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Best headphones for ipod between $50-$60?

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PizzaDude

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I got an ipod for Christmas and now I want to get a pair of good headphones for it. I'm looking to spend around $50-$60 and if I could get them from Target.com that would be a plus because I have $55 worth of giftcards there. It's nice because target is affiliated with amazon.com.

I was looking at these.

What would you guys suggest?

EDIT: I'm open to suggestions about earbud type phones too, but I usually HATE the things cause they don't stay in my ears. At Christmas, an uncle of mine showed me a pair of earbud style phones that were almost like earplugs, you could squish them before putting them in your ears and it helped them stay in there.
 
Check the Shure E2C earbuds. They can be had for only a little more than $60 when on sale (maybe $70 or so). They're definitely worth it, though. If you want full size headphones, then you have two options. If you want closed, check out the Sennheiser HD280 Pros (again, on sale they'll be just a bit above your price range). If you want open, check out the Grado SR60s (at the top end of your price range as well). Refurb or used HD280s can definitely be had for under $60.
 
I use Koss "The Plug" headphones on my Rio mp3 player.

They work well for me and produce excellent bass.

Around $14.99 + shipping online or $24.99 at Radio Shack etc.

Having put up with some tinny little Sony earphones for ages, I desperately wanted some new earphones that would deliver great sound, but most importantly awesome bass response! The main reason for wanting new earphones (apart from the sound) was that I needed some decent phones to use with my new Apple iPod MP3 player - the supplied earphones were crud for bass.
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Review of Koss "The Plug"
 
Originally posted by: esun
Check the Shure E2C earbuds. They can be had for only a little more than $60 when on sale (maybe $70 or so). They're definitely worth it, though. If you want full size headphones, then you have two options. If you want closed, check out the Sennheiser HD280 Pros (again, on sale they'll be just a bit above your price range). If you want open, check out the Grado SR60s (at the top end of your price range as well). Refurb or used HD280s can definitely be had for under $60.
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Good summary, a couple of points though - the 280s sound best amped, or at least not with a portable as a source - and the ipod's bad sound quality will only be made more apparent with quality headphones. Personally, I'd sell the ipod, get a better player (almost any player out there will do), and add the savings to your $60 to get some really nice phones, might even be able to spring for the Shure ec3s that way.
 
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