Agreed. BTW you have an iPhone, its natural that they will sound better with a better audio device. For average mobile phones like xperia neo v(my audio source),they sound average. ;)

I already bought two of the above mentioned pairs, i.e., philips 3580 and panasonic hje120k. Surprisingly, I enjoy the panasonic as much as the philips. But, IMO, the panasonic earphones have a better fit and design, hence, I find myself using them more often. Both, I would agree, are real bangs...

Whoa! Dude, go for over the ear cans. Not only are they comfortable but also have better sound quality IMO. I was also having many problems concerning the right fit and material until I luckily found a pair of small-sized soundmagic FOAMY tips that mould well into my ears and get quite snuggly...

Thank you so much for the details. Now I am quite sure that the sansa clip+ is the player I have been looking for, and will place the order in the forthcoming days. Thanks again for the patience. :D EDIT: placed the order...thanks to JK1.:cool:

Thanks for the recommendations. Have you rockboxed your Clip+ or just use the factory loaded settings. Also, is the original Fuze still in the market or has is it been upgraded to Fuze+. There is a general opinion among head-fiers that after rockboxing clip+ sounds better than most DAPS out...

http://www.inearmatters.net/2011/04/impression-sandisk-sansa-clip.html Seeing this and readong the comments below, I am once again confused. Sflow'2 sounds better that clip+! I can now presume why people go for IPODS to avoid this utter confusion over which DAP is the best sounding!

Thanks again for the references. After going through multiple reviews out there regarding the CLIP+'s SQ and the comparisons vs. iPod, I was pretty amazed by what the Clip+ offers for its price. Now since I'll save a lot on the DAP itself, I think, I can cash out on the headphones or IEMs, the...

Thanks for pulling me away from portable amps, seems they underperform for the price. I saw the Clip+ in pictures and doubt their SQ. How would you rate them against your D2 in terms of SQ? Have you listened to Cowon J3 or the newly launched Z2 ? What is your advice about them, how do they fair...

Thanks for your recommendation. The Clip+ seems to be the best portable player out there for daily use, but could you, please, elaborate more on the quality of audio output it delivers. Like I said earlier, for me, the SQ is a bigger factor while deciding the DAP/mp3 player than its portability...

After going through a number of threads in this Section of head-fi , I realized that cowon J3 doesn't have a line out and no LOD support. Most headfier here claim that using LOD improves the quality if coupled with DAC/amp combo. Even the line out ,if used with an Amp, helps improve the sound...

EDIT1:Will the 6gen Ipod nano do it or should I buy the J3 (because I don't want to compromise on audio quality). My budget can stretch a maximum upto 400 $ and that said, I will be grateful if head-fiers could provide me with other alternatives that I have failed to consider. Storage capacity...

Actualy, I was going to buy it but settled for a pair of soundmagic headphones.(due to the lack of reviews here about the tekfusion model). For the present, I don"t have extra money to spare. In the near future, if I get a chance, I'll definitely give a try.

I just cannot find a sigle review regarding the above mentioned phones which are selling like crazy all over India. Is it just a hype or are they really really good? Most buyers claim these cheap phones are better than many other high end models out there. Source...

Hey Joker, it would be nice if you mentioned the "value" of the headphones just beside each one of them in the list you have used to categorise them according to their price range. I often get confused which phone is over where repeatedly and it would be nice if I could use the "value" just as a...

I bought Philips SHE3580. Not bad for the price but not great either. I already have Brainwavz Beta and M1 in my collection so was trying to explore these more cheaper phones. Quality of Philips is nice but not much when compared to the above 2 phones.