Best budget phones for iPod?

[8308]

I'm about to pick up an iPod, and was wondering what the best canal phones were for it. Mainly I will be listening to hip-hop and rock. Thanks in adavance for any help.

 

[blessingx]

Welcome to Head-Fi.
What's your price range?

 

[deadlierchair]

Budget can mean many things on this board, what is your exact price range?

AH, someone else got there before me

 

[8308]

Oops, forgot to mention that. I was hoping to spend around 80 bucks.

 

[eastside504]

Welcome to Head-fi, sorry about your wallet.

Budget and this forum dont go to together, you always end up spending more.

 

[EdipisReks]

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Originally Posted by 8308 Oops, forgot to mention that. I was hoping to spend around 80 bucks.

then your best option is probably the Shure E2c.

 

[deadlierchair]

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Originally Posted by EdipisReks then your best option is probably the Shure E2c.

I would also recommend those. They were my first "hi-fi" ish headphones and I loved them to death when I first got them. I guess you can find them for as cheap as $60 to $70 some places (or so I've heard), so that might be your best bet.

 

[kramer5150]

Im going to recommend against the e2c UNLESS you dont mind recessed highs above ~5khz. The e2c has recessed highs that many on this forum do not like. The ipod does not have an adjustable EQ and hence IMHO is not a good match for the 2c.

I like my e2c mated with my MuVo, but then again I dont mind the recessed highs. For those times where I want more treble, I boost the EQ at 16k and 4k.

Garrett

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 Im going to recommend against the e2c UNLESS you dont mind recessed highs above ~5khz.

That's an exteme exaggeration, it sounded more like 12kHz to me, which even the headroom measurements confirm:

 

[Gigabomber]

Seeing quite a few comparisons of the shure e2c and sony hp-md33. md33 runs half as much (49.99 plus shipping) and some people seem to favor it - just a few options for ya.
You could also just opt for the easiest way out and buy sennheiser buds if you do not feel the need for isolation.
Couple other isolation options are the sony ex71 and panasonic hje50.
After running through these options myself - and not wanting to jump all the way up to shure - I opted to buy the md33s and mod them to tame the highs a bit. They should be here in a day or two.
The shures come with a nice warranty and good customer service as i understand it though.

 

[DoomForce]

I also recommend the md 33's, they're great for the price.
Gigabomber, please let us know how the md33 mod turns out for you!

 

[fr4c]

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Originally Posted by Gigabomber Seeing quite a few comparisons of the shure e2c and sony hp-md33.

MD33 are made by Sharp, not Sony.

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer That's an exteme exaggeration, it sounded more like 12kHz to me, which even the headroom measurements confirm:

Oops... thanks for the correction.... wow that graph really shows it. It drops off a cliff above 12K. I REALLY like the creative MuVo graphic EQ. The EQ slider at ~16K works perfectly with the e2c... IMHO

Garrett