Why is it that all the good ear buds are $80+?

 

Why is it that all the good cars are $1000+?

I have these earbuds. I've had them since February and they still work great, they're really comfortable in my ears and probably won't fall out unless you grease your ears or something ;)

 

Nevermind... Don't get them. Mine just broke after only 7 months :(

 

 

 

I go through a pair of headphones a month and your complaining over 7? Oo

7 months is good for 'buds.

 

 

 

Personally I prefer over-ear headphones as I find buds very uncomfortable, but when it's not practical to have a bulky headset I will use them.

 

 

 

And @OP: you need to spend more for quality, as Intriguing pointed out.

I have these earbuds. I've had them since February and they still work great, they're really comfortable in my ears and probably won't fall out unless you grease your ears or something ;)

 

Nevermind... Don't get them. Mine just broke after only 7 months :(

 

 

 

I go through a pair of headphones a month and your complaining over 7? Oo

 

Whoa really? My apple ones had lasted like 9 months before I got the ones that just broke. And it's not like I used them occasionally, my iPod got use almost every day.

My iPod buds lasted about 6 months, and most of the earbuds I use last 6 months. And I mean real heavy, falling asleep with them on, tangled up in my pocket, step on them, sit on them, drop them in the toilet usage. I've seriously dropped them in the toilet once or twice. I don't even buy expensive ones, I buy the cheapo $15 ones.

 

 

 

I do want to go to some headphone/music specialty store and see what the difference really is between the headphones I use now and a good quality pair.

I have these earbuds. I've had them since February and they still work great, they're really comfortable in my ears and probably won't fall out unless you grease your ears or something ;)

 

Nevermind... Don't get them. Mine just broke after only 7 months :(

 

 

 

I go through a pair of headphones a month and your complaining over 7? Oo

 

Whoa really? My apple ones had lasted like 9 months before I got the ones that just broke. And it's not like I used them occasionally, my iPod got use almost every day.

 

 

 

Yeah I do .. Well Did .. But now my current pair have lasted 6 Months .. But I use to get cheap ones .. Done the job .. Buying a pair of skullcandy buds this time .. D:

Ok, edited the first post. Still in desperate need of new ones. Under $40 too please.

http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-Smokin ... 876&sr=8-3

 

 

 

Buds themselves are under .. Add shipping its about $43 ..

About this, I just lost ALL my earbuds for my Sony Ericsson phone. Now I have odd-sized pairs which is, well, odd. I heard Proporta was giving some out for free but not only is the stock gone they have it in a different colour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:sadface:

Here's a relatively good pair of headphones.

 

 

 

I use Sennheiser myself, though.

Here's a relatively good pair of headphones.

 

 

 

I use Sennheiser myself, though.

 

 

 

I think you missed the entire "earbuds" part of the thread, lol. One of my main points was that I wanted earbuds, not headphones.

 

 

 

And skullkandy does not work for me. They fall out of my ears. Anyway..

 

 

 

It looks like Sennheisers are very popular.

 

 

 

Maybe I'll go for a pair of these

 

 

 

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/pr ... sid=500950

I have a set of Sennheiser 595's, and honestly they're spectacular. When watching movies on my 42", I'll actually use my headphones since they're extremely comfortable and the sound quality is absolutely amazing. They're also great hardcore gaming and music headphones.

 

 

 

Disadvantage: They're $300+ go figure.

I have a set of Sennheiser 595's, and honestly they're spectacular. When watching movies on my 42", I'll actually use my headphones since they're extremely comfortable and the sound quality is absolutely amazing. They're also great hardcore gaming and music headphones.

 

 

 

Disadvantage: They're $300+ go figure.

 

 

 

That would be why I'm buying the $25 earbuds ;) :D

I've had a horrible experience with standard earbuds (they either fall out, or completely suck in the sound department), so I'd suggest going with in-ear headphones.

 

 

 

This is the one I had for about a year (The cord broke) http://www.amazon.com/Shure-E2c-Sound-I ... 605&sr=8-1 and they were really good.

