Maybe my ears are deceiving me but I am a bit frustrated in my search to replace my broken stock ipod earbuds. I've tried both the Sony MDR-EX71 and the Creative EP-630. My take: Creative: Just poor SQ all around. Very tinny (tin can) sound with no well-defined anything. Sony: A bit better...

I was looking at the Shure E2c's but I see they isolate sound. I am leaning towards something that will let me hear when a co-worker calls my name. I tried the popular Sony Fontopia's but although it had better bass than the ipod headphones, overall SQ suffered. Midrange was much less...