question : what "earbud" headphones to buy?

[NATE0513]

I'm looking for a good pair of earbuds... anyone recommend anything I've heard they make sets that can perform like larger headphones.

Recommendations?

[HHURICANE1]

I've got some sennheiser's that I like. Good bass response and good overall sound. Paid around $80 from Memory Express.

[im2fst4u]

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/205009/be...ar-headphones/

Try the search feature......

[Euro838]

Do you want In-Ear or just regular Earbuds? I personally do not like the In-Ear ones and have found the Sony Sports ones to the best. I tried the JBL ones but didn't like the fit or the sound.

JBL
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0087896&catid=

Sony
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0042054&catid=

[VeilOctane]

i would go with akg http://www.akg.com/personal/cproduct...nguage,EN.html

i think its the best headphones on the market. good bass response and clarity. simply wow! and for around 39bucks

[97'Scort]

Etymotics Research. Anything they make is fantastic.

[403Gemini]

Skull Candy do the job for me, got mine on sale for like $35

[buh_buh]

Skull Candies are brutal for SQ.
I'm using a set of AKG's and Ultimate Ears Superfi 4vi and they are both superb. Before these I was using a set of Sennheiser CX300s, and these both sound much better imo.

[NATE0513]

can a person buy ultimate ears products in Calgary?

[im2fst4u]

Originally posted by NATE0513
can a person buy ultimate ears products in Calgary?

I would check with these guys, they sell the Ultimate line and they have a Calgary warehouse

https://www.frontierpc.com/SearchView.aspx

[Sykes]

Anything that Shure makes is top notch. It'll run you around $100 bucks for their entry level.

I have a pair of black E2C's, but they're discontinued now...

[jay42w8]

I use a previous generation of these, they are fuckin amazing for the price....10mm driver

http://www.londondrugs.com/Cultures/...2&ProductTab=3

[thrasher22]

I have the vmoda vibes, apple sells them ($100-130?) but you can find them on ebay for much cheaper.

The SQ is wicked, but they're not made for heavy use. I find they fall out every couple minutes if I'm running or at the gym.

[sl888]

Originally posted by NATE0513
can a person buy ultimate ears products in Calgary?

They have them on Futureshop's site so I guess order there and have it shipped.

Originally posted by thrasher22
The SQ is wicked, but they're not made for heavy use. I find they fall out every couple minutes if I'm running or at the gym.

That sucks to hear cause I was leaning towards V-Moda Vibes. I hear Bose falls out pretty easy too. I guess it's UE for me.

Originally posted by VeilOctane
i would go with akg http://www.akg.com/personal/cproduct...nguage,EN.html

i think its the best headphones on the market. good bass response and clarity. simply wow! and for around 39bucks

Where do you buy AKG? I'm guessing ebay. It's $39 for the K324P???

[Redlyne_jr]

the in ear skullcandy

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by buh_buh
Skull Candies are brutal for SQ.
I'm using a set of AKG's and Ultimate Ears Superfi 4vi and they are both superb. Before these I was using a set of Sennheiser CX300s, and these both sound much better imo.

Sounds better than crappy iPod head phones? Check
Drowns out outside noise? Check
Stays firmly in place? Check

They work for me enough for $35 vs Sennheiser's CX300 ($103 on futureshop.ca right now). Don't think i'd ever spend over $40-$50 on headphones for a mp3 player... for my computer, hell yes, but no, not for just music on an mp3 player...

[gpomp]

ultimate ears

[94SSEi]

Yeah the cx300s are miles ahead of the Skull Candy ones. My roomate in Germany had a set of the SCs and they really weren't that bad.

I got my cx300s for $55 off Amazon, but that was a year ago so not sure what the price is now.

[962 kid]

Anything is better than skullcandy. Search, there have already been 2 threads on this in the electronics section. You're not going to find a set of in-ear buds that sound the same as circumaural headphones due to the differences in design, but you can get ones with SQ that is just as high. Question is, how much do you want to spend?

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by 403Gemini


Sounds better than crappy iPod head phones? Check
Drowns out outside noise? Check
Stays firmly in place? Check

They work for me enough for $35 vs Sennheiser's CX300 ($103 on futureshop.ca right now). Don't think i'd ever spend over $40-$50 on headphones for a mp3 player... for my computer, hell yes, but no, not for just music on an mp3 player...

Well, your not willing to spend more than $50 for a set of headphones, and I am. So I'm just giving the OP a better option than your crappy sounding skull candies if he's wise enough to spend a little more dough for better SQ.