Good Inexpensive Phones

[EnzoTen]

Originally Posted by dfkt

Lol, yeah... the Aurvana might be the most overpriced piece of crap next to Bose phones...

agreed... i listened to them first hand... they are very flat sounding and are definitely not worth $100

[CrowdAds]

[Captain Star]

Again, is there any way to get the Creative EP-630 earphones in Canada?

[ColdFire]

I would like to add : Panasonic RP-HTX7
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...hlight=RP-HTX7

[dfkt]

Wow, those look nice - I like the retro design... guess you can get em around $30, even if they're listed for ~$60.

Thanks for the info, ColdFire!

[hypertrophy]

Any good recommendations on a "budget" in ear or earbud style headphones that have a straight mini jack plug instead of the 90* bend like most? I'm looking for something in the $20 to $30 price range.

Deep bass is not necessarily. I just want something that is clean sounding with decent mids and clean highs.

[FreeZ5]

Originally Posted by hypertrophy

Any good recommendations on a "budget" in ear or earbud style headphones that have a straight mini jack plug instead of the 90* bend like most? I'm looking for something in the $20 to $30 price range.

Deep bass is not necessarily. I just want something that is clean sounding with decent mids and clean highs.

I think the JVC Marshmallow qualifies. $20US at Wal-Mart.

Steve

[Tobey]

Originally Posted by dfkt

Thanks Tobey, but I'm not sure if I should recommend them, seeing that you can get other ones for about the same price - and based on these opinions:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=v150
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=v150
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...highlight=v150

Good lord, I don't blame you! Maybe I'm not the audio enthusiast I thought I was...

[hypertrophy]

Originally Posted by FreeZ5

I think the JVC Marshmallow qualifies. $20US at Wal-Mart.

Steve

Thanks for the reply Steve. I decided to go with the Creative EP-630's. They also have a straight mini jack plug.

[JDGAFFLIN]

Yeah, at that price ($19.95) at Creative's Website, you cant go wrong. I ordered two pairs. Haven't recieved them yet though.

[hypertrophy]

I would have order through creative for $19.99 with the rebate, but with tax and shipping it would have been more then amazon. I actually ordered a set this Tuesday for $26.05 w/ free ground shipping. You really cant beat that. Apparently though the price at amazon for the EP-630 has gone up since i ordered.

[JDGAFFLIN]

Originally Posted by dfkt

If you want the best in open design, don't look further than the $10 KSC75.

Funny though... I actually prefer the Sony MDR-Q22LP's to the KSC75's..

I think the Q22's have a better sound stage then the KSC75's, and I feel the bass lines are a little more pronounced, and not as "muddy" then with the KSC75's....Plus the Sony's were more comfortable.

Just my opinion....

[dfkt]

Interesting - never heard/seen those... but then again, I don't follow the Sony line of products. (Which can be a mistake, the EX91 should be very good, too.)

I'll check some more opinions on those - thanks for the info!

And, yes - the KSC75 don't have a soundstage at all - very similar to most IEMs.

[JDGAFFLIN]

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00008V...452359-4032157

Heres a link..

[dfkt]

Thanks, on Head-Fi there is just the usual Sony-bashing going on about these phones, but only 3 mentions of the phone on the whole forum - so nothing to base an opinion on ("I haven't heard them but they sure are crap..."). Justified for 99% of all Sony phones, IMO, but I take your word for the quality of the Q22's at that price.

[JDGAFFLIN]

Oh yeah...Most Sony 'phones Ive heard are junk..Really, my comparison is based on them up against the KCS75's..not anyhting else...I have the KCS75's and my brother the Sony's......He wouldnt trade me..

[teeravuss]

what about the Sennheiser PX 100
http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-he...ser-px-100.php
They seem to be raving about it... anyone here have em? how are they?

[dfkt]

Yeah, they're better than the PX60, but I didn't add them to this list cause they're closer to $50. (Sub-$30 phones here only )

[Abhorsen3rd]

I got my px100 for $35 off of amazon, but they have jacked up the price since then. Some characteristics that I value it over the ety er-6i is that I get less listening fatigue from it, it has slightly more of the bass-head feeling, and it's wires are less tangle-prone. I am definitely satisfied with the customer service and its 2 yr warranty.

[Postal]

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...KU=MDRJ10/BLUE
these have served me well, sound pretty good and are 10 bucks

[Lawrence]

i dont recommend the jvc marshmallows at all.

i bought a pair for $20 and was satisfied at first, but then the foam kept falling from my ears and i had to push it in real deep just so it could stay on, and i could feel the hard plastic under the foam hurting my ears.

also, these things don't last. the foam in-ear pieces need replacing because they get dirty and they lose their foamyness; they don't decompress.