Those AKG's look pretty awesome, certainly going on the reviews. I will admit I would prefer to buy new, but they are available on Amazon in budget anyway :)   The Philips I will have to say however good they sound, I just don't like the look. Trivial perhaps, but still an issue when you will...

Currently on the search for a new set of headphones, and to be honest the choice is pretty staggering and the reviews I have read seem to vary so wildly I am not entirely sure where to begin...   At the moment I am running an ipod nano and a set of Soundmagic e10's which are great, but now...

The problem with the CX300's isn't necessarily the tips, but the fact that the shape of them seems to make it near impossible to seat them correctly in the ear - ie I can't get a good hold on them to push them in at the correct angle - I may give them another shot and try a different set of tips...

Two points to consider: In general a higher end set of headphones is going to have a better quality cable and jack, so should be tougher and more reliable. If the cable is always going at the jack, it is because that is where it is flexing the most (between the bendy cable and the solid...

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Yep, the usual happened, after four years of (well cared for) use the jack on my Sony in ears has died, so it is time to find myself a new set for around the <£40 mark (bought in the UK).   To give a bit more information, the set I have been using recently were actually the supplied set of...

I would love to come down, but living at the opposite end of the country does prove a problem...   I will investigate your recommendations and the other thread though. Quote:  

I will say that I am not against iem's, and do use a couple of pairs of lower end ones (Senn cx300 and similarly priced sonys), so I am not against the idea of a better quality pair should the quality be a lot better than similarly priced over-ears.   At the same time, comparing the two...

Quote: UK based, with a budget of up to £50.

Any other suggestions to look into?

Any other thoughts?

I always planned on replacing the jack on the last set of px200's I had, but never got around to it and bought a replacement set instead as I needed them to travel, so that is on the cards as a fix (though the thought of the tiny wiring and delicate cable isn't a great thought).   iem's I am...

My music is typically rock/indie based - modern stuff like Radiohead, Metric, Pavement, classic rock like The Who, Springsteen, etc... and a mix of a bit of everything else, from heavy metal to classical to electronic to punk -  www.last.fm/user/illaname for the full list.   As for the sound...

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The time has come that after a few years of use the cable is starting to go in my main headphones, so a new pair is in order. Rather than just going out and buying the same again I figured it might be worth finding what else is out there and what has come about since I was last shopping...  ...