Oh sorry, I misunderstood. Unfortunately I have little experience with earbuds and can't make any suggestions for those.

I would suggest the Wicked Audio Drive 900cc or 1000cc earphones. They're both under $50 and are durable, comfortable, and sound great.

After comparing several of their products I gotta say that Wicked Audio definitely has higher sound quality overall than Skullcandy. Skullcandy is more muffled sounding with boomy bass while Wicked Audio has tighter, punchier bass with clearer mids and highs.   Wicked Audio is still definitely...

Yeah, looks like they gave up on them before release. They probably realized that it likely wouldn't sell well.

http://isound.com/hp-600-headphones/   These have SIX drivers in them but are smaller than the skullcandy and pioneer ones.   These have two 40mm drivers and four 15mm drivers in them and specifically target audiophiles (as they clearly state, obviously).

I just got these headphones for $110 and I gotta say that I'm quite happy with them.

I personally think the HD 202s are pretty good and probably the best choice of the two.

Yeah I know right? ...wait...

Thanks for the review! I'll have to pick up a pair of Bluedio headphones at some point.

Apparently HeadRush headphones (which are a store brand of The Source like Nexxtech) are made by Skullcandy. The Source contracted Skullcandy (or at least the parent company of Skullcandy) to make their headphones. Unfortunately I cannot confirm that as it was just told to me by an employee...

I'd go with the M20x if you're mainly looking for bass. The M40x is tuned flat so you probably won't like it.

  Maybe to achieve cochlear orgasm?

Huh, interesting stuff to know. Thanks!

Are removable cables a must have for you? (For me, any headphone over $100 should have a detachable cable.) Do you find proprietary cables to be pretty universally unnecessary? (They seem to be primarily a way for the companies to make extra money than anything.)

Okay, so it looks like it might simply be poor engineering then. I don't think it's a faulty unit though I could be wrong.     That seems about right. Kinda forces me to use the NC in order to get the best sound. :/

Lol, no. They are bass-heavy headphones. :P   They don't sound flat whether passive or active.

By that I mean that the noise-cancellation is turned on. The feature is powered by 2 AAA batteries.

So I recently bought myself a pair of HeadRush HRF-599 noise-cancelling headphones because they were on sale and seemed decent. They can run with or without being powered or using the noise-cancelling feature which I like. However, without the noise-cancellation being active, the sound seems to...

I'm honestly annoyed with Apple doing that but I do think that wireless headphones are going to become the standard eventually.

Obviously when it comes to popularity, Skullcandy completely dwarfs Wicked Audio. I'm well aware that both these brands are in the "fashion" category but personally I like some of Wicked Audio's products. What are people's experiences with either brand and are there any products of theirs that...

Summing up the blackweb brand is pretty simple:    Sound quality = notably good for the price. (though a bit muddy to my memory) Build quality = flimsy (due to cheap, plastic joints where the headphones fold)

I'm kinda tempted to look into getting the S300 at some point myself.

Personally I think JBL makes decent headphones. They're not AMAZING, but they're good.    My criticism is that they're a little over-priced as it seems you are paying a bit for the brand name. (A clearly tarnished brand name.)

So I bought a pair of JBL on-ear (E30) and in-ear (E10) headphones today. It cost me $60 for the in-ears and $110 for the on-ears. Now I personally have NO complaints about the E10's and think they're worth what I paid for them.   However, the E30's I'm less sure about. They're decent but not...

Electra Stereo in-ear headphones. :(   But what could I expect from $1.25 to $3.50 earphones?