Thank you for your responses It's definitely given me much more to think about and more (reasonably-priced) options.

Thanks for the reply Mark! I do not want too much bass, I listen to rock/experimental music generally, and I guess I could just change the EQ settings on the ipod if I wanted a bass boost. I tried my friend's PX100 (or was it 200?) and found them to be too bass-heavy.

Hey guys, I'm new here and in general an novice when it comes to these things. Anyway, I was pointed in this direction for my query since I guess this would be the best place for any headphone-related discussion! I wanted to upgrade my ipod earbuds that came with the mp3 player, and was...