The best earbuds debate

[kruptah]

Can anyone recommend some quality ear buds?

I seem to go through them often enough and am thinking of gripping a high end pair.

Was wondering if any ninja's have found a pair that sounds great and is durable.

After reading some recent reviews online I found these:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001V9 ... B001V9LPT4

They're number one on two best out of 5 reviews I've read. Sound quality is on par with over $100 pairs. Only drawback being the cheap cord that is prone to wearing out quick. Which is a pretty big drawback considering thats how most of the earbuds I use tend to crap out. But losing sound in one side.

They cost around $65

Shure makes another pair that look safe but they are a lot more at $288. Maybe they might last a lifetime though which would make it worth it.

http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/shur ... ontentBody

Thoughts, comments?

[kruptah]

The shure se425 cord is reinforced with Kevlar.

[pkay]

Earbuds = bad for your ears

[unwind]

Earbuds = bad for your ears

Not nearly as bad as hundreds of hours of exposure to high frequencies at 80+dB

I use these... They are cheap but they do exactly what I want them to do.

http://www.djkit.com/acs-earplugs/acs-e ... plugs.html

[pkay]

Use over the ear whenever possible putting a sound source near your tympanic membrane is bad news bears

[unwind]

Wait... I thought we were talking about ear buds as in ear plugs, as in ear defenders...

In terms of earphones I use these:



Great sound quality, and as the video shows, great durability. Not too expensive either, I got my for £70 about 7 months ago, you can grab a pair for around £50 at the moment.

Sorry pkay, you're right. It's for this reason I don't use my earphones very often - only when I'm walking around in public which isn't often at all. At home I either use my KRK's or monitors.

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

LOL as if people pay more than £10 on earbuds. Suckers

[pkay]

If you want ear plugs visit a doctor and get one molded for your ear that doesn't go too deep I to your canal. Expensive but a one time purchase

[unwind]

LOL as if people more than on .

[overture]

Wait... I thought we were talking about ear buds as in ear plugs, as in ear defenders...

In terms of earphones I use these:



Great sound quality, and as the video shows, great durability. Not too expensive either, I got my for £70 about 7 months ago, you can grab a pair for around £50 at the moment.

Sorry pkay, you're right. It's for this reason I don't use my earphones very often - only when I'm walking around in public which isn't often at all. At home I either use my KRK's or monitors.

I'm in the market for some new earphones now and that's around what i'd be looking to pay, I'm a bit weary about Monster though after hearing the Beats by Dre earphones. I wonder if it's worth paying £60 for these or £40 for the Sennheiser CX300 IIs because I've heard good things about those...

[pkay]

See beats by dre mugging thread

[Trichome]

Wait... I thought we were talking about ear buds as in ear plugs, as in ear defenders...

In terms of earphones I use these:



Great sound quality, and as the video shows, great durability. Not too expensive either, I got my for £70 about 7 months ago, you can grab a pair for around £50 at the moment.

Sorry pkay, you're right. It's for this reason I don't use my earphones very often - only when I'm walking around in public which isn't often at all. At home I either use my KRK's or monitors.

I highly doubt that video is real.
Think about it, these are the same stnuc that sell hdmi cables for 300 quid...

[Genevieve]

This definitely the best debate on earplugs I've ever read. Thanks OP and posters for delivering!

[kruptah]

Anytime.

[BASED]

I own the Klipsch IMAGE S4 they are pretty good but the high ends are harsh… I have a pair of SONY mdr ex 300 and 500's that I like way more

[kruptah]

I own the Klipsch IMAGE S4 they are pretty good but the high ends are harsh… I have a pair of SONY mdr ex 300 and 500's that I like way more

What about its cable though? I hear they're prone to damage easy.

More earbud manufacturers need to follow suit like Shure with their SE425's and make the cables replaceable and insulated with Kevlar.

[kidshuffle]

i had some sennheisers a couple years back; cord quality was good, buds themselves lasted like 3 years. sound was obviously awesome as well

[Gewze]

denon ahc 260, had them since july i think, and they are troopers. they lack high end but not much; just enough that it doesnt hurt after hours of use, cables fine, still feel brand new, the ear buds themselves are nice although i lost mine. they get nearly everyday use with atleast 2 hours of play and im not really careful with them. i think i got them for about 10-15, 100% recommend

[unwind]

I can tell all speculators that the videos on monster jamz are real.




Kids voice in this vid is a bit annoying but it's real. I wacked them on a concrete wall the other day when they swung out of my pocket and not even a scratch.

And they are nothing like beats by dre. The sound quality on them is genuinely very good. I honestly can't find a bad thing to say about them, apart from maybe that the cable gets tangled but I'm pretty sure that the tangle-proof wires cause reduced audio quality... They are also really comfortable to wear.

[Clean]

Klipsch s4 /thread