Quote: Originally Posted by LeftyGorilla Well, I just picked up a new pair on ebay for $90 shipped, so...no. Which seller did you use, and how did you score that price? Also, straight or coiled cable? (Taking an informal poll, can't decide which one.)

I believe they're available on eBay, new, for cheaper: NEW Audio Technica ATH-M50 Headphones AT ATH 50 M50 - eBay (item 260375649565 end time Jun-09-09 02:25:54 PDT) I was going to try to negotiate the guy down to $90 or so, since I'm after a pair myself...

Just a question, since I'm strongly leaning towards the ATH-M50, is it better to have a coiled cable or straight cable? I'll be doing most of my listening at a desk while working, so it's important that the cord not get in the way, but I'd also like to haul 'em around for the occasional portable...

While I would love to just buy the PK3s, isolating the noise made from listening to music (with decent quality) is far more important than sheer quality. I imagine the EP-630s are still a great improvement over stock earbuds, however? I'm no audiophile, really, not with my kind of budget. Is...

But the PK3 headphones are 'open.' I have to keep these next to dead-silent in order to prevent disturbing anyone around me, especially the teacher in the room. Okay, found the EP-630s on Newegg. I've seen other favorable reviews, and as long as I can get used to these, they should be a great...

But the PK3 headphones are 'open.' I have to keep these next to dead-silent in order to prevent disturbing anyone around me, especially the teacher in the room.

Are there any brick-and-mortar stores to buy this in (it's easier), or is there some special place to buy them online for cheap? The best I've seen is: http://www.buy.com/prod/creative-ep-...203402156.html For $25.67 after Google Checkout discount. Apparently, finding a "real" pair of these...

Wait...the PK3, despite being earbuds, are open? I really can't use those, then. I use stock earbuds now and you can scarcely hear them two inches away from your ears; I have to keep my music fairly quiet because I'm on a bus every morning with a lot of sleeping people (with the bus noise, about...

I'm just rather wary of ones that go that far into my ear, but perhaps that's just because I'm not used to them. However, I'd still like to avoid them if possible...

I have about $40 to spend for new earbuds (I can't use an open design or a noise-cancelling design; most of my use is on a fairly quiet bus, but I need to be able to hear the better part of things going on around me), so I've narrowed it down to two options: Senn's MX500 and Yuin's PK3. Since...