What headphone/earbuds should I grab?

[tastycaramel]

I would check out the reviews on this headfi.org roundup. The guys at headfi are audio geeks and are obsessed with sound quality.

Multi-IEM Review - 278 IEMs compared (Astrotec AM-800 & DX-60 Added 03/31/13 p.659)

Particularly look at the VSonic GR99. Really good sound for very little money.

The VSonic buds are very good but cheap, made by a Chinese company. Look at reviews on headfi.org

Will check that out. Thanks.

 

[330D]

Ultimate ears 350VM

Amazon.com: Ultimate Ears 985-000359 Logitech 350vm Noise Isolating Headset - Grey: Electronics


For the money, they are amazing. I have used a bunch of high end earbuds, and these are by far the best sounding, and most rugged I have tried. They are comfortable for long periods of time as well. And even better that they are fairly reasonably priced!!!!

 

[chanchan05]

I'm a Philips O'Neill guy because they're the only headset brand I've used yet that have lasted me more than a year and still not breaking.

Philips O'Neill The Stretch SHO9565BK - Pocket-lint

 

[tastycaramel]

Any Sony or senheiser headphone users here?

 

[iTzKPanda]

Any Sony or senheiser headphone users here?

I have these http://www.insound.com/MDR-PQ6-In-Ear-Bud-Green-Headphones-Sony-PIIQ/P/INS105808/
I used them before I got my aurvana live. The sound quality was ok but the things wouldnt die. They went through the washer and dryer machine at least 10 times and they still work perfectly after 2 years.

 

[bluebayou]

I have a pair of Sennheisers and Urbanears--one for indoor wear, and the other for outdoor activity. I highly recommend Sennheisers in general, their product quality is always top-notch.

I also used to own a pair of Zumreeds headphones from Japan that were quite awesome..sadly, the left ear broke after a year of use :/

 

[ScandaLeX]

Any Sony or senheiser headphone users here?

This is always a hard decision because you'll get everyone with an opinion all feeling the headset/bud they use is the best and nothing else compares or comes close. You're brave for asking.


I just ordered these (Sony DR-BTN200) but they're so new there's no reviews on them yet. I wanted to give them a spin since they're rated at 30 hrs talk time.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSLK39I/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[tastycaramel]

Bought a Sony MDR-ZX100 headset yesterday. Sound quality was very good. Keeping my fingers crossed that it can keep on going for at least a year.

 

[MorriDoom]

Using Sony in-ear headphones right now with the built-in volume control. Pretty bassy.

Not sure about the Skullcandy earphones though. Had one a couple years ago that suddenly stopped having sounds on one side.

 

[ScandaLeX]

My Sony's (white pictured above) arrived a few days ago and I've been wearing them around the house as I do laundry and stuff like that.
Indoors there's nothing I don't like about them. Sound is crisp and clear. While using them during phone calls everyone says they sounded great. There was no sound cutting in and out or any of the BT flaws that generally come to mind.

Outdoors I'm not impressed at all. Volume at max on phone. Volume at max on headset and I felt like I was struggling to hear. Although I couldn't hear any outside noises the volume trying to hear a movie was very bad.
I have Volume+ which didn't help much at all.

For $100+ I guess I expected more.

 

[tastycaramel]

I feel very bad for your loss

 

[Davdi]

KOSS PRo4AA $99 from KOSS, Very comforable, good sound insulation, used in recording studios.