Good & Rugged Headphone suggestion?

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I've had several earbuds & IEM's (Mostly Sennheiser's & Sony's) and they all invariably get destroyed in my work, I work for a foundation that does Community Development work in various countries so I'm looking for earbuds/IEMs that would stand up to the heat, salt, dust, ocassional rain & general bumps and scrapes fairly well for under USD 200. failing this, does any one know of cheap headphones that sounds resonably good that I wouldnt loose sleep over should they get chewed up by goats? (The fate of my Sennheiser MX 55V

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right now I'm back at the office in Bangkok and my inventory right now is a Grado SR60 & Shure SE110, The former I'm keeping FAR, FAR away from any harm. as for the latter, I'm not sure if it will be able to stand up to the abuse.

 

[Drag0n]

Stick to inexpensive IEMs because you can pocket them when not in use at work.

UE SF-3 studio , Sony ex-71 , or some other less expensive solution for work. Use the better ones at times when the goats wont eat them.

For times when i want to bring my cheap stuff ,for fear of damage, I got Skullcandy Smokin Buds Ink'd for $9.99usd at FYE, and for the price they sound good enough for knock-arounds with my cheap Sansa M240. I use them on the boat and in situations where i wouldnt want to bring anything good. It actually sounds decent really, and at my cost $25usd for the whole thing...lol.
Thats pretty disposible really. Woot.com has some good deals on MP3 players sometimes.

 

[outbreak123]

I don't know any earbuds/IEM that can stand much abuse, but IMO Sennheiser HD25-1 II is definately one of the most robust headphone available and you can change most of the parts if they are broken.

 

[GuyMe]

I've yet to receive mine so I cannot comment on sound quality but your best bet would be an MB-Quart QP805-HS. The video below will illustrate why.

http://www.gearwire.com/media/mb-qua...aes-vienna.wmv