Recommend me some earbuds!

[th3 godfather]

I need some earbuds to replace my broken ipod earbuds. Golden price range would be under $50 ($30 is ideal but I'd be willing to shell out $50). I bought the Sennheiser MX550 today from Circuit City and they have no bass whatsoever so they are getting returned tommorow. I'm not a bass freak, I just like an all around good sound. Dont recommend the koss headphones either as i want earbuds (fit into pocket easily). Thanks in advance.

 

[Mister X]

http://www.beachaudio.com/product_info.php?cPath=1836_1843_3164&products_id=28677

If it was me I would spend the extra cash on the ER6I's or maybe the Altec Lansing Im616's.

 

[Litfod]

If you want better low-end, the Sony ex71s aren't bad, although if you're going to be giving them a hard time (keeping them in your pocket) the wires have a very weak rubber cover. That's how my pair died.

 

[th3 godfather]

did some research on those sony's, and i've seen a LOT of people complaining about the cords and how there is too much bass. I'm gonna order the sennheiser cx300's after reading some reviews of them. thanks.

 

[Cyrilix]

Ex71s = yuck!... when compared to any decent full-sized headphones. Poor recommendation, imo.

 

[Vertigo Acid]

Ex71s = yuck!... when compared to any decent full-sized headphones. Poor recommendation, imo.

Most if not all things in that price-range for earbuds are crappy compared to full-sized cans. Unfair comparison, IMO

 

[Cyrilix]

Personally, I think if you can go without the IEM noise cancellation, you should get a cheaper pair of buds that will sound comparable to the EX-71 but for a lower price. That would mean lowering your expenses to around $10-20. Really, at such a low pricepoint in IEMs/earbuds, I find there's not much to recommend, just take what you can get from the more popular low-end.

 

[flynlr]

very happy with my cx300's they blew the mx500's I had outa the water.

 

[ScotteusMaximus]

i've seen people here recommend the shure e2c and the sennheiser cx300. still debating which one to buy for myself.

 

[th3 godfather]

your talking about a price difference of 45 dollars there between those two. from the reviews i've read the cx300's are comparable to the shure's therefore the better bargain. the cx300s are just rebadged proffessional senn IEM's. you can also use the foam pads of the sonys as they are interchangeable.

 

[walie]

the cx300s are just rebadged proffessional senn IEM's.

just like the creative ep-630 and sharp md-33?

 

[Litfod]

Ex71s = yuck!... when compared to any decent full-sized headphones. Poor recommendation, imo.

Yeah they don't sound as nice as my HD650s on a dedicated amp, or my e4c's. Big surprise. Yes they can be very bass heavy, but it tends to be easier to turn down the bass on a portable player than create new bass out of nowhere. I was quite happy with the sound, it was the build quality which was terrible.

 

[th3 godfather]

just like the creative ep-630 and sharp md-33?

yep, they are basically the same thing

 

[fireburster]

i love my cx300s.

 

[Cyrilix]

Yeah they don't sound as nice as my HD650s on a dedicated amp, or my e4c's. Big surprise. Yes they can be very bass heavy, but it tends to be easier to turn down the bass on a portable player than create new bass out of nowhere. I was quite happy with the sound, it was the build quality which was terrible.

My beef was with the extreme sibilance that they had, especially when I first listened to them... actually made me not want to listen to music.

 

[th3 godfather]

well i just got these in the mail and am very pleased. i've never used earbuds like these with the squishy stuff but i will prolly never go back to using conventional earbuds. these do a great job of blocking out noise, sound great. the bass is nice, its not overwhelming but its not missing like the mx550's were. i don't know how i feel about how the cord is shorter on one side but whatever. well worth the 55$ from amazon.