 

 

 

What I have now is something similar to this http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-Full-M ... 840&sr=1-3, I can say that they do the job as well.

 

 

 

If you are really big on bass tho, I would suggest going with full size headphones.

 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-SCS-SC ... 918&sr=1-3

 

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-V700DJ-S ... 069&sr=8-1

 

 

 

These cost a lot, but they offer a lot richer sound than any of the earbuds.

Well today I went to the store and bought a pair of these:

 

 

 

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/pr ... sid=500830

 

 

 

AMAZING. The music quality for my computer sucks (and iTunes isn't too great either), and always has this annoying background scratchy noise when music is [or has recently been] playing, but using my iPod Nano, which is a little better, the music sounds incredible. When people talk to me, I literally have no idea what they are saying. I just see their lips moving, and no sound comming out. And the bass is so incredible. A million times better than the apple ear buds, and it actually feels powerful. And these are the cheapest earbuds they make. (Btw, listening to music that is at 256kbps helps.. a lot. Underoath ftw.)

Well today I went to the store and bought a pair of these:

 

 

 

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/pr ... sid=500830

 

 

 

AMAZING. The music quality for my computer sucks (and iTunes isn't too great either), and always has this annoying background scratchy noise when music is [or has recently been] playing, but using my iPod Nano, which is a little better, the music sounds incredible. When people talk to me, I literally have no idea what they are saying. I just see their lips moving, and no sound comming out. And the bass is so incredible. A million times better than the apple ear buds, and it actually feels powerful. And these are the cheapest earbuds they make. (Btw, listening to music that is at 256kbps helps.. a lot. Underoath ftw.)

 

 

 

I had a really bassy pair and people sitting next to me could hear it, even at lower levels, was cool and aweful at the same time because some people didn't like my taste in music and decided to mock me

 

I had a really bassy pair and people sitting next to me could hear it, even at lower levels, was cool and aweful at the same time because some people didn't like my taste in music and decided to mock me

 

 

 

I hate it when people feel compelled to harass others when it comes to musical taste. Who's to say what music is good and what isn't? A well rounded taste in music is good to have..

 

I had a really bassy pair and people sitting next to me could hear it, even at lower levels, was cool and aweful at the same time because some people didn't like my taste in music and decided to mock me

 

 

 

I hate it when people feel compelled to harass others when it comes to musical taste. Who's to say what music is good and what isn't? A well rounded taste in music is good to have..

Never really had any harassment due to my musical preferences. I seem to have tolerant friends.

 

 

 

Also, good choice on the earbuds. :]

I got some from Staples that were only $7... and they were fantastic IMO. :) The brand is SkullCandy.

I got some from Staples that were only $7... and they were fantastic IMO. :) The brand is SkullCandy.

 

 

 

Ive got a pair .. Faulty in a few months. What a con.

if you're gonna go cheap, might as well go for Sony

I have an unbranded pair that the cushioning broke on the day I started wearing them...Now they are scratchy and fall off if I shake me head (like to music).My headphones on the other hand,the left side broke off.I paid sixty dollars for that to break in a month.Going to buy some more soon,I guess,preferably with a mike.Good brand recs?

got some bose headphones

 

http://www.target.com/Bose-In-Ear-Headp ... rh=&page=1

 

 

 

and their the best pair ive ever had.. fine for when i run.. great deep sound for when i watch movies on my ipod.. i also lost 1.. only 1 bud...

 

 

 

they have a 7$ ear tip kit here

 

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/sho ... it_acc.jsp

 

 

 

thats for you bose users of course..

I don't understand how you guys can stand wearing earbuds. They start to make my ears ache after 15 minutes or so, the sound quality is normally pretty bad. I prefer small, compact non-earbud headphones like Sennheiser PX200's, which are very comfortable and fold up small enough to fit in my pocket (they're cheap too, less than $100 or so).

@guy who posted Bose: Bose products are horribly overpriced and in my experience they seem to sound inferior to Sennheister, AKG, Grado, Sony etc.

 

 

 

Also, I'd recommend Koss PortaPro headphones to anyone who prefers compact headphones rather than earbuds.