[giordun]

I managed to just stop my friend from buying those Apple In-Ears and I told him he should get an earphone that isolates some sound because he always turns his iPod up to like 60% volume to block out external noises and I always keep mine at about 30%, maybe 40% in noisier areas with my Marshmallows.

But he doesn't like the look of them, so what other low cost earphone options are there? The most he's willing to spend is about $30-40 dollars.

He listens to a wide range of music including lots of bands that are like rock/punkish and some hip hop and r&b and pop-ish stuff.

Thanks.

 

[Fallen]

the jvc air cushions look and feel different. they sound pretty much like the marshmallows.

 

[Bonthouse]

Skullcandy Ink'd.
Cheap and pretty good for the money

 

[Libertad]

Panasonic RP-HJE300 are amazing considering i got mine for $14 shipped

 

[st4r0c3an]

Creative ep630 if you can get them cheap.

 

[nickdawg]

x2 on the Skullcandys.

 

[kjk1281]

CX300 is another option. If you're in the US, both Newegg.com and Amazon are selling them for $30 shipped.

 

[babya]

Sony's MDR-EX32LP are a nice headphone, as would the Sennheiser CX300.

 

[NDS]

JBL Reference 220s. They're around ~30 dollars. They received a lot of praise when they were at the ~70 dollar price point but now for some reason the price has dropped quite a bit. The general consensus is that it's 1-2 notches above the cx300. Bass is much more controlled and the 220s are more balanced (although they may still be more on the bassy side)

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/jbl...n-pics-214803/

 

[ThePandemonium]

I will second the JBL Reference 220's. They are great since you can get them for 30 bucks on amazon and they sound amazing for their price.

 

[mr_a]

how about Yuin PK1 ?

I got mine for $35. Have it hooked up with D2 and they ROCK !!!!

 

[giordun]

You got the PK1 for 35!? Are you sure it's not the PK3?

 

[jonathanjong]

Skullcandy gets a lot of flak here, and for good reason. They suck. But they're cheap. Denon Ah-C351s are going for $30 on Amazon, and that's real value for money. Search around on Head-Fi and you'll find some good comments (and not just by me, heh), though many will suggest an upgrade to the 551s, whic hare currently $50.

 

[jonathanjong]

Also, I like my MX 90 VCs which are under $30 on Amazon now. Fitting might be an issue, though.

 

[ericlaw02]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fingfing /img/forum/go_quote.gif I saw a name called SoundMagic, quite cheap in price... But I haven't tried that, maybe u can have a try first

If you're going for SoundMagic IEMs, try the PL11/PL12s.