Looking for a cheep quality pair of earbuds (Several already linked to pick from)

The_Spaniard

So I was browsing FocalPrice.com the other day and I saw some really really cheep earbuds that don't look like dimestore knockoffs, but brand name ones. I'm wondering if A. any of these that I'm about to link are any good, B. if they are which would you recommend, and C. if they aren't good and you wouldn't recomend them if there are any comparably cheep earbuds that are of a decent quality that you guys would recommend.

I'm just looking for something since my iPod earbuds were recently stolen and I'm not going to give Apple 50 bucks to replace them.

http://focalprice.com/Creative_EP630_In_Ear_Noise_Reduction_EP_630_Earphone_398.html

http://focalprice.com/Sony_EX082_In_ear_Noise_EX_082_Earphone_with_Extension_Black_571.html

http://www.focalprice.com/SONY_EX71_In_Ear_Noise_Reduction_Earphone_EX_71_Black_EP017B_390.html

Dark Moon

Cheap, small and high quality are three qualities never found all together in any product. You can get two of them easily enough, though omitting small would mean picking up a real pair of cans in this case, but all three is quite impossible.

I highly suspect there is little to no difference between any earphones priced below $20. They'll all sound like trash, and the "noise reduction" features will be all but entirely useless, but they will be cheap and essentially disposable. That being said, all the buds you linked to are all comparable to the iPod standard issue buds. Unfortunately this still means they'll sound like trash.

If sound quality is actually a concern, up your budget and consider a small pair of cans (Grado SR-80s, Sennheiser PX100s) or up it a bit more and grab some high quality in-ear phones (Shure E2Cs).

The_Spaniard

Dark Moon wrote: »

Cheap, small and high quality are three qualities never found all together in any product. You can get two of them easily enough, though omitting small would mean picking up a real pair of cans in this case, but all three is quite impossible.

I highly suspect there is little to no difference between any earphones priced below $20. They'll all sound like trash, and the "noise reduction" features will be all but entirely useless, but they will be cheap and essentially disposable. That being said, all the buds you linked to are all comparable to the iPod standard issue buds. Unfortunately this still means they'll sound like trash.

If sound quality is actually a concern, up your budget and consider a small pair of cans (Grado SR-80s, Sennheiser PX100s) or up it a bit more and grab some high quality in-ear phones (Shure E2Cs).

Well if you had to pick between those three which would you get or do you know any significantly better for literally a couple bucks more?

Desert_Eagle25

I own both the first and third linked headphones - they're both EXCELLENT quality, but I really like the third sony one because of the attachable extension included. I sometimes take it off and keep short, so I cna stick my Zune in my inner-pocket in my blazer without the hassle of folding up a long cord. It's very useful.

The_Spaniard

Desert_Eagle25 wrote: »

I own both the first and third linked headphones - they're both EXCELLENT quality, but I really like the third sony one because of the attachable extension included. I sometimes take it off and keep short, so I cna stick my Zune in my inner-pocket in my blazer without the hassle of folding up a long cord. It's very useful.

So then you'd tell me to go for the third?

Desert_Eagle25

I would, yes.

The_Spaniard

Thanks for the recommendation, the earbuds came last night and are quite nice. came in a nice fo-leather Velcro pouch. Good deal for 10 bucks.

Desert_Eagle25

The_Spaniard wrote: »

Thanks for the recommendation, the earbuds came last night and are quite nice. came in a nice fo-leather Velcro pouch. Good deal for 10 bucks.

Congrats, you made a good/smart buy.

Hedwirez

If anyone else is looking for headphones, these are just stunningly good for the price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-CX300-Eco-Headphones-Black/dp/B000S8EUNM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1218812029&sr=8-1

I have upgraded to £60 Shures and there is really very lttle difference. I assume they are available US side but have not checked.