Headphones recommendations?

[jackdaniels]

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I was a huge sennheiser fan until I got these , and I think they are right on the price range. just realised that link I put up doesn't link to the page I wanted.

I have some iGrados - they are very uncomfortable, and make you look rather daft. You also can't lean your head back lying or sitting on high back chairs. You'll need to take extra care with these headphones as the cord is delicate and the iGrado logo has a tendency to fall off. Decent sound quality though.

[floridaorange]

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I have these, they are a good value for the price - $25 - $30... they were $50 a few months ago, but the price has come down.

[GregWhelan]

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Cheers boys, will have a look at all of these suggestions, knew I'd get a decent response!

[Highsteppa]

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I've heard good things about iGrado, but never really had the courage to try them out as a brand.

Myself, I'm still rocking the Technics DH1200's. I've got to find some new earbuds for use in the gym.

My wife gave me a pair of Studio Beats for an xmas and birthday present, and I have to admit, for home listening, they're really, really good.

[threehills]

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Shit, you not, best sound I have ever heard came from Target for $12.99

Sweet Little Ear Buds

Frequency Response : 6-23,000Hz (this buds pack some serious bass. 12 Hz was the lowest I could find anywhere else)

[Shpira]

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I've heard good things about iGrado, but never really had the courage to try them out as a brand.

Myself, I'm still rocking the Technics DH1200's. I've got to find some new earbuds for use in the gym.

My wife gave me a pair of Studio Beats for an xmas and birthday present, and I have to admit, for home listening, they're really, really good.

Sony MDR-EX700

[jarble187]

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Sennheiser earbuds normally $50 on sale for $15 at newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106241&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3928400&SID=skim2157X567668X38fc8c47de7bfe14d60d57a0eef809cf

[bobjuice]

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Sennheiser hd218 were about £40 when they hit the market but can be bought for less now online. I found they didn't really "hug" my head though and if you were moving around a bit they may slip ??
Guess it depends on the shape of your head too.
Sound is good though.

For £50 there's the 238 which i'd recommend (details here)

[Santa]

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I'm quite happy with my Sennheiser CX300II. They are at 39 USD on Amazon.

[ganjamo]

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Remember that you get what you pay for!

[DIDI]

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Not always I gave up on the sennheisers because of the cords mainly . Because I walk a lot I like neckband headphones. The sennheisers PMX60's I had the cords were really fragile and the fact that they cord came from one side only meant that everytime you took them on or off put pressure on the cord inside the neckband, and they can't be fixed. All their cheaper ones have those awful cords, even on big headphones. The Igrado still looks fragile in the cording but I think they can be fixed if the cords go. And I have to say the sound is heaps better than the sennheisers were . Another thing is there are an awful lot of fake sennheisers around, be very careful of where you buy them from.

Re the original post I would suggest the next step up, as someone has already suggested, in the Grado range would be perfect http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige...ata/B0006DPMU4 , nice solid cords . Google some reviews, they really score!! I like this one because i know exactly how they felt!! http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/...-stop-grinning

[Highsteppa]

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Sony MDR-EX700

Do they come with earclips? The problem with most earbuds when at the gym is them falling out (especially while running).

[floridaorange]

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Do they come with earclips? The problem with most earbuds when at the gym is them falling out (especially while running).

^Totally right...

... the only headphones that are earbuds that don't fall out are the ones that come with ipod/iphones. Of course those aren't very good headphones.

[Shpira]

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Do they come with earclips? The problem with most earbuds when at the gym is them falling out (especially while running).

these come with 7 or 9 different sizes...never fallen out and I use them in the gym daily...

[Shpira]

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Not always I gave up on the sennheisers because of the cords mainly . Because I walk a lot I like neckband headphones. The sennheisers PMX60's I had the cords were really fragile and the fact that they cord came from one side only meant that everytime you took them on or off put pressure on the cord inside the neckband, and they can't be fixed. All their cheaper ones have those awful cords, even on big headphones. The Igrado still looks fragile in the cording but I think they can be fixed if the cords go. And I have to say the sound is heaps better than the sennheisers were . Another thing is there are an awful lot of fake sennheisers around, be very careful of where you buy them from.

Re the original post I would suggest the next step up, as someone has already suggested, in the Grado range would be perfect http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige...ata/B0006DPMU4 , nice solid cords . Google some reviews, they really score!! I like this one because i know exactly how they felt!! http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/...-stop-grinning

I have the Sennheiser HD-25 II or whatever their called...the good studio/dj ones...and on the basis of them I bought some of their in ear ones...i think they were mdx 500 or whatever something like that...the cords started losing contact after maybe 4-6 weeks...very poor quality...got sony ones and haven't looked back...