[iwanabiggal0lly]

I use the regular ipod ones, which suck.

[kYu]

i got the bose in ear headphones and sennheiser hd555

[x`aNNiie.]

I just have the normal ipod earphones, i go through 1 per 4 months.
I can't stand the squishy ones for some reason.

[Raito!]

i use vmoda headphone, out of all the headphone i used, they are the best. Very comfortable and very nice music output in my opinion

[simplejoy]

hrm the headphones that came with my Juke.

[bigfatPANDA]

skullcandy lowriders in blue.
or the earphones that came with my ipod & mplayer.

[djc89]

The only pair I'm using right now is a pair of Audio Technica canalphone/IEMs (ATH-CK5).

For my purposes, they work well. Isolation is adequate. Sound is good, except for the bass (but that happens with all earbuds/IEMs right? I mean you can only pack so much power in something the size of a fingernail). I really like the support loop things. They really do help keep the earpieces in the right place. Plus they were fairly inexpensive.

That said...I'm not much of an audiophile.

So a couple of days after I posted this, the left side of my AT's went kaput. It was probably just a bad connection somewhere, but I decided to save myself the hassle of fixing it and opted for a new pair. Bought a pair of JVC FX-66s canalphones...All I can say is wow. The bass is incredible for such a cheap IEM ($18)...even right out of the box, w/o burn in. It also comes with a variety ear tips, 3 sizes of rubber pairs and 1 foam pair. The foam pair provides the best isolation and sound, but is too fussy for me when I'm out and about. So I bring the medium rubber tips with me leaving the foamies back at the dorm in case i need the extra silence. The support loops I loved so much in my AT's were replaced by these air cushion support things. They work fairly well, although at this point I still like the support loops. Once I get used to them, they'll probably end up being more comfortable then the loops.

They're highly regarded as the cheap IEM to get at head-fi and the rest of the audiophile world.



OK...so I am a minor audiophile after all.

[boka]

shure se530s - they're quite durable, they've been out in the rain countless times (i'm having bizarre weather here), and i've ran over them a few times on my chair aswell. sound quality is good.

^ pic is from my review in the MP3 subforum from last year

[TangalanG]

iPod earphones..
HAHAHAHA XD

lol yah..XD me too.

i was thinking of getting some new headphones when i go to hong kong. i dont want them to be too oversized? those ones with a star one the side looks cool, but is the sound quality good?
can anyone recommend any to me?
any help would be gud. thankkss =]

[Limerence;]

Sony MDR-710LP (Hight Quality & Ultra-Compact Foldable Headphones)
Skullcandy Lowrider (Silver)
Skullcandy Smokin Buds (Black)
Bose On-Ear Headphones

My babies <3 ~

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[teekay]

mine.

[pepprmint]

i use Skullcandy Smokin' in ear ones
the bass is awesome, but the earphones dont last long enough to be permanent
but its cheap enough to replace every year or so, so its ok ^^

[aaandy]

Sennheiser CX300-S


I ordered straight from amazon since I've heard of a lot of fakes out there.

[awdark]

Razer M100 (equivalent to the Sennheiser CX300 that my brother has I think they sound the same)

I like noise isolation earplug style!

[TrainDriver]

i got some audio technica a700s for home use. good sound for me.

[h2obubbli]

i use Audio-technica Ath-es7

[ChairmanLMAO]

mine.
http://i29.tinypic.com/znvfxz.jpg

SNAP, when I first saw it, I had to buy it! Thats for my pc but I also use the Bang & Olufsen A8 for my ipod....lush

[duykato]

I'm currently using Turtle Beach's Ear Force AK-R8



As far as comfort goes, I think it's top notch. Volume control located on the switch box thingy.

There's a detachable microphone. The microphone is pretty clear and it swivels. However, I think as far as comfort of use goes for them it's really up to personal preference. I'm not a fan of it because I can't seem to get it set at the right angle and distance away from my mouth. A minor set back for all that these headphones do.

Sound quality is awesome. It has a built in sound card deal in the box thing. However, I wouldn't recommend getting these if you have an awesome sound card (Creative Fata1ity XF-i or whatever the rest of them are.) as it might conflict with your sound card. If you're rocking some ghetto on-board soundcard this might be a good choice.

The volume control box is a little heavy so it can get combersome at times, but if you clip it to your shirt the right way, you should have no problems.

I think the biggest set back for me with these headphones was that they cost me 150 bucks. I'm not usually down to pay that much for headphones, but they were well worth it.

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I also rock Bose's Quiet Comfort 2's. I bought them at a military outlet, so I didn't have to pay the tax, and on top of that I had a gift card.

I'm assuming everyone already knows what they look like so I'm not going to out of my way and post a picture.

Sound Quality is pretty good, but it's far from matching some of the best (Shure's e4c).

They do a pretty awesome job when it comes to blocking out ambient noise.

On a downside, I've had these headphones for about 3 years. The size slider/adjustment rails are plastic. Eventually, they stopped holding for me. Also, they're not THE most durable of headphones. The plastic on that portion has started to break loose on me, so I now gotta hold it with tape T_T.

Also, it's a little bit of a pain to replace the batter on these things. You gotta press the thingy pretty hard to get the battery cover to open.

Also expensive. When I bought mine they cost around 200 bucks.

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I also have the Bose In-Ear earphones. I'm not all that impressed with them. They're decent, but I don't think the quality adjusts for the price.

Downsides... Hrm.. Well I can't seem to find the right size for my ear. So the earbuds tend to slip out if I'm a little active. Definitely can't go running with these things. Maybe some of you might have a little better luck than I did with these.

Comes with a rope thingy so you can have them hanging around your neck.

As far as sound quality goes, it's.. just.. ok to me. Better then the 20-30 dollar ones you'd get from Walmart(Koss, Sony), but nothing compared to some of the other in ear buds you can get out there (Shure, Panasonic has awesome ones for a hundred bucks.

The price, it cost me a hundred bucks. I really don't feel that these headphones are really worth that much. For a hundred bucks there are much better ones out there. Check around.




***Dang, now that I've written all this, I think I'm an audiophile. I never realized it before. Haha, well I hope this helped some of you guys out.

[FFDk]

http://www.orcasurf.co.uk/acatalog/skullcandy5-sm.jpg

N the ipod one.