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Hi,
 
I'm looking for a pair of earphones, for music listening, under 20$. 
I don't want them to go inside the earcanal.
They will be used with various devices(MP3 player, laptop, etc), but hopefully I will build a headphone amplifier, to minimize the impact of the device's output quality, and to make things more interesting.
I listen to all kinds of music, and I think that the soundstage is the most important aspect.
What would you recommend?
 
Thanks.

 

[soundstige]

Any amplifier will be useless and unnecessary with any headphone/earphone under $20. Did you mean to say $200 or something?

 

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That will be a separate project, I'll build it just for fun. I'm not expecting major improvement with a 20$ pair of earphones.
 

 

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No suggestion?

 

[unnddd]

Try this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-202-iems-compared-fischer-audio-consonance-ultimate-ears-350-added-10-25-11

 

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Thank you, but I'm looking for conventional ones, that don't go inside the ear canal. I don't like them.

 

[unnddd]

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Thank you, but I'm looking for conventional ones, that don't go inside the ear canal. I don't like them.

How about these portable headphones? http://www.head-fi.org/t/433318/shootout-94-portable-headphones-reviewed-audio-technica-ath-es10-added-10-8-11
 
Or are you looking for large ones?

 

[aleki]

if you have store credit, they sell amazon giftcards for face value; which may be a better alternative. the reason I say this is because most headphones fetch retail at BB

 

[KimChee]

Koss KSC75

 

[soundstige]

Not a bad choice.
 
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Koss KSC75

 

 

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I'm looking for this type of headphones:
http://static.trustedreviews.com/94%7Ce5bf18%7C8d44_7653-MX560aqua.jpg
These don't inside the ear canal.

 

[Cappuccino]

That's called an earbud. I don't know of any earbuds that are good though, sorry. I do own a pair of Sennheiser MX-75's, and while they are quite expensive, they're not close to any earphones/IEM's I've listened to. I would go for a pair of on ear cans, something like V-Moda's, as it seems you don't want IEM's. However, if you do get IEM's, I suggest you get the Beta Brainwaves. They're very good, and they do even better then my $100 Sony EX-90's.
 
Keep in mind, however, that I am comparing very few earphones/IEMs/earbuds here, and some of them are specialty, such as the MX-75's, which are designed for sport, so don't take all my advice and go with it. Research a little more.

 

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Where can I get the Brainwavs beta?
 
I've seen them in different versions:
http://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Beta-Noise-Isolating-Headphones/dp/B005IF3CE8
http://www.inearmatters.net/2009/06/review-alpha-beta-brainwavz.html
http://mp4nation.net/catalog/bmz_cache/e/e1449f400dfee72536a55b74550d8646.image.733x550.jpg
 
Are they really that good, that I should start to get used to inear headphones?
 

 

[aleki]

the amazon link is the one you'll want (that is the new, revized unit). Isolation and feel of the beta 2 is similar to an earbud style IEM anyway(what you were looking for); and honestly, sounds almost too good for the price. It can compete with $100+ IEM's easily(personally, I liked the sound of them more than my Monster Turbines).
 
edit: here's the review of the Beta 2