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Best Earbuds

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imported_wired247

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What are the best ear buds meeting these criteria:

In order of importance:

1. Really comfortable
2. Doesn't fall out at the gym
3. Bass/Sound quality
4. If I told you I normally hate earbuds, which earbuds you would recommend?
5. Price around $60-120
6. Cord is not too short, not too long.
7. Nothing gimmicky, no remote control on wire. Sound isolation totally unimportant, in fact I don't really like it to block out 100% of the exterior sound.


Thanks in advance
 
Get the cheapest Shures you can find.
http://www.google.com/products...3&ct=result#ps-sellers

I had a much better model, the kind that normally go for $150.
Know what I learned?
I really dont care. I returned them and am still using my Sony Sport earbuds from 11 years ago. They sound great and fit nicely. I cant hear the difference in expensive earbuds. For all I know there isnt any. Based on that info, I would go to walmart and find a pair that look comfortable. You will spend a max of 20 bucks.

Also for jogging I dont care much for earbuds. I prefer sleek over-the-ear style with something that keeps them from slipping off.
 
I'm still listening. By the way I don't really know where to buy. Amazon would be fine. Newegg seems limited in choices.

The philips ones at target look good for the gym... I do appreciate sound quality but maybe shure's are not the best for the gym.

 
At those price levels, Shure isn't good enough. Ultimate Ears Super fi 3 Pros are excellent. The 5 Pros are out of your price range but if you can afford the 5s, they are amazing (don't get the EBs). These demolish the e2c, e3c. The SE310 is respectable though, but the SE530 is the only true contender in this field.

BTW: This whole "bass" thing is not quality. Anything Shure will sound like it lacks bass. WHY? Accurate and quality sound does not mean BASS. Bassy = FUN.

Also, if you want a good fit, IEMs is the way to go. I don't get how people jam big plastic parts in their ears and half of the sound leaks out and people can hear it as you walk by. IEMs = isolation, good fit = quality sound. Even if you don't want to block out 100% of exterior sound, you can achieve that with IEMs. It's not like they give you the perfect fit. Some isolation is definitely good though.

 
Shures have plenty of bass if you pair it with the correct mp3 player. For example Shure e2's or e4's paired with an Iaudio X5L are bass nirvana. Best thing for you to do is try out some of these earbuds if possible. OP if you live in NYC I can give you some places to try out some high end headphones and earbuds.
 
I used to jog 15 km every morning with my Sennheiser CX300, and I have to say that they do their job pretty fine.

I say I used to because they broke, now I'm looking for a new pair too....

I used also some Shure (too much high, too few bass for my likes of hip hop) and some JBL (nice, but not worth the price). I greatly notice the difference from cheap ass ear buds and expensive ones.
 
Originally posted by: shortylickens
Get the cheapest Shures you can find.
http://www.google.com/products...3&ct=result#ps-sellers

I had a much better model, the kind that normally go for $150.
Know what I learned?
I really dont care. I returned them and am still using my Sony Sport earbuds from 11 years ago. They sound great and fit nicely. I cant hear the difference in expensive earbuds. For all I know there isnt any. Based on that info, I would go to walmart and find a pair that look comfortable. You will spend a max of 20 bucks.

Also for jogging I dont care much for earbuds. I prefer sleek over-the-ear style with something that keeps them from slipping off.
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Which earbuds are you talking about Sony Fontopias? I have the EX-51s and the EX-71s (essentially the same), and those aren't that great. Sure they blow iPod earbuds out of the water but even Shure e2cs/e3cs sound better. I upgraded to UE SF 5 Pros and they totally run over the Sony earbuds.

I don't get the recommendations here. I really suggest OP to go to Head-Fi because I see too many times people recommending cheap budget earbuds. He's asking $60 - $120 which is totally different from $20 earbuds. It's like someone with a $120 budget but you're recommending them Fry's ECS boards instead of Gigabyte P45 boards or whatever.
 
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