. The proof is that the issues you describe is not present using other earphones.

I am a new Fuze owner and have had zero issues with all 5 of my IEMs...

good luck!
-lestatar

[lill_mafia]

Thanks for the reply! I've pretty much concluded that these are fakes.
Its quite a mysterious problem, I can plug the headphones into other units e.g computer and put the volume up higher than it is on the fuze and it doesn't cut out.

Can anyone recommend me a good pair of not so expensive isolating ear phones?

[lestatar]

btw, do you have the volume limit on the Fuze set to high?

And what is your price range? Music types?

[jsc315]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product
these are not isolating headphones but they are pretty damn close. for the price they are impressive and inexpensive.

[jaibot]

if the headphones work in your computer and not the fuze, then the mp3 player is the problem, not the headphones.