Today I got my budget price
TY Hi-Z HP-32 earbuds. The first buds that have good bass without eq.
Piano sounds realistic but no "air" in the treble which is a bit weak, needs some eq. But this is fresh out of the box mind ...
Burning them in now, but already I can tell they are waaayyy better than the in-ears I got with my hi-end Nokia phone. The Nokia N8
has just enough power to drive the 32 Ohm buds to a volume I wouldn't want to increase any further.
Bottom line: great value for the ridiculous price of 4 US$ plus 3 $ shipping. Plus they came with 4 sets of foam covers instead of
the advertised 2 sets. So I got some cheap replacement covers for my old hi-end Sony bio-cellulose buds.
After the burn-in I'll compare the Hi-Zs with my Sony MDR E-888 but the Sonys definitely need some bass boost which the TYs don't. If I set my phone eq to +3 or 4 @53 Hz I get a nice strong dry deep bass, too. So even medium bassheads could enjoy the TYs I guess ...
If you look for dirt cheap, don't look any further LOL.