[Neomic]

So I got my girlfriend a laptop for her birthday and I would like to introduce her to the world of good audio quality with a pair of IEMs to go along with it. She's always bought crappy $10 in-ears and always wonders why I spend so much on my headphones. I wanna get her something that sounds good, decent soundstage, good balance with a bit of low-end, and doesn't break the bank. I thought about the Monoprice IEMs that everyone raves about, but with their weird design, I'm not entirely sure they would fit her ear comfortably.
 
She generally listens to rock, hip-hop, and some Christian music.

 

[davidcotton]

Soundmagic seems like a no-brainer at that price.

 

[B9Scrambler]

You could stick with the 10 dollar iems and get her something from KZ. ED9 or EDse would be good choices. Maybe the ED10 too, however I haven't tried them yet. Lots of positive impressions over on the KZ thread though

 

[JK1]

The $13 Soundmagic ES18 doesn't sound like a $13 IEM, but one that is much more expensive. I am listening to mine now, even though I have a number of others that were much more expensive. It has plenty of bass, however the bass sounds natural. Those who have the ES18 and the $35 Soundmagic E10 say that they sound very similar. The E10 seems to be larger than the ES18, so for a woman the ES18 might also give a better fit.

 

[alert426]

How about TTPOD T1? I dont know how much in the USA but it must be under 50$

 

[Grayson73]

Zero Audio Tenore.  $29 from Amazon:
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0093VVP0Q/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

 

[Eric95M]

I would suggest the Xears N3's.  Great sound from them.  Xears has a lot of earphones listed on ebay.  Their web site is xears.com