I owned Grado SR80i's in the past and kept reading that the SR225i's were better, so I went to exchange my SR80i's for the SR225i's. And they were right, these were better! Everything that the SR80i's had, the SR225i's did better! The sound was even clearer, although bass seem to stay to the same. To compensate for this, I used an EQ.   Now the cons for these cans are the same for the SR80i's. The design is the same, except now there is a metal grill instead of the plastic that is found on the SR80i. The wire length is pretty much the same...

These are one of the best purchases I have ever made on headphones. They are so clear, especially the vocals. The bass is okay. They are "bright" and they can be described as "in your face". A recommended modification you can do is the "quarter mod", which will make it sound clearer, but still retain the comfort of the pads. For what you're getting, these didn't cost that much. Now the cons to these headphones outnumber the pros, but the sound quality outweighs all the cons. These have a really really long wire! To make matters worse is they have...

These are one of the best open design headphones in this price range. They are very clear and don't leak as much as I thought they would. They are pretty inexpensive and I love the single sided wire. They are very comfortable so you can have them on for hours. The best thing about this model is you can fold them and stuff them in your bag or pockets. These are one of my best purchases, but of course there are always better ones so I upgraded!   I highly recommend these for listening on the go. On buses, you may want to have the volume controlled...

These are pretty decent inexpensive headphones. They have some pretty alright bass, but not too much to overpower the treble or clearness. The design seem pretty simple and they are comfortable enough to listen for a long time. It may get uncomfortable after a few hours. My sisters have broken theirs over and over again, but I still have mine in good condition.   Overall, these are great for an inexpensive headphone for every day use.

These sound okay, they sound somewhat clear but lack powerful bass. I didn't spend that much time with this model, primarily because they kept falling out of my ears. I have small ears, but size isn't the problem, I think it's the design or material. I don't think it has enough curves or something to hang in your ear, like there's no grip so they just fall out easily.   If I had a choice between this or the Sony MDR-E818LP, I'd go with Sony MDR-E818LP and they cost less too!

These are quite common in retail stores in my city (Toronto) and cost around $15-$20 CAD. I've been using them for years, because they are inexpensive, sound decent and are portable. They don't sound too distorted at high levels. I never had mines break, never had audio jack or audio cut out problems, but then again it really depends on the user, because I am very careful with my belongings.   Overall, these are great as replacement earbuds; a great inexpensive earbud for every day use instead of stock ones. Of course, there are better ones, but...