New earphones...

[Maxon]

From what I understand, they offer a seal that blocks out a lot more backround crap, and tend to thus sound clearer.

Ah I see.  Makes sense.  Must've had a dozen different pairs of ones like that from different pieces of electronics and always just tossed them lol

[ScottyGrayskull]

[quote author=Luinbariel link=topic=1152.msg32467#msg32467 date=1219290900]From what I understand, they offer a seal that blocks out a lot more backround crap, and tend to thus sound clearer.

Ah I see.  Makes sense.  Must've had a dozen different pairs of ones like that from different pieces of electronics and always just tossed them lol
[/quote]

Well... most of those that come with electronics are crap.

[Mission Difficult]

Whats the benefit or appeal of in ear ones?  They've always felt uncomfortable and I always though the sound was better in regular headphones.

People love to shove things in all holes.

[copulatingduck]

I gotta say, I decided to give those Skullcandy earphones a shot because I'm a cheap bastard, and I'm really regretting it. Put em in out of the store, and I was super underwhelmed by the sound, but I really want something comfortable because the old ipod earphones iritate my ear really fast. And they are REALLY comfortable. An hour after I get home, they already sound like fucking Rice Krispies with all this fucking Snap Crackle Pop shit going on (shitty solder job or something).

Anyone got suggestions for some nice headphones/earphones for $100 tops? I'm in desparate need of something, and I'd like them to be not bulky as all fuck.

So it turns out the snap crackle pop wasn't from the earphones. It's from when I moved the earphones over to my laptop. Apparently my laptop sucks. :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(  :'(

I'm gonna give them a listen to on my ipod tonight and post my impressions if I remember.

[Luinbariel]

So you aren't even going to bother trying an exchange for a non-broken pair that might possibly be win?

[Vandamguy]

sony mdr-xd200

caff already knows how much these pwn

[ainmosni]

sony mdr-xd200

caff already knows how much these pwn

I have a lot of bad experiences with sony headphones... they usually are too expensive for the price they are... I had a pair of sonys once and I found the bass response lacking a lot... I bought a sennheiser set which was 20 euros cheaper than the sonys and the sound was a lot better...

[Versus]

F sony in general...oh shit, actually, I think I got that headset when I was at Harvard since I forgot to bring mine from home...it was very mediocre.

[Vandamguy]

I have a lot of bad experiences with sony headphones... they usually are too expensive for the price they are... I had a pair of sonys once and I found the bass response lacking a lot... I bought a sennheiser set which was 20 euros cheaper than the sonys and the sound was a lot better...

they're 30 bucks 

lower your expectations of life and you wont be depressed all the time

[ainmosni]

[quote author=ainmosni link=topic=1152.msg35428#msg35428 date=1220257236]
I have a lot of bad experiences with sony headphones... they usually are too expensive for the price they are... I had a pair of sonys once and I found the bass response lacking a lot... I bought a sennheiser set which was 20 euros cheaper than the sonys and the sound was a lot better...

they're 30 bucks 

lower your expectations of life and you wont be depressed all the time
[/quote]

I wasn't talking about this set in particular but as a drum and bass listener I have quite high standards for headphones... Sony's headphones have always failed on deep bass and I blew them up or made them distort quite soon...

And I'm rarely ever depressed... quite happy actually...

[copulatingduck]

For the record I got the Skullcandy Titan Stero Earbuds. After giving them a go on my ipod and my desktop computer (not my laptop, which is having sounds problems atm), I'm pretty satisfied with them. For in-ear buds, they handle a larger chunk of the lower frequencies than most earbuds I've owned. Listening to Ministry of Sound's Maximum Bass was actually tolerable, so that's a big plus for me. Considering I got them on sale, and I just wanted something to replace my ipod bus, I'm really happy with my purchase. Hopefully they won't crap out on me... Knocks on wood

Oh, and the L/R channels are definitely marked on these.

[Budr]

Listening to Ministry of Sound's Maximum Bass was actually tolerable

I refuse to believe this.

[copulatingduck]

[quote author=CopulatingDrunk link=topic=1152.msg35566#msg35566 date=1220313041]
Listening to Ministry of Sound's Maximum Bass was actually tolerable

I refuse to believe this.
[/quote]

Lol. I knew someone would make a crack about it, and I was counting on it being you. You're so predictable Budr. <3

[HeK]

The Ink'd are rated for a wider frequency response then the Titans (starting 10hz lower even) and are $15 vs $50

[copulatingduck]

They were sold out at the Bestbuy I went to though. :|

[Vandamguy]

And I'm rarely ever depressed... quite happy actually...

OH SORRY I THOUGHT YOU WERE JOEL HA HA HA.

[Darklink]

Sennheiser HD 202's are great. Good sound quality and I got them for $20 with free shipping from BSW. Not to mention they arrived in 3 days. If you're willing to spend more I hear the HD 280's are awesome. If you have really big ears or a big head they aren't the greatest though.

[bjlsurfer]

Ended up getting some Westone UM1s
http://www.earphonesolutions.com/westoneum1.html

They fit like earplugs- super comfy and isolating.  The bass is just the right amount for me, and the mids are super-smooth.  Treble could be better, but overall I really like them.  I know, it's a lot to spend on earphones, but they were a gift and I listen to a lot of music/podcasts.  A++++ WOULD BUY AGAIN, if you want some quality IEMs but don't wanna drop $200.