I just purchased a pair of Sony MDR-EX71s a month ago. The sound quality was great but the insulation dissolving at a rapid rate. I was going to consider the EX51s or 81s but Im worried about the insulation dissolving agian. So I’m wondering what are other good earbuds for under a $50.00 budget?

Hello Head Fi-ers, My father recently purchased a 512MB Ipod Shuffle from his friend who's the district manager of Office Depot for $50 (A relatively cheap price). He gave the Ipod Shuffle to me as a gift. But when I was searching ebay for a shuffle case. I noticed other Ipod Shuffle boxes were...