[Chuwy]

Friend of mine came looking for advice on what 30 bucks would buy him on earphone market.

Could be earphones, but he is also hoping for some isolation so I guess in ears would be a big bonus.

Any ideas?

 

[scytheavatar]

Marshmarrows. Nothing short of a 50 buck IEM can sound significantly better than a modded Marshmarrow.

 

[4saken]

Genuine Sennheiser CX300 might be under $30 if you know where to look (but usually only in the US). Otherwise marshmellows are everywhere.

 

[Adeptus]

Just bought some Marshmallows myself.
Unmodded, they have excessive bass. If you like your subwoofer turned up to 11, you'll like them this way...
Me, I'm planning to mod them.

 

[Chuwy]

mod as in poke a hole in the middle, right?

Oh, and what about the FX55 and FX66 models?

 

[4saken]

I think the mod is the removal of the paper filter and putting foam or something inside the tube.

 

[clownzee]

Sonicgear EAr Plugs or whatever they're called.. haha..

 

[doxology]

i am also looking for the best headphones or canalphones at around $30 that are fairly easy to get in the US.

i have a pair of koss ksc75's that i use for my casual use but the volume control is doing weird things like there is static in it but it also moves a bit and depending on where the volume control dial is it makes one phone go out until its moved to the best place.

i also have a pair of Grado SR80's.

i want something that sounds good for the money at around $30 for more casual use, road trips, stuff outside etc. but also will use it for gaming on my pc because i don't have much for an audio setup on my pc besides headphones.

well thanks for any suggestions.

 

[NDS]

jbl reference 220s hands down

 

[ThePandemonium]

x2 on the JBL Reference 220

 

[doxology]

any other options at this price point? i have heard alot about jvc's stuff including the ha fx66. are they even comparable to the jbl's?

 

[Jelle Schrijver]

velleman HPE1 and some glue:

The do need some burn in time to get really relaxed and low.

 

[babya]

Marshmallows-have the FX33 and it's great.

 

[Adeptus]

For Australians, you can get the FX33 'mallows dirt cheap...
$17 at OO.com.au
plus enter their competition & automatically get a $5 off coupon code
plus pay with Paypal and use the code DAD8 for free delivery

 

[babya]

Sony MDR-ED12LP-remove the rubber piece, exposing the driver and remove the paper covering half of the holes.