OK, the standard iPod earbuds are getting old. I'm wanting something in the ballpark of $100 with good definition and balance (though I could tolerate a slightly -- slightly -- elevated low-end response). A certain amount of noise isolation is ideal, but nothing with active noise cancelling.

I'm not altogether an in-ear or over-the-ear devotee, but I don't want to look like a cyborg if/when I'm listening in public, so if I do go with an over-the-ear model, I'd prefer something not too big and clunky.

What headphones do you guys use? Do you love 'em? What would you recommend?

The best earphones I have are Shure earphones.
They're quite pricey (the cheapest pair are $150 bucks), up to about $400 or $500 bucks.
They really really really make your music sound great.

But if you're into jogging and going to the gym, Sony makes some really great earbuds that actually produce more sound than Sure (certainly better sound for dance music). And the quality is actually really great. Their earphones go for between $30 and $50 US bucks.

^^^ Let me clarify: by more sound, I mean more volume. You hear the bass more, and the treble is tweeked a bit high. But it isn't necessarily better sound. For that you need the Shure earphones.

Personally, I can barely tell.

I swear by my skull candy ear buds:



And they're only, like, $15-18.

I'm no audio snob, though. But every review of these tends to be great.

This thread kind of sucks ass. I mean, where do you go from here? It just has very little potential.

Imago said:

that is what my mom always says about me?!

Oops. I didn't realize Carrie just posted. Let me clarify that she is not the person that made this thread suck ass. This thread totally sucked ass from the start, and her stellar and informed post did nothing to save it from sucking afore mentioned ass.

Yikes, I just realized OnlyNDaUsa posted too. Although his posts were rather uninformed and totally unhelpful to this thread, nothing could have made this thread any worse than it already is. When you start from zero, where do you go? exactly!

Imago said:

er, I mean

CarrieMpls said:

Imago said:

Actually... I agree.


It needs voguers or oral sex references or something.

Lammastide said:

insert joke about my mom here!