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Earbuds. Any recommendations?

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FFactory0x

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My ears are retarted so my psp stock ear buds wont stay in. I need the ones that go in the ear. Any idea's

I saw a few weeks back about some awesome pair for like $20
 
Originally posted by: FFactory0x
My ears are retarted so my psp stock ear buds wont stay in. I need the ones that go in the ear. Any idea's

I saw a few weeks back about some awesome pair for like $20
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You're probably thinking of funboy's foaming at the mouth over the HeadBanger EarSubs in Hot Deals. :roll:

While they may please you, they are almost certainly NOT good headphones. I'm actually considering ordering a pair just so I can have an educated opinion on them, but until I hear otherwise I'm assuming they're junk.

What you seem to be looking for are canalphones (they actually are inserted into your ear canal).

What kind of a budget are you looking at?

Viper GTS
 
If you dont want to spend as much money as the e2c's cost, may I humbly suggest:

Sony MDR-EX81SLB

Make sure not to get the ex71slb's... those are just bass punchers with bad sound quality.
 
yea canal phones. Thats exactly what i want. Well I dont want something overly expensive but i dont want something cheap. What do earbuds range in price?

Um take this example. I own Sennheiser 497's <-- think thats the model

They cost 65 3 years back and are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want something that will offer a bang for my buck like the senns did
 
I picked up a set of the Sennheiser MX550 (or MX450?...I don't remember) earbuds for $20-$25 bucks and they sound much better than the POS ones that came with my MP3 player.
 
Canalphones can run anywhere from ~$20 (Sony EX51's online) to $1000 (Ultimate Ear UE-10's, custom molded to your ear canal).

Low end Shure or Etymotic Research products are probably your best bet if you want to (or are willing to) spend say $50-100.

I just ordered myself a pair Sennheiser HD201's to use as beater cans for the road. That plus a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage was under $50 together (from onsale.com). The HD201's by themselves were under $20.

Viper GTS
 
Originally posted by: FFactory0x
Ill spend between 20-50
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Well that pretty much means Sony then.

Not that those are bad choices, I have a pair of EX51's & they're quite good for the money.

Viper GTS
 
If you've got the bucks, Etymotics ER4S from Headroom, I guess (best price last time I checked). Great sound, blocks out noise, so far never a single discontinuity. One driver failed (broke) and they sent me a replacement free. When I bought them people recommended getting a headphone amplifier, so I did, but I found I didn't need it and never have with any of the portable music players I've used them with. I had maybe 20 pairs of portable headphones before I got my Etymotics, but have never used any of them since 1999, and I gave almost all of them to charity. Used to get annoying discontinuities all the time and have to break out my soldering iron.

Edit: These stay in. That's never an issue. The only issue I can think of is the fact that the cord tapping on something (e.g. your shirt, etc.) causes extraneous sound, so you do things to prevent that. They come with a clip that you attach to your shirt, etc.
 
earbuds don't work for me either. they always fall out. i heard they are a lot worse for your hearing than headphones anyway.
 
What makes you think that if your ears are retarded and cheapo PSP earbuds won't stay in, that IEM/earbuds will?
 
